The Washington times., 1937-05-26
AVIATION DAY
VICTORY FETE
SCHEDULED

Celebrating the creation Of Ma
tional Aviation Day, the Army
and Navy Union, which sponsored
the legislation signed late yester-
day by President Roosevelt, will
hold victory banquet p. m. Fri
day at the Willard Hotel.
With legislators who pushed the
bill through Congress as guests.
the union will award ''Dick" Mer-
rill and John Lambie, who re-
Gently completed their two-way
hop across the Atlantic, with med
ais for accomplishment of the "out-
standing aviation feat" Of the
year.
The banquet also will be in
honor of Representative James A.
Stanley (D0, Of Connecticut, who
engineered passage OF the Dill
through the House; Senator VII
liam Gibbs McAdoo Cd, OF Cali
fornia, who requestd that the blli
be introduced in the, Senate and
Senator Joe Robinson CD. OF
Arkansas, who sponsored the legls-
lation in the Senate,
Plans for the dinner are being
worked out by John q. Grim, Ma
tional Legislative Chairman OF
the Army and Navy Union, and
Lieutenant John S. MeSser, OF the
Marine Corps, who has just been
appointed to the post as aid to
Chairman Grim.
Celebrations Slated
Under terms of the bill creating
National Aviation Day, approprl-
ate celebrations will be held
throughout the country. The meas
ure is primarily directed toward
stimulation of interest IN AVA
ton in the United States.
During the local banquet Sec
retary Of War Harry Woodring
will represent the War Depart
ment and Assistant Secretary OF
Navy Thomas Edison, jr., will rep
resent the Navy.
In addition the various heads OF
branches of military aviation Will
take part in the program. Speak
ing for their branches Of the serv-
ice will be Mai. Gen. Oscar West
over, Chief of the U. S. Army Air
Service; Capt. A. C. Read, assist
ant chief of the Bureau Of Aero
nautics: Col. Rosa E. Rowell, CHIEF
of Marine Corps aviation; Capt.
Lloyd T. Chalker, chief Of Coast
Guard aviation, and Col. Clarence
L. Tinker, chief Of the National
Guard.
Other Guests
other guests at the banquet will
be: Senator Pat Harrison CD,
of Mississippi; Senator Morris
Sheppard (DD, Of Texas; Repre-
sentative William Citron CD, Of
Connecticut; Representative John
w. Mccormack Cd, Of MaSSa-
chusetts; Representative Lester
Hill Cd, of Alabama: John T.
Lambert, publisher Of The Wash
ington Times; John j. Fitzpat-
rick, managing editor Of The
Washington Times; Admiral
Adolphus Andrews, chief Of the
Bureau of Navigation: Brig. Gen.
H. H. Arnold, assistant chief Of
u. S. Army Air Service: Miss Caro-
line Toomey, national lady COM
mander of the Army and Navy
Unions Auxiliary; Miss Ann Gil
lis, Columbia BroadcaSting SyS-
tenn; Louis Inwood, governor Of
the District branch Of National
Aeronautic Association: William
Briggs, traffic manager Of East
ern Airlines: Comdr. Carl Lange,
commander of Goodyear Air Base:
Major Hal Major, chief Of Marine
Corps Aviation Reserves; Law
renee Shaw. national director Of
Junior Birdmen of America; Da-
vid williams, assistant to director
of National Youth Administra-
ton; H. Ross Colwell, director Of
administrative operations of WPA;
Col. John Oehmann. commander,
D. C. National Guard, and Capt.
Smithson. Junior vice department
commander Of Army and Navy
Union.