Evening star., 1928-12-09
AERO CONFERENCE
PROGRAM PLANNED
Elaborate Arrangements Are
Made for Observance of
Flight Anniversary.

Arrangements for the first Interna-
! tional Civil Aeronautics Conference and
the two weeks observance of the silver
anniversary of the first airplane flight,
forming together one of the most elabo-
| rate programs ever arranged in this
country to recognize original achieve
ment, have meant many weeks of ef-
fort on the part of members of the
committees in charge.
Many of the country's foremost aero
nautical people are included on the
committee lists. The executive commit
tee in general charge is headed by Will
liam P. MacCracken jr., Assistant Sec
retary of Commerce for AeronauticS,
chairman; Francis White, Assistant Sec
retary of State; F.. Trubee Dawson, As
siStant Secretary of War for Aeronau-
tics; Edward P. Warner, Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy for Aeronautics; w.
Irving Glover, Second Assistant Post
master General; DR.. G. M. Lewis, direc-
tor of the National Advisory Committee
for Aeronautics Senator Hiram Bing-
ham of Connecticut, president of the
National Aeronautic Association; Col.
Paul Henderson, vice president of the
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce;
Harry Guggenheim, president of the
Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of
Aeronautics; A. T. Stewart of the
United States Chamber of Commerce
and Leighton w. Rogers, executive
officer.
Other Committees Listed.
The personnel of the other commit
tees is as follows:
Program-Starr Truscott, National
Advisory Committee for Aeronautics,
chairman; James c. Dunn, State De-
partment; Maj. Ira Longanecker, War
Department: Lieut.. Comdr George F.
Chapline, Navy Department; Maj Clar-
ence M. Young, Department of Com
merce, and George P. Tidmarsh, Aero
nautical Chamber of Commerce.
Fnance-Harry Guggenheim, chair
man; William McNeir. State Depart
ment, and E. P. Howard, Department
of Commerce.
Entertainment-Maj. Clarence M.
Young, chairman; J. C. Dunn, Capt
E. E Adler, War Department; Lieut..
Comdr. D. G. Watson, Navy Depart
ment: Temple Joyce, National Aero
nautic Association; j. F. Victory, Ma
tional Advisory Committee for Aeronau-
tics; A. T. Stewart, United States |
Chamber of Commerce, and Daniel |
Shaeffer, Aeronautical Chamber of
Commerce.
Washington program-A. r. Stewart, |
chairman; Myron Hofer, State Depart |
ment; Edward p. Howard, Department |
of Commerce; Earl N Findley, National |
Association: Lieut.. Comdr. |
D. c. Watson and Capt. E. e. Adler.
ansportation-Lieut Comdr. D. C.. !
Watson, chairman: Capt. E. E. Adler; |
Casey Jones, Curtiss Flying Service;
James Murray, Boeing Airplane Co.; |
Lester D. Seymour, National Air Trans
port; Luther Bell, Aeronautical Cham
Der of Commerce, and Maj. c. E. Nc
Cullough, Pennsylvania Railroad.
Handle Kitty Hawk Trip.
Kitty Hawk trip-J F. Victory, chair |
man; Luther Bell, H. H. Blee, Depart |
ment of Commerce: Lieut. Comdr. D. c. |
Watson and Capt E. E. Adler.
Chicago entertainment and show |
James Simpson, Marshall Field & Co., |
chairman; Earle Reynolds; Col. Paul |
Henderson, National Air Transport: Ell |
mer Stevens; George B. Foster, George |
Getz and Maj. Reed G. Lands, repre-
,enting the Chicago Aero Commission.
Printing-Second Assistant Postmas-
,er General W. Irving Glover, chairman;
Harry H. Blee and A. T. Stewart.
Banquet and luncheons - Lieut..