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and flew around in oops and spirals
in his honor
Can't. Richard D. White, naval at
tache, represented the American en-
bassy at the arrival. He had dig
embassy car with him to take Llnuy
to Paris, just as soon as the borrowed
plane in which the flight from Eng
land was made was taken care OF 10
the satisfaction of the flyer.
JoyfulIy Greets Mahoney.
Among the first to rush to greet
Cant, Lindbergh was Benjamin Ma
honey, president of the Ryan firm,
which built the Spirit of st. Louis, the
Transatlantic plane. He had been at
the airdrome since dawn, despite 1og
and a cold wind, and many times mao
turned his eyes aloft for slght Oh
the plane. In the interim he was
taken about the field by the COM
mandant and shown the types or
French commercial planes In daily
use on the air routes.
The greeting between Llndbergn
and Mahoney was joyful one. lhey
clasped hands and congratulated eacn
other on the success or the trans
atlantic exploit. 1t was only snort
conversation, however, for. after see
ing the plane in the hangar, Llndy
jumped into the embassy car ana was
off to Paris.
At the time of the landing a taxi
cab arrived on the held compieteiy
filed with flowers, tributes from i-ind-
bergh's French friends and admirers.
May Name Street 'Lindbergh."
"Rue Charles Lindbergh" will be
the name of a Paris street II f'ernanu
Laurent, municipal councillor, has MS
way.
lie told the newspaper Excelsior
that he would propose that one OF the
citys two new arteries be named lor
the American aviator ana the otneI
he given the name 'Nungesser'Coh'
in honor of the two french myers
who started on a TRANSATLANTIC flght
fro,n paris to New York early in May
and of whom nothing has been heard
since. In this way, NJ. Laurent de-
clsred. the American hero would De
associated with two great trench-
mon who by showing him the route
prepared for his success.
If the municipal council accepts the
nroposal. Lindbergh will have an
honor not yet conferred on France
war premier NJ Glemenceau; Marshal
Foch OF Premier Poincare'
Luncheon Guest of AyiatOrs.
Cant. Lindbergh was honored by his
fellow airmen on his farewell day IN
Paris. He had luncheon with 800
ayiators under the trees or the Bols
de Boulogne, near the Clos Norman.
clubhouse of the International League
of AyiatorS, Of which Col. Clifford Il.
Harmon is president.
Most of those at the tables fought
in the air during the World War and
a number served with the American
I,afayette EScadrile. DR. Edmund l..
Gros. chief orga niZer of the escadrille,
in the name of his comrades, present
ed Lindbergh with the medal and pin
of the squadron.
DIR. eros told of the mothers Of
two French aviatOrs killed in the war
watching capt Lindbergh in his flight
over Paris. One, weeping, remarked
TO the other: at is as though "A spirit
Of our lost sons was returning 10 us.
Capt. Iindbergh. replying, declared
the medal and pin ARE more valued
hv me than almost any honor l have
received in Europe" He spoke mod
estly of his achievement and agaln
took occasion TO praise Bleriots feat
of flying across the English Channel
as a remarkable feat, coming when
aviation was only slightly developed.
lie gave his conception Of the future
OF flying as fun of progress in the
conquest Of the difficulties and dangers
OF air travel.
Col Harmon also commissioned
Capt Lindbergh TO take the League s
gold medal to President Coolidge. The
others who have received it are King
Albert of Belgium and King Alfonso
Of Spain.
Capt Lindbereh upon leaving the
luncheon visited the Swedish Metho