Evening star., 1928-11-18
DISTRICT AIRPORT
WILL GET IMPETUS
Board of Trade to Have I'M
portant Gathering to Pro-
mote Project.

One OF the most representative avi-
alton gatherings held here in many
months is expected at the Willard Ho-
tel at pm. Thursday, when the Wash
ington Board of Trade will hold an
airport night meeting. Every Gov
ernment bureau interested in aviation
will have delegates present and the avi-
alton industry, as represented by OPP
v~:.1,gs OF air mail ana commercial
lines In the vicinity of the National
Capital, will be on hand
Among the speakers will be Capt. E..
Y. Rickenbacker. leading American ace
produced by the World War; Capt.
Emory S. Land, U. S. N. vice president
of the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the
Promotion of Aeronautics; F. Trubee
Dawson, Assistant Secretary of War for
Aeronautics, and Warren l. Glover,
Second Assistant Postmaster Genera!
in charge of air mail.
Drive for ID. c. Airport.
Coming on the heels Of the appeals of
Anthony Fokker, pioneer airman and
noted airplane builder, and William P.
MacCracken. jr., Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for AeronauticS, for estab-
lishnent here of model airport, made
in speeches at the City Club Friday,
the meeting is expected to result in
concerted campaign for the enactment
by Congress this Winter of airport legiS-
lation for the District.
Prior to the meeting, the Board of
Trade airport committee will give
dinner for so or so of its guests of
honor, this list including, in addition
to the speakers, such aviation leaders
as Secretary MacCracken, Edward P.
Warner. Assistant Secretary of the
Navy for Aeronautics; Maj Georges
Thenault. French air attache; Lieut..
Lester Maitland. United States to Ha-
waii flyer; Porter Adams, former presi-
dent of the National Aeronautic AsSoci-
alton; Frederick r. Neely, general
manager of the National Aeronautic
Association; Lieut.. Comdr. Dew. c.
Watson. commandant of the Naval
Air Station, AnacoStia: Maj. Howard
c. Davidson. commandant of Boiling
Field; Lieut.. Walter Hinton, U. S. NJ,
member of the crew of the first plane
to cross the Atlantic; Brig. Gen. Ben
iamin D. Foulois, assistant chief OF
the Army Air Corps; Rear Admiral
William A. Moffett, chief of the Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics, and Chester
Snow, ir.. member of the famous
Lafayette Escadrille.
Commissioners to Attend.
The District government will be rep
resented by the District Commissioners
and three assistant engineer commits
sioners. Members of the Senate and
House District committee and Of Dis
trict subcommittee of the approprla-
tions committee are expected to attend.
The District of Columbia airport COM
mittee of the National Aeronautic
Association will be represented by Allen
Smythe, chairman; Henry A. Berlinger,
Starr Truscott, DR.. George Lewis, A. R.
Towner, Ernest L. Jones, Carl F.
Schory, Capt N. r. Nesbitt and Lieut..
Col. c. de F. Chandler
Mai. Brehon Somervell, Army engi-
neer for the District of Washington,
who viii be in charge of construction
nf the airport if the Gravelly Point site
is decided upon by Congress, also IS ex-
pected to be present.
It is expected that the total attend
snce Thursday night will be in excess
of 1900. Following the meeting blf-
fet supper will be served in the small
ballroom Of the hotel.