Evening star., 1928-12-09

to follow the speeches and prepare for
discussions that follow. At the close
of the conference. another book will be
prepared containing stenographic re-
ports of each session. AS soon as
printed this second volume will be for
Warded to those who took part in the
conference.
An extensive entertainment program
has been arranged by an entertainment
committee. Delegates will be met on
their arrival in the Capital Tuesday
morning. Weather permitting, they
will travel the first leg of the Chicago
Washington journey by plane. A fleet
of multi-motored transport planes will
be at their service, through courtesy
of American business concerns which
have lent them for this purpose. The
committee was forced to abandon a
| project of transporting delegates from
DAYTON to Washington by plane because
of uncertain weather over the Appa-
lachians at this time of the year.
Tuesday morning at IL o'clock, air
services of the United States Army.
Navy and Marines will give a demon
Stration of all types of military air
craft at Boiling Field and Anacostia
Naval Air Station. There will also be
| an exhibition at the fields of various
! types of service planes. Tuesday aft
ernoon delegates will be received by
scientists and conducted through lab
oratories and grounds of the Bureau Of
| Standards, where many noteworthy
aeronautical problems are being in
vestigated.
Wednesday, official opening day of
the conference, members will be received
at the White House by President Cool
! idge In the evening the executive
| committee will tender them recep-
| ton in the Hall of All Nations, Cham
| ber of Commerce Building. Members
of Congress, the diplomatic corps and
Government officials having interest in
aeronautics will also attend.
| On Friday luncheon will be given
| by the National Aeronautic Association
I to delegates. In the evening an official
banquet will be held, after which the
; party will board the S. S. Northland for
an overnight trip to Norfolk.
The program for the International
! Civil Aeronautics Conference will close
with this pilgrimage and dedication OF
Kill Devil Hills. On this trip delegates
will be official guests of the American
Government and all incidental expenses
! will be paid out of the National Treas
, ury. En- route to Kitty Hawk they Will
, visit the laboratory of the National Ad-
visory Committee for Aeronautics at
Hampton, Va.
iON December IT, the twenty-flfth
~ anniversary day Of the first flight,
members will be guests Of the Kill Devil
| Hills Memorial Association, which holds
| in trust about 300 acres in the Wright"
/ country pending the Governments ac-
| ceptance of this land for use as me-
mortal airport and site for an auspl-
cious monument Following the dinner
the party will proceed by auto to Kill
Devil Hills. At lis in the afternoon the
| worlds tribute to the Wrights will cui-
! inmate with ceremonies surrounding
laying of corner stone for a national
memorial authorized by act OF Con-
gress. Following these exercises Sena-
! tor Hiram Bingham, president OF the
National Aeronautic Association, will
unveil tablet. The party will return by
auto via the village of Kitty Hawk. where
the Wrights lived when they fist went
to North Carolina The S. S. District Of
Columbia will land the party at WASH
| ington at o'clock on the morning OF
December 49, DISARMAMENT will follow.
In addition to official delegates. the