Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
OFFICIALS TO
SEE AIRPORT
CEREMONIES
Enlarged Building
At Port Opens
Friday

Another milestone in Brownsville's
rapid march toward the top Of the
list as an airport center will be OBJ
served Friday with the formal OPEN
ing Of the remodeled and enlarged
administration building at the
Brownsville Pan-American airport.
Distinguished military and civil
officials from all South Texas and
northern Mexico have been sent i'll
vitations by Pan-American officials
TO be guests at the luncheon to be
held at the administration building
at noon Friday.
AT that time the new building Is
to be Officially presented TO the city
OF Brownsville. which owns the air
port. The Pan-American company
leases and operates the airport.
Heading the list Of distinguished
military visitors will be Gen A. c.
Danforth, commanding Officer OF
Randolph field, the largest flying
school in the world, at San An
tonic.
Gen. Danforth will be accom-
panied by his aide. Liet. Douglas,
and by Maj. Claggett. commander
OF Brooks Field, also at San An
tonic.
Other Officials.
Other military officials include
Coz. Francis w. Glover, commander
Of Fort Brown, Gen. Serrano, COM
mander Of the Matamoros garrison,
anG others from these two posts.
Cong. John M. Garner has been
invited to be one Of the honor guests
1t the ceremony, according to Col.
L. Z. Gilmore, manager OF the air
port. Col. Gilmore said today he has
not heard from Cong. Garner, but
expects him 70 be here.
r. Ii. Creager OF Brownsville, May
OF r. 3. Rentfro OF Brownsville,
Judge II. l.. Yates, president Of the
chamber or commerce, Postmaster
Wilbur bennett. Mayor Roberto
Garcia OF MatamoroS. and Post
master Z. Gonzales Ancira OF that
city will be among the officials at
the banquet.
Col. Gilmore said he has invited
mayors and chamber Of commerce
secretaries OF Valley cities. OF H0u5-
ton. San Antonio and Corpus
Christi, and expects representatives
from these cities.
Welcome Guests.
The guests will be welcomed at the
new building By a number Of Off
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including Col. Gilmore, Il. Bailuder,
vice president Of the company, who
will come here from Mexico City;
Becerra Sofa, divisional traffic
manager, Mexicb City; ID. G.. Rich
ardson, operations manager; Roy
Sundell. divisional engineer. w. W.
Johnson, divisional treasurer. II. NJ.
johnson, divisional head Of COM
m~unications: Ralph Desmonds, head
OF the weather bureau at the airport,
q. II. Sullivan. Brownsville manager
for the Corporation Aeronautica de
Transportes: and Fred Ball. Browns
vile manager for the American Air
ways.
Music for the occasion is to be
furnished by an orchestra. Col. Gil
more said.
The administration building Of the
Brownsville airport was built first
by the city OF Brownsville. before
the airport had been leased.
The remodeling and enlarging
work was started a short time ago,
along plans worked out by Col. Gil
more. and officials OF the Pan
American at headquarters.
The size Of the building has been
increased BY about 4 third. and the
arrangement Of the interior changed
that there is a spacious lobby,
and better facilities for the handling
Of the business Of the airport.
Proctor and Dudley OF Browns
vile were architects and contractors.
Dan e Il Planned.
The observance Of the opening will
extend on into Friday evening. when
a dance will be held for all employees
at the airport. The dance will be III
the lobby Of the new building.
Co. Gilmore in discussing the
opening OF the new building said,
I'VE perhaps thoughtlessly consider
this a small matter. but events Of
the future will doubtless show that
It can be compared with such past
events as the opening Of a harbor
a railway station at a point
where a great city later developed.
mo one 50 or 60 or more years ago.
saw what would result from the
opening Of some ha-bors and rail-
way stations. Fifty years from now
the present airport ceremony will
perhans be pointed to as a very
significant step toward the making
OF a great international air concen-
tration point. which Brownsville Is
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