This Day in History: 1926-06-29
The Fortitude Fellowcraft Club of Ramsey gave a surprise party for about 75 guests, about half of those invited to a mystery event. No one knew in advance what was to transpire, but all seemed to enjoy the revelry and food which followed. Two highlights of the evening were informal talks by Congressman Perkins and Harold Kinkaid of Waldwick who exhibited photographs Randolph had taken in the recent aviation investigation in Washington. Kinkaid was recently released from Spitsbergen, Norway where he had been the mechanic in charge of Admiral Byrd’s plane before his recent flight over the North Pole on May 9th. Byrd made his flight just two days before Amundson, the first man to reach the South Pole, duplicated Byrd’s feat in a dirigible. Kinkaid provided many inside tips about the flight which had not appeared in the newspapers. (Bristow)