West Side YMCA Aeronautic Alumni Association
The West Side YMCA's Aeronautic Alumni Association was formed 16 Jan. 1910 by some dozen members of the Y's October 1909 graduating class in aeronautics to encourage the study of aviation and afford a means for the interchange of ideas among the members. At the first meeting a resolution was passed that the alumni build a biplane for two passengers and work by six of the members was soon underway in a large loft of an undisclosed building; by May a dozen members were working on the biplane. The members intended to invent and build a steering apparatus that would not interfere with the Wright patents.
Initial officers were Dr. Rex C. Northwood, president and Francis C. Wilson, secretary and treasurer. The association was one of the 10 to 12 founders of the American Aeronautical Federation, 22 June 1910. The club took in a number of new members with the graduation of the 1910 class. The new officers included E. P. Hopkins, president; O. J. Peterson, vice president; M. W. Ehrlich, secretary; and Joseph A. L'Bal, treasurer. The club met monthly at the West Side Y.
Sources
- 1910 NYT, 17 Jan, 27 Mar., and 3, 23-25 June; 1910 Aircraft, 1 May; 8 Aeronautics (NYC) 110 (1911)
| Organization names | West Side Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Aeronautic Alumni Association |
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| Country | US |
| City | New York, New York |
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| Scope | Special |
| Started aero | 1910 |
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- Address: West Side YMCA, West 57th Street, New York City
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