The Washington herald., 1911-03-07
PARADE OF AEROS
TO Be SEEN TO-DAY
Will Carry Biplanes Through
Streets ON Trucks.
DISPLAY WILL BE COMPLETE
Wright, Hubbard, and Mote Machines
Installed, and Exposition Building
tOry-Motor Trucks Attract Crowds
and Several Sales Are Reported.

An aerOplanlC pdra0e, Such as never
before has been attempted in this coun-
try, is scheduled to take place this
morning, when three carloads of air
ships, intended for exhibition purposes,
will be carried through the streets of
the downtown section of Washington
on mammoth motor and scenic trucks
from the railroad yards in circuitous
route to Exposition Hall, North Cap
itol and NJ streets. The aeroplanes,
after their tour of fsthe business section
of the ethyl will be FURNISHED up and
busted of, and placed in their reserved
space at the Exposition Building, where
the aeronautical and motor truck show
is now being given.
An idea of what the parade of to-day
will be was gained yesterday when
half a dozen motor trucks carried down
Pennsylvania avenue a part of the coma
tents of two of the freight cars which
went astray on their trip to Washing
ton from Northern cities. The Wright
machine, which has attracted the at
tention of the entire world since aero
nautics suddenly leaped to the front;
the Minneola aeroplane, one of the
flightiest flying machines known, and
the Hubbard monoplane, the machine
which embodies the makeup of the
bird, were hauled through Washington
streets yesterday morning. and thou
sands of persons y<re given an oppor-
tunity to see, for the first time, exactly
what the man-carrying airships are
like. The small parade of yesterday
embodied but few of the features which
to-day's march down the Avenue prom
ises.
Social and Diplomatic Sets
The aeronautical and motor car exposi-
ton, now in full swing at the Exposition
Bunlding, one of the largest structures
in the country, yesterday was the mecca
for the social and diplomatic sets of
Washington. The expectations of the
management of the show were exceeded
by the representative crowd which came
through the gates and inspected the first
collection of aircraft and motor trucks
known to Washington. The large num-
ber of foreigners-persons connected with
the various embassies and legations-was
remarkably representative. The interest
taken in the aeroplanes and their minia-
ture models by the japanese was one of
the most noticeable things of the day.
The seven aeroplanes, fourteen motor
trucks, hundreds of miniature aeroplanes
and models. and scores of other attrac-
tions, kept the crowds on the go through
out the entire day and night There
wasn't a minute that there wasn't some
thing taking place in one part of the
mammoth hall. The Greater Washington
Band, under Director Bovello; the score
or more novelty men, each having some
toy of unusual interest; the corps of
mechanicians rapidly constructing a Rex
Smith bipIane, the powerful motor trucks,
and how they are operated, all furnished
entertainment of the extraordinary va
riety.
Machines Now All Located.
To-day's exhibition will surpass yester-
DAYS. It is expected that all the stray
machines will have been put in their
places by the time the doors are opened
this afternoon, and the visitors will be
given an opportunity to see for the first
time a combined display of motor trucks
and aeroplanes.
The Washington automobile dealers
have put forth the best product which
the million dollar motor factories can
produce, and the center of the show has
been given them. They are demonstrate
ing their cars, and the interest being
taken in them is no less than that shown
in the recent automobile show.
The Franklin truck, put out by the
National Motor Delivery Company. of
which S. Z. Lyon is president was one
of the most popular-machines shown yes
terday The machine already has been
sold to the government, although the de-
tails of The sale and the depaftment for
which it is intended have not been dis
closed The White trucks, the display
of which is under the supervision of e.
A GarIock, also came in for their share
of praise from the spectators.
Tomorrow will be society night, and
the only time during the show when the
admission rates will be raised.