Abstract :
The presentation of the John Fritz Medal to Orville Wright took place at a meeting in the Auditorium of the Engineering Societies Building, May 7th, 1920. Mr. Charles F. Rand presided and, after calling the meeting to order, announced the award of the John Fritz medal to Mr. Orville Wright for his achievement in the development of the airplane. Mr. Rand explained the origin and establishment of the medal in 1902 in honor of John Fritz of Bethlehem, Pa., and read the list of distinguished men to whom this medal had been previously awarded.
