The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
FLYING CONDITIONS
 REPORTED IDEAL
Trip From Eugene, Ore, Delayed By One
 Landing
RECEPTION HALTED
 BY DENSE THRONG
Commander Smith Makes Brief Address Before Leaving
 For Private Luncheon
(By Associated Press )

SEATTLE, Sept. ZS.-Ine American army around-the- world fliers completed the circuit of the globe this after noon, landing at Sand Point Field at 1:36 p. m., Pacific time. They started their flight here April 6.
 Lieutenant Smith was the first to land. He was followed by Lieut.. Wade, then Lieut.. Nelson. The commander land ed at 1:36, the others at 1 ::37 :50 and 1:38:3 :35.
 The conditions on landing and aloft for the fliers were ideal at the Sand Point Field. The sun was shining brightly as the airplanes came down and the weather was, warm. approaching sultriness.
 Major Martin There
 One of the first to greet the three famous airmen and their three me- chanics, Lieutenant Leslie r. Arnold. Lieutenant John Harding, Jr., and Lieutenant Henry H. Ogden. was Ma. jor Frederick l.. Martin. the original commander of the flight. whose air plane met disaster in the Aleutian Is- lands.
 . A family reunion took place on the field a few minutes after Lieutenant Arnold got out of his airplane. He was hugged and kissed by his mother, Mrs. Cora Arnold, and his sister, Mrs Frances Cole, of Spokane, Wash, who had not seen him since he started on the flight that made aviation history.
 The fliers left Eugene. Ore, at 10 :02 a. m., on their last leg and passed over Albany at 10 :35 a. m. Salem, Ore, was sighted at 10 :52 a. m., and the aviators flew over Portland at II :15. {.
 The three world fliers landed at Van couver Barracks, Wash. few minutes after leaving Portland to make adjust ments to Lieutenant Wade's engine The fliers left Vancouver at Il :57 a. m.
 Taxi To Place
 The airplane on landing taxied in a large circle to the reviewing stand with the Chicago at the left, Boston II in the center and the New Orleans at the right.
 Ropes were strung around the famous machines and the reception committee gathered to greet the flyers.
 Lieutenant Smith stepped from the cockpit of his craft and made a short address to the assembled committee The crowd that gathered around the r0ped-off airplanes was so great that the reception at the landing field was curtailed to merely q shaking of hands of the fliers and expressions from the reception committee of glad you are here.' Each of the fliers received at the field large bouquet of dahlias which they took with them to a private luncheon aboard yacht.
 A huge welcome sign one hundred and fifty feet long spelled in letters twenty feet high greeted the aviators as they circled over Sand Point. On the field hundreds of automobiles, whis- ties from scores of boats and yachts anchored on Lake Washington off Sand Point and cheers from the thousands of spectators contributed to the noisy re. turn
 Canada Represented
 Among the vessels in the lake await ing the fliers' arrival was the Canad- ian destroyer Patrician. The officers aboard had been delegated by dominion officials to extend the greetings of the Canadian government officials.
 The world circlers were accompanied on their flight from Eugene by Lieuten- ants J. A. Brookhurst and George w. Goddard, who made a photographic record of the flight across the country and Lieutenant Burdette Wright and Sergeant J. F. Kennedy. LieuteRantt Wright acted as advance officer of ehA flight and he was the first of accom- panying airplaneS to arrive at 12 :55 p. m.
 Following informal ceremonies i'm mediately after the landing, the fliers were taken to Madison park and greeted by approximately 50,000 persons. From here they went by automobile to Volun. teer park for a formal reception. Lieu tenant Smith rode in a car covered with flowers. His name was spelled out with dahlias in front.
 The crowd awaiting the fliers at Volunteer park was estimated at 5O.. 900. Short talks were made here by Major Edwin J., Brown, Lieutenant Governor W. J. Coyle, Rear Admiral C. J. Chase and Major General Charles G. Morton, who represented President Coolidge and Secretary of War Weeks.