New-York tribune., 1910-01-11
OHIO HIGHFLYERS
THEY DINE ON EARTH.
4auiation Night for Buckeye
State Men an Nesc York.

Aviation night at the Ohio Soci.ty of
New York dinner. given at the Waldorf
last night didn't prove TO be a night when
talk would be heard aviation. 1t was
the twenty-fourth annual dinner OF the so
ciety. and for the twenty-fourth time the
Ohio men practised aviation by going up In
an airship early in the evening and gazing
6ernurely down on the rest. less fortunate,
of mankind Before aviation was studied
the Chic Society. IL was said last night
understood now to rise above its fellow
men and. while the natives Of that magic
stste might frequently appear TO minsie
y ith those persons who rustic along the
Iaveme1ts for a living in reality they were
always floating easily through an ether
sea Their feet did not touch the carpet last
night. The observations they made were
OF things past and present; the views
they took Of things to come were PLAINLY
sllar rshotted from an airship. Ohioans were
proud that the United States had had the
Foresight to pI ssess itself Of Ohio as tho
ch;efest state. The United States, 1t was
shown. had been largely saved by Ohio'
and Ohioans locked wi h pride On the use
that the country had made of the help thus
freely offered
No one of the numerous speakers talked
on aviation. the announced subject OF the
night Wilbur Wright. who, with brother
Orville. was guest of honor, surprised and
enthused every by making a speech
at all He made a good one But he was
near the last on a lengthy programme. and
he knew his audience. With the skill Of
an oratorieal expert. he talked on aviation
without once mentioning the subject
Come from Ohio was his closing point
He was cheered to the echo, and napkins
-s,- Hi -hSy
had ascended already.
Vice-P President Sherman listened intently
before his turn came to speak. He was
feeling a little under par when he arose,
he said He did not belong to the Ohio
Society He had heard enough IN one night
10 make him regret that fact the rest of
his life. He could qualify. though. One
Of the qualifications. he said. was to have
been born in Maryland and to have passed
ones entire life in New Jersey. Mr.. Sher-
man wanted TO become one Of the nigh
flying flock. and why not? He once knew
man. he declared. whose mother-in-law
died on train while she was passing
through Ohio.
Twice the one thousand diners and their
guests arose 10 cheer-first to drink a toast
10 President Taft and again when Wilbur
Wright was introduced.
Like every son OF Ohio he began.
quietly. who has left the borders OF our
state-fcheers)-T have met great number
Of persons from Ohio. wherever I have
gone. 1t has been an old story for the last
forty years. that in making three trips out
OF five TO Washington one would find
Ohio man in the White House. IT seems
probable that we shall he running two Ohio
men for President next tiTne-one on each
ticket Even so. I feel confident that an
Ohio man will come out on top.
Another class of rowing citizens my
brother and ] have met also. When we
first poked our heads out of seclusion We
found natives of Missouri. Every one
seemed 10 be from Missouri But as time
went by they became scarcer and scarcer,
until when DR.. Cook returned from his
snow palace they left us and went over
20 the doctors camp. In that respect they
were different from Ohio men. You can
always depend on a man from Ohio.
CCheers) Ohio stands at the gateway of
the East and the West; she has the en-
ergy of the West and the conservatism of
the East If l were giving A man good
advice as to how to succeed in life 1 should
say 10 him: Pick out good father and
mother and manage to come from Ohio"
Henry W Taft. president of the society.
presided AT the presidents table We're Vice
President Sherman. Governor Fort, Will
lam o. McAdoo Otto T. Barnard, District
Attorney Whitman. Martin W. Littleton.
Dr.. John Fl. Finley. Seth Low. Chancellor
ATscCracken and Congressman Albert Doug
las. of Ohio
Not because he was from Ohio but be-
cause he is President of the United States
the eulogy of William II. Taft by Vice
President Sherman was applauded and
cheered with great enthusiasm. Governor
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81 favor of government regulation of cor
porations Congressman Douglas. Dr. Fin
lev and District Attorney Whitman also
made felicitous remarks on various sub
tects that all. somehow. smacked strongly
of Ohio and the valor of her sons. There
was no argument, for all present admitted
The truth Of the fiattering remarks