The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-10
WHITE TO CARRY
RESERVE OFFICER
Military Experiment to Be
Made This Week.
AVIATOR TO LECTURE HERE
National Press Club to Entertain
Eng1ishman and Clifford Harmon.
Amateurs Making Ready for Coll
Iege Park Events simultaneously
with Those at Benning.

Members of the Washington station of
the United States Aeronautical Reserve
are much interested in the coming flights
of Mr. Grahame- White and Clifford D.
Harmon. and they Will attend the meet
at Benning in force. Manager Berger
has made arrangements with Capt
Charles ]. Fox. First Battery. Field Ar
tiliery. n. c. d. c., to make flight with
White as a representative Of
the local branch of the reserve.
The value OF the aeroplane for recon-
Nuisance work VIII be the feature of
the flight with Capt, Fox. This is
branch of the military work which has
not yet been emphasized in this country
Whether it is possible to use high power
field glasses in an aeroplane, how well
one can judge Of the contour OF the sur
rounding country. whether going at
high rate of speed il is possible TO dis
tinguish artillery from cavalry, 10 Judge
accurately of the number OF troops in
view. and of the emplacement of field
pieces are some OF the problems of par
ucular moment ana 10 be experimental
with,
Experiment for All.
The cavalry and artillery al Fort Myer
and possibly some organization OF the
National Guard Of The District will be
asked 10 participate In the experiments.
Members OF the National Press Club
will also lend their assistance in max
Ing the meet a success. and in the cam
paign TO make Washington national
center for aviation. Mr. White. MT. Har-
mon. and Commodore John Barry Ryan
Of the United States Aeronautical Re
serve will be invited as guests OF the
club TO an aviation night" on Wednes-
day evening.
Next Sunday night Mr.. White VII de-
liver a lecture at the Columbia Tneater
under the auspices Of the Aero Club Of
Washington. With Mr. White On the
stage win be Mr.. Harmon and probably
John Barry Ryan, OF the Aeronautical
Reserve.
The lecture VIII be conducted by the
National Lecture Bureau under the di-
rection Of r W Woolley and Barry
BulkIey. The advisory board Of the lecture
bureau is composed Of Harvey W. Wiley
Surg Gen. Walter Wymen, Frank d.
Mnlet, Prof. Willis L. Moore, Prof.
David Todd. Of Amherst College; Ex-
Senator Charles J. Faulkner. OF West
Virginia. Hon James L. Slayden, Of
Texas; Hon. John NJ. Reynolds. Of Penn
syIvania John Foord, formerly editor 81
the New York Times, and Robert E.
Lee. jr.. of Virginia.
Mr. White will be presented With a
gold medal by the Aero Club Of Wash
ington. The presentation will probably
be made by Gen. oliver or Charles ].
Bell.
Local Aviators Are Busy.
Nearly 1000 persons visited College
Park aviation field yesterday and watched
Rex Smith and John H. Smidley. local
avlators. as they tinkered with their
aeroplanes % put them in readiness for
tive amateur aviation meet which opens
al the field wednesday.
Il is probable that intercity aviation
contests between Washington and Bal
tlmore will grow out of the amateur
meet. The Washington aviators Will
have their headquarters at College Park.
where the National Aviation Company
Is planning TO establish a permanent
camp and school of aviation, and the
Baltimore birdmen will have their head
quarters at Halethorpe. Md. six miles
outside Of Baltimore. Members OF the