New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-01
Harlem Board of Com
MERGE Host to Flying
Yacht Club.
KENDRICK FLIES UP
FROM ATLANTIC CITY
Four Others Attend by
Plane from Long
Island.

The Harlem Board OF Commerce
stood first on one foot and then on the
other yesterday where 10th Street
meets tho North River before the last
of the active members OF the New York
Flying Yacht Club dropped out of the
air, skinned up to the landing pier
and clambered from his hydroplane.
For the members Of the club had
been asked to a luncheon given in their
honor By the Board of Commerce, and
had further been requested 70 come as
near TO Pabst's Harlem Casino, where
the meal was served, as possible in
flying boat. Many came by auto and
street car, but three did fly up the
river 20 he greeted by the patient
board
The first Of these to arrive was Bert
Kendrick. of Atlantic City, who left
that resort Al yesterday morning and
arrived at l29th Street at II. after one
stop at Perth Amboy for Gasolene. lie
is a member Of the 1st Aviation Corps
of the United States. After luncheon
he started back for Atlantic City at
4:j5
Two More Guests Fly In.
4 little later two flying boats ap-
pesred. One was driven by Lawrence
b. Sperry, who had Ripley Bowman,
another fier. as n passenger. The other
flew from Port Washington, L. |. 1t
was driven by David McCulloch and
carried Robert Edgren, sporting
writer.
This craft is owned by +. T. DAWSON,
a son Of Henry p. Dawson, Of the firm
of J. p. Morgan G. Co. Young Dawson,
who is captain Of the first unit of the
Aerial Coast Patrol. motOred over from
Locust Valley, L. l., with Robert Low
EFT, son Of Judge Robert a. Lovett, and
late in the afternoon flew his boat back
70 the hangar at Port Washington.
Sperry, too, made several exhibition
fights, one to Governors Island and
back 70 the site Of the yacht club, then
headed for his hangar at Amityville,
L. |.
The luncheon itself was not without
its bright spots. After Thomas p.
Fowler, POSTMASTER and president Of
the Harlem Board of Commerce, had
warned every one to retain their COM
posure, two American flags fell back
from the balcony and the diners OBJ
served Miss Pearl Palmer in white
tights and white wings. II was she who
posed for the Metropolitan Trophy, eX
ecuted By Alexander POpini. Her pose
yesterday in the flesh was theoretical
fac-simile Of the medallion: -
Peary on AviatiOn's Need.
"What aviation needs said Rear Ad-
miral Robert +. Peary, who has almost
forgotten the call of the North in his
enthusiasm for flying, "is a department
of aerOnautics, with seat IN the Presl-
dents Cabinet. This department should
have under its control completely the
coast defences of the country. II should
supervise aerial patrol of the coasts and
the proposed establishment of aviation
schools Until we have that aviation in
this country must work more or less
under handicap"
Alan r. Hawley, president of the
Aero Club of America had something
10 saw in praise of Murray Hubert,
Harlem representative in Congress,
who, it seems. has been bending every
effort 10 advance the cause of aeronau-
tics. Among others present were Henry
Woodhouse, secretary of the Aero Club
and managing editor of Plying; Ed
ward NJ. Hagar, president OF the Wright
company; Glenn II. Martin and Louis
II. Fehr. secretary TO the park board.
The site Of the proposed club, incl
dentally, was gained through the eff
forts Of Dock Commissioner K. A. G.
Smith and Park Commissioner Cabot
Ward