Evening star., 1929-11-17

| organization, Is returning TO WaShlng"
| ton today to be the guest OF Mrs. Dor
othy De Muth Watson at the musicale
at the Congressional Country Club this
afternoon, when a group Of songs. lyrics
by Mrs. Seton and music by Dorothy
Radde Emery of this city, will be sung
by Elvina Rowe, with the composer at
the piano, and string accompaniment
by members Of the Marine Band.
The group of songs is entitled Flower
Cycle" and the lyrics, four in number,
extol Spring Bloom" The Madonna
Rose" the Poppy" and the "Chrysan-
themum," which represent the four sea-
sons-Spring, Summer, Autumn and
Winter.
Mrs. Watson, who is chairman of
musicales at the Congressional Country
Club, has just accepted the honor of
appointment by Mrs. Clarence M.
Busch, national president of the Pen
Women, as chairman of the national
music contest of the league for the
current year.
MISS AMELIA EARHART, first wom-
AvA an to cross the Atlantic by air. is
asking the General Federation of
Women's Club. through its $4,000 men,
Der clubs, to take on new civic activ-
ity, the adequate and proper identi>
the United States by having the name
of each city painted in the largest pos
sible letters on the roof of the largest
building. +.,< .-- e-
Il believe that the women. of the
General Federation of Women'S Clubs
sense their growing responsibility and
relation toward aviation, for they have
asked me TO tell them something of the
Importance of marking cities for air
navigation" said Miss Earhart.
Surprising as 1t may seem, many
cities in the same geographical region
look very much alike from few thou
sand feet, the smaller ones particulars
". Familiar landmarks which form
the character of town do not always
stand out from above. Buildings are
boxes on end: roads, railroads and
rivers any appear approximately in the
some positions for several possible To-
cations.
Thousands Of people yearly look
down on towns along the airways and
never know which ones they are look
ing at.
comes along the highways on the
ground and communities make every
effort to impress their good qualities
on visitors. But the same communities
often carelessly remain ,incognito to
passers-by on aerial highways-which
are every day growing more crowded.
Aside from this angle, marking towns
has direct bearing on the safety In
the air, In fog, or where visibility is
poor, a pilot sometimes becomes lost
Perhaps his gasoline supply is growing
low and it may be imperative for him
to find an airport. II the name is not
written for him to read from. a safe
al hA He - !
the railroad station, where he is rea-
sonably sure 8 to find it. Picture the
dif1culty--and the danger-in trying
to decipher at hundred or more
miles an hour a sign intended to be
legible for passengers on slowly NOV
ing train.
"Of course, the more inexperienced a
flyer the more often the diving stunt
is tried, for it's easy to get of a course
while learning. 1nexperience makes a
double hazard for the pilot and the peo-
pie below, A novice should always fly
high and safe and can hardly be, blamed
II accidents occur under these condi-
tions. Incidentally, to come so low over
populated areas is against Department
of Commerce regulations.
so important has the need for sign
painting become that various organiza-
tions have made efforts to have it done
EOllOWulk
from the Department of Commerce, the
Guggenheim Foundation has printed
directions for properly painting or set
ting up markers, and distributes them
free. 1t also has written each post
master in towns between 1000 and 50,-
900 population asking that they try TO
persuade local club or the city fathers
to display the towns name. To en-
courage them Col. Lindbergh promised
to autograph an award of merit for the
work
Several oil companies and railroads
have done excellent work in their
properties. Ohio has passed law that
every Incorporated village must mark
itself according to Government Specifi-
cations The thing will have to be car
ried out thus by legislation eventually,
unless large group Of interested people
has it done now. VIII Rogers, one of
the most enthusiastic air riders to be
found anywhere, offered to pay the
paint bill of any town which would
oblige him and the world by confessing
its name. The first to respond had a
name of three letters, and Mr.. Rogers
paid The next had twenty odd, and
he Withdrew his offer. However, he
still buys the paint brushes, If asked to.
May hope that by calling attention
to this great need in air transportation
I may awaken a desire in some woman