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master General January II, 1894,
taking over as one of his important
functions the supervision Of the con-
tract airmail service. He Is known a.
an assiduous student Of air trapsporta-
ton and airmail problems and has
gained . thorough knowledge of the
industry by first-hand observation
during travels over every domestic
airline and most Of the foreign lines
under the United States nag. He Is
an active member Of the President
Interdepartmental Aviation Commit
tee which recommended the creation
of the new Authority.
Mason's Ohices in Cuba.
Mr.. Mason, although listing WASH
ington as his home, is native of New
York, the son Of Grant Mason, noted
railroad industrialist. During the past
10 years he has been manager Of the
Cuban division of Pan-American Air
ways, with headquarters in Cuba. He
has been . regular visitor to WASH
ington, however, and Is married, his
wife being the former Miss Jane Ken
dali Of Washington. who was described
by Mrs. Calvin Coolidge as the pref
tiest girl who ever came into the
White House."
Mr.. Hinckley, "right-hand man" Of
Works Progress Administrator Harry
Hopkins in the Western United States,
makes his headquarters in Salt Lake
City but is well known in Washing
ton. His home is in Ogden. Utah,
where he formerly was in the automo-
tive business. He has taken q keen
interest in airways and airport prof.
ects Of the w. p. A. and is credited
with an important part in promoting
aeronautical development in the West.
Mr.. Ryan, fifth member of the Au-
thority, was born in Anderson, Ind,
April II, 1888, attended Butler Col
lege. Indianapolis, 1907-09, and Har-
ward University and Harvard Law
School. He was instructor in Latin
1t Butler and assistant in history and
government at Harvard and Radcliffe
College. He began the practice OF law
in Anderson in 1918 and entered pub.
lie life Is States attorney for his
county.
He served in the Army during the
World War and was q member Of the
National Executive Committee Of the
American Legion in 1921 and a can
didate for the United States Senate
in 1926.
Ryan With F. p. C. Since 1s3z.
Mr.. Ryan was appointed q member
Of the Special United States Immigra-
ton Commission in 1923 and, with
Secretary Of Labor Davis, studied the
immigration problem in Europe. He
was appointed general counsel to the
Federal Power Commission in 1882.
Mr.. Hester, administrator, today de-
scribed his appointment as - com-
plete surprise" He said that although
he had appeared before the congress
sional committees handling the legisla-
tion creating the Authority in the ca
pacity Of legislative adviser for the
administration, he had not anticipated
any connection with the Authority.
Mr.. Hester, who lists Missoula, Mont,
as his home, was born in Des Moines,
Iowa. April l6, 1895, and now is in
his twentieth year Of Federal service
in Washington. The Authority will
be the seventh Federal agency in
which he has served. He started in
1919 in the Emergency Fleet Corp,
later serving in the Interior DEPART
ment, Shipping Board, alien property
custodian's once and Justice Depart
ment, where he was . chief attorney
for = number Of years. In 1884 he
was appointed to his present post Is
assistant general counsel in the Treas
ury Department, specializing in Treas
ury legislation before congressional
committees.
Mr.. Hester received his LIB degree