Evening star., 1924-09-10
Thousands Who Failed to
See Arrival Given Chance
to See World GirdIers in Ac-
tion Friday.
ROUTE FOR EXHIBITION
FLIGHT is ANNOUNCED
All Other Planes to Be Kept on
Ground Until Smith and Com
panions Return From Cross City
Hop, Beginning at 1:30 PM.
Pilots See President.
BY FREDERICK r.. NEELY.

BY FREDERICK r. NEELY
Washington, disappointed yester-
day because the American Army
world airmen were unable to fly over
the city on their arrival here from
New York will have an opportunity
to see them in the air and on the
ground Friday afternoon, Defense
day. Maj. Gen. Mason NJ. Patrick.
chief of the Air Service, last night
informed the flyers he wanted them
to remain here until Saturday morn
ing when they will hop off for Nc
Cook Field, Dayton, Ohio, in order
to participate in the demonstration.
Lieut.. Lowell H. Smith. command
ing the world flight, was instructed
by Gen. Patrick shortly before noon
today to be over the Capitol at -"
o'clock with his formation, fly down
Pennsylvania avenue to Highway
Bridge, across to Arlington, dron
flowers on the National Cemetery and
then retrace their flight down the
Avenue to Boiling Field and land.
Then, the general said, they are I"
get in waiting automobiles which
will bring them to the Peace Monu-
ment toward the close of the parade.
Their automobiles will be marked
with soaring eagles. the insignia OF
the world flight. The three planes,
Chicago, New Orleans and Boston II
will be the only ones in the air from
1870 o'clock until their task is nm
ished. Therefore, there should he no
mistake on the part of the pubic
in identifying the flyers in the air.
Pilots Meet Presfdent
Accomanied by Secretary of War
Weeks. Gen. Patrick and Brig. Gen.
William Mitchell. assistant chief OF
the Aair Service; the three pilots
Lieut. Smith, Lieut.. Eric Nelson and
Lieut. Wade-called at the White
House shortly after noon and met
President Coolidge for the second
time in as many days. The President
shook hands with the airmen and
again congratulated them on the
success of their mission. He asked
many questions about the flight
through many countries, inquired
about how they landed and thei:
contact with air currents and
weather. The meeting lasted only
short time and then the aviators
We're taken back to Gen. Patrick's
office to make further plans for the
route to the coast.
The itinerary, Lieut.. Smith said.
has not been decided formally. Gen.
Patrick will be presented with mate
rial concerning the proposed airway
across and it will be for him alone
TO decide later.
Lieut. Nelson who was forced down
yesterday at Halethorpe, Md, prob
>ably will get out to his plane som"
time this afternoon and if the new
motor has been installed will fly il
into Boiling Field. He was to have
left early this morning. but mis-
understanding arose as to the auto
mobile transportation and he was
forced to wait a few hours before
again attempting to leave. Then.
just as he was about to get into
machine with Capt. L. G. Meister, in
whose De Haviland the pilot of the
New Orleans fini he'd the flight yes
terday. a telephone message was re-
ceived stating Gen. Patrick wanted
to see the pilots in his office after
they had breakfasted. Back into his
best. uniform jumped Nelson, while
Capt. Meister went to Halethorpc.
Lieut.. Jack Harding jr.. assistant
pilot of the New Orleans, went to his
plane early this morning with Lieut..
Z. L. Harmon.
Dine In Hotel Room.
The flyers dined in their rooms with
Capt. and Mrs. Burdette S. Wright
and then were driven to Gen. Fatrick'S
Office. Into the Training ard War
Plans section, where the world flight
was planned and directed, the pilots
walked and were Immediately stam-
peded by brother officers and civilian
employees who had worked and wor-
ried for many months as they flew
around the globe.
Maps of the United States were
collected and then they were rushed
up to Gen. Patrick's conference room
where work was begun on getting
up recommendations for the flight
across the continent be submitted to
the General. Scarcely had this work
been underway when the word was
passed that they were to meet Secre-
tary of War Weeks and accompanied
by Gen. Patrick and Mitchell drove
up to the War Department.
While waiting for Secretary Weeks
to receive them Gen. Patrick asked
questions of Lieut.. Nelson about his
flight over Baltimore yesterday and
what he would have done if the motor
had gone bad over the city instead
of good field. Lieut. Nelson said he
would have tried to make the river
and drop there but IL not he would
have to take the first street available.
The consequences of such landing
were not discussed.
Lieut. Leslie =. Arnold. assistant
pilot of the fiagplane Chicago ant
Lieut. H. III. Ogden, assistant pilot a
the Boston III went over to Bollinis
Field this morning to check over the
planes and see that they were In
flying condition for Friday. They en-
countered larr- crowds around theih
planes many of whom came by auto
mobile from nearby states.
They seemed especially interested ID
the equipmen. on the ships for the com
fort of the pilots and mechanics on the
long, weary grind across new. unex-
plored countries.
Neither of the two ships now at the
field shows any i'll effects of the long
trip, attributed in great part by Army
officers to the specially constructed