Evening star., 1940-05-24
Gen. Marshall Added
10 List Of Speakers
In Aviation Forum
Army Chief Of Stoff
Expected to Tell Problem.
Of Defense Program

Gen. George G. Marshall. Army
chief Of staff, today was added to
the list OF speakers at the opening
session of the National Aviation
Forum In the Departmental Audi
torium Monday morning He is ex-
pected to outline outstanding avi-
alton problems in connection with
the new national defense program.
Grove Webster, chief Of the Pri-
vate Flying Development Division,
Civil Aeronautics Authority, which
is expected to play large part in
the future aid defense training pro-
gram If Congress approves legisla-
ton now pending, also will be
speaker at the opening session.
One Of the most important
air defense radio forums yet ar
ranged will be held from 7 to 8
pm. Sunday and will be broadcast
over the Mutual Broadcasting Sys-
TENS coast-to-coast hookup. Those
joining in the round table discus
sion will be Maj. Gen. Henry H.
Arnold, chief Of the Army Air Corps;
Rear Admiral John H. Towers, chief
of the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics;
Robert H. Hinckley, chairman Of
the Civil Aeronautics Authority, who
has been appointed as the personal
representative of President Roose-
velt in the forum; Col. John H.
Jouett. president of the Aeronautical
Chamber of. Commerce; DR.. VAN
nevar Bush, chairman of the Ma
tional Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics, and Capt. Gill Robb
Wilson, president of the National
Aeronautic Association.
Questions to Be Invited.
Ernest Lindley, Washington COL
umnist, will act as chairman OF the
radio forum. which will be broadcast
from the Willard Hotel. The broad
cast Will be open to delegates to the
National Aviation Forum and ques-
tions from the floor will be invited.
The pre-forum program will be-
gin with a special aviation fashion
show and dance at l pm. tomorrow
in the Pail Mall room of the Raleigh
Hotel Costumes for flying, and
feminine wearing apparel appro-
pirate for travel by air, will be dis
played in the fashion show under
direction Of Miss Helene l.. Kravadze.
Washington fashion authority and
member of The Star advertising
staff. Miss Margo Tanner and Miss
Cecile Hamilton. local members of
the Ninety Mines, national organ
tzation OF women pilots. and Miss
Ethel M. Fistere will be represented
in the show.
The formal forum program will
begin at 3 pm. Sunday with a ma
tional aviation exhibition at Boiling
Field. One hundred and twenty
five manufacturers and a number
Of Government departments have
entered exhibits to provide a COM
plete review Of American aviation
progress. The show will continue
until 6 pm. Sunday and will be
open from to II pm. daily Mon
day. Tuesday and Wednesday. Be-
cause of necessary military opera
tions, the field will not be open to
the public except during these hours.
Model Show Sunday.
A model aircraft show for national
trophies and awards also will be held
from to pm. Sunday in the area
between old and new Boiling Fields.
Delegates to the forum will be
registered in the lobby Of the Com
merces. Department Sunday and
Monday. At the same time they
will vote for the most popular air
line stewardesses on the basis Of
100 photographs representing the
stewardesses of the major domestic
airlines. The girl receiving the
largest number of votes will be re-
lieved from duty on her particular
airline and flown directly to Boiling
Field to act as queen of the forum
and exhibition. A similar contest
for stewards may be held, with
feminine delegates casting ballots.
A forum speaker Is expected to be
Comdr. Charles E. Rosendahl, out
standing naval airship authority,
who has just been ordered relieved
of duty as second in command of the
cruiser Milwaukee and assigned to
duty in the Office of the Secretary of
the Navy, effective May u, to ad-
wise the Navy Department on an
airship program. Comdr. Rosen-
dahl will speak Wednesday morning
on The Case for the Airship To-
davo