The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-10-05
MEN WITH MEANS

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alton, has been given to Mr.. w. Red
mond Cross, a Governor of the Aero
Club Of American, by person inter
ested in the movement to develop avi.
alton corps for the Militia of New
York and Massachusetts. This per
son, whose name is withheld from
publication on request, realizing the
need of having officers of the Mill
tia trained in aviation as a prelimin-
airy step toward forming aviation
corps, has given this amount for
training officers of the Militia of the
states of New York and Massachus.
etts.
This is the second large subscrip-
ton received from patriotic persons
/ interested in the movement to devel-
op aviation corps in the Militia who
do not wish their names made pub
| lie, the other subscription having
been one of $4,000 for the purchase
of an aeroplane and the training of
two officers of the National Guard Of
New York This was given by the
prominent woman VINO also gave
81 900 to the National Aeroplane Fund
to carry out the general plans of the
Aero Club of America to develop
aviation corps and supply aeroplanes
and aviators to the Militia for their
maneuvers.
This offer of $4,000 makes It pos
sible to start the movement to give
aviation corps to the Militia of Mas
sachusetts, where for the past year
or so Adjutant General Cole has been
trying unsuccesfully to get an APP
preparation for the purpose. This
will make seventeen states where
the movement has been started, the
other states being Arizona, California
Illinois, Iowa, Florida, Maine, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, New Jersey, New
York, Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania,
Vermont, Texas and Wisconsin. The
successive steps in developing this
movement in different states are as
follows:
/. Interesting the Militia authori-
ties, local sportsmen and workers for
National Defense, (Which Is being
done throughout the country stimuli.
taueonsly).
2. Arranging to have officers of the
Milit!a-both the Naval Militia and
the National Guard-assigned to avi
alton, and as fast as funds permit tc
have the officers trained to pilot an
aeroplane as well as in the art OF
military aeronautics. These officers
then become instructors for the many
volunteers who want to join the avia
tion corps of the Militia.
3. AS fast as funds become avail
able aeroplanes are supplied, AS the
amount necessary to supply the Ma
tional Guard of the forty-eight states
and the Naval Militia of the twenty
three states having suca organiza
lions with aeroplanes is a very large
one, efforts are made to get the gov
ernments of the States to supply the
aeroplanes and provide for the up
keep OF the aviation corps thereaf
ter. In the meantime aeroplanes are
supplied as fast as funds will per
nit.
So far, the state of New York II
the only one to have aeroplanes II
both the National Guard and Nava
Militia. A Curtiss flying boat ant
course of training for bota an Off
Ger and mechanic was presented t
the Naval Militia OF New York las
summer, and Ensign Lee II Harris
and Electrician Robert Kahl, OF thu
First Battalion. of which Charles l.
Poor is the Commander, are complet
ing their courses of training at thu
Curtiss Aviation School at Buffalo,
An aeroplanc and courses of train
les was presented to the Nationa
Guard of New York last month b!
prominent and patriotic woman WIT
does not want her name made public
and the officers. and men are now be
ing selected to take up the courses
'ro insure the utmost efficiency from
the standpoint of national defense
the policy adopted in all cases has
been to have all the Militia authori
ties cooperate with the War and Ma
Wy Departments in developing the avi
alton corps, so as to have all the
militia aviation corps organized or
a plan harmonizing in every possible
way with the Armv Aviation Corps
and the Division OF Naval Aeronaut
les. This will insure the utmost ef
Nciency and in case of need every mi
'itia aviation corps will be unit
hat can easily be added to the 9th
Or unitu ~ form a vaIua nj. o,l om