The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-21
BOSTON 10
BE FIRST
SEEM
Army and Navy Already Have
Great Series 81 Receptions
in Preparation
By STEWART JACKSON,
international News Service.


Preliminary plans for gigantic
celebration and reception to well
come the American round-the-
world fliers back to United States
soil when they land at Boston
about August is were made today
BY the War Department, the Army
Air Service, and the Navy De-
partment in conjunction with State
and municipal authorities in the
Bay State.
High Officers to Attend.
Secretary OF War Weeks indi-
Gated today that he would be
present and Major General Mason
Patrick, chief Of Air Service, will
head a squadron Of planes which
win ny from Boiling Field here to
the Boston air port, where the
flyers win land. Other dignitaries,
including the. governor OF Massa-
chusetts, the mayor Of Boston, high
army and civilian officials, will be
present.
The plans are now in the hands
Of Major Henry C. Pratt, Of the of
flee Of the chief of Air Service,
Lieutenant L.. r. Knight, Air Serv-
Ice officer at headquarters, First
Corps Area, Boston, and q. COM
mittee Of State and Boston officials.
Reception In Capital.
While the flight will not be ended
until the three planes have reached
San Diego, California. their start
ing point the real official welcome
TO the aviators will be held in
Washington when they arrive here
on their way West, It was officially
announced today. After leaving
Boston where they will remain only
one day, and will change from pon-
9pons to wheeled landing gears. tho
ships will fly to Mitchell Field,
Mineola, Long Island, remaining
there one day and then leave for
Boiling Field, near Washington. A
reception is being planned by the
City OF New York and it is UNI
derstoodi that the aviators viii be.
entertained there by the Press Club
ut a dinner. s.
A flight of planes headed by
Major General Patrick will meet
the flyers on their departure from
New York and will escort them all
of the way to Washington. A re-
ception will be held at Boiling Field
and it is hoped that President
Coolidge will be able to personally
greet the flyers at the field. Sec
rotary Of War Weeks, and other
members Of the Cabinet will be
present and the six airmen will be
escorted in automobiles to the
White House or the War Depart.
ment.
End At San Diego.
The flyers will be in Washington
two nights and one day and
present plans contemplate giving
the tired aviators the first night to
themselves. A big official reception
and banquet is being planned for
the second night at which Pres
ident Coolidge and the members Of
the Cabinet and War and Navy De-
partment officials are to be invited.
The planes will leave the next
morning for Dayton, Ohio. The
next stop will be st. Joseph,
Missouri, the third at Cheyenne,
Wyo., sthe fourth at Salt Lake City,
and the fifth at the official end Of
the flight, San Diego. Receptions
are being planned for the men in
eaeh Of these cities. After spending
several days at San Diego, the
planes will fly north through Sacra-
lnento to Seattle where celebrations
have been arranged at various
Pacific Coast points. After resting
several days at Seattle the aviators
will return to Washington.
Plans were being made tonight by
the Navy Department to send the
dirigible airship Shenandoah north
to meet the flyers as they approach
the coast Of Maine and enter United
States territory and il these plans
are completed Secretary OF the
Navy Wilbur probably will be q
V4o ocancays IN The nV.off