Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-11
TWO WORLD filters
REACH WASHINGTON;
ONE IS FORCED DOWN
1t. Nelson Sails in Aboard
Escort Plane for Finish
After Stripping Gears


Eound the earth safely completed
I two of the army world f'iers landed
today at Boiling Field here to receive
a greeting in the name of the Amer
lean people from President Coolidge.
The president, Secretary Weeks and
high government officials of all de-
partments we've present in person
to pay honor to Lieutenant Lowell
II. Smith, flight commander and his
daring comrade, Lieutenant Wade.
Lieutenant Nelson, plotting the
New Orleans, was forced down by
stripped gear ten miles south of Bal
timore and will complete the journey
tomorrow.
Lieutenant Nelson later joined his
comrades at Boiling Field, coming in
an escort plane.
Lieutenant Harding, Lieutenant
the disabled plane.
Coolidge Greets Them
When the planes arrived over Boil
ing field and made their landing, the
big machine in which Major Gen
eral Patrick chief of the air service,
was riding, was mistaken for the
New Orleans in the confusion, and
it was not until this ship was with
drawn from the line and taken to an
Other part of the field that it was
realized that one of the world
cruisers was missing.
Air service officials could not say
what effect the accident to the New
Orleans would have on the schedule
for the emainder Of the flight. 1t
seemed unlikely, however. that the
squadron could get away for Dayton,
Ohio, the next stop, for Il day or
Two
Wild cheering and the sound Of
sirens and automobile no ms greeted
the filters as they came down.
The planes were brought up in
line formation before the president.
T.. President Coolidge received the
world filters as they climbed from
their machines and came up to the
reviewing stands. He smiled as be
shook hands with each man, but
made no address to them, although
he asked a question or two as to
their machines and was assured by
Lieutenant Smith for himself and
his comrades that they were glad
to be here"
The squadron arrived over Wash
,ngton from New York at 2:54 D. nj.
today. They circued over the cit.J,
with field guns below booming in ma
iCnal salute, then headed for Airing
Ion National cemetery to drop flow
ers on the tomb of Americas I'M
known hero OF the World war.
Church CHIMES Ring
There were ten planes in the
squadron as it reached Washington
just as a thundershower broke with
heavy downpour of rain. The two
world cruisers, flying abreast, were
in the center of the group with the
smaller escorting planes, thanking
them. As they appeared the chimes
ut Epiphany church in the city be-
low rang out first in MY Country
',ris of Thee" and then It's a Long,
Lcne Trail"
forced landing at Aberdeen, Md,
seventy miles north of Washingtor,
Interrupted the New York Washing.
ION lap. Fog over the bay and marsh
'egion about Aberdeen, the army ord
\ nance proving ground, compelled the
HERS, who, with their escorts, had
battled against head winds All the
way from New York, to come TO the
2glpunu ter re-Iueling.
RyNSSldent Coolidge and his cabinet,
iWr Mrs. Coolidge and the cabinet
ladHS. weLe at Boiling Field early to
greet the mir heroes on their arrival.
AS word came that they We're de
layed the president decided to stick
it out, abandoning luncheon engage
ments. He had already waited for
hours at the field despite rain and
moist.
Officers at the field had expected
the filters to lunch with them but
promptly invited the president and
Mrs. Coolidge when the chief eXecu-
tive determined to stay on at the
field. Their invitation was as prompt
ly accepted and while the filters were
lunching at Aberdeen Mr.. and Mrs.
Coolidge went to the officers mess
at the field as guests of the air serV-
ice personnel.
Cabinet Also Guests
Cabinet members and their wives
also became the officers luncheon
guests and other high officials of the
government departments and of the
army and navy who had turned out
to pay their own tcibutes to the
world filters. While preparations for
the meal went forward word came
from Aberdeen that the fog was al
ready lifting.
The rain had gone by l p. M, and
the sun, was shining over the city.
At the field the crowd of spectators
damned every point from which the
landing place could be seen and
there seemed 10 be no desire to
> leave
The presidential party had return
ed to the field from the officers
mess and Mr.. Coolidge stood out be-
yond the guard line to watch the
antics of lone scout tumblinG about
high above patrollinE the sky to the
north for first glimpse of arriving
machines
That the capitals greeting might
hold military aspect betItung the
accomplishment Of the army air
service. General Pershing undertook
supervision of a part of the arrange
mentS. and in a personal order dl.
rected the FUN garrison Al Fort Myer
To be paraded and that the troops
stand ut present arms, n salute TO
their comrades Of the air.
troop of cavalry was detailed as
n guard of honor>arouni the tomb
on the terrace Of the memorial
amphitheater at the cemetery, and
troops NJ all other army posts IT
the district were in line for the re-
CCption.