The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-24
SAL 7 LAKE Girl !
WISHES TO nj
Aviation Headquarters MAXI,
Arrangements to Have II,
Take Her Up. 8
CLARENCE WALKER SIGNS
CONTRACT TO FLY HEp,
Captain of Signal Corps vi
Detail Foster to Make
Demonstrations.

Learning that MISS Gertrude Gen.,.-
q, pretty Salt Lake girl, wishes IA +
with one Of the aviators comm, u
Salt Lake, Aviation headquarters NJ
day located Miss Genereux by telsnh,-
and secured permission to arranr.
flight for her with Eugene Ely in
tiss biplane, the event TO take a.
probably the second afternoon Of tbs h.
show. To Aviation headquarters Mos5-
night, Miss Genereux said.
Il am simply crazy to H. and red,
will, too. IL you can arrange a. trim 3,
me, 7 want TO go more than flftcer ~
of the ground, No. haven't picked d.
my pallbearsrs yet, Please Son't N.
with me. I'm in earnest about this hrS'
ness"
The promoters OF the aviation msa, !.
be held IN Salt Lake. February IN h
and 12. have established headauarter, N
the Kenyon hotel Huge signs will "a
be displayed across Main street. dive.
ing persons who desire information shs1
the meet where TO go. Ono OF the -
moters Will be In charge OF hesdons,,
ters all Of the time. Persons inierss5,
in aviation are invited 10 hcadalsrs
photographs being arranged and +
learn about the coming meet
Walker Will Fly.
1t was announced Monday that Ca.
ence Walker OF Salt Lake, who on sus.
day made his first flight in his rsx
Curtiss thirty horsepower biplane Al d,
San Francisco aviation meet, had sIsnsf
contract to appear in Salt Lake gal
other amateur flyers next month. Wan.
er wanted to come here. but the DO.
moters would not sign him until 4
| demonstrated that he could fly. "a.
lowing his exhibition Sunday. q ca.
tract was wired to the young ayizid,
who Immediately telegraphed bis .
ceptance OF tho contract. agreeing 10 fy
each afternoon OF the show.
Walkers first flight was a surprshE
success. While thousands OF spectatai
stood breathlessly watching the nor, hs
new car shot into the air at great spest
| Travelled a half mile 10 q little hks
| circled the lake and returned 10 u
stand, where the daring amateur N
quickly surrounded by q cheering croS1
| in which was Ely. CUrtiss and Radt1
who grasped Walker by the hands al
expressed their congratulations q,
| Enthusiastically,
Signal Corps Interested.
When requested by Aviation hsi
| quarters Monday TO detail one Of u
men TO make wireless demonstrating
from an aeroplane. Captain lie Roy Boun,
of the National guards OF Utah 81
that he would probably detail Lieutert,
| T. De Witt Foster To- make the demo-
stration. Members of the Signal co7t
| as we'll as officers at Fort Douglas. q!
evldencing great interest in aviation n
especially in the Salt Lake meet
| Flying in Wright biplane with Ava
tor Parmalee Saturday. Lieutenant Pzl
| W. Beck Of the United States SlGt
service. demonstrated The pract!cahlIq
OF sending wireless messages from
scouting aeroplane. Communicates
were sent TO the wireless station q
Aviation field. San Francisco. from u
flying machine while it was over q
miles away Tne operator on q
grounds stated that no difficulty wos4
have heen encountered in reading "a
messages had the distance been tverq
miles.