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MOVING PICTURE WORLD
May 27, 1922
Upper left — Unloading at Washington, D. C. Lcarr left — Alfred J. Chalmers alighting after flight. Center — Alfred J. Chalmers and Arthur James about to bid bon voyage to W. P. Milligan, who returned in plane. Upper right — Curtiss Oriole used for trip. Lozver right — All ready for start from Mineola
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"World" Scores Beat in Delivering
Copies to Convention by Airplane
MOVING PICTURE WORLD, in step with its type of enterprise, scored over all competing trade publications in covering the convention of Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America in Washington, and in making delivery on the last day of the convention, Friday, May 12, shortly after the noon-hour and in time to give the delegates and visiting exhibitors a complete report of the proceedings of the convention up to within a few hours of the actual adjournment.
Delivery was made by special Curtiss Oriole airplane, flying from New York to Washington, with Pilot Cogswell driving and Alfred J. Chalmers, vice-president of the Chalmers Publishing Company, in special charge of the copies of Moving Picture World which the plane carried for delivery.
Adverse winds made very fast time impossible, but sufficient time was allowed for and delivery was made early enough to fully carry out the plans as laid down.
Moving Picture World thereby outstripped all contemporaries and contained more actual
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This copy of Moving Picture World is delivered by airplane from New York to Washington in compliment to M. P. T. O. A.
EACH COPY BORE THIS BAND OF IDENTIFICATION