Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-10-30
Aero Meet
Ball To Be
Big Event
Dance to Be Given Closing
Night of Air Congress to
Rival Coronation Fes-
tivities in Splendor.
1900 Invitations Sent

Lavish with music, entertainment,
social features and coloriul dccora-
tons, the grand ball OF the lnterna-
tional Aero congress, to be given in
the Municipal auditorium on the last
night OF the aerial meet, November
S, promises to be the most preten-
tious social event Of the season.
Invitations have been sent out to
more than 5000 persons.
If Marshal Foch and Gen. John
J. Pershing come to Omaha to at
tend the congress, they will be hon.
ored guests. Pilots who enter the
various races at the meet will also
be guests. All Omaha society will
attend the ball. Elaborate decora-
tions will lend an atmosphere OF
gayety to the occasion. Special music
and entertainment is being arranged.
Will Banquet Air Men.
Thursday night banquet will be
given at the Hotel Fontenelle in
honor OF all participants in the Aero
congress. At this banquet, Glenn
Curtiss, designer and builder Of Cur
tiss planes, will make the presenta-
ton speech when Curtiss Oriole
plane will be given to the city po-
lice department. The plane will set
on the stage in the Auditorium dur
ing the banquet.
John B. Peacock is chairman of
the committee on arrangement for
the banquet.
So successful have been the vari-
Gus committees in arranging details
of their respective duties for the
aero congress that the meet will be
put across with all the thrills and
fascination of a world exposition.
Planes Are Enroute.
Planes are enroute to Omaha for
the Pulitzer and Larson trophy
races while five have already ar
rived. Pilots started coming in yes
terday and mechanics will start
tuning up the racing planes tomor-
row.
The first plane to arrive on its
own motive power for the meet, will
arrive at Ak-Sar-Ben field early
this morning, according to tele-
gram received last night by Ar
thur Thomas, publicity director,
from A. w. Stevenson, of Miles
City, Mont. Stevenson is plotting
his own plane from Miles City and
is accompanied by w. G. Ferguson,
former state commander of the
American Legion of Montana and at
the present time, president of the
Montana State Air club.
Will Go to Kansas City.
According to the telegram re-
ceived by Thomas, the men spent
last night at Oakdale and will ar
rive in Omaha early this morning.
On their arrival here they will take
on oil and fuel and hop off early this
forenoon for Kansas City, where
they will attend the national con-
vention of the American Legion.
They will return from Kansas City
in time for the aerial meet here the
latter part OF the week.
When the red flag of the starter
falls next Thursday for the Pulitzer
trophy race, the public will see the
peppiest and grandest array of speed
planes ever lined up, even for inspec-
ton.
Bert AcoSta, famous Italian flyer
who flew Larson junker plane on
the longest nonstop flight in this
country, will pilot one of the planes.
Different Size Planes.
The planes in the Pulitzer race
the stellar event of the congress
will vary in size from an l8-foot
wing spread to the largest type rae
ing plane made. The Texas Wild
cat owned by S. E. J. Cox, million
aire oil operator of Houston, Tex,
which was an attraction at the Cor
don Bennett race at Paris last year,
will be in the first lineup.
Referees will use white flags as
signal for the starting of motors in
the planes. A red flag will be
signal for the hop-off. A blue flag
means deferred stop.
AS the racing course from the
field to Calhoun is over Jagged
bluffs along the Missouri river and
is considered perilous in case of
forced landing, ambulances and Red
Cross nurses and doctors will be in
on the field for any
emergency.
With the additional features that
have been added, the meet promises
to be more attractive than first
thought.