New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Aero Club of America Ac.
cepts the Invitation of
President Menocal to
Gather i'm Havana
Offer S25,OOO i'm Prizes
Races Will Bring Out Best
of Worlds Pilots in the
Speed and Skill Contests

That Cuba is to aprronr;a+e s,s
o00 goo for the DEVELOPMENT Of aoro
nau'icS and TO establish aerial mail
lines from Cuba to the United States
and to other countries. and is to hold
st"pendous anAmerican Aeronaut:e
Compress. with airplane races fo,
S2',oVo IN prizes. was amour ced at tn.
Aero Club of America by Victor Hug
Barranco, special representative O.
Mario G. Mcnocal. President of Cuba
The announcement was made simu'
taneously with General Meuocal's cleo
ton as life member of the Aero Climb
OF America and is part of the extensive
plan which Will make Cuba the center
Of aeronautic activities this winter and
early spring.
General Menocal, who is much in
terested in aeronautics, invited the
Aero Club of America and the Aerial
League OF America to hold the third
Pan American Aeronartic Corcre\s at
Havana. The invitation was carried by
aeron!ane LIST May to the aeronautic
officials at Atlantic City for the second
Pan-American Aeronautic Congress.
Flew To Deliver Messag,
Mr.. Barranco received General Men
ocai'S radio messoge in New York and
Aew 70 Atlantic City in an aeroplane,
tandinS a violent storm, and
Delivered the invitation TO Alan r.
bawley then president of the Aero
Club ct America, who officiated at the
opening OF the congress.
After canvass .ng those interested in
aeronautlcs the world over. it was
found that 1t would be possible to
make the third American Aero
nautic Congress an imposing success,
and General Menocal's invitation WAS
accepted. Being advised Of is accept
ance he cabled to Rear Admiral Robert
+. Peary. president OF the Aerial
League Of America. as follows;
"Nonr oablegram announcing the
acceptance CT my invitation ten
dered to the Aero Club Of America
and the Aerial LeeeAe cf America
to hold the third Pan-Americen
Aeronautical Congress in this city
IS highly appreciated. The pres
ence of the illrstrious members
OF the Aero Club of America and
Of the Aerial League of America
IN Cuba viii be both a pleasure
and an honor for the people OF
me government of Cuba"
Air Plans of Cuba
Mr.. Rarranco called ut the Acre Club
~ America and transmitted to the club
he contents of an official communica-
tcn received by him from Caba, an
opnclng the following important aero
SNticai developments TO take place iii
aba:
Cuba is 10 spend the sum of SIS
ao1. 900 for the parchose Of aeroplanes
md dirigibles to est blish aerial mail
lines from Cuba to the United States
and to other countries;
Over $4,000 will be awarded in
prizes TO the aviators participating in
the aerial contests to take place next
February during the third Pan-Ameri-
can Aeronautic Cor gress;
A huge international aircraft ey-
position is to be held at Havana, Feb
ruary q to March |. 1920, inclusive
during the aeronautic congress and
there viii be discussion of important
aspects OF the progress Of aeronautics
Is the worlds leading authorities
l"o huse sixteen passenger and four
tnreo- passenger aeToplanes have been
purchased In France by Hannibal j. de
Mesa. CAban sportman, to establish
IN aerial transportation line between
Crba and the United States Mr.. de
Mesa found il impossible to get dclv-
cries of American aeroplancs, owing to
the great demand for air.)lanes for
nsportation and sport in the United
States, which so far exceeded the sup
ply that it is impossible to get promises
Of delivery before late next spring
from Amer can manufacturers.
The officials of the Aero Club OF