Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22
Joint Committee Meets.

Joint Committee Meets.
This was the decision reached at a meet
ing of the joint committee of the Wash
inston Aero Club, the Chamber of Com
merce and the Board of Trade held at
noon today in the offices of the Washing
ton Aero Club in the Union Trust build
ing: Charles j. Bell. Willis Moore. W. r.
GUIDE, James F. Oyster A. Leftwich Sim
clair and DIR. Albert F. Zahn were pres
ent.
A letter from Col. Joyce was read ask
ing the moral support of the Washington
organizations for his proposed meet Col
Joyce said in the letter that the meet
would be financed by Baltimore.
considerable doubt has been expressed,
however. as to the ability of the BaIti-
more Aero Club to finance the meet with
out Washington's assistance. II has been
reported here also that Col Joyce would
withdraw his request for sanction for
meet near Baltimore which the council
Of the Aero Club of America had already
granted him. If this be the case the
Washington organizations represented by
the meeting today will feel at liberty to
go ahead with proposition to hold
meet at College Park. Md, or at Benning
race track.
Fox-Yeagle Project Favored.
The plan for meet here this fall i'm
mediately following the international meet
in New York. which has already been
laid before the Washington Chamber of
Commerce by j. Lynn Yeagle and Capt.
Charles j. Fox, was discussed at the
meeting today and met with general APP
prevail 1t was decided that an oppor-
tunity would be given Mr. Yeagle and
Capt. Fox to lay this proposition before
the joint committee.
The committee adjourned to meet again
saturday at noon in order to permit Mr..
Ieagle and Capt. Fox to submit their
proposition in writing at that time, and
also to hear any further communications
from the Baltimore Aero Club. 1t is ex-
pecfed that Baltimore will have decided
by that time whether it will give the meet
at Halethorpe.
The plan of the Washington Scientific
Club to hold q meet here for amateurs
was considered by the joint committee
No action was taken. The club WILL
however be given an opportunity to SUBJ
init Its proposition In writing to the Joint
committee IL tt wishes to- do SO. 1t was
su4gested that perhaps the Aero Scien-
tthc Club might combine with Fox and
Yeagle to run off meet
Members OF the committee representing
the Chamber of Commerce spoke heartily
in favor of the proposition made by
feagle and Fox. 1t is planned to make
this meet the introduction to the organi-
zation Of a school Of aviation here and
factory for making aeroplanes.
Army Officers Interested.
Army officers have expressed consider
able interest in the proposition, and be-
lieve that the establishment of this school
Will not only arouse more interest in
aviation here, but will give the army and
navy further opportunities for developing
this branch of the service
The joint committee decided that II
would not take up the proposition made
by J. s. Berger of New York to organize
and run on an aviation meet in Washing
ton this fall.
The action Of the joint committee made
II clear that. outside of friendly interest,
the Washington organizations will take
no part in the proposed Baltimore meet
ashington business men believe that a
meet held SIX miles outside of Baltimore
should be a Baltimore affair since II
would benefit Baltimore alone
They do not consider that Col. Joyce's
suggestion that Baltimore would unite
with Washington to aid in running off an
aviation meet in Washington next spring
changes the situation.
John B. Ryan Unfolds Plan.
John Barry Ryan, son of Thomas F.
Ryan. called at the War Department to-
day and discussed with Gen. 4 llen chief
OF the Signal Corps, his plan for organ
fzins an .aeronautical reserve in the in
terest of the army. His plan is to re-
Cruit this aeronautical reserve from all
persons interested in aeronautics
Gen. Allen expressed much interest in
the proposition. He told Mr.. Ryan that
he was interested in developing an aero
nautical service for the army, and that
he intended to recommend that the Sec
rotary of War ask for an appropriation
from Congress at the coming session in
order to permit the army to go ahead
with its aeronautical experiments and
70 purchase machines.