The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-11-24
AVIATION CORPS
IN THE MILITIA
Gordon viii Teach officer to Fly
Colonel Jones win Detail
Man for Lessons.
tFrom Wednesday, Adveriiser.l


The official work in aviation ever
done by tho military in Hawaii win be
undertaken by the Hawaiian National
Guard, under the direction Of II. X.
Gordon, tho Curtiss aviator who is in
Honolulu, and who has offered his SER
vices gratis to Adjutant-General Jones.
The suggestion was made 10 the ad-
iutant-general in a letter from Gordon,
and was promptly given favorable con-
sideration. The head of the national
guard said last evening that he is not
only much pleased over Gordon g offer
to undertake instruction work in avi-
alton, but that he will give the move
ment every possible assistance.
At the Young Hotel last evening,
Gordon outlined his plan. 1t is to teach
capable national guard officer the art
of hying-make him an expert aviator
thus forming a nucleus for national
guard a, iation squad.
In his letter to the acknowledgement,
Gordon specified that the national
guard officer detailed to receive instrue-
| tion must be one who is sufficiently
/ connected in business and family rela-
tions here to insure his continuance in
the guard, and to keep him from quit
ting the military organization to be-
come a professional flyer.
"I have always been interested in
aviation from a military standpoint,
said Gordon last evening. 81 think
flying machines in the immediate future
will be found most largely useful in
military maneuvers. do not pretend
to be conversant with a science of mill
Z
any citizen should be, in seeing this
science promoted in our Army and
Navy. Here in the Islands l can see
no better field for work along these
lines than among the energetic and en-
thusiastic national guard officers.
"I' IN not looking for any glory and
1 don Il want any medals. / don t even
want you to put my name in black
type. All Pm doing is simply from per
sonal interest-that 3 all there is to
it. I'm going to give all the time
at my disposal to teaching some cap
able national guardsman how to hy
Then the organization can do the rest.
Adiutant- General Jones said last
evening that he has several officers in
mind who might prove available for de
tailing on the aviation work, but will
not announce his choice until he has can
vassed the field moro thoroughly, and
consulted the candidates themselves
His selection will be made in few
days, SO that instruction work can be
gin as soon as possible.
"Military aviation is a great mod
: ern adjunct to fighting efficiency" sal,
Col. Jones, "and am more than pleas
ed that there is an opportunity for tn
,, national guard to go into it. Their
should be a good field for accomplish
! ment here, where military affairs ar,
largely uppermost, and every possible
encouragement should be given to tn,
, project"
. Gordon is here on personal business
/ as well as in the interests of the Cur
, tiss company, and expects to be seel
! later in exhibition flights. He has I
a pair of machines coming within weel
!. or two, to be set up here.
: Gus Schaefer Is aero gig under con
@ struction at the Royal Hawaiian Gar
g age, has been given Gordon's thorough
O approval. He says it is one of the bes
=. built planes he has seen, and that h
t. is willing to make the first trial fiigh
l. in it. A few castings from mainlan,
s. factories are necessary for the plane
l. completion, and these are expected t
5, arrive within a few days.
l. Gordon has spent much of his tim
# since his discovery in the city by Th
It Advertiser in looking over aviatio
g possibilities of the island and in cor
& sultations with army and navy officer
10 interested in aviation.