Evening star., 1918-04-18
AERIAL WARE ARE
IN EXHIBIT HERE.
Official French Films and
Paintings to Be Shown From
April "a to 20.

An official French aerial warfare ex-
hibit will be shown at the Washington
Club from April "a to 90. inclusive.
Arrangements for the showing have
been made by the Marquise de Polignac,
Andre Tardieu. French high commits
sioner. and Maj. George Tulasne, chief
of the French aviation commission.
In the exhibit are French official
paintings of battles in the air by Lieut..
Henri Fare and official French aerial
warfare films. The exhibition was sent
to this country by the French govern
ment and is given under the super
vision Of the French military mission.
Air Fighters to Explain Pictures.
The exhibit will be explained by
famous air fighters of France, detailed
by the mission to accompany the ex-
hibit. These include Lieut.. Fare, om-
cial painter of the French war ana
navy departments: Capt. Alfred Heur-
since the death of Georges Guynemer
and commander of the escadrile to
which Guynemer belonged; Lieut..
George Flachaire, already known for
his spectacular flights over the capital;
Lieut.. Soulier. youngest of the French
aces; Lieut.. Max Benois Of the 26tn
Escadrille and other notable French
aviators.
The exhibit has been shown in New
York and Philadelphia. The paintings
include 130 depictions of aerial com
bats, bombing raids, aviation schools
and portraits of the most famous
French sky fighters. including those OF
Maj. Lufbery and Maj. Thaw.
Mrs. Wilson Heads Committee.
N4rs u,o5ro- urson baads fbe conn
mittee of patronesses, with Mrs Thorn
as r. Marshall, Nine. Jusserand and
Nine. Vignal. The Washington exec
utiye committee comprises the Mar
Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs. Alexander
Biddle, Mrs. Marshall Field. Mrs.
George Howard. Mrs Joseph Letter,
Mrs. ]. Hamilton Lewis. Mrs. Eugene
Frank Lyon Polk. Mrs. H. H. Rogers.
Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe. Mrs Harold
Walker and Mrs. George Vanderbilt, as
treasurer.
Ambassador Jusserand. Andre Tardieu.
Marquis Melchoir de- Polignac. Maj.
Gen. George o. Squier. chief signal Of
ficer; Howard 3. Coffin. chairman, atr-
craft board; Col. E. A. Deeds and Col.
Montgomery. members Of the board;
Col. Charles E. Lee. British Royal Fly
ing Corps, and Commandant George Tu-
lasne.
Other d. @. Patronesses.
Washington patronesses besides Mrs.
Wilson. Mrs. Thomas R Marshall,
Nine. Jusserand and Nine. vignal. In
clude Mesdames Edison Bradley. Will
liam Boardman, Bernard Raruch.
Charles ]. Bell. Blain Beale, Perry
Belmont, Newton Baker. Tasker Bliss.
Alfred Bates, Richard Crane, Richard
son Glover. Edward Carey. Miss
Martha Goldman. Miss Helen Cannon,
Mesdames Frederick Chaplin. Henry
Denegre. Frederick Delano, viscountess
de Sibour, Mesdames William P. Emo,
Clarence Edwards. William Elkins,
Marshall Field. William E. Fowler.
Thomas Gale, H. C. Gray, Cary T.
Grayson. C. C. Glover. Thomas Gaff.
Peter Gerry. Charles Hamlin. J. B.
Hartman. Marcus Hanna. Gilbert
Hoover. Robert Hit. ]. A. Johnston.
Walter Jifrords. Hennen Jennings. Miss
Bessie Kibbey, Mesdames Thomas +.
Logan, Franklin Lane, ]. H. Lewis,
Breckinridge Long, Frederick Lead
better. George Mango, James Nc
Donald. C. C. McChord, Charles Mann.
Edward Mclean. Frances Nash, Frank
terson, H. c. Perkins, William Phil
lips. Miss Latten. Mesdames Leigh
Palmer, James Parmalee, Mahlon Pit
ney. Henry Roe, Franklin Roosevelt,
William Slater, John Saltonstall, Ed
ward T. Stotesbury. e. H Clater. Sam
uel Spencer. Walter Tuckerman. Rob-
ert Thompson, Joseph Throop. De Witt
Epson. James wadsworth. jr.; Hugh
Wallace. Benjamin Warder, Henry
White, Lanto Winslow and Orme Will
son, jr.