Evening star., 1934-10-12
AVIATION MEETING
BATTLE DEVELOPS
OVER PRESIDENCY
Macfadden Gains Support
to Succeed Bingham
as N. A. A. Head.
AERO Federation KEEPS
RUMANIAN IN OFFICE
F. A. I. Delegates Are Entertained
by Members of National Aero
nautic Association.

The most vigorous political CAM
paigning in the history of the Ma
tional Aeronautic Association was in
progress today as delegates from a
majority of the States and Territories
assembled at the Mayf1ower Hotel for
the opening Of the annual convention.
Bernarr Macfadden, physical cul-
turiSt, publisher, amateur flyer and
aviation enthusiast, is being supported
to succeed former Senator Hiram Bing-
ham of Connecticut as president of
the association. Thousands of letters
in support Of his candidacy have been
received by the delegates, who will
cast their ballots tomorrow morning,
it is said. Senator Bingham an
nounced some time ago that he was
not a candidate for reelection, but
his friends are seeking to return him
to office in stop Macfadden" cam
paign.
Bingham and Macfadden are at
odds over policies of the N. A. A, and
as a result of their differences Mac
fadden resigned from the association
two years ago. He recently rejoined
with the intention, it is understood,
OF standing for the presidency and
'reJuvenating" the association.
F. A. 1. Delegates Entertained.
Although the business sessions of
the N. A. A. Convention did not begin
until today, the N. A. A. delegates
were assembled here last night as host
to delegates of the Federation Aero
nautique Internationale at an inter-
national banquet in the Mayfower
Hotel. The F. A. I. concluded its
first American conference yesterday
afternoon.
Prince Georges Bibesco Of Rumania
was requested by unanimous vote OF
the delegates from 20 nations to con-
tlnue in Office for three years longer
as president Of the F. A. I. He was
not formally reelected because of q
rule in the international constitution
of the organization requiring that
presidency Of the federation shall not
be held by one nation for more than
four consecutive years.
Tadiya Sendermayer Of Yugoslavia
was elected a new vice president to
succeed Gen. K. A B. Anundsen OF
Sweden, resigned, and Lieut.. Comdr
Hans Wolfgang Won Gronau Of Ger
many was added to the Directing
Committee of the federation.
More Vice Presidents Named. -
other officers we're reelected as
follows:
Vice presidents-Col. Mervyn O'Gor-
man, Great Britain; Godfrey L. Cabot
United States: Count Hadelin d'Oul-
fremont, Belgium; Col. Messner, Swift.
zerland; Gen. Pier-Ruggero Piccio
Italy; Jonkheer van den Berch var
Heemstede, Netherlands; Louis BE
riot, France; Engineer Alberto Mascias
Argentina, and Col. Bogdan Kwiecin-
ski, Poland. Secretary general, Paul
TisSandier, France, and treasurer gen.
eral, Georges Besancon, France.
Members of the directing commit
tee, in addition to Won Gronau, are
Godfrey L. Cabot, Mercello Diaz duca
della Vittorio of Italy, M. de L L'Escaillt
Of France, Ingenieur Alberto Macias
COL MeSSner, Count d'Oultremont anc
Jonkheer van Heemstede.
The chairman of the F. A. I. Sport
ing Commission, Ing. en- Chef HRS
chauer, was reelected, as were the
chairmen of the Touring Commission
Georges A. de Ro, and the Gliding
Commission, Prof. w. Georgii.
Given Role in League.
The prestige and power of the F
!. I. as the world governing body fol
sport and record flying was increased
yesterday by an official announcement
from the League of Nations that the
federation has been recognized as the
international advisory body to the
League on all questions affecting in
ternational aviation.
The federation will hold its next
Congress in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in
october, 1885.
Last nights banquet was attended
by the international F. A. I. dele
gates, N. A. A. delegates, members OF
the diplomatic corps and Federal off,
cials. The banquet was given by
Godfrey l.. Cabot, vice president OF
the F, A. I. and former president OF
the N. A. A. Senator Bingham pre-
sided.
The N. A. A. convention will be ad-
dressed this afternoon by Eugene l.
Vidal, director of air commerce, De-
partment of Commerce; Mai. Gen
Benjamin D. Foulois, chief of the
Army Air Corps, and Rear Admiral
Ernest j. King, chief of the Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics.
Meeting Ends Tonight.
A series of committee meetings
scheduled to be held at the Mayfowel
Hotel, tonight at $3.50 o'clock, will
close today's program.
The chief business at the CLOSING
business session tomorrow morning
will be the election of officers. The
elections will be followed by a meet
ing of the board of governors and a
luncheon in testimonial to the retir-
ing officers.
Macfadden, who has become active
in national aviation matters only dur
ing recent months, is chairman OF
the National Advisory Board of the
Independent Aviation Operators oi
the United States, which on Wednes-
day concluded its first meeting here
by appearing before the Federal Avia-
ton Commission to testify in behalf
of the independent commercial avia-
ton operators Of the country.
The N. A. A. Convention will be fol-
lowed tomorrow by the first Washing
ton meeting of the 99ers, national Or
ganization of woman pilots, which will
close Sunday afternoon with the first
Eastern women's air meet at Col
lege Park Airport.