Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-29
AERIAL CONGRESS
WILL CONVENE AT
MACON ON FRIDAY
Major .Houghton Will Conn.,.
mand Air Forces Which
Will Stage South's Great
est Demonstration

Major Junius Houghton, of Dorr
Field, Fla, has been designated COM
mander Of the aerial forces that have
been ordered to Macon this week from
seven aviation camps to participate
in the Southeastern Aerial congress,
which meets from May 2 to 10. Major
Houghton arrived in Macon Monday
to inspect the demonstration field at
Central City park, which is now be-
ing put in condition and to go over
the exhibit halls where airplaneS,
war novelties, parts for airplanes,
aircraft guns and mechanical devices
of all kinds used in aeronautics will
be on display.
This exhibit and aerial demon
stration is the biggest show of its
kind ever held south of Washington.
Among the distinguished visitors to
attend are Major General Charles Il.
Menoher, director of the air service
for the war department, and his staff;
Brigadier General William MITCHELL
Colonel T. D. Milling and Major W.
H. Frank Brigadier General l.. Z. o.
Charlton, attache of the high British
military embassy. and his aide, Lieu
tenant Colonel T. E. Gilmore; Otto
NJ. Praeger, assistant postmaster
general, and his staff Of assistants.
General Menoher is former COM
mander of the famous Rainbow dis
vision and he is coming to Macon
to take a part in welcoming the
One Hundred and Flfty-hrSt machine
gun battalion home. unit OF the Old
Rainbow, as we'll as for the purpose
of taking part in the aeronauticai
demonstration
From three to six planes of diff
ferent types are coming from Tay-~
and the balloon field at Camp Bragg.
n. c. Every type of airplane and
every phase of modern aeronautics
will be featured during the con-
gross.
be established between Macon and
Montgomery, Ala, during the demon
stration. If the expert nent proves
successful 1T will be made perm8-
nent. Planes adapted especially Tor
commerciai service are being snip
ped for this purpose. o..,o,,, ,,,,,,
One feature of the program Will
be Il demonstration IN aerial naVl-
cation by voice control. douple
radio station will be established ana
the commander in charge of the field
oDerated bv wireless telephone. Or
ders to the fleet will be given
through the wireless phone. TO dem
onstrate the phone is success ana
one of the most wonderful inventions
of modern times. any visitor VIII be
allowed to give the fleet in mld-alr
an order and see it executed
Every type of balloon will be dem
Dnstrated. The government mas ASH
ed 10000 feet of floor space for their
exhibit. Two captured German ar
planes Will be exhibited. The eX-
hibit will be in charge of Lieuten-
ant n. 3. Chase, of Brunswick. The
two German planes are the Fokker
and the Rumpier.
FLAMES to be Exhibited
The type of American planes cN-
hibited will be the Spad, Neuport'
Vought I, Thomas Morse, j. y. 4-H,
DeHaverland, Lapere, j. \. -. ana
the modern bomber. The alrpiah@
motors to be shown are: CurtIss,
The exhibit will also consist OF me
chanical devices and equipment, ra-
do station, aerial photography cross
country mapping. mechanical opera
tions, aircraft guns, balloon exhibit
and miscellaneous equipment. In ad-
dition to the exhibit made by the
government, the national associations
and aero clubs will send exhibits.
Major c. II. Wash. formerly sta
toned at Souther Field, but now 10
Gated at McCooll Field. Dayton, o.,
has notified the chamber of com,
n7erce that he has shipped a carload
Of equipment including a German
plane, an armament and gunners eX-
hibit.
A force of workmen is row engaG-
ed in putting the land inside the race
track at Central City Park in con;
dition. An "N"-shaped strip of land
200 feet wide VIII be rolled and
smoothcd 50 the machines can lana
with ease. AvIatOrs from Souther
Field who selected the la ding site
had ever inspected. and If the aerial
transportation route is established,
it is said Macon will be made the
base for the southeast.