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Show speakers tell of the progress mado- in the science of navigating tho air and predict event more remarkable developments. de-velopments. Rear Admiral Bobert E. Peary was one of the speakers who dwelt optimistically opti-mistically on the future development of aviation. Its past record hnd convinced con-vinced him. he said, that within five years trans-Atlantic and circumterras-trll circumterras-trll flights would bo possible. He did not discount, however, the difficulties diffi-culties to be encountered in this, and declared that In order for a flight to the North Pole a machine would have to travel 1000 miles without a stop. Allan R. Hawley, the president of the club, read a telegram from Orviilc E. Wright, In which the aviator predicted pre-dicted a great year for the sport. Mr. Hawley presented to Ralph II. Upson Up-son a gold medal for his victory in the international balloon race last year and the aviation medal of merit to R. A. D. Preston, aid to Mr. Upson Up-son In the contest. J. B. R. Ver-planck Ver-planck also received a medal for winning win-ning the flying boat cruise from Chicago Chi-cago lo Buffalo by way of the Great Lakes. |