Show May Honor Monor Pilot J Ja Pu P Woo dward n In Naming Local Loca Aerial Mail Field I in Favor of Sentiment Recognition tion Lion Manifest at Meeting of Salt Lake City Commission I John P. P Woodward 26 26 aerial mail mall pilot who was killed November 6 G when he was vas forced to land b between tween Salt Lake and Laramie Wyo Wyn may be honored in the naming of ot th the the- aerial mail field which is to be dedicated with fitting ceremonies tomorrow At a meeting of the city commissIon commission commission commis commis- sion today toda sentiment was strongly in favor of naming the landing field Woodward field or Woodward park parle but final decision was postponed postponed postponed post post- until a conference can cin be had with Colonel J. J A. A Jordan of the aerial mall mail service who will be bo in Salt Lake tomorrow for the dedication tion ceremonies R. R N. N Young and Nathaniel Nathaniel Nathaniel Na Na- thaniel Jackson represented the Commercial Commercial Com Corn mercial club clui at today's meeting of the commission Woodwards Woodward's last flight was made from the Salt Lake aerial mail field which it is now proposed should be named for him He left Salt Lake at 1130 1110 a. a m rn November 6 while a snowstorm was was' was was' in progress lit progress and It ft was b believed that the accident occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc curved when he attempted to make a landing Searching parties from Laramie Laramie Laramie Lara- Lara mie found the Wreck Wreck where the plane had crashed into a ledge of rock At of the accident Woodward Woodward Woodward Wood Wood- ward had been in the Western division of the service three months He lIe carried carried car car- ried ned the first firs mail mall from Salt Lake to the west by airplane and made what was described as one of the most daring flights attempted when he flew from Rock Wyo Wo to Cheyenne in a dense fog He served in the the- United States aviation corps in France three thred years Other names under consideration at atthe atthe atthe the meeting for the field were field J were those of Jedediah Grant first mayor of ot Salt Lake General Richard W. W Young Sam C. C Park Fisher Harris Salt Lake Lakefield Lakefield Lakefield field and Jordan field In honor of Colonel Jordan It is planned to have the cadets of ot the East and West Vest High schools take part in the dedicatory exercises There will be an automobile an-automobile parade to the landing field for the exercises and there will be bc a banquet at p. p m. m at the Commercial club Representatives Representatives Repe- Repe of the postoffice department department depart depart- ment meat the aerial mail mall service commercial commercial commercial commer commer- cial clubs of ot the state and local citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens will participate |