New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
CURTISS DRINKS
TO ORVILLE WRIGHT
Cheers Resound as Toast Is
Ouaffed at Dinner OF
the Aero Club.
LORD NORTHCLIFFE
FOR OCEAN FLIGHT
Pledges Unparalleled Greetings to
American Alighting in England
on World Air Trip.

Amid the cheers Of 80 diners Glenn H.
Cutiss drank toast to Orville Wright
1T the eighth annual dinner of the Aero
Cl1b of America last night at the Hotel
81. Regis. Every eye in the room was on
Curtiss when the toast was proposed
and when he drained his glass the on
thusiasm went beyond bounds.
The guests of honor were Captain Mark
u. Bristol. L.. S. y; Charles p. Walcott.
secretary of the Smithsonian institution;
William II. Page. Congressman William
q. Sharp. Rear Admiral Robert +. Pedry,
Henry 4. Wise Wood, Byron r. Newton,
President Alan Il. Hawley. Count j. ron
Bernstorff. German Ambassador to the
United States: Cortlandt Field Bishop. j.
stuart Blackton. Rodman WanamaSec.
Glenn H. Curtiss and Ralph II. Epson.
Henry 4. Wise Wood, the POSTMASTER
dwelt upon the serious side of aviation
and the responsibility which rests upon
those working for its advancement.
II fear. gentlemen he said. that the
fun significance of what is now transpr-
ing is not yet plain 10 the so-called ad-
vanced thinkers of the present day. They
know that we hy. but they fail to carry
that fact to its logical conclusion. But
il all will come IN time and the movement
which is looked upon as a sport. science
or military advancement. according TO the
point Of view of the individual will he
merged into a great factor for the good
of the human race
Alan r. Hawley, president of the club
read a letter from Lord Northcliite, which
was in part as follows:
1T is appropriate that the first at
tempt to cross the Atlantic should be
made from North America, where Wilbur
and OryHle Wright first left the ground
i'm an aeroplane My own experience IN
the air is simply that of an occasional
cxcursionist. but | have had LONG talks
with the Comte de Lambert, who has de
voted much time TO experiments with the
type of machine necessary for the great
Journey. He is convinced that a trans
atlantic neht will be accomplished in the
near future.
I'VE have been privileged in England TO
receive many Americans. but | can as
sure you that the greeting that Will be
accorded the first Of your countrymen
who achieves this feat Will be such as has
not vet been extended to any foreigner
arriving in the old country, and ! hope
10 be there to join i'm it,"
In a letter Of regret Andrew Carnegie
said that ne hoped that the subject OF
preventing acroplanes being used IN war
fare would receive attention.
kilograms were received from crville
Wright and the Aero club Of France and
letters from Secretary Daniels and Secre-
tary Garrison.
President Hawley then presented the
Aero club medals of the year to the fol-
lowing men who have advanced the sci
ence Of aeronautics: Ralph H. Epson K.
4. u. Preston. ]. 3. r. Verplanck, Will
lam s. Luckey and Lieutenant Carberry.
Count Won Bernstorff, the German Am
bassador. when called upon, said; III
would be an easy thing to speak upon
infant mortality or the best method 10
increase the birthratc, but of a'ia-on l
know little. However, of all the unknown
subjects aviation probably is the most
pleasant. and it gives me JOY to present
this evening the greetings Of the German
Aero Club and TO put myself on .ecord
se one who is willing and anxious TO
learn of the new art, which is TO mean
So much to the whole world and which
will bring all nations together i'm the ad-
|vancemeut of a common cause
Following Count Won Bcrnstorn. Rear
Admiral Peary told the guests Of con-
ditions which would be encountered IN i
flight around the world by way OF Green-
land and Iceland.
TO tho north Of lower Labrador, ne
said. there are many supply stations
which will be OF great assistance. There
is a station at Cape Haven and a Scotch
whaling station at Cumberland Sound.
once across Cumberland Sound and the
Post Mountains tho progress TO cape
Farewell will be fairly easy.
In crossing the Greenland ice cap the
aviator would have the wind in his face
until the top Of the slope was reached,
Al the top he would strike dead calm
while on the descent the wind would DC
at his back and help his progress. OF
Iceland know little that your geos-
raphics do not give.
"On the whole. If more southern
route could be picKed 1t would be good
thing, but with a reliable machine, in ny
opinion, the flight across these countries
is quite POSSIBLE. As matter Of fact
believe that within five years trans
oceanic and around-th e-world flights will
10 commonplace.
other speakers were Representative
William G. Sharp and J. Stuart Blackton