The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-24
ALAAUDIENCE
THRILLS TO
FLYER
Everybody in Town
Helps Welcome Com
lnander Byrd
~ JEAN ELIOT


TOP OF the world, Lieut.. Coundr.
Richard Evelyn Byrd. Y. 8. ~,
told an enormous audience about Il
last evening at the Auditorium
when President Coolidge presented
tbs dashing young explorer with
the Hubbard medal Of the National
Geographic Society.
IT was a good opportunity to see
who was left in town, for everybody
who had the chance was anxious to
take part in this brilliant demon
stration OF welcome to the young flyer
and to. Aviation Pilot Floyd Ben
nett. u. s. NJ, who guided the
great Fckker plane on her historic
CONDUCTED by the National Csc
graphic Society, with scores OL
dixnifaries present as guests OF
the organization, there was Dig
nifty about the exercises which
Sgaa vet enIivened BY 3 spirit Of IN
fornality. The phalanx Of news
T,hotoxraphers attended to that. for
fherA was much n1Srriment at the
Wv IN which the Chief Executive
ma the heroes of the evening took
orders good naturedly from THESE
knights OF the camera.
Mrs. Ccilidge Present
Mrs. Coolidge was with the Presi.
dent. the only woman on the plat.
form In long line ot dignitarles
Including Secretary Wilbur or navy,
Aesistant Secretary Of the Navy
pobinson. Everett sandeEss secre-
fss-v Ia the President, and others
A. a. her elbow was her son,
Iohn Coolidge, q tall.freshA colcreo
la. with an engaging manner ana
IS her graceful gown Of rose
color. with a coat Of brocade Y
- and gold, the First Lady W ...
: dAc0rative asset In the ecneme
~ fhings: ana 1T was pleasant so
vvatcla the play De expression on
iner lace and to note that she, TOO
was feeling the thrill which most
ossthose in the audience were ex-
rer1encing on this historic occaslOn'
Mrs. Byrd Honcred
There were many supplementary
xs,y.tlls last evening to the MAJOR
vehement Of welcoming back the
vo,,nu flyer-explorer who has added.
= rasterially to Americas laltrels.
sTI,k-a Was the kick In discovering
1Fs.a t9vfd. seated uaodestly in the
as,dfencA but reFelIing doubtless IN
: - honors showered upon her nus
hand secretary Wilbur paid hign
Tributes to her, as one TO Whom
MI honor was due In making the
,mwneIition POSSIBLE, ana calleGs On
hnr Ia stand for moment ln heF
rlace. IL she did. she was hidden
from view By those trying e catcn
aalimpse OF her, and the Secretary
broiieilt down the house with MS
remark. "WeiI, wen have to ask
her to come to the platform later.
There are too many other women
Mrs. Robert 3. Peary, widow Of
Admiral Peary. to whom Com
xnander Byrd paid tribute as the
discoyerer of the North Pole. was
e-re~s,,t with her daughter, Mrs.
ESward stafford Marie Anighito
Pearv Stafford called the Snow
Baiy,' because OF her birth beyond
fhe Arctic rim, and another per-
son of conspicuous interest in the
audiences was Anthony FokkeT. de.
@t9iaer OF the plane used by Com.
xnander Byrd in his mmortat
flight.
Mrs. Wilson Looks on
Hars woodrow wilson. widow Of
President wilson, was an interested
member Of the great audience.
hErs. Richard Evelyn Byrd sr.,a
mother Of Commander Byrd, was with
khA explorers wife and others In
khis interesting group were Cover.
nor Harry Byrd OF Virginia. Mrs.
Henry %. Flood, whose late hus-
band. Representative Flood OF Viz
Riria. was an uncle Of the three
Byrd brothers. Tom, Dick and
Harry.
The navy was runePousIy pres
ant 10 do honor to Commander
Byrd. the crisp white uniforms Of
the officers contributing TO the gala
effect Of the house. Uniforms OF
foreign military and naval attaches
added to the 4colorfuiness OF the
picture.
An important diplomatic group
lnclnded the Brazilian Ambassador,
the Italian Ambassador, the Min.
lister Of Hungary, the Minister OF
Switzerland and Nine. Peter, the
Minister of the Kingdom of the
Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the
Minister of the Dominican Repub-
lie and Nine. Aria, the Minister
of Guatemala and Mime. de SAN
chez Latour, the Minister Of Bull
garia, the Minister of the Lith.
unisn Legation, the Charge DAT
faireg and Nine. Chevalier, OF Pan.
anna: the Netherland Charge .d'Af.
flares, the Charge d'Affaires OF
Paraguay and Nine. Ramirez, the
Counselor OF the Legation, Mr..
Lundh and Nine. Lundtl, Of Nor
way; Conidr. Silvio Scaroni, Mrs.
s. AlSamoto, Japanese Embassy, p.
o. de Treschow, Royal Danish L.
CATION.
Among Those Present
Postmaster General and Mrs. New
and the Secretary OF Commerce and
41rs. Hoover were in the audience,
= ana ! glimpsed Secretary Of Labor
Davis hard by Senator Hiram Bing.
ham. Admiral and Mrs. Eberle
were in one Of the boxes, Maj. Gen.
and MIRA John A. Lejeunq in an.
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