Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-06
DREXEL APOLOGIES
AND QUITS AERO CLUB
Organization Accepts Resigna.
ton and Drops Charges
Against Aviator.

NEW YORK, December 6.-After &C
cepting an apologetic letter from J. Arm
strong Drexel, the wealthy young Ameri-
can aviator, i'll explanation Of his criti-
cisms Of the manner in which the recent
international aviation meet was con-
Quoted, the new board of governors of
the Aero Club Of America yesterday
dropped its investigation of the charges
preferred against the aviator and accept
ed his resignation from the club.
Mr.. Drexel was dropped from the clubs
roll at his own request, made shortly
after the close of the meet. He had pro-
tested against many things done by the
contest committee at the recent meet, and
finally showed his disapproval of the en-
tire management by giving dinner at
Sherry's to the aviatorS who appeared at
the tournament on the same night that
the Aero Club Of America held its ban
quet
Drexers actions of course enraged a
number of members of the Aero Club, but
the young Philadelphia took the stand
that he had been looked to by many of
the foreign birdmen to take care Of
their interests while they were in this
country. He stated in his letter to the
board:
dent In Europe. the foreign aviators look
ed to me during the recent meet art Bel
mont Park to represent their grievances.
and. indeed. l felt responsible to them
and to myself that nothing should occur
which would lay American sportsIanship
open to criticism. My plain duly was to
prevent this at any cost, no matte" how
unpleasant to myself. In the perform
ance of this duty as l saw it I necessarily
took the initiative in representing the
foreign 2ViatOrS through .do
sire to render impossible any just foreign
criticism of us or of our meet"
One of His Criticisms.
Mr.. Drexel had particularly criticised
the aviation committee for not permit
ting Claude Graham White to make a
second attempt to win the Statue of
Liberty flight, won by John Is. Moisant
The board yesterday also named the
personnel of sixteen committees. Four
of these are new, committees in griev-
ances, on models and designs, dirig.
ible balloons and on aviation. D. II.
Morris and w. w. Miller were named
as delegates to the first annual conven-
ton of the national council, with James
A. Blair, jr., and Charles Jerome Ed
wards as alternates.
c. ]. Mccoy, just before sailing for
China, sent his resignation from the drst
vice presidency to the club. No action
was taken on this. and it has been in
definitely postponed. AS to the naming
of the new chairman of the rational
council 1t is believed special meeting
will be called Of the executive commit
tee for this purpose soon after the cnun-
ellis convention.
Members of Committees
Members of the various committees are:
Executive: The president, the first vice
William w. Miller, Col Samuel Reber.
L. s. A.; Col. Jerome H. Joyce and James
A. Blair, jr. Contest committee: Col.
Samuel Reber, L. s. A: w. Redmond
Cross, DR.. j. Wesley Bovee and Henry
H. Clayton. House committee: Robert
A. c. Smith, Fred S. Battershall, Ira
Burrows. Lawrence l.. Gillpies and j.
Lawrence Van Allen. Membership COM
mittee: Lawrence L. Gillespie, ]. Parke
Claiming, George F. Baker, jr. Charles
E. Knoblaugh and Nicholas F. Brady.
Law committee: Lyttleton Fox. William
w. Miller. Philip T. Dodge 1.-TWO others to
be appointed. Auditing committee:
George NJ. Kirkner, w. D. Cash and Wal
ter T. Kosen. Committee on grievances:
Dave H. Norris. w. w. Niles and Ar
Lahm. Edward NJ. Mix, Hart O. Berg
and Dave H. Morris. Library COMMITTEES:
G. F. Campbell Wood. Howard Hunting
ton. Otto Luyties, F. G. C. Lyon and A.
Lawrence Rotch. Committee on aviation
grounds: A. Holland Forbes, Augustus
Post Harry S. Hardness, G. F. Camp |
bell Wood and Philip w. Wilcox Com
mittee on models and design: Henry a.
Wise Wood. Russell a. Alger, DR.. J. c.