Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
CRISIS IN NICARAGUA FOR AVIATION MEET
Plans to Hold One During
Home coming Week.
BENNING FIELD PROPOSED
Suggestion Made to Aero Club Of
Acknowledgment Would
Be Invited.

Inquiry was made today OF the Aero
Club of America whether an aviatioa
meeting could be arranged in Washing
ton for the homecoming celebration ia
the middle OF October as one OF the
features OF the occasion. The query
was the result OF a meeting between
Isaac Cans of the Chamber OF Com
merce and Charles j. Bell and DR. Al
bert Zahm OF the Aero Club at the
office of Mr.. Bell
The Chamber Of Commerce feels thai
aviation will be natural attraction o.
the homecoming celebration and II vii
take the place Of the int national NEE
which Washington IL not going to get.
AS the date or the homecoming &c o
bration will be just In advance OF the in
ternatfonal meet. there will be some fol-
can be brought to Washington II will no.
only add 10 the interest OF the occasion.
but will give fair line on the ability OF
the various machines and the chances
they stand in the international cup race.
No Cash Inducement.
1t is not intended to offer any large
inducement for the aviation meet. The
Washington committee will give the use
Of the field at Benning and possibly will
contribute a cup or two for the competi
tiohS- AHSAS NsiA pC n JIG N.O"u va NiSiA
ors to- the city at that time and they
will insure a good crowd at the meeting
in case the Aero Club OF America wants
TO depend on the gate receipts for re-
Enumeration.
There has been no suggestion so far
meet. Washington and Baltimore raised
a. guarantee fund OF $4,000 for the in
ternational meet IL that should have come
here. but to a minor meet there VIII
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of the grounds.
Both the Aero Club Of America and
the Wright Company, which is now prac-
tically Identical With the A. {. A. are
throughout the country, and as there is
little interest in any meet where merely
one type OF machine is exhibited, II IL
thought that the closeness Of dstes be-
tween homecoming week in Washington
and the international meet In New York
will give a chance for an exhibition chat
will have some elements OF competition
in IL rather than being merely trade
show.
Plan Heartily Endorsed.
The project for a homecoming week in
Washington next October is receiving the
Endorsement OF many organisations and
citizens. Mr. Cans has received q teis-
gram from the Fossils Club made up Of
former amateur newspaper men, several
Of whom are Washinetoniane, unanimous
ly indorsing the plan and stating that the
club would attend the celebration. The
club held q banquet In New York city
Saturday and the Westinghouse present
were John Edison Briggs, Washington
Topham. Henry L. West. Charles W.
Darr. J. w. Garner. Julius Peyser. Henry
L. Bryan, Guy ". Finncy and James l..
Feeney.
The Endorsement given the homecoming
week project By the Federation Of Ctti-
zens' Associations at it's meeting Saturday
night has greatly encouraged the commit
tee on publicity Of the Chamber OF Com
merce. which Is working up the plan.
Z AT the meeting OF the Chamber OF Com
merce tomorrow night the proposition to
hold home coming week next fall Will be
submitted for the approval OF the entire
organization. 1t already has bsen ap-
proved Of the board or directors Of the
Chamber OF Commerce. Mr.. Cans Will
outline the plans.