Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-27
IN VIEW Of GUESTS
Hydro-AeropIane Exhibition
Probable Late Today.
TEST IN THE TIDAL BASIN
Flights Proposed in Honor of Hy-
gienic Congress Delegates-Pro-
gram at College Park.

Hydro-aeroplane flights are to be made
late this afternoon at the tidal basin for
the benefit of the visitors to the hysienic
congress, if the weather conditions per-
nit. The big weight-carrying Wright
and the double-control Curtiss at the
Washington barracks are available for
the exhibition. The machines DIT College
Park are of the old school pattern and
it was not intended to fly any of them
to Washington.
Practice with the water machines is
continuing at the Washington barracks
station whenever the weather is favor
able. which has not been often during
the past week. Lieut.. II. II. Arnold, who
has been operating the big Wright, made
a fight with it yesterday from the bar
racks as far as the Highway bridge and
return, but the weather was too cloudy
for high flying.
Kabitzke's Tests Delayed.
| The same trouble kept William Ka-
bitzke from trying an altitude flight in
any of the unaccepted Wright machines
at College Park. He made a two-hour
| endurance test of the type c Wright, but
| the conditions were unfavorable. There
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| this machine before it is accepted by the
government. the altitude flight and the
speed fight.
The little scouting Wright has met all
| the requirements except the altitude
flight.
No new officers have been selected for
| the avia ton detail, but five new men ma y
| may be added to the squad at any time.
The organization of the College Park
school has been completed, SO far as the
| detail of officers TO various duties is con-
cerned.
Officially Classified.
This arrangement has been made Off
| cial in the following general order:
Commandant Capt. Charles def. Chan
der Signal Corps; secretary, First Lieut..
Roy c. Kirkland, 18th Infantry; quarter
master, Second Lieut.. Lewis c. Rock
wei. 10th Infantry; commissary, Second
Lieut. Frank NJ. Kennedy, 10th Infan-
try: surgeon, First Lieut. John i. Kelly,
Medical Reserve Corps; officer command
ing enlisted detachment. Capt. Frederick
| b. Hennessy, Sd Field Artillery; instruc-
tors, First Lieut.. Roy G. Kirkland. 18th
Infantry; Second Lieut.. Henry III. Ar
nod. 18th Infantry. and Second Lieut..
Thomas Dew. Milling, 18th Cavalry;
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are now or may be detailed for instruc-
| ton at the school until such time as they
| may be declared proficient in the science
of military aviation. First Lieut. Harry
| Graham, 22d Infantry. is hereby appoint
| ed summary court officer.
Foulois Goes to Regiment.
| Lieut. b. d. Foulois, who as the first
practical flier in the army, and who
J is under treatment at the Walter Reed
| Hospital, will soon join his regiment at
Fort Riley. 1t is understood that as
there will soon be machines enough
available. one will be sent to Fort
| Riley, wnere Lieut.. Foulois will be able
to use it and possibly will be able
| to instruct other officers with view
to their ultimately joining the aviation
detail.
| Plans have been drawn by the Wash
ington Aeroplane Company for new
hydro -aeroplane to meet the require
ments recently published by the Navy
Department This is Il boat body hydro,
much similar in general appearance to
the Curtiss aero-boat. 1t is expected
that work will soon be commenced on
the new machine. 1t may be tried out
either here or at Annapolis