Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 2, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 May 1928 — Page 3

MAY 14, 1928

WEEK MARKS TEN TEARS OF U. S. AIR MAIL 63 Cities Served by Kapid Countrv-Wide Network of Sky Lines. Ey JOSEPH S. W/.SNEY United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON. May 14. - The United States today began celebrating “Air Mail Week" in commemoration of the tenth anniversary of using air service for the transportation of mail. Postmaster General New, in designating the week, said air mail service had expanded from a “crawling babe" until now sixtythree cities are served by the modern type of pony express. Air mail service was inaugurated between New York and Washington on May 15, 1918, but this route soon was abandoned because of the time lost between postoffices and flying fields.

Lines Privately Run “This experiment with plants and pilots borrowed from the War Department furnished the nucleus and the experience that later developed the trancontinental system and the widespread network of contract lines today,” New said. “Mail service between the coasts was operated both by plane and train. This service developed until in August, 1923, the great transcontinental service went into effect, bringing New York and San Francisco only about twenty-seven hours away by mail. “The next step was the establishment of an overnight service between New York and Chicago. Then when these two enterprises survived all tests and proved the feasibility of continuous transport by air over long distance without regard to darkness or ordinary adverse weather conditions, the government was ready to step out and let private initiative take over the new system it had developed." Maintain 22 Routes New pointed out there are now twenty-two routes in operation covering a total mileage <jf 9.916 miles. Every day mail pilots fly a distance of 22,110 miles, carrying an average of nearly 5.700 pounds. “Three other routes, already under contract, will add 1.705 miles to the system and four other routes, of 2,279 miles have been advertised,’ New said. NURSES HOLD SERVICES Attend Memorial Rites as Part of Hospital Day Program. One hundred eighth anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale was observed by nurses, members of St. Barnabas Guild, by special memorial services at Christ Episcopal Church Sunday night. Dr. Ernest N. Evans, executive | secretary of the Indianapolis | Church Federation, spoke and special music was provided by the boy's choir under directon of Chegton L. Heath. The special service followed observance of National Hospital day by all hospitals of the city Saturday. Student nurses were guides and took visitors throughout the institutions. At Methodist Hospital a special open house program was arranged. HOLD ARMY REUNION Spanish-American War Veterans Observe Annual Fete. The annual reunion oof the members of Company H, 158 Indiana Infantry, which served in the SpanishAmerican war, met Saturday at the home of Judge Solon A. Enlow, 3728 N. Pennsylvania St. After a social hour, an army dinner was served, and letters from absent members read. Twenty-seven veterans, from Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois, took part in the celebration, which is held each year on the Saturday nearest the anniversary of their leaving Indianapolis, May 12, 1898.

FORM LUTHER LEAGUE Representatives of Fifteen Churches at Organization Meeting. Organization plans and first steps in the formation of an Indianapolis Luther League were made by representatives of fifteen Lutheran churches, meeting at St. Mark’s Lutheran church Sunday afternoon. A constitution was agreed upon William Fizer was elected president; Walter Blaze, vice president; Miss Edith Easterday, recording secretary; George Fisher Jr„ corresponding secretary, and Charles Schieble, Columbus, treasurer. The Rev. J. Albert, president of the league in Indiana, spoke at a dinner following the meeting. AUTHOR AVIATION FAN Morris Believes South Sea Air Line Not Distant. fin United Press _ , DEL MONTE, Cal., May 13. Gouverneur Morris, noted novelist, is an aviation enthusiast and declares that the day not tar distant when aerial transportation between t{ie South Seas and California will be an actuality. The Morrises soon will leave here for their plantation on Tahiti, in the Society Islands. They intend to spend half their time in the South Seas and the other half on the Monterey Peninsula. “And it won’t be long before we are flying back and forth,” Morris said. Mexican Librarians to Visit On their way to the fiftieth annual conference of the American Library Association May 28 to June 2 at West Baden, six Mexican librarians will be guests of the Indianapolis public library. The delegates were appointed by the minister of education of Mexico. While in the country they will visit a number of cities to study American library methods.

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