The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-21
.AVIATORS FORM
BIG WAR BODY
AeronauticaI Reserves Ready
For Business.
PRESIDENT IS INTERESTED

Clifford B. Harmon Has Been APP
pointed Chief of Staff OF New Or
ganization Composed Of Men In All
Walks of Life, Whose object Is to
Drill Youths In Art Of Navigating
Air In order to Have Force at
Hand For Emergencies.
New York, Sept. 21.-The United
States Aeronautical Reserve has
leased the old Lenox mansion at
Eighth street and Fifth avenue as
headquarters and clubhouse, end it
will be ready for occupancy by the
opening of the international meet
late in October.
A few weeks ago no one had even
thought of such an institution, a ma
tion-wide association of aeroplane in
ventors, professional and amateur
aviators, designers and builders of
aeroplane engines and other aerial
equipment, army and navy, officials
prominent in the regular service and
In the militia of the states, iinan-
clers, newspaper men, sportsmen and
statesmen, hundpeds of others inter
ested i'm aeronautics. from President
Taft down to the humblest aeroplane
mechanic-and all banded together TO
advance the aeroplane as a war en-
gine and to make of It something
better than mere exhibition toy and
OF its aviators something besides air
chasers for prize money.
The actual recruiting work began
three weeks ago. Now it is an
nounced from. the temporary head
quarters of the reserve at the Hotel
st. Regis that since the first impetus
was begun on the Squantum aviation
field. during the earlier days of the
Harvard Boston aero meet. 5000 cit-
zens, old men and young, have Joined
the association.
Besides the live interest in the re-
serve shown by President Taft, Sec
retary Meyer and prominent navy
men, the active membership includes
practical aviation men, such as
Charles F. Willard of New York;
Walter r. Brookins of Dayton: Gree
ley s. Curtis OF Marblehead, Mass;
Glenn II. Curtlss of Hammondsport,
y. Y; Gardiner A. Hubbard Of Bos
ton; Clifford b. Harmon of New
York: Ralph tombstone of Kansas
City, and a string of iliers whose ma
chimes are housed In the hangers at
Mineola, Marblehead, Dayton, the
aviation field established by hleXan-
der Graham Bell at Baddeck, ~ s.,
and at other testing and experiment
tai stations scattered throughout the
country
Also tho reserve numbers many
busy mon Of public affairs whose in
tcrest in the objects of the reserve
has been strong enough to set aside
their private interests on several oc.
caslons TO give their attention to fur
thoring the organization. The com
modore of the reserve, John Barry
Bryan, left for Washington to keep
an appointment with Secretary
Meyer.
Clifford p. Harmon of New York,
best known of the American amateur
aviators, has been appointed tlief of
staff Among the men who are sery-
ing on the general board Of the re-
serve are Herbert l.. Saterlee, Cort-
landt Field Bishop, Professor A. Law.
renee Rotch of Harvard, Charles II.
Allen of New York and Messrs. Har-
mon and Ryan.
The basic idea of the United States
Aeronautical Reserve Is patriotic
one, the organizers explain, quite as
much as It is for the advancement of
aeronautical science. The main hope
of the workers of the association Is
to establish body of men trained in
the practice as well as the theory OF
aviation, ready to take the field when
needed.