New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-30
A|RSH|PS FOR UNCLE SAM
General Allen Tells Aero Club
Government Needs Them.
URGES CITY AER0DR0MES
Speaker Says They Would Slim
ulate Interest-Cheers Tor
Glenn H. Curtiss.

Brigadier General James Allen. chief OF
the United States Army sigma! Corps saiu
at the diuner Of the Aero Club OF America
held last night in the 81. Regis. that the
War Department intended TO purchase as
many aeroplanes OF proved efficiency as
possible with the $1c5.000 appropriation
granted by the last Congress. lie said the
government wished TO encourage the build
ing Of all types of machines and would
purchase as many varieties Of heavier
than-air craft as were found 20 be worth
while. In crisis every aviator and every
machine IN the country would be needed
he said. it having been accepted by the
War Department that the aeropane was
very valuable military instrument.
I'VE hope 70 have six or seven machines
at the San Antonio training ground SAID
General Allen, and within the next three
months we hope TO have an equal number
at the Washington aerodrone Any avia-
tor who may care TO pat up hangar on
government reservations at either Of these
places, at Fort Riley or Fort Leavenworth'
in Kansas or at Governors Island. will be
permitted TO avail himself OF such ala as
the War Department can furnish. | THINK
it would he wise FOR municipalities TO pro-
vide aerodromes This would stimulate
interest and the wealthy citizens would not
be backward in Offering suitable prizes. |
am sure. The War Department cannot eX-
pect TO train more than tkirty aviators
this year. But It is OF great Importance
that we train all we can
Others AZ the speakers table were John
g. MONTGOMERY. who presided; ~ a. Ryan,
the president: Patrick Francis Murphy.
Charles A Mum. Of The Scientific AmeTi-
can: Captain W I. Chambers. Of The
navy: Henry Sanderson and Hart O. Berg.
Mr. Montgomery said that he did not
know anything about aeronautics. and in
making some errors in the initials Of mem-
bers Of the club proved his innocence OF
its personnel. Mr. Murphy said that NJ.
MONTGOMERY had impaired a great fund 81
transformation with noble apprOpria cncss.
and was admirably fitted for the job II
the evening. where charm was more neccc-
sary than truth.
The POSTMASTER added to the enjoyment
OF the occasion with each Introduction.
Mr. Mum told Of the winning by Glenn
H. Curtiss of The Scientific American
cup by making three years in succession
the best 'cross-country flights in America
among those who had entered the contest.
on behalf If Mr. Curtiss. who was not
present, Augustus Post made a rousing
speech. in which the magnificent work e
that intrepid inventor was reviewed with
great emphasis. and when he reached the
end he sked for three cheers tor NJ. cur
tiss and got them.
Among those present were George \. II.
Churchill. Charles J. Glidden. p. W. Loeb,
Delaney Nicon. Charles T. otis. Major
Samuel Reber L. : \; Augustus Van
Wyck. General Thomas l.. Watson. Z. Il.
Crowhurst. 4 A. FanciulH =. Geddes
Grant. Frank D. Potter +. La Rue Jones,
editor of "Aeronautics". Wilbur r. Kim
ball. 4. " Lawson. editor Of Aircraft ;
carl pienstbach. r. \. G.. SMITH. Robert
Adamson. + Cunife-Owen. Colgate Hoyt
Colonel John jacob Aston. John +.
o Rourke. \. Holland Forbes. .. T. Camp
bell Wood. Thomas F. Ryan. William TRAY
ers Jerome. J. Wall Finn. Peter Cooper
Hewitt. Professor David Todd, James w.
Osborne. Colonel George Harvey. Frederic
Thompson. Robert j. Collier Justice John
j. Delany. Philip " Wilcox and Edmond
Audemara. an aviator