Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
MEETINGS PLANNED
in AIR RACE WEEK
Annual Convention of N. A. A.
First on Program During
Chicago Contests.
Special Dispatch to The star.

opeclaI Olspatcn 70 The Star.
CHICAGO, August 16.-Whfle COM
petitiye flying will be the principal at
traction at the national air races ana
the center Of activity will be the Cur
tiSs-R Reynolds Airport from August "a
to September /, numerous technical,
engineering and policy meetings of or
ganixations directly interested in aero
nautics will be held here during the
air meet.
The first Of these win be the annual
convention Of the National Aeronautical
Association. The convention activities
Of this association will begin Thurs
day, when reception committee OF
Chicago city officials and officers Of the
Chicago Air Race Corporation will well
come Senator Hiram Bingham of Con-
necticut, president of the National
Aeoranutical Association, the governing
body of sport flying in the United
States, and its advisory board on their
arrival from Washington.
On Thursday evening the annual
meeting of the N. A. A. board of gov
errors will be called. Caucus meetings
of the nine N. A. A. districts win be
held Friday morning, August ~, fol-
lowed by the first business session at
10 o'clock and the second session at
2:30 o'clock on she afternoon Of the
same day.
Annual Dinner Friday.
Aviation leaders and famous pilots
from all parts of the country will be
guests Friday evening at the annual
dinner of the National Aeronautical
Association, which win be followed by
the annual ball Of the association.
Formal presentation Of the 1880 ma
ttonAl race sanction to the city Of Chi
Cago VIII be made at the dinner.
dresses By William P. MacCracken, IT,,
former Assistant Secretary Of Com
nerce for AeronauticS, and Albert Roper
Of London, secretary general Of tile
international Commission for Air Navt-
cation. Senator Bingham viii be toast
master.
The third N. A. A. business session
will be held Saturday morning. The
final business meeting and elections will
take place next Monday morning.
The chief technical and engineering
interest will center in the meetings Of
the Society Of Automotive Engineers to
be held In conjunction with the Aero
nautical Chamber Of Commerce.
Engineers Meet August ~.
The first of these meetings to be held
on August ~ will be concerned with
airplane design, with special reference
to weight saving by structural efficiency.
Mac Short, chief engineer of the Scar
man Aircraft Co., will be chairman Of
this section. and the scheduled speak
ers are Charles Ward Hall, president of
Hall Aluminium Aircraft Co., and A. A.
Gassner, chief engineer of Fokker Air
craft Corporation.
The evening session Of the meeting
will be devoted to discussions Of Spin
ming characteristics and Control" DR..
George w. Lewis, director of aeronautic
research Of the National Advisory Com
mtttee for Aeronautics, win be chair
man of this session.
The s. A. e. meeting on August as
will be devoted to the subject of air.
craft fuels, and in the evening the air.
craft banquet will be held at Palmer
House Hotel.
Meetings for members Of the Quiet
Birdmen's Association and the Aneri-
can All Mail Pilots Association also
win be held here during the national
air race week.