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The Aero Club of Illinois Office: Room 130, The Auditorium Chicago [[image]] Flying Field Forty-Eight Avenue And Twenty-Second Street Officers Chas Dickinson, Pres. James S. Stephens, 1st Vice Pres. T. Edw Wilder, 2nd Vice Pres. Charles C. Dawes, Treasurer Lee Hammond, Secretary Chance M. Vought, Consulting Eng. Jay J. McCarthy, Chairman of Publicity Committee Associate Directors Wm. Bartholomay Chas E. Bartley Chas. E. Gregory Frank E. Scott Wm. B. Stout M.B. Wells, Prof. Directors Bion J. Arnold R.t. Crane, 3rd. Harold F. McCormick Frank X. Mudd LaVerne Noyes H.H. Porter, Jr. Any of the members of the Aero Club of Illinois may contribute material of news value for publication under the Club Bulletin. Send your items to Jay J. McCarthy, chairman of Publicity Committee, Aero Club of Illinois E.L. Partridge, of the aeronautical constructing firm of Partridge & Kellar, states that he has contracted to build a loop-the-loop Curtiss type of aeroplane for Art Smith, the aviator. It will be equipped with a 75 h.p. Kirkham motor. Tom Benoist is now located in Chicago and has several aeroplanes now in course of construction. He intends to devote most of his time to the building of machines. Glenn Martin was a visitor at the club March 8th. He seems very optimistic over the wonderful future possibilities of aviation. His factory at Los Angeles is kept busy night and day. Art Smith looped the loop 32 times in Grant Park during the afternoon flight. He looped the same evening with a spectacular display of fireworks from his machine, a highly sensational exhibition of dare devil flying. The Association of Fair Secretaries Convention meeting in Chicago booked him for many flights. His manager, William Bastaar, states that Smith will very shortly attempt to break all records for looping-the-loop. Mr. Lawrence, who recently returned from England, where he was in consultation with the War Board and Admiralty, says that great Britain is making wonderful strides in aviation. The factories are working day and night building planes for service on the battle lines. Harold F. McCormick returned from Europe the latter part of February, and after a hurried stay again departted Wednesday, March 10th, to rejoin his family in Switzerland. He was notified of the sudden death of his mother-in-law, Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, and cancelled his passage to attend the funeral. The Aero Club of Illinois extends their deepest sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. McCormick in their bereavement. Jack Vilas proposes to do considerable flying in Chicago this summer. He says that you cant excell Lake Michigan as a haven for hydroaeroplanes. Frank X. Mudd is hereby notified to appear at the club with some new stories on pain of being compelled to listen to some "new" ones by Bion J. Arnold. Miss Katherine Stinson is a frequent visitor at the club. Mr. Partridge, who is building her machine, expects the arrival of the motor very shortly, immediately upon receipt of which Miss Stinson will ship the machine to San Antonio, Texas. where she will loop-the-loop. [[image]] Miss Stinson's Commendable Work MISS KATHERINE STINSON has been flying at San Antonio, Texas, and devoting considerable of her time to promoting interest in aviation in the schools. Every student of the San Antonio schools has been receiving instruction. some by actual rides in the air. Beginning with cadets of the Peacock Military College she has been giving exhibitions for each school in San Antonio, devoting one afternoon to each school. She has allowed each school the priveledge of selecting one of the student body to go up with her as a passenger. The Peacock cadets turned out in full force and in uniform, and marched to the aviation field, where an informal reception was held for them. Taking a circular formation around the aeroplane, in which sat Miss Stinson, one of the cadets, selected by his fellow students, presented the girl aviator with a large bouquet of red and white carnations, making an address of presentation. Miss Marjorie Stinson, a younger sister, who recently obtained an air-pilot's liscense after completing a course in aviation at the Wright school in Dayton, Ohio, also will make practice flights in the Wright biplane. When the accepted "aviation season" opens with the advent of spring, both young women will start out on an exhibition tour. Miss Katherine Stinson will be equipped with a new Wright machine of the latest model, and Miss Marjorie Stinson will use the biplane which they now have at the Fort Sam Houston hangar. As chief assistants and mechanicians to the two girl aviators are their two brothers, one older and one younger than either of the young women. Both of the boys are now being instructed in aviation and expect soon to have pilot's licenses themselves. Miss Katherine Stinson has been visiting Chicago in the past month. Miss Stinson instructing the World's youngest aviatrice Officers Joseph A. Steinmetz, President. William D. Harris, 1st Vice-Pres. William J. Shedwick, 2nd Vice-Pres. George S. Gassner, Secretary. Laurence Maresch, Treasurer. [[image]] Directors Arthur T. Atherholt Henry F. Bamberger Harold H. Knerr William H. Sheahan Walter S. Wheeler Clarence P. Wynne
