Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-25
AIRCRAFT CONTEST
GROUP ORGANIZED
Gen. Patrick to Direct Local
Plans for Part in Nina
ture Tournament.

Organization of a committee repre-
sentative of the city to conduct the Dis
trict of Columbia miniature aircraft
tournament. which will determine en-
trants in the national contest to be con-
Quoted in October at Atlantic City by
the Playground and Recreation Associa-
ton OF America, was effected at meet
ing called by Miss Sibyl Baker, director
of the community center department OF
the public schools. yesterday afternoon
in the boardroom Of the District Build
ing.
Maj. Gen. Mason M Patrick. u. S. A.
retired, former chief of the Army Air
Corps. was unanimously elected chair
man of the committee, which. III effect,
is District chapter of the Playground
and Recreation Association as far as
the model aircraft contest is concerned
Upon the filling of other offices 1t was
decided to hold the first meeting for
boys and girls of the public schools at
Central Community Center next Satur.
day night. This will mark the formal
launching of the contest. which Will
continue at regular intervals in the
form of meetings and contests until
September g. when the Victors VIII be
selected to represent the District at tho
Atlantic City tournament.
TaliafcrrO Is Chairman.
Commissioner Sidney F.. TaliaferrC
was chosen honorary chairman OF the
committee, and other selections were
DR.. George w. Lewis, director OF re-
search, national advisory committee 70!
aeronauticS vice chairman: Miss Baker
secretary. and Paul Edward CARRIER
curator of aeronauticS of the Smith
sonian Institution and nationally know!
model airplane expert. technical adviser
Committee chairmen appointed by
Gen Patrick are: Charles F.. Schory
secretary of the contest committee OF
the National Aeronautic Association.
head of the judges committee: Law
renee E. Williams. chairman Of the
aviation committee of the Board OF
Trade. on finance; Porter Adams. preSi-
dent of the National Aeronautic ASso-
citation. on awards. and Miss BeSS
Davis Schreiner on publicity.
Other Members Named.
Other members of the District of
Columbia Miniature Aircraft Tourna-
ment committee are: Henry a. Ber-
liner, president of the District chapter
National Aeronautic Association; Henry
K. Bush Brown. artist; John A. Cham
berlain, supervisor of the department
of manual training public schools; E.
F. Concklin. special assistant to the
director of public buildings and public
parks: Walter Hinton. transatlantic air
man; Mrs. H. l.. HodgkinS. Board OF
Education: William p. MacCracken, lr.,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
AeronauticS. Roy L. Neuhauser. COM
munity center council: Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes. supervisor, municipal play
grounds; Edward p Warner. Assistant
Secretary of the Navy for Aeronautics
and representatives of the Washington
newspapers.
Orville Wright is chairman and Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh Is associate chair
man of the national committee which
will conduct the Atlantic City tourna-
ment in October.
At the meeting next Saturday night
at 8 O'Clock. in Central auditorium. Mr.,
CARRIER will give a lecture on Mode!
Aeronautics" and the activities OF the
Capitol Model Aero Club. founded by
Mr.. CARRIER in 1913 and which will
assist materially in the preparation OF
models. will be described by Allen Moul-
ton, the president A demonstration
of an indoor flying model will be given
and then an elementary model building
contest will be conducted on the stage
with awards for the best. At that time
the next meeting will be announced.
together with the type OF work TO be
undertaken.