The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-08-24
MATRON
HAS SCHOOL FOR
ARMY AV|ATORS
Mrs. Henry p. Dawson Takes
UP Training of College Men
to Act as Coast Patrol.

While many Of the Influential
women OF socety are known to be In
sympathy with the movement for
preparedness. II has remained for
Mrs. Henry i. Dawson. wife of one
Of tho most prominent members of
practical example In that direction
by establishing an aviation school
for college men. whose graduates are
expected 70 mako up tho first Now
York unit OF the proposed Aerial
Coast Patrol. now under considera-
tion by the officials In Washington.
For the last two months, one OF the
hottest periods In years, Mrs. Dawson
has dropped all her other activities
In order TO concentrate her energies
on the direction OF the school for
flyers she is maintaining on the
grounds of her beautiful summer
home. Peacock Point, Locust Valley.
l.. I.
so quietly and unostcntatiously
was this important project set In mo-
ton. that up TO yesterday only Mrs.
Davison's intimate friends were
aware OF the patriotic service she
was rendering to the country.
with the thoroughness which char
acterizes her efforts in the many
charitable and civic movements to
which she gives her attention. she
first consulted aviation experts to
ascertain whether her plan could be
put In operation without any great
risks to the lives OF tho young men
she intended interesting In the move
ment.
These practical flyers assured her
tbat aviation was perfectly safe
when tho spectacular performances
were eliminated. Thus convinced.
Mrs. Dawson went ahead with her
plan for opening tho school. enlist
inr her son Trubee as the first pupil
in order 20 give the mothers OF pros
pective applicants the confidence she
felt herself Her son. Yale man.
Immediately got In touch with a
number Of college friends and out
lined the Idea, with the result that
moro than a dozen young men. many
OF them scions OF weli-known fami-
lie, In different parts Of the coun-
try, gave up their vacation plans and
Ioined the flying colony. Mrs. Davi-
son is not only financing the project.
but gives the young men her per-
sonal attention.
These following are already un-
der instrdction In tho handling OF
hydroplanes: Trubec Dawson. Robert
A. Lovelt. son OF the head OF the
Union Pacific Road: John Norys.
whose father IL a distinguished Judge
OF Columbus. o.; John Farweli 50.
Of Chicago: Albert Ditmar. son OF A.
J. Ditman of Enslewood. n. j.; Wos-
ley I.aud Brown OF Englewood. n. j..
Artemus l.. Gates OF Iowa. Erl
Gould. son OF the late DIR. Elgin II, l..
Gould, and Allan Ames. In Septem-
Der e. ID. Wyman, A. ID. Sturtevant.
W. +. sullivan. now "A Lieutenant OF
the Royal Flying Corps. and ii. e.
Dawson IT,. who Is serving with tho
American Ambulance Corps In
France. viii Join the new corps.
Il have established the school,"
Mrs. Dawson said yesterday, TO
show mothers that dying ia safe,
sane. wise and constructive work for
their sons to take up In connection
with preparedness FOR our national
defense"
Mrs. Dawson. explaining how the
idea originated with her, said her
son Trubee was responsible She de-
clared all arrangements had been
made for him TO join his brother In
the American Ambulance Corps In
France when the trouble on the
Mexican border began assuming
serious proportions.
knowing the need OF aviators
along tho border" continued Mrs
Dawson, my son decided to learn to
hy ana spoke 70 mo about IT, was
absolutely opposed to his doing 90.