New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-17
Woodhouse Opposition to
Move Overwhelmed by
Vote of 500 to 5 and Plan
of Union Is Triumphant
Other Ballot Unanimous
Officers To Be Chosen Half
From One Organization
and Half From the Other

lea, with new officers, half of them to
be selected from each of the old or
CARNATIONS. The vote at the Amer
lean Flying Club, II East Thirty eighth
Street, which will be the home of the
new organization, was unanimously in
favor of the amalgamation.
At the Aero Club Of America, Mad
ison Avenue and Forty-frst Street,
where faction led by Henry Wood
house, who recently was suspended
from the board of governors of the
club, has opposed amalgamation, the
was not present at the meeting, but
several of his supporters were
They voiced their opposition to the
plan in vigorous language. The meet
ing was held behind closed DOORS but
the weather necessitated open windows.
and the stentorian tones of the cold
guard echoed up and down the avenue
as they proposed motion after motion
in an effort to delay proceedings, even
if they could not defeat the union of
the two clubs.
Flying Club Vote Unanir.ous
At the American Flying Club where
Lawrence L. briggs, president of the
club, presided, the motion to unite
with the Aero Club of America was
made by Major A. Z. Looming, chair
man of the Flying Clubs half of a
%,ox,
George F. Houston seconded the mo-
ton, and it was carried without dis
senting vote
When the vote on anna lgamation had
been taken at the American Flying
! Club Frank H. Russell proposed vote
of appreciation of the services of its
president, Mr.. briggs, in organizing the
club and directing its aims SO success
fully The members rose in a body and
voted thunderous affirmative, which
developed into cheers for Mr.. briggs
which lasted several minutes.
The American Flying Club was or
eanized eighteen months ago in France
by flyers in the air service of the
United States Army. Formed by
lighting aviators, the purpose of the
club was declared to be the further
ance of aviation in the United States
Its organizers declared also their dis
approval of the methods taken by it's
established rival, the Aero Club of
America. to further such aims.
Despite its youth the American Fly
ing Club soon obtained first place in
air affairs and was the indirect cause
of serious friction in the Aero Club Of
America. 1t arranged the New York
Toronto air race, the intercollegiate
air meet and, with the army, conduct
ed the transcOntincrtal air race
Faction Led by Woodhouse
In the Aero Club of America the ele-
ment to which the newer organization
objected was led by Mr.. Woodhouse
who was not only member of the
board of governors of that club and
prominent in its diminishing activities
but also was the publisher of it's official
organ, Flying"
Internal revolt against the dominance
of Mr.. Woodhouse broke out in the
Aero Club rs its rivals successes be-
came more and more pronounced and
the proposal for union of the two
rebels. While the strife was on the
District Attorney started an inquiry
into the administration Of the National
Airplane Fund collected by the Aero
Club in 1916, and the board of gov.
c&nors voted to prosecute such an in
quiry on its own initiative. declaring
itself at the same time to be in favor
of an amalgam ~s:on of all aero organi
cations in the country.
The opposition to the Woodhoust
forces became so strong after that thai
week ago Wednesday the board o.
governors suspended Mr.. Woodhouss
as one of its members and likewise
severed the clubs official connection
with his magazine, "Flying."
Brigadier General William Mitchell
assistant chief of air service and
| gave out a statement after the vot
| had been taken at both clubs in which
| he said
"The amalgamation of the Aero Clu'
| Of America and the American FLYNN
Club marks an epoch in the develop
ment of national defense in the Unite
States because the combined clubs vii
do for aviation what the Navy Leagu
| has done for the navy and the Nationa
| Defense League for The army
BEST Elements Together"
"Thc combined clubs bring togethe
| all the best elements in aviation tina
| this country possesses. Nothing ha
| happened in the development Of GU
whole national defense system whicl
Will have q greater effect than thi
consolidation"
The joint committee appointed b.
the two clubs to name a slate Of officer
giving representation to each organiza
ton made public the following list c
men proposed for the board of GOV
errors, class A:
Jefferson de Mont Thompson, Charlie
Jerome Edwards, Henry A. Wise Woo
", Redmond Cross, James A. Blair jr
Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske IRE
tired), Charles l.. Poor, Philip A. Car
roll and William W. Miller Of tn
Aero Club, and Colonel G. C. Bran
Cortlandt S. Bishop, F. Trubec Dav
son, Robert Olyphant jr., Consuel
Secane, Caleb S. Bragg, Colonel Arthu
O,Bricn, Douglas Campbell and Mauric
Clearly, of the American Flying Clui
For the board of governors, Glass T
1.-The men nominated are Godfrey I
Cabot, Howard f. Coffin, Augustu
Post and W. l.. Saunders, of the Aer
CLUB, and Benedict Crowell and Eddi