Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-11-24
Big Meet
Of AViators
in chattanooga

The Chattanooga Chamber of Com
merce has completed arrangements
whereby the greatest aviation meet ev-
er held in the South will take place in
that city the three days of November
%. 90, and 30 Some of the worlds
greatest and best known aviators will
participate in this meet and world
records will be gone after in all the
events on the program OF the meet
The securing of this-meet for Chatta-
nooga is a triumph for that city aH4
indicates the enterprise and energy OF
its Chamber of Commerce which has
engineered the arrangements ana
which will control the meet.
There are over twenty aviators in
the company which will fly in the
Chattanooga meet. They are gathered
together under one management
known as 1.-The International Avia-
tors" They carry over twenty air
ships of all the most noted makes and
over two hundred employees, mechani-
clans and other skilled workmen.
They travel much after the manner OF
a circus, having special train, and
living in tents on the grounds where
they make their flights.
In the company are some OF the
worlds most famous aviators Some
of these are Charles K. Hamilton, who
made the spectacular flight from New
York to Philadelphia for $4,000
prize: ]. B. Moissant, who captured
the $40, 600 Ryan prize from Graham
White, the Englishman, in the recent
international aviation contest at Bel
mont Park, New York. Herbert La
than, one of the foremost sviators IN
the flying business; and Simon, the
Frepchman, known as the "Spe ed De-
mon" "They will demonstrate the
Wright, Curtis Farman, Bleriot, and
several other makes of aerorlanes;.
The meet will take place at Olympia
park in Chattanooga and will continue
for three days. No flights will be
made at night, but some thing will be
doing all during the day A special
program will be maintained for the
special events which will consist OF
long distance, cross country flights,
speed contests, altitude contests, and
much other plain and fancy flying
Thousands of people will visit Chat
tanooga during the airship meet
Many are expected to go from this
place. This is the only opportunity
that the people of this section will
have to see an aviation meet in ovel
two years as all of the aviators will
shortly leave the country for Europe
to take part in the meets in that part
of the world. The merchants of Chat
tanooga have extended warm srecia
invitation to all of their customers IL
this place to visit Chattanooga during
the meet and make their stores theIl
headquarters while they are in thu
city. Special courtesies will be ex
tended to visitors by the Chattanoog;
merchants, and everything will b.
done to make the out of town man fee
at home during the meet Visitor
will be able to go to Chattanooga from
this place in the morning, see man!
flights participated in by the world
most famous aviators, and return hom
at night.
During the flights many passenger
Will be carried by the aviators. TIL
passengers will be selected from thos
who send in their applications to tn
Chamber of Commerce at Chattanooga
A large number have already ap
piled. One of the most prominen
young ladies of Chattanooga will max
the trip with one of the aviators
Anyone from this place desiring t.
take spin in one of the airships viii
be allowed to do so if be will send il
his name to Secretary Frank L. Rey
} nolds of the Chamber of Commerce.