San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-08
WILL PROMOTE !.
KNOWLEDGE Of
AER0NAUT|CS
Membership Campaign
Planned From May IA
~ to June l.
OFFICIAL IS HERE
Executive Secretary to As
sist in Launching =.
= Movement. -
OFFICIAL IS HERE

George L. Rockwell OF Washington,
d. c., executive secretary of the
eighth district Of the National Aero
nautic Association, which was created
at Detroit last year, arrived here Fri
day TO lay the foundation for a men,
bership drive May ii TO June /. A
national membership of 10000 is the
goal of the two weeks drive. DIR.
friedrich Terrell is honorary chairman.
and j. r. Reilly of the Chamber of
Commerce, executive chairman. of the
eighth district which is eo-extensive
wis the Eighth Corps Area of the
Array. There are nine districts in the
United States. corresponding to the
nine corps areas.
The purpose of the association is
made clear by its slogan. America
First in the Air." Leaders Ill the
movement 10 establish the association
have realized that. although this coun-
try leads the world in automobile and
rail transportation, in telephone, tele-
graph, and wireless development, il
has fallen behind in the commercial de-
velopment of the latest and fastest of
transportation facilities, and that the
upbuilding of the aeronautic industry
is an important factor in the coun-
try's economic life.
System Of Landing Field.
As the result of the tremendous
spur given TO aeronautics during the
war, the general public has been more
or less bewildered as to its true rela-
ton to modern progress. and it Is the
purpose of thes association TO over
come this by the establishment Of air
ways and landing fields all over the
country: creating uniform air routes
and rules and customs governing air
navigation: to arrange for and 10 as
sist in exhibits. contests and aerial
expositions. and TO cooperate with
the government in furtheriny the use.
of aircraft for the convenience and
benefit of the people in peace and for
national defense in times of emer-
gcncy, Mr.. Rockwell said.
In preparation for the national
membership drive, Mr.. Rockwell TO-
operating with Mr.. Riley will enlist
the aid of one man in each of the
larger cities of the district. This man
will be requested TO secure from ten
TO twenty aides, who will each promise
TO bring in ten members during the
two weeks of the drive. After The ma
tional membership drive is completed
| local branches Of the organization
will be established in the most import
ant cities.
Headquarters Are. Established.
The membership is not TO be made
up only of men who were connected
with the air service during the war or
those directly connected with aviation
at the present, but of the average
business man who has an interest only
in the commercial development of the
industry.
Each of the districts will have its
own headquarters with a district
manager and staff who will be in di-
rect contact with the public through
local chapters of the association. fly
ing clubs, air boards, and civic organi-
cations. National headquarters have
been established in Washington, ID. c.,
National officers will be elected by
the membership of the association, and
| they with selected staff of co-work-
ers will have charge of the policies,
information and finances OF the or
ganization, and will work for con-
structive aeronautical legislation.