Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-13
AIR MAIL SERVICE !
BEGINS WEDNESDAY,
President Wilson Invited to
Ceremonies Attending Initial
Flight to New York.
PROGRAM TO BE INFORMAL

President Wilson. members OF hts
cabinet. the House committee on post
ofices, the District Commissioners and
representatives of Washington news
papers will be invited to attend the
exercises marking the initial flight OF
the airplane which will carry mail
from Washington to Philadelphia ana
New York Wednesday forenoon At IL
o'clock. The flight will mark the In
auguration of airplane mail service be.
tween those two cities.
1t was reported by post once authort-
ties this morning that two OF the three
airplanes to be quartered here probably
will arrive this afternoon. Hangers
are being constructed at the polo
grounds. Potomac Park. The machines
are capable of making ninety miles an
hour and will be OF the one-man type.
Informal Speaking Probable.
While no definite exercises have been
planned. 1t is thought that informal speak
ing will be in order both at Warrington
and at New York. machine leaving each
place simultaneously.
City Postmaster Chance announced to-
day that il there is any reason why the
first trip in not made Wedne sday the mail
airplane and win not be dispatched by
train.
This action is taken" the city post
master declared. for the reason that the
majority of the mail on the first day will
undoubtedly be sent for the purpose of
obtaining souvenirs Of matter handled on
the first airplane service.
Designated Depositories.
Mail for dispatch by airplane may be
street station, on F street between
7th and 9Th streets: at the 18th street
station. on 18th street between E and
streets: at the New York avenue sta
ton, on New York avenue between 18th
and 18th streets. and at the Pennsyl.
vania avenue station, on Pennsylvania
avenue between 18th and 18th streets.
The time for receiving mail at the main
at the downtown stations at 1915 Am.
While a distinctive stamp will be ia
sued tomorrow for this class OF mail.
any letter or parcel meeting the re-
proper amount of postage in any de-
nomination is attached thereto and the
piece Of mail marked "airplane mail"
Order by P. o. Department.
An order has been issued by the Post
ONCE Department relative to the trans
portation of parcels and letters over
the airplane mail route between Wash.
ington, Philadelphia and New York.
which will be inaugurated Wednesday.
Letters and sealed parcels, the lat
ter not exceeding thirty inches In
length and girth combined. may be
mailed at either OF the three points
named for any city in the United
States or its possessions or postal
agencies.
Postage will be "a cents an ounce or
fraction thereof, which will include a
lpostage-by-airplane stamp or its
equivalent in postage When the
should be Endorsed by writing on II.
by airplane." All mail may be reg
istered by the payment OF 10 cents In
addition to the postage. -
too late for dispatch in that manner
will be given the most expeditions dis
patch by other means, including spe-
cial delivery.
Privilege to Contiguous Towns.
Mail may be sent from cities and towns
contiguous to Washington, Philadelphia
and New York simply by placing the air.
plano stamp or its equivalent in postage
on 1t and by dropping it into a letter
box. All mail for airplane service from
Alexandria and surrounding cities and
towns will be brought to the Washing
ton post office. and IL the time Of arri-
val there is by 10:45 a. m. 1t can be dis.
patched readily to Potomac Park before
1880 a. m.
Since the latter part Of 1911 about
seventy aerial mail routes have been es-
tablished by the department to transport
a limited amount Of frst-class mail from
temporary post Offices located at fair
grounds and aviation meets to the regu-
lar stations in tho nearby town or city.
These authorizations have been made
upon the request Of postmasters. and in
each case the mail has been carried by
sworn carriers without expense to the