Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-22
LOVING CUP IS
GIVEN PAULHAN
CIVIC BODY RECOGNIZES WORK
OF MAN-BlRD
At Chamber of Commerce Reception
French Aviator and Fellows Praise
Climate of Southern Cali
fornia

The Los Angeles chamber of COM
merce presented Francis Louis Paul
han, the French aviator, with mag
nificent silver loving cup last evening
as a special trophy for the latter S
cross country flying. The cup stood
twenty inches high with a bowl in the
shape of a bell and graceful handles on
either side. Engraved on the side was:
Presented to Francis Louis Paulhan
by the Los Angeles chamber of COM
merce for long distance cross-country
flight, Los Angeles, January IS, 1910, at
first aviation meet held in America,
January 10 to 20. 1910"
The presentation speech was made by
Willis H. Booth, president of the Or
ganizatiOn. He thanked M. Paulhan
for honOring the city and the chamber
of commerce by his presence here and
! expressed the hope that the cup would
always remind its owner of his per-
formances in Southern California.
NJ. Paulhan, through his Interpreter,
thanked the president and the organt-
zatiOn for their kindness and generos-
ity in giving him the trophy, and said:
Il shall take the cup home and look
upon it as marking the first step in my
introduction of aviation to the Ameri-
can people,"
The French man-bird. accompanied
by his wife and M. and Nine. Rennen-
dref, were served punch and waters
and later taken through the chambers
exhibit rooms. Besides President Booth,
Cortland f. Bishop, Dick Ferris and
the directors of the chamber of COM
merce We're present
Paulhan and his party leave this
morning for San Francisco, where the
daring Frenchman will make flights
Sunday. His machines, in their private
cars and accompanied by his corps of
machinists, left for the north last even
ing and will be set up and in readiness
by the time the aviator arrives.
PauIhan in Good Shape
From San Francisco Paulhan will
probably go to Salt Lake City and
from there on to Denver, making flights
in each of these cities. The rumor to
the effect that he is a nervous wreck
and in no condition to make flights for
some time is branded as absolutely
false by friends of the aviator, who say
that he never was better physically in
his life.
Dick Ferris said in regard to this
charge last evening: "Paulhan is not
a nervous wreck. He has been running
around Southern California seeing the
| sights and enjoying himself like a
| little child. whoever said he was in a
| bad way with his nerves did not know
what he was talking about"
Glenn H. Curtiss, the American avia-
tor. is as yet undecided what he will
do. He has two possible engagements
| for performances-one in San Fran
cisco and the other in Phoenix, Ariz.
He will leave Los Angeles this even
ing, but he is undecided where he
will CO.
C. K. Hamilton left yesterday even
ing for San Diego. where he will at
tempt to break the worlds altitude
record Sunday. Hamilton will fly in
a Curtiss biplane with the same engine
which was used to break the world s
altitude record at Rheims.
Knabenshue and Beachy are nego-
tiating with Edwin Clearv with view
to travelling with the Paulhan aviators.
In case ARRANGEMENTS can be made
these two dirigible balloon men will
join Paulhan in San Francisco and
travel across the country, giving ex-
hibitions with him.
Clifford b. Harmon will leave this
morning for San Francisco with his
balloon New York, where he also will
give exhibitions,
All the ayiators were warm in their