Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
dc. AIRPORT MODEL.
|0F WORLD IS URGED
Bingham Speaks at Banquet
of Chamber of Commerce.
Spatz Also Heard.

A new angle on the Washington air.
port situation was developed last night
by Senator Bingham of Connecticut,
president Of the National Aeronautic
Association.
Speaking at the twenty-second ami
versary banquet of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce at the May
flower Hotel, Senator Bingham de-
clared that Washington should have an
airport, "the model of the world" be-
cause Of the thousands of persons who
come here great portion of them come
on business connected with the Federal
Government and the Federal Govern
ment should do everything in it's power
to expedite their transportation.
ut is only right and proper" SEN
ator Bingham said, that the people
who come here by air should be re-
ceived at the great model airport. of
the world. That is what we should
have here. And it is only fair that
such an airport should be built and
maintained by the Federal Govern
ment."
Facilities Compared.
Senator Bingham compared made
quate airport facilities near Washing
ton with those of other world capitals,
referring to the great airport at Croy-
don, near London; the field at LIE
Bourget, near Paris. where Lindbergh
landed at the conclusion of his trans
atlantic flight; the great Templehof
Field near Berlin and the airport near
Rome. I'VE should have here at our
National Capital an airport greater and
finer than any of these" he said, built
and maintained by the Federal Govern
ment to facilitate Government business
and to expedite. the business of those
who come here on Government bust
ness.
LAS it is, we have nothing as yet that
is not apt to be under several feet Of
water. We may raise it up to water
level, and perhaps build on 1t, but We
will still not have an adequate airport
for capital that will be the model of
the world. Nothing will do more" he
said, Ito increase the worth and beauty
of our Capital City than great air
port such as propose"
Senator Bingham spoke at some
length on the Districts appropriation
bill as passed by the Senate yesterday
and sent to conference, detailing sew
eral features of the bill.
Spatz Makes Short Talk.
Beside him sat Maj Carl Spatz, COM
mander of the endurance plane "Ques-
ton Mark in its transcontinental
| day flight above California Mai. Spatz
made a short address, declaring re-
| fueling of airplanes in the air to be
entirely practicable and not danger
Gus. He said refueling was capable OF
wide application, and win greatly aid
| in development of transatlantic travel
| by air and transcontinental trips. One
of the meritorious phases of the re-
| fueling operation, Mai. SpatZ said was
| the possibility of constructing small
| sized landing fields within city limits
from which planes could take of with
| light gasoline loads, to take on heavier
loads by the refueling process. Planes
cannot take of on small field with
heavy loads of gasoline, he explained
william Butterworth, president Of
! the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, whom President Ivan
G. Weld of the local chamber referred
| to as a "local boy" declared that bust
ness must keep its ethics high and
maintain proper standards, which
originate in the personnel of the con-
| stituent bodies of the national cham
Der.
| Girls Present Sketch.
A feature of the banquet was q
sketch by group of girls from the
Marjorie Webster School of Expression
| setting forth the aims of the Chamber
of Commerce for civic betterment anC
| portraying the District of Columbia as
a poor waif pouring forth its woes al
the feet of Congress, finally to have
Congress turn willing ear to its plea
and embrace its program.
| Dance numbers were furnished BY
Elizabeth German and Orme LibbeJ
and by several other students of the
Webster School.
Community Chest was made by Elwooc
Street, director of the chest campaign
who spoke with pride of the success OF
Washington in raising its quota.
Mr.. Weld presided during most of the
| speaking program and introduced
Thomas w. Littlepage. who served as
POSTMASTER. Other guests of honor
| in addition to Senator Bingham, Mai
SpatZ and Mr.. Butterworth, included
the following: Senator Arthur Capper
chairman of the Senate District COM
| mittee; Representative Zihlman, chair
man of the House District committee;
Representative Simmons, chairman of
the District subcommittee on appropri-
ations; Lieut.. Col. u S. Grant, Sd, di-
rector OF public buildings and public
parks; Commissioners Dougherty, Talia-
ferro and Ladue; Robert v. Fleming
president of the District Bankers AS
| ISOLATION: Gen. Anton Stephan, presi-
| dent of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association; Ben. T. Webster,
president Of the Washington Real ES-
tate Board: c. r. Ahalt. president of
the Arlington County Chamber of Com
merce, and F. G. Goodnow, president
of the Alexandria Chamber of Com
merce.
c. Melvin Sharpe headed the recep-
ton committee and Charles w. Darr
was chairman of arrangements for the
banquet. Orchestral music was fur
nished by Sidney Seidenman's orches-
ira. Vocal features were contributed
| by Rosa Polio Of the Washington
Opera Co., Frances Cole and George
O'Connor. The list of members and
guests follows:
List Of Guests.
The following is guest list: Mr.. and
| Mrs. Joseph Abel, r. Barclay Adams,
| G. r. Ahalt, Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ
Aitchison, Harry Allen, Miss Lena Allen
| c. Ebert Anadale, Mr.. and Mrs. OAR
rell p. Aub, w. C. Aub, DR.. Bernard A.
Baer, Milton Baer, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
! r. Baker, Miss Sibyl Baker. Walter c.
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