Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12

| ALlUttSS1AdOA' lie OeCldTeu. ana neauSu
| home.
This morning as 1 sailed I'D the
Potomac, I wasn't very sorry that |
listened to the Ambassador" Lind
bergh told the audience. And they
| roared their answer back
| The audience of more than 5000 in
vited guests who packed the Audi.
forum from top to bottom, long before
the hour of Col. Lindbergh's arrival.
was wholly representative of cosmo-
politan Washington, Diplomats. high
| Government officials and private
citizens We'd with hundreds of news
paper men, many with nerves jump
| ing from the days work of cover
| ing the story of Lindbergh's arrival
| in Washington in extending thun-
derous welcome TO the guest of
honor.
For a brief interval after the pre-
| liminaries began, the Marine Band
and Roxie entertained the guests I'M
til Col. Lindbergh appeared. Honors
of presiding fell to Avery c. Marks,
jr.., managing editor of the Washing
ton Times and former president of the
National Press Club. After the Ma
rine Band numbers, there was a
varied musical program. broadcast
from the Roxy Theater. New York,
| .. n.
| nouncing.
The announcement that Col Lind
bergh had arrived at about 915
o'clock, was the cause of tremendous
excitement He was escorted to the
platform by the reception committee
| of the National Press Club while
the Marine Band struck up mar
tial air.
OulaIlan Makes Presentation.
| Richard V. Oulahan, chief Washing
ton correspondent of the New York
Times and chairman of the reception
committee, then made a brief address
and presented to Col Lindbergh, on
behalf of his press club associates, an
deliberately prepared scroll. express
! ing q tribute from the American
Press to the aviator's achievement, as
a mote of sincere affection"
Mr. Oulahan declared that the press
of the country had found an inspira-
ton in chronicling the conduct of
''our young ambassador of good will''
as it had found in reporting his
achievement. HE personified to Eu-
rope amazed at the revelation, the real
spirit of America" the chairman said
THE press should be proud then if
in telling the story of this later phase
In the career of an American boy it
brought to the peoples of the world
a new realization that clean living.
clean thinking, fair play and sports
manshfp. modesty of speech and man
ner. faith in mothers prayers, have
a front-page news value intriguing the
imagination and melting emulation.
ana are still potent as fundamentals
of success
Mr. Oulahan then presented the
scroll to Col. Lindbergh It's text.
written by Charles Nicholson, Wash.
Ington correspondent of the New York
World, follows:
THE National Press Club. whose
membership represents the press of
tne united States, in appreciation of
ms epocnal achievement in making
continuous flight from America r.
EUROPE, presents this tribute to col
CHARLES A. Lindbergh on the occa sion
OF It's reception in his honor in the
auditorium. Washington, d. G.. on
me oay OF his triumphal return to his
native land' Saturday, June II. 1927.
answering to Goal.
When the temnests blew Won rose
above them to the calm. ube- VS. t.e
clouds beset you. YOU found natb
petWeen them and the waves tbat
"hatched TO bring you down.
ohSWeFVlng. YOUR compass nointad
~ YOUR goa until Your great achieve
Inent was done. May your life foIIo,,
me course of your glorious fight 7,
me storms OF adversely assaiI vo,,
l,ay you surmount them: If the
clouds OF doubt beset you and the sea
VI sorroWs. that clutches at every
sau.TeIIylng soul. stings you with snin.
oo, go. may you again find the true
course and carry on triumpha ntIv ~
the goal of perfect success.
With these sentiments the press
OF America salutes YOU
postmaster General Harry s. New
LlndDergh's air mail chief. then was
introduced and made a brief addrass
before presenting the aviator with
the first special "Lindbergh" air mail
stamp. honoring his experimenting
nlsht across the North Atlantic. Upon
making this presentation. Postmaster
%eneral New said: Charles A, Lind.
oergh-it Is as pilot in the service
OF the air mail that 1 greet and
would honor YOU"
fhere is no public service in the
world devoted to the peace-time
service of the people whose past and
whose present is attended by the no.
nance that attaches to the history of
the Post Office Department of the
United States" Mr. New added.
Traces Mail Service.
From the single couriers of the
early days who followed the uncer.
tain trails through wood and fen on
horseback and on foot, the nictur.
esque riders of the Pony Express of
a later day. who risked their lives at
the hands OF savage foes in the will.
derness, the drivers who serve amid
the rigors of the frozen North with
dog teams and sleds. to those in
trepid pilots who pierce the night
with the air mail and of whom You
are a worthy representative, the
whole story is set in an atmosphere
or most engaging romance
II mas no titles to bestoW-no
medal it can add to those that have
been given in recognition of your
i splendid achievement There. is one
/ thing. however. it can do that will
everywhere be regarded as most an
propriate. 1t has issued a stamp
designed for special use with the
air mail which bears your name and
a representation of the other member
of that very limited partnership in
which you made your now famous
journey across seas. 1t is the first
time a stamp has been issued in
honor of man still living-a distinc-
ton which you have worthily won
1T is my great pleasure to be
privileged to present to you, and to
the mother who gave you to this
service, the first two copies of this
issue as the best evidence of the en-
during regard of the Post Office De-
partment of the United States.
Kellogg Gives "XVhite Rooix
Secretary of State Kellogg then
followed and presented to Col. Lind
bergh volume containing messages
of congratulations and other similar
exchanges in connection with his
flight, which passed between the
State Department here and the CAPT.