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saber. And Il can use 1t, too, be-
cause ! always was borrowing some
body's when we had to have them.
From there we went to the public
park and received watches. the like
Of which I've never seen. Each watch
had our initials engraved on the
back and. well, here, take a look at.
it, will you? ct was beauty.)
Then they gave us each a white
gold mesh bag and a Paul Revere
bowl Ca large wide silver piece
which, 1t is said. is rapidly SUPER
ceding the loving cup) inscribed
with. our names.
Following this they gave Wade
the flag of the City of Boston and
each pilot these silk American flags.
And the mayor made a fine speech
urging more appropriations for avia-
tion and boosting it with all his
might. Again in the automobiles we
were whisked back to the hotel
where you gee US now"
Pass Cheering 1hronss.
Crowds had gathered as the time
for their arrival at the Copley Plaza
Hotel arrived. Through cheering
throngs the pilots made their way
to the entrance and found the corri-
admirers. Each person rushed to
shake their hands and the express
sions on the pilots faces could be
lfkened to the scared schoolboy on
Ills Friday afternoon recitation debut
These men who had fought through
and conquered death again and again
were frightened by the public who
desired nothing more than to touch
their greasy soiled garments. In
hal cute 1f
found veritable tons Of kilograms and
letters. The outstanding one was
from the Prince of Wales extending
my hearty congratulations" Silence
occasioned by the readings of the
messages was broken occasionally by
some such exclamations as Arnold
uttered: Well what do you know
about that-here's one from an old
professor of mine who used to take
every day" Arnold also received a
very endearfng message from Pris-
ella Dean. dated Hollywood.
Smith Gives Up Reading.
Tonight the name Of Arnold's sweet
heart was in electric lights from a
local theater-a mere coincidence
Smith was swamped more than the
rest He finally had to give up read =
ing.
Capt BILLY" STREET., Gen. Patrick s
aide. and Lieut.. Lester ]. Maitland,
both Of Washington, the latter aide
to Dwight +. Davis, Assistant Secre-
tary OF War. and a few other Office rs
were in the room along with your
correspondent, the only newspaper
man who was passed off before the
guards as "Arnold's cousin
Maj. Dargue of the chiefs Office in
Washington, the officer who taught
Gen. Patrick how to fly. hurried up
some sandwiches in answer to the
general cry. When do we cat" and
acted as waiter to the boys as they
read their kilograms. They hustled
together all the jewelry and valu-
ables presented to them during the
day and deposited them in the hotel
safe.
have seen the flyers on virtually
every hop they made since leaving
Brough, England, but never did their
faces exhibit such happiness as today.
But that radiant beam soon was
dulled, II not killed. They were in
formed that Lieut.. Alex Pearson. one
Of the best pilots in the Army, and
a test pilot at McCook Field. Dayton.
Ohio, was killed at Fairfield. Ohio. a
few days ago in the Navy Curtiss
racer which he was testing. To use
would not express the feelings of the
pilots when they heard that Alex,
with few peers as a pilot and none
as gentleman and friend. had
passed on.
Was to Have Raced.
Alex was to have flown in the
Pulitzer races this year. having been
forced out last year at st. Louis
shortly after taking off, due to a
sprung crankshaft. Then Lester Matt
land, Boiling Fields crack pilot who
carried Assistant Secretary Davis in
a formation Of IL planes up to Old
Orchard, Me, landed on the beach and
then returned to Boston-who was in
the final few in the process OF elimi-
nation to select the world flyers
walked up to Wade of Boiling Field
and said:
Leigh, on behalf OF the boys az
old Boiling I want to tell you we
are proud of, you and we think you
are wonderful"
Wade blushed. swept the compli-
ment aside ard replied: How Is the
old lousy bunch there. Mait?"
Maitland also approached Smith
and told him he would be willing to
"cut both legs off now to be in your
shoes"
Smiths reply to that was: II