Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15
AMBIGUOUS
Non ommittaI as to Aviation
Meet Coming Here.
GREETED BY BUSINESS MEN
Chamber of Commerce Gives Recep-
ton for Aero Club Head.
WILL GIVE LECTURE TONIGHT
Inspects College Park Field and
Commends Westinghouse for
Enthusiasm.
GREETED By BUSINESS MEN
WILL GIVE LECTURE TONIGHT

Cortland Field Bishop, president OF the
Aero Club of America, neither told the
members of the Chamber Of Commerce
at the reception rendered him at the
chambers rooms at noon today that
WASHINGTON would get the international
aviation meet nor that some other city
would get it, In a very short speech he
set the men of the chamber thinking,
and from all spoken evidence Wasnins-
ton is in the position of a person at the
cross roads without a sign post. The
meet may be at Washington and ii may
lot.
The Chamber of Commerce was crowded
to It's capacity promptly at noon, the most
prominent business men of the city taxi
ing advantage of the opportunity to pay
their respects to Mr.. Bishop and Seere-
AIRY Edwa DIS of the Aero Club of Amer
ica and to boost along the enthusiasm
which Washington has SHOWN in the mat
ter of having the meet at a point near
thIS city.
Presrdent GUIDE introduced Mr.. Bishop
as follows:
merce, ] take great pleasure in fntroouc-
ing 10 you MIR. Bishop, president OF the
Aero club of America. / assure you that
NJ Mr. Bishop brings the meet to Wash
ington or assists in any way In bringing
II mere, we will think none the less OF
him. And l assure you also that IL
we do not get the meet we will all be
proud to remember that Mr.. Bishop
nonored us with his presence and that
We met HIM here today.
Cheers for Guest.
Mr.. Bishop was cheered when he started
TO speak:
gentlemen" he said, Il am very glad
to be with you. and I must say that If
every city would show the same amount
of enthusiasm and interest in the science
of aeronautics AS Washington IL showing
the science would take tremend US leaps.
AS TO bringing the meet here. frankly,
will say that had the choice in my own
hands Washington would stand very
strong chance. As i have not the choice,
since the decision rests to a large extent
upon physical matters, contour OF the
ground and other similar questit ms.
cannot make that promise. AS i have
mentioned TO, you. there are ce tain phys
ical obstacles in the way. and should they
prove insuperable it will be to my very
great regret"
The members of the Chamber of Com
merce present then took the opportunity
OF shaking hands with MI Bishop ana
Mr. Edwards. Others in the receiving
line were DR.. Harvey w whey, Gen
Edwards and II. B. F. mcfarland A
luncheon was served after the reception
Depends on Wrights.
1t begins to look as if the fate of the
next international meet is in the hands
of the Wright brothers. The Interna-
tional Federation. of which the Aero Club
of America is the representative in this
country. has made inquiries of the Amer
lean club saying that the European
aviators fear to enter the American con-
test lest they should be subjected to suits
and injunction proceedings on the part
of the Wrights. Now thai the Wri~hts
themselves are backed by a million-dol-
lar company. and have shown dispo-
sition 10 sue anybody in the aviation
field who uses a colorado imitation of
their warping wing device. il looks
though they would be able 10 keep aspr
ing aviators of this school on the anxious
bench for the next five years while the
suits and injunctions are appealed and
settled.
This evening Mr.. Bishop vii deliver a