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events, were content to rest Thursday when they discovered that Old Man Weather had arranged such a schedule for the entire day. Ships left on South Mountain remained there throughout the day and are still there this morning, while three gliders sent to East Hill failed to get into the air. [[first column]] During the lull in activities con- test officials and aviators devoted much of their attention to hospital patients. [[underlined]]Major William L. Our- cell has improved to such an ex- tent[[/underlined]] that his transfer [[underlined]]to New York but[[/underlined]] awaits the approval of Dr. Leon Hamilton. Sherman P. Voorhees, director of the National Glider Association, [[underlined]]interested F. Trubee Davison, formerly assistant secretary of War for Aeronautics, in arranging for an aerial United States Army ambulance to come to Elmira to transfer the patient.[[/underlined]] Visits Her Husband Mrs. Thomas Phillips, wife of Captain Phillips [[underlined]] of the Panama Canal Zone, arrived in Elmira with[[/underlined]] their 10-year-old son. She was met at the station by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Heath, who are entertaining her and the boy during their stay here. The captain was greatly cheered when they reached the hospital and the meeting was most touching. Mrs. Phillips is remain- ing at her husband's bedside con- stantly and Thursday night doc- tors in charge reported an im- provementmin the patient's condi- tion. Mrs. Phillips has summoned a New York City surgeon to con- sult with the Elmira surgeons. [[underlined]]Captain Phillips has won the pro- found admiration of the doctors, nurses, contest officials and pilots by his flat refusal to admit the seriousness of his[[/underlined]] condition. When at [[underlined]]the very verge of[[/underlined]] of death he de- clared he [[underlined]]would not release his hold upon life and[[/underlined]] battling every instant gave the surgeons such confidence that they predicted he would live when such a thing did not seem possible. Thursday, fol- lowing the arrival of his devoted wide and interesting son, he showed such improvement that members of the hospital staff said the turn- ing point in his condition had been reached. Is Real Soldier The captain is very ill and has a long and difficult road to travel before he is able to return to his duties in the United States Army, but that he will return no one now doubts. His spirit, his fortitude and his appreciation of kindnesses extended by the staff at St. Jo- seph's Hospital have endeared him to every one. He has reflected nothing but honor upon the mili- tary service he represents and in future years will be remembered by all interested in the Second Annual National Gliding and Soaring Contest as "every inch a soldier." One of the interesting events at the airport Wednesday, was a spe- cial glider show out on by the American Glider Champion, Alfred E. Hastings, for P. K. Rochester, general manager of the Eastern Division of the Pennsylvania Rail- road, who arrived here with his staff on a special train. After C. E. Brinser, superintendent of the Elmira Division, joined the party the special train was sidetracked at the airport and Mr. Hastings put on his show, Mr. Rochester ex- pressing the utmost interest in gliding and praising Elmira's prog- ressiveness in securing such a con- test. To Honor Guests The aviation committee of the Association of Commerce is making plans to entertain visiting glider [[second column]] This rule states that a pilot fly- inf for duration and taking off via airplane tow must lad within 500 meters of a line dropped perpendi- cularly from a point where he is released from the airplane. As Hastings was released above the airport and landed there, he comes under this ruling. By his flight Hastings takes the record from Jack O'Meart who established an official Amerii- can duration record here last year with a flight of six hours, 20 min- utes. There have been several longer flights than this, Hastings himself, making seven hours and 43 minutes in last year's contest but these have not been official. Status in Doubt Martin Schempp of Pittsburgh Pa., possibly may have made a new American distance record yester- day but this will not be known for some time. Shcempp took off from South Mountain and landed two hours later at Milan, Pa., a distance of approximately 22 miles. The recent American distance [[underlined]]record is held by A. C. Haller of Pittsburgh, Pa.,[[/underlined]] who made a flight of 21 miles here last year. Contest officials had not yet determined this morning whether Shcempp's flight had beat Haller's. It is still doubtful, officials stated, whether Schempp will be allowed to hold an American record. The Pittsburgh entrant, formerly a Ger- man citizen has taken steps to- wards becoming an American. He has only taken out first papers so he is not officially recognized as an American citizen. Contest officials have asked a ruling on this. H v d o r E n f g n a C S C U I H M F O th co [[third column]] [[image; appears to be of legs and grass; labeled: Here are pictured the interesting children of Mrs. Ralph S. Ba Washington D. C., who is one of the pilots entered in the Secon nual National Gliding and Soaring Contest. The young man right is in Elmira with his mother, while the little girl, who years of age, remained in Washington with her governess. She ly won a prize in a children's play contest which featured a par hundreds of little folks. Mrs. Barnaby is pooed indeed of her and finds it difficult to discuss aviation, her hobby, without me ing the younger folks' interest in aerial travel and activities]]
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