Evening star., 1937-01-17

Warrington, has narrowed down to
hauer, vice president of the associ-
alton, and Harrison Somerville, past
president, who have been nominated
for the presidency.
The following candidates for other
offices also have been put in nominal
ton: For vice president, Clarence S.
Bruce. Harrison Somerville and George
c. Brinckerhoff; for secretary, Chester
H. Warrington; for treasurer, Har-
rison Somerville. Conrad Faick and
Mrs. j. H. Prinz.
The following members have been
placed in nomination for election to
the Board Of Directors: George o.
Vass, Capt. Brintnall H. Merchant,
Army Air Corps Reserve; j. Earl
Steinhauer, George C. Brinckerhoff
DR.. B. L. Jarman, Chester H. War
rington. H. A. L. Barker, Harrison
Somerville, Miss Helen Frigo, Miss
Harriet Sackett. J. E. Kreis, Miss
Elsie Shannon, Clarence S. Bruce.
Paul Edward CARRIER, Whitney Leary
E. c. Graham, John A. Remon, r. B
Swope, DR.. v. B. Murray, Mrs. Russell
Benson, j. P. Mcdonald and Mrs. J.
H. Prinz.
Warrington. the retiring president
and the two candidates to succeed
him all have been active in the af-
fairs Of the association since its or
ganiZation. in which they took active
parts, four years ago. Warrington,
credited with major share in Gre
alton OF the association, was first
president. He is an active sportsman
pilot and has been an airplane owner
for a number Of years.
Steinhauer, who holds a transport
pilots license, has been an outstand-
ing figure in local aviation since the
early days Of old Hoover Field, now a
national recognition for his work in
handling local air meets, he was
drafted as an official of the National
Air Races, annual American aviation
classic.
Somerville also is widely known as
a sportsman pilot and, like Warning
ton. has owned his own airplane for
a number OF years.
The vice presidential candidates
also are we'll known locally as pilots.
Bruce, research expert at the Bureau
Of Standards, is a private pilot
! Brinckerhoff, who operates College
Park Airport, holds Federal transport
license.
AT THE annual meeting of the
Aero Club OF Washington. chap
| ter of the National Aeronautic Asso-
citation, during the past week, War
rington was reelected president for
| 1887.
Other officers are: Louis r. In
wood of the airmail division, Inter-
state Commerce Commission; Richard
Boutelle, Bureau of Air Commerce
and John S. Wynne. chief of the
w. P. A. airports section of the Bu-
reau Of Air Commerce, vice presidents;
Lieut.. Comdr. Allen Smythe, U. S
N. R., secretary, and J. B. Peterson
treasurer.
The new trustees are DR.. George
w. Lewis, research director of the
National Advisory Committee fol
/ Aeronautics: DR.. Roy S. Whitehead d
chief Of the medical section of the
Bureau of Air Commerce and com.
manding ofi1cer of the local Army All
Corps Reserve Squadron; Mrs. Mary
Foley Benson and John F. Victory
secretary of the N. A. C. A.
THE National Aeronautic Associa-
ton has announced that it ha.
entered into a new contract with the
City Of Cleveland which will give thai
city the National Air Races for the
next five years. 1t is possible thai
another similar event, to be held at g
different time, may be arranged fol
the West Coast The national event
as in the past, will be arranged so a,
TO include Labor day.
Growing popularity Of the races
which now have become an interna-
tional event, and enlargement OF the