Evening star., 1936-01-05
FAMOUS AV|AT0RS
GATHERING HERE
TWo.Day N. A. A. Session
and Trophy Dinner Will
Open Tomorrow.


months, to push the United States
into world aviation leadership, are
assembling In washington today from
all parts of the United States for the
annual convention and victory trophy
dinner of the National Aeronautic AS
sociation at the Mayflower Hotel to-
morrow and Tuesday.
Among the world record holders
expected at Washington Airport and
Boiling Field today are Maj. Gen.
Frank M. Andrews, commanding
general of the General Headquarters
Air Force, who smashed three world
records in an Army Martin lombard
ment airplane; AL and Fred Key in
their plane, "Ole Miss" which broke
the world endurance record, remain
ing in the air month; Harold
Neuman, who will receive the Thomp-
son Trophy; Maj. Alexander P. de
Seversky in his world record am
phibion; D. w. Tomlinson, who is
making a quick trip from Los Angeles
in the big transport plane which
holds IL world records; Capt. Orvil A.
Anderson, Army Air Corps, pilot of
the stratosphere balloon, Explorer II;
Lieut. Comdr. Knefler McGinnis, new
commander of the AnacoStia Naval
Air Station and holder of two world
flying boat records; Maj. E. E. Aldrin,
amphibion speed record holder, and
Ben King, Washington sportsman,
who broke five world records.
Many Leaders to Attend.
Leaders in every branch of aviation
will participate in the convention
sessions, and Maj. Gen. Oscar West
over, new chief Of the Army Air
Corps, will make his first public ad-
dress in that capacity as feature of
tomorrow afternoons session OF the
convention.
A delegation of Massachusetts,
officials, headed by George Mason.
State N. A. A. governor, will arrive
at Washington Airport at 4 pm.
today, and will be met by Frederick
r. Neely, chief of the Information
Division, Bureau of Air Commerce.
The New Englanders, in addition to
attending the conference, will confer
with Eugene L. Vidal, director of air
commerce, on proposed regulation of
intentional instrument and blind
flying.
It was announced last night that
the State Department has received
a crystal cup in a bronze mounting
from the Aero Club of Poland for
presentation to the Navy balloon team
of Lieut.. Raymond Tyler and Lieut..
Howard T. Orville for their best
average speed mark in the Gordon
Bennett international balloon race
last year. The officers are at the
and were invited by wire last night to
receive the trophy at tomorrow nights
trophy dinner.
For the first time in history the
Thompson Trophy, award in the
worlds highest speed laEdplace race,
will be presented here as a feature
of the dinner 1t was won during
the national air races last September
by Harold Neuman.
The convention. which is expected
to result in establishment of national
policies covering all phases of Amer
ican flying, will open at am. to-
morrow with the registration of dele
gates at the Mayfower Hotel, where
all sessions will be held.
The opening session. at $50 am,
will be devoted to appointment and
caucusing of committees and the re-
ceiving of reports from the associa-
ton officers, headed by Senator Will
liam G. McAdoo, president.
National Policies Topic.
The question of national policies
will be considered at tomorrow after
moons session, beginning at 2 o'clock.
Following the report of special COM
mittee on policies headed by Maj.
James H. Doolittle. vice president of
the association, there will be general
discussion led by the following repre-
sentatives of various fields of aero
nautics: Airports, Richard S. Bou-
telle, State co-ordinator, Bureau of
Air Commerce; Army, Maj. Gen. Oscar
Westover Navy, Rear Admiral Ernest
j. King, chief Of the Bureau of
Aeronautics; Senate Aviation Sub
committee, Col Harold e. Hartney.
technical adviser; Department of
Commerce, Col. j. Monroe johnson,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce;
medical section, Dr.. Roy E. White
head. Department of Commerce;
State aviation officials, Fred L. Smith,
director of aeronautics of Ohio; air
plane manufacturers, military, Thom-
as A. Morgan, and sport, Walter
Beech; domestic airline officials, c. r.
Smith. president American Airlines;
women in aviation, Miss Helen Nc
Closkey; NJ A. A. chapters, William
Rockford, st. Paul; aviation schools,
Oliver C. Parks; civic societies and
chambers of commerce, A. S. Dud-
ley. Sacramento. Calf, and Aero
nautical Chamber of Commerce,
Leighton w. Rogers, president.
The trophy dinner will be held at
7:3o pm tomorrow, with Senator
McAdoo as toastmaster Other speak
ers will be George w. Wheat, vice
president of United Aircraft, and Fred
d. Fagg, jr., secretary of the National
Association of State Aviation Officials.
In addition to the presentation of the
two trophies, pilots who established
new world and national records dur
ing 1885 will receive official certifica-
tions Of their marks.
Reports of committees will be re-
ceived at the third session Tuesday
morning and the convention will close
Tuesday afternoon following adoption
of resolutions and election of officers.