Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22
AERONAUT|C GROUP
OPENS CONVENTION
Two Boards to Outline Future
Policies for Sport and
Contest Aviation.

What is expected to develop into one
of the most important annual conven-
lions of the National Aeronautic Asso-
citation, governing body for aviation
contests in America, was to begin here
this afternoon with meetings of the ad-
virosy board and the board OF gov
ernors. They were expected to outline
future policies which may affect the de-
velopment of sport and contest aviation
in America.
The advisory board meeting was to
begin at 2 o'clock in the headquarters
of the association at Dupont Circle.
Among those expected to attend were
DR.. Joseph S. Ames. chairman of the
National Advisory Committee for Aero
nautics; Harry H. Blee, director OF
aeronautic development, Department OF
Commerce; Amelia Earhart putnam,
transatla ntic flyer: Maj. Gen. James e.
Fechet. chief of the Army Air Corps;
w. Irving Glover, Assistant Postmaster
General Capt. Frank NJ. Hawks, famous
speed pilot, David S. ingalls,, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy for Aeronautics;
Charles F. Marvin, chief OF the Weather
bureau, A'~N~
felt, chief of the Navy Bureau of Aero
nautics, and Clarence NJ. Young, Assist
ant Secretary of Commerce for Aero
| nautics.
Other Board Members.
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Col.
| Charles A. Lindbergh, Harry F. Gug-
penhein. Amba ssador to Cuba, and F.
| Trubee Dawson, Assistant Secretary O!
| War for Aviation, are other members OF
! the board.
Among the governors who will meet
! at the headquarters at 4 o'clock will be
| Senator Dwight w. Morrow OF New Jer-
sew: C. F. Lienesch, California; l.. 5.
| Horner. Connecticut; Henderson Hall
man, Georgia; George w. Lewis, Dis
| trict of Columbia; r. F. Taylor, In
diana Glenn L. Martin, Maryland;
| Theodore G. Holcombe, MASSACHUSETTS,;
Ray Cooper, Michigan; Halsey Eoger-
ton, New Hampshire; Charles l.. Law
! renee, New York; Clifford Gildersieeve'
| Ohio, and Horace K. Houston, Ten
nessee.
Resolutions to be presented at the
| business sessions of the convention,
beginning tomorrow, will be considered
by the governors today. Several OF
| these deal with important national
aviation problems, including the advo-
| eating of new five-year aircraft build
ing programs for the Army and Navy.
Bingham to Give Banquet.
National aviation leaders will be the
guests of Senator Hiram Bingham OF
| Connecticut, president Of the National
| Aeronautic Association, at dinner to-
night at the Metropolitan Club. Among
| the guests will be Secretary of Com
merce Lamont, Secretary of War Hur-
| lev. Theodore Joslin, secretary to the
| President; Mr. Blee, Gen. Fechet, Capt.
| Hawks. David S. ingalls,, DR.. Marvin,
Admiral Moffett, Mr.. Young, Maj Gen.
BENJAMIN D. Foulois, newly appointed
successor to Gen. Fechet as chief CT
! the Air Corps, and members OF the
advisory board and board OF governors
| of the association.
| Godfrey L. Cabot of Massachusetts is
! expected to present to Senator Blng-
! ham on behalf of the Aero Club OF Ru-
mania a special gold medal awarded
| him recently.
Convention headquarters were opened
/ this afternoon at the Mayhower Hotel
| for the registration of delegates to the
| convention The opening business ses-
sion will be held at $50 o'clock tomor-
row morning in the Mayf1ower. Fol-
lowing a reception by the President al
the White House at 1890, the business
session will be resumed at 2:30 tomor-
row afternoon. The annual banquet Of
the association will be held at 1880 pm
tomorrow in the Mayf1ower. The f1na
session will be held at pm. Friday
with the election of officers as the
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