The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-06
Collier Trophy For
Pan American Amways
President Roosevelt To
Make Annual Aviation
Award In White House
Ceremony Today
6speelaI 10 The cltlsenl

President Roosevelt today Will
present the famous Collier Trophy,
highest award in Americas avia-
fion, to Pan American Always
in recognition Of their establish
ment of the trans-Pacific air line
and the successful execution of
extended overwater navigation in
the regular operation thereof"
The ceremonies will take place
at the White House.
The trophy, donated twenty
six years ago by the. late Robert
Collier. publisher of Golfers and
himself a pioneer aviator, is
awarded annually for "the great
est achievement in aviation in
America. the value of which has
been thoroughly demonstrated in
use or in practice during the pre-
ssdins year"
Juan t. Trippe, president of
Pan American, viii receive the
trophy from President Roosevelt
in the presence of a group Of for
gner winners and other aviation
leaders, including Senator VIII
liam G. McAdoo of California,
chairman of the awards commit
tee Of the National Aeronautic
Association, which each pear picks
the winner. Later in the day the
occasion will be marked by spe-
eial broadcast over an NBC-Red
network, during which Senator
McAdoo, Mr. Trippe and William
L. Chenery, editor Of Golfers viii
speak.
In announcing the award for
the current year, Golfers refers
20 the story of Pan American
and Mr.. Trippe as one Gin which
science, diplomacy, imagination
and romance cooperate to tie the
world together"
Since the trophy was first pre-
sented in 1911, it has recorded a
veritable history of the progress
Of aviation science. Glen II.
Curtiss received it in 1911 and
1912; orviIle Wright in 1918;
Elmer A. Sperry in 1914; w.
Starting Burgess in 1915, and
Sperry again in 1916. 1t was not
awarded from 1917 to 1920 be-
cause Of the war. Since then, the
following names have been en-
graved on ii:
Grover c. Looming, the United
States Airmail Service, the United
States Army Afr Service, S. Al
bert Reed. Major +. L, Hoffman,
Charles L. Lawrence, the Acre
nautics Branch Of the Department
Of Commerce. the National Ad.
visory Committee for Aeronauties,
Harold f. Pitcairn. the Packard
Meteor Car Company, Glenn l.
Martin. the Hamilton Standard
Propeller Company, Captain Al
bert +. Hegcnberger, and Donald
W. Douglas.
Milestones in aviation history
represented in these awards IN
elude such advances rs the auto
matte stahilizer, gyroscopic con-
troll, the drift indicator, the metal
propeller. the practical parachute.
the radial air-eooled engine. the
high-speed weight-earrying plane,
the comfortable pitch propeller.
the blind flying system and the
current big commercial transport
planes.
"But in no modern times, says
Collier's. "has the demonstration
within the meaning of the trophy's
conception been more conclusive.
In no other year has the opinion
Of the industry been unanimoas.
IS now, that a different selection
would have been name. The
scheduling Of the Pacific Ocean.
widest Of seas, BY Juan Trippe
and his Pan American eo-workers
was not only a milestone IN air
travel; Il was perhaps the most
spectacular, most challenging day
IN transportation history.