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William Vincent Astor is given chief credit for the new air-route. He has always been interested in speedy methods of transportation by sea and land. In his early youth he met with many accidents, including the notorious smashing of Mrs. Ogden Goelet's car at Newport...
Although the desired number of 80 men for the two new Norton-Harjes sections has not yet been fully obtained, the work of outfitting these two new sections is progressing satisfactorily, owing to the generosity of Robert Walton Goelet '02, who recently offered to finance the new units. Not enough men have enlisted so far for the ambulance driving, however, and members of the University are given an excellent chance to volunteer for this work and sail at once for France. The first 30 men will sail within a week, but these are only a part of the 80 needed...
Announcement has been made by Eliot Norton '85 from the New York office of the Ambulance Corps that the anonymous donor who has offered to provide all the money necessary to run two full sections, the estimated cost for which will be at least $250,000, is Robert Walton Goelet '02, of New York City. The two sections will contain 40 men each, and will sail for Europe as soon as possible. One condition only was made by Mr. Goelet, that the full number of 80 men be obtained in order to make the organization of the two sections...
...Goelet, R, Study law in New York...
Jockeys--R. Goelet '02, A. Iselin '02, V. C. Mather...