Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-23

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ing Field. Maj Covell is hopeful that
the President would be able to win
the consent of the service officials.
Edward =. Warner, Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy. who originally
consented to permit mail planes to
land at the Anacostia field, yesterday
reversed his position. He now agrees
to permit onl. what amounts to emer-
gency landings.
No other sites are to be inspected
by Maj, Covell and Lieut.. Duke, and
it is understood that both agree that
Gravelly Point is the only location
fully deserving selection as a perma.
nent airport site.
Meanwhile, they may recommend
one of the other half dozen fields in
Washington vicinity as a temporary
landing place for the mail planes, pro.
vided it is impossible to overcome OBJ
Jections to the use of Boiling Field.
Benning tract. while regarded as some
what dangerous, could be made avail.
able for restricted use in a com.
paratively short time.
officials VIII Attend.
Tuesdays luncheon will be held at
the City Club at 1890 O'Clock and
Martin A. Leese, president of the
Chamber OF Commerce, has assured
Maj. Covell that all the District and
Federal officials interested in estab-
fishing an airport here will attend it..
There will be addresses by William
r. MacCracken, Assistant Secretary
OF Commerce, In charge of aviation:
r. Trubee Dawson, Assistant Score.
tary or War, in charge of aviation;
Warren /. Glover. Second Assistant
postmaster General, in charge of the
ar mail. and Col. u. S. Grant, III, and
MAJ. Covell. 1t Is expected that the
business men of Washington will be
given clear picture of present plans
In connection with the proposed air.
dome
Maj. Covell will give a full account
OF the availability and qualifications
or the various sites inspected and i'm
press upon the business men of the
city the need for maintaining an air.
port, especially since WASHINGTON has
Deen designated as one of the landing
places on the New York-to. Atlanta
man route. This aspect he also will
stress In his report to the District
commissioners.
Warner Writes CoyeII.
While joint use of air landing fields
by military and commercial planes
should be avoided. SO far as possible.
the use OF the Naval Air Station
might be granted in the event of an
emergency arising in the effort to
provide an air field here for air mail
pliots. Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Edward Z. Warner Yesterday
n a Lot Is To-; ~
Covell. acting Engineer Commissioner
of the District Of Columbia. At the
same time Mr.. Warner announced
that he had designated Lieut.. e. w.
Litch of the Naval Air Station to
represent the Navy Department in
the airport discussion.
In accordance with your letter of
June H." Mr.. Warner wrote, 81 take
pleasure in designating Lieut.. E w.
Litch OF the Naval Air Station to rep.
resent the Navy in the airport dis
cussion and to give you any assist
ance or information possible In the
course of your investigation. Lieut.
Ltch is well informed on the require
ments both for land plane and sea
plane operation.
Your inquiry about the possibility
of using Anacostia Field as a tenn
porary site for air mail operation is
one to which I cannot give cate
gorical answer. 1t Is in general I'M
wise to attempt to combine CONNER
cial operation with large scale naval
activities. The efficiency of neither
service Is fostered in that way. and
we desire to avoid such joint use as
far as possible. Every other expedient
should be exhausted before falling
back on the Naval Air Station.
Would BE Conditional.
I'm any case, any arrangement
that might be reached would neces-
sarily be conditioned upon the agree
ment Of all agencies concerned. and
that particularly of the War Depart.
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