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I/OIE JANUARY 8, 1910- 11b of tit in OFFICIAL iSOTICES TO MEMBERS Committee Meeting. A Meeting of the Committee was held on Tuesday, the 4th inst., when there were present :—Mr. Roger W. Wallace, KC, in the Chair, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Mr. Martin Dale, The Earl of Hardwicke, Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. V. Ker - Seymer, Mr. F. K. McClean, Mr. C. F. Pollock, Mr. Stanley Spooner, and Joint Secretaries, Capt. E. Claremont, R.N., and Harold E. Perrin. New Members.—The following new members were elected :— Reginald L. Alderson. C. Shirreff Hilton. John L. Ames. F. H. Hoare-Ward. Alfred Armitage, M.A., J. P. Albert Edward Hodgson. Frank Amos. Capt. A. G. S. Hunt. Capt. S. C. G. F. Astell, A. J. Jimenez. D.S.O., J.P. Joseph Jimenez. Sir H. B. Bacon, Bart. Tohn C. Keen. Mrs. R. M. Balston. Capt. L. R. Kelly, R.A. J. W. Beynon. Lieut. E. St. George Kirke, R.E. L. F. Beynon. J. G. A. Kitchen. Prof. John Harvard Biles. Miss Dorothy Levitt. Victor Blagden. H. H. L. Lewis. B. G. Bouwens. Alexander Macdonald. C. Vernon Boys. Sidney Macdonald. Charles W. H. Brand. H. M. Maitland. Ernest Brocklehurst. E. Manville. Rev. Henry Cleeve Brocklehurst. Reginald T. Naish. H. G. Burford. Harry Derbyshire Norris. Ernest J. Coles. G. H. Olliver. G. Terry Crisp. W. H. M. Pattisson. E. Ayerst Davies. G. Bettesworth Piggott. Lieut. Gervase Disney. Hon. Lady Shelley. E. W. Dixon. Tohn Sillars. Sidney M. Edwards. Lt. H. T. Smith-Dorrien, R.N. C. C. Ellis. W. John Songhurst. Thomas Grant Fletcher. J. H. Spottiswoode. P. Neill Fraser. R. G. W. H. Stone. Roy C. L. Fuller. Ernest S- Strong. Charles Gairdner. Capt. Sueter, R.N. Commander Guy Gamble, R.N. Capt. C. R. Sylvester-Bradley. S. A. Gibbons. Frederick Cecil Thorn. John E. Gibbs. Sir John Thornycroft, LL.D., W. Lawton Goodman. F.R.S. Col. Grantham. Howard W. Trollope. Maj. F. Egerton Green. T. P. Wade-Brown. F. Green. W. E. W. Wallace. Baxter Greig. L. C. Wallach. G. H. Greswell. John D. Wardrop. Lieut. R. H. Clark Hall, R.N. Thomas Winch. L. G. Hawker. A. C. G. Young. T. M. Hawker. Clyde Young. Eric B. Henderson. Membership and Subscription, The Committee of the Aero Club, at their meeting on the 4th inst., decided that after the next election, which takes place on the nth inst., all new members will be required to pay an Entrance Fee of Two Guineas and an Annual Subscription of Two Guineas. New Premises. The Club premises, at 166, Piccadilly, have been removed to the third floor (electric lift). Reading and smoking rooms are provided for members. These rooms occupy a unique position facing Bond Street, and the committee hope that members will now make use of the Club. Refreshments, teas, &c., can be obtained. International Aviation Meetings, 1910. A meeting of the Bureau of the Federation Aeronautique Inter nationale will be held in Paris on Monday, the 10th inst., for the purpose of settling the dates for the International Aviation Meetings or 1910. Mr. R. W. Wallace, the Chairman, and Captain E. Claremont, one of the joint Secretaries, will represent the Aero Club at the meeting. Aero Club Challenge Cup. The Committee have awarded the Aero Club Challenge Cup, presented by Mr. John Dunville, to the Hon. Mrs. Assheton Harbard, whose balloon trip, on December 18th, from Battersea to Hagen, Prussia, was the longest journey accomplished during the year 1909. Mrs. Harbord therefore holds the cup ,, until December 31st, 1910. Death of M. Delagrange. The news of M. Delagrange's death reached the Aero Club during a meeting of the Committee, and a telegram expressing sympathy was immediately despatched to the Aero Club de France. Aviation Pilot Certificates. The Hon. C. S. Rolls and Mr. A. Mortimer Singer having com plied with the rules of the Aero Club de France have been granted aviation pilot certificates on the recommendation of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom. These members are the first Englishmen to obtain pilot certificates- in connection with flying machines. The Aero Club of the United Kingdom are now considering the rules for issuing similar certificates, and these will be published at an early date. Library. The Committee of the Aero Club thinking it desirable to form a Library, will be very pleased to hear from any member who would wish to present any books on the subject of aviation. Pictures. Several members have kindly presented pictures for the smoke room. Any further presentations will be greatly appreciated. The Gordon'Bennett Balloon Race. This race will take place in America in 1910, probably about October. The Committee of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom will select the three competitors to represent the Club, and intending candidates are requested to notify the Secretary on or before February 22nd, 1910, of their willingness to compete if chosen. Applications must be accompanied by a cheque for .£20, the entry fee, which amount will be returned should the competitor not be selected. Candidates must be members of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom. The full rules governing the contest can be obtained from the Aero Club of the United Kingdom. Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup. This Cup, in 1909, having been won by America, in accordance with the rules the competition in 1910 will take place in the United States. In order to comply with the regulations it is necessary, if the Aero Club of the United Kingdom desires to contest the Cup, that the challenge should reach America by 1st March, 1910. The CommiLtee of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom will select the three competitors to represent the Club, and intending candidates are requested to notify the Secretary on or before February 22nd, 1910, of their willingness to compete, if chosen. Applications must be accompanied by a cheque for ^20, the entry fee, which amount will be returned should th; competitor not be selected. Candidates must be members of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom. The full rules governing the contest can be obtained from the Aero Club of the United Kingdom. Additional Flying Ground. The Aero Club have made arrangements with the proprietor of grounds at Eastchurch, to be used as an auxiliary flying ground for their Members. The ground is situated within half a mile of Eastchurch Station on the Sheppey Light Railway, and the same railway facilities will apply as at Shellbeach. The surface of the ground is very level and free from ditches. A limited number of sheds may be erected on the grounds, and full particulars can be obtained from the Secretaries of the Club. Designs of sheds must be submitted to the Committee of the Aero> Club in the first instance. E. CLAREMONT, CAPT. R.N., HAROLD E. PERRIN, 166, PiccadiUy. Joint Secretaries. 24
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