New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-30
AERO CLUB CHAMPIONS
MILITARY AERONAUT|CS
Organization Getting in Close
Touch with National Guard
and Naval Authorities.
VOLUNTEER CORPS FORMED
Aim Is to Make 1t Part of
States Equipment-Some
Militiamen Will Try to
Block Scheme.

The Aero club Of America is fast be-
coming a military organization. Its ac-
uvIties IN matters Of aviation generally
are being suoordinatcd To- the subject NJ
military aeronaItics and it's membership
is ncing added t. by recruits from out
and out military bodies.
Through its campaign for an increased
use Of the aeroplane i'm national defence
the club Is coming in closer association
with the national guard and army and
navy authorities. Within the last few
weeks the entire membership Of the Vet
cram Corps Artillery, organized in l79O.
Of which Major g. f.. Warren. president
Of tho Lincoln National Bank. is adiu-
Ant. ana Asa Bird Gardiner commandant.
was admitted TO the Aero club
The Aero Clubs latest move is the
establishment " volunteer aero corps
throughout the various states 80 act in
connection with the national guard 1t
has just announced the formation OF such
= ,oroS in this state from among its
own membership This is tho outcome Of
q Increment under tho direction Of the
clubs publicity committee. which with
the committee on military and naval
aviation. has been for the last year fur
thcrinc plan 10 establish a flying corps
IN the New YORK National Guard
M1jo- General John +. OF Ryan has Al
ready expressed his approval ~ gen
crJl plan for an aero corps ~ part ~
New FORK States military equipment
and the Aero cubs provisional corps.
all ready for action. both AZ to personnel
and matcriol. will offer its service IN
the nltional quad.
II Is understood there Is some opposl-
tioJ Impns m.'itiamen. who regard the
acroplan' with disfavor. Some Of the
older officers. il Is said viii ondosyor to
10 introduce acronautics In the national
guard. and In. Aero cubs provisional
COTS has been organized 10 head OF as
far =. 1t can. such opposition.
The Nero clubs corps - called tho
provisional aviation battalion n Ncw
York and is organized as follows. Com
maudant Of tn centre. Mortimer DeIano;
chief of administration George +. Mont
romcry. chief Of material Walter Lis
I'fIdiU 0lN AtllIs II-r lNi'i ~ ''i''' '''''f
t;roy,r O.. Looming. surgeon. Dr. Jerome
kmEshury. chio' pilot BochVtih liavcns.
pilots with certificates. ". Irving T"om-
bis " Fitzhugh Whtchoueo. clifford II.
Ptodecrs. J. Lansing Callan. frank r
conn cord Never. william Bouldin and
Wilbur -. Andrews avlators rlycrs. :.
Harrison Higgins Roger y. Whitman.
" Harper. ir. ". T.. Ah'strom and VIII
lam 4. Dohcft,. students Kendall Ban
Ming. Francis J. Gallatiu and Theodore
~ HrldEman. u'utonants. Il. 9. Shar-
rctts william l.. Savers and Paul g.
ThelaUd. jr.
Tho aviation centre viii ho At Hangar
80. O.. Hampstead Plains Acrodrome. Gar
don CITY and tho Nero club. A. No ~
Madison avenue. vii h" tho ohico Of the
administration.
Tho members of the publicity commit
tee n the club. 10 whose efforts tho plan
Is due. are as follows.
Robert T. Collier chairman: Henry
Woodhou-c. Frank 4 Munsey Cortlandt
Z Bishop. Augustus Post. Henry \. Wise
wood. ogden Mills Reid. Ralph Pulitzer.
Charles Jerome Edwards. Mortimer DC
lano and Baron l.. r. dOrcv Tho COM
mite. ON military and naval aviation
consists Of Cornelius Vanderbilt. chair
man. Major Samuel Dcbor. MORTIMER De
lano Cortland r. Eishop. Captain ".
Irving chambers and \. White
Whether the states military authorities
accent the offer ~ the clubs provisional
aviation battalion or not, Hcmpsteal
Plains will be during tine coming DAYS
the scene NJ aerial military tactics. on
the clubs own responsibility. II is not
rega rdod as likely that tho national guard
will spurn the offer. IN yiep OF the major
generals interest.
II is the plan ~ the club TO extend the
idea 10 Other states. Tho Aero club ~
PENNSYLVANIA. which T. affiliated with the
Aero club or America, is organizing an
aero corps OF It's own. and will seek adj
mittance In tho Pennsylvania National
Guard. I'm california . movement is on
foot 10 organize an aero corps financed
privately. and in Massachusetts, the
movement T. said n hold great promise
the Governor OF that state being inter