New Britain herald., 1924-09-09
President On Field

Washington, Sept. 9.-A forced landing at Aberdeen, Md, 70 miles north of Washington, interrupted the New York-Washington lap of the army world flight today. Fog over the bay and marsh region about Aberdeen, the army ordnance prov ing grounds, compelled the fliers who with their escort had batt!ed against head winds all the way from New York, to come to the ground for re- fueliig.
 President Coolidge and hiE cabinet with Mrs. Coolidge and the cabinet ladies. were ct Boiling field early to greet the air heroes On their arrival. AS word came tilet they were de- layed the president decided 70 stick 1t out, abandoning luncheon engage meuts. ae had already waited for hours at the neid despite rain and mist.
 Officers s.t the field had expected the fiers to lunch wiGl them but promptly invited the president and Mrs. Coolidge when Mr. Coolidge de- termined, to stay on at the field. Their invitation was prcrsptly ac- cepted ard while the fi!ers were luncl1ing at Aberdeen, Nr. ard Mrs. Coolidge vert to the officers mess at the field as guests of the air service personnel.
 Cabinet members and their wives also were tne officers luncheon guests and other high officials of the government departments and of the army and navy who had turned out 10 pay their own tributes to the world fliers.
 It had been raining hard for an hour or more when President Cool ldge left the White House at 1O:45 to go by motor to Boiling field. There was little to promise q break m the clouds before the airmen came soar ing in from the north. The wind from the south was light, however, and would not interfere with their landing.
 The army band was on duty in the flag draped bandstand. The flags of the allied nations formed the color scheme of the decorations.
 The cabinet was in session when the time for the presidents de- partuer for. the field came. By his invitation, all members of his official family who were present at the meeting accompanied him out to greet the young Americans who have aroused the admiration of the world by their daring in blazing the air path clear around the globe.
 An escorting squadron of twelve planes took the air from Boiling field for,Baltimore as an air guard of honor back to Washington. Briga dier General William Mitchell, chief of operations of the air service, was in personal command of the es- cort.
 At the field, President Coolidge sat waiting in his motorcar. More peo- pie ventured out of their shelters to line up around the roped-off landing Uclu anu Ill6 beiuu dsdlh tOph up ito task of entertainment.
 At Arlington a troop of cavalry came up to be station about the tomb of the unknown soldier as a guard of honor at at Fort Myer and down on the White House ellipse artillery men took the breech covers from the guns .n readiness for the salute to the conquerors of the air road around the earth.
 As the weather cleared and the rain stopped, President Coolidge moved up and down the line of off, cial cars at the field chatting with varius cabinet officers. He also in- spected later a. line of airplanes ranked at the field.
 Before one machine the president paused to reach out and grasp the propeller He tugged at it little and air serivce officers dashed for ward to warn him of the danger that lurked in the idle driving me- chanism. He nodded and passed on around the machine, finally climbing up 10 inspect the cockpit. = IContinued on Page lSl