Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-07
Announcement of President of
the Aero Club.
BURDEN OF RESPONSIBILITY
Obligations Due to It's Position and
History.
WORK WANTED
Reorganization Sought So as to Give
Full Representation to Every
Section of the Country.

NEW YORK. January ALLAN A.
Ryan. president of the Aero Club of
America. publicly announced last night
for the first time the new policy of the
club for Il broader. stronger and more
national organization.
This is the Aero Club of America"
he said. 1T is, or it should be, exactly
what its name implies. Not simply the
Aero Club of New York city or New
York state. or any other section Of the
country or group of men, but an or
sanization as broad as the country it
self. and an organization that shall
embody and give representation and ex-
preston to every affiliated aero club
on this continent
Mr.. Ryan's announcement was made
when he spoke in calling to order in
the auditorium Of the, Engineers build
ing the first public meeting of the club.
were present. including Oryille Wright,
NJ. Peixotto of Paris, member
Of the Aero Club of France: Hudson
Maxim. president of the Aeronautical
Society, who spoke in the memory Of
Octave Chanute. the father of avi-
alton: Prof David Todd of Amherst.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt and officers and
members of the Automobile Club of
America, the Aeronautical Society. the
American Society Of Civil Engineers
gineers and the New York Electrical
Society.
Burden of Responsibility.
The astonishing progress i'll aeronautic
achievement of the last two years. said
Mr.. Ryan. land the even greater ad-
vancement that is bound to come, places
at this time a certain burden of respon-
sibility upon the Aero Club of America,
and il we are to do our patriotic part in
aiding this country to reach and maintain
the position it should have in this great
enterprise there is an immediate neces-
sity for energetic and concerted work
from now on.
ITO be more specific, it is my notion
that every club and every active locality
in America should be fully represented i'm
the same thing, substantially, the up
building and systematizing of the science
and sport in this country, and we should
waste no more time in petty differences
and trivial details in getting on the main
job.
Naturally. the Aero Club of America
should stand as the nominal head of the
great national federation of clubs. 1t was
the beginning of the aerOnautic move
ment in this country. it is the natural
Grafton and the natural parent body in
the great group Of American clubs While
believe that the Aero Club of America
should remain as the central and nominal
head of aeronautics in this country, l
believe that it should be so organized as
to give the fullest representation to ev-
cry section of the country in the control
of all national policies and affairs
Memorial Resolutions Adopted.
Following the address of Mr.. Ryan,
Cortlandt F. Bishop. first vice president
of the club. spoke in eulogy of the
achievements of Mons. Jacques Faure,
Octave Chanute and Ralph tombstone.
and read the resolutions Of the club
adopted in their memory
Charles Jerome Edwards. treasurer of
the club, prefaced his reading of resolu-
tons In memory of Arch Hoxsey and
John B. Moisant with thrilling descrip-
ton of their flights at Belmont Park and
eloquent eulogy Of their personalities.
Following the memorial resolutions and
addresses Maj. Samuel Reber told, with
the aid Of lantern slides and moving pic
lures, the story Of the 1910 contest for
the Coupe des Internationale des Aero
nauts, which started at st. Louis October
II. and was won by Messrs Hawley and
Post, and the contest at Belmont Park
for the Coupe International dAviation.
which he called the blue ribbon event
of the year in the field of flight