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1911
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IftjGHT FEBRUARY II, 191 I. The Rami &ero Clu. of the lliKited. Kir\gdo. ~m OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting- of the Members of the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom will be held on 1 hursday March 30th, 1911, at 5 o'clock, at 166, Piccadilly, London, W. Notices of Motion for the Annual General Meeting must be received by the Secretary not less than twenty-one days before the meeting, and must be signed by at least five members. Wednesday, March 8th, 1911, is the last day for the receipt of Notices of Motion. Committee. In accordance with the rules, the Committee shall consist of eighteen members. Members are elected to serve for two years, half the Committee retiring annually. Retiring members are eligible for re-election. The retiring members of the Committee are :— Griffith Brewer Prof. A. K. Huntington Major C. de W. Crookshank, R.E. F. K. McClean John Dunville C. F. Pollock Capt. A. H. W. Grubb, D.S.O., R.E. Stanley Spooner Col. H. C. L. Holden, R.A., F.R.S. Any two members of the Club can nominal e a member to serve on the Committee, having previously obtained such member's consent. The name of such member so nominated, with the names of his proposer and seconder, must be sent to the Secretary in writing not less than fourteen days before the annual general meeting. Wednesday, March 15th, is the last day for the receipt of nominations. Members are reminded that a ballot paper for the election of nine candidates to seats on the Committee of the Club will be forwarded to them at least seven days before the date of the annual general meeting. Committee Meeting. A meeting of the Committee was held on Tuesday, the 7 th inst., when there were present:—Mr. R. W. Wallace, K.C., in the chair, Mr. Griffith Brewer, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Col. H. C. L. Holden, R.A., F.R.S., Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. F. K. McClean, Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, Mr. C. F. Pollock, Mr. Stanley Spooner, and Harold E. Perrin, Secretary. Election of Members.—The following members were elected :— Life Members. A. Duckham. Patrick Y. Alexander. H. Massac Buist. Cyril Griffith Brewer. Ordinary Membei s. Lieut, the Hon. Byron Cary, R.N. A. A. Nathan, B.A. Sydney H. Gaskell. Lieut. Wilfred Parke, R.N. A. S. Henderson. H. G. Stanley Robinson. R.J. Isaacson. Lieut.E.M.C.Rutherfoord,R.N. Major J. N. C. Kennedy. James G. Weir. Guy Livingston. Christopher W. C. Wheatley. Lieut.ArthurM.Longmore,R.N. G. Arthur Wingfield. Aviators' Certificates.—The following aviators' certificates were granted :— 53. G. de Havilland. 54. D. G. Cornier. 55. James Vernon Martin (subject to approval of Aero Club of America). The request of the Aero Club de France to grant an aviator's certificate to G. A. T. Woodward was sanctioned. Aeronaut's Certificate.—An aeronaut's certificate was granted to Mr. B. H. Barrington Kennett. Vacancy on the Committee.—Mr. E. Manville, President of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, was unanimously elected to the Committee of the Royal Aero Club in place of the late Mr. Cecil Grace. Competitions Committee. A meeting of the Competitions Committee was held on Monday, the 6th inst., when there were present:—Mr. Mervyn O'Gorman, in the chair, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Col. H. C. L. Holden, R.A., F.R.S., Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. V. Ker- Seymer, Major F. Lindsay Lloyd, Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabizon, and Harold E. Perrin, Secretary. Army and Navy Aviation Prizes.—The draft rules were considered and approved. "Daily Mail" j£10,000 Prize.—The rules were further considered. The rules for aviators' certificates, airship pilots' certificates, and aeronauts' certificates were drafted. The Hon. Alan Boyle. Members will be pleased to hear that the Hon. Alan Boyle is making good progress. On Wednesday he called in at the Club on his way to the Mediterranean. International Aero Exhibition at Olympia. The date of the International Aero Exhibiiion, held by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders under the auspices of the Royal Aero Club, has been altered, and the Exhibition will now open on Friday, March 24th, and terminate on Saturday, April 1st, 1911. Full particulars can be obtained on application to the Exhibition Manager, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, Maxwell House, Arundel Street, Strand, London, W.C., or the Secretary, Royal Aero Club, 166, Piccadilly, London, W. In connection with this Exhibition, a section for models will be organised by the Royal Aero Club, assisted by the Aviation Section of the Automobile Association and Motor Union. Full particulars can be obtained from the Secretary, Royal Aero Club, 166, Picca dilly, London, W. Members of the Royal Aero Club will be admitted free on pro duction ot their membership cards. A room in the Princes' Gallery will be placed at the disposal of the members during the Exhibition. Mr. F. K. McClean. Mr. F. K. McClean, a member of the Committee of the Club, and who has recently placed his aeroplanes at the disp 'sal of the Admiralty, has joined the Government Eclipse Expedition, which is in charge of Dr. W. J. S. Lockyer, a member of the Club, and started to Vanua Island, one of the Fiji Islands, on Wednesday last. The cruiser " Encounter" has been placed at the disposal of the expedition by the Government. The eclipse will take place on April 28th, and Mr. McClean and Dr. Lockyer will return to England about the end of June. Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup. Mr. James Gordon-Bennett, the donor of the Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup, has presented to the Royal Aero Club a silver plaquette of the trophy as a souvenir of the victory of this country in last year's contest. Mr. Gordon-Bennett has also presented Mr. C. Grahame- White with a special souvenir to commemorate his victory. Library. Mr. T. O'B. Hubbard, Mr. J. H. Ledeboer, B.A., and Mr. C. C. Turner have kindly presented to the Rolls Memorial Library a copy of their book "The Aeroplane." Lantern Slides. Mr. W. O. Manning has kindly presented to the Club a number of lantern slides of various aeroplanes at Brooklands. Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup. The Cup, having been won last year by Mr. C. Grahame-White, the nominee of the Royal Aero Club, the race for 1911 wiH be held in England. The exact date and place will be announced later. Each Club forming part of the Federation Aeronautique Inter nationale has the right of challenging the holder, the Royal Aero Club, and such challenge must be received before March 1st, 1911. The Committee of the Royal Aero Club will select the three competitors and reserves representing the United Kingdom. Intending competitors are requested to notify the Secretary on or before February 28th, 1911, 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 Royal Aero Club. HAROLD E. PERRIN. 166, Piccadilly. Secretary Il6
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