Evening star., 1927-05-25
CAPITAL INVITES AIR
HERO IN CABLE SENT
BYCOMM|SS|ONERS
Lindbergh Congratulated on
Great Feat and Urged
to Visit City.
ELABORATE RECEPTION
PLANNED IF HE COMES
President Expected to Take Prom.
inent Part in Welcome to
Be Given Fyler.

The District Commissioners today "a.
bled their congratulations to Capt.
Charles Lindbergh. Atlantic flight
hero, and invited him to visit Washing
ton upon his return from Europe.
1t is expected he will leave France in
about 10 days.
If Lindbergh accepts the invitation
an official committee will be appointed
in his honor.
Invitation Is Extended.
The cablegram follows:
The Commissioners of the District
of Columbia extend their hearty con-
gratulatiOns to you. and on behalf of
the citizens of the National Capital
they extend a cordial invitation that
you visit Washington on your return
to your native land, in order that the
people may do honor to their fellow
countryman who has SO signally ex.
empllhed the courage and spirit of
American manhood in the remarkable
feat you have performed"
The message was signed by Com
missioners Proctor l.. Dougherty. j.
Franklin Bell and Sidney f. Talia.
ferro.
President Coolidge is known to have
been advised regarding the invitation
the District Commissioners contem-
plated sending to Capt. Lindbergh and
to have given approval. He is under
stood to have intimated, when the
matter of an appropriate reception
to the flyer i'm Washington was
brought to his attention that he con-
sidered the movement a worthy one
and that the Commissioners invita-
ton was we'll advised.
FayOrs Huge Ovation.
Although the President has not
made known whether or not he per-
sonally will set in motion the national
reception of an official nature for the
young flyer in Washington, it is
known that he has the matter under
consideration. 1t is the impression
of those close to him that the Presi-
dent would be pleased to- have the
National Capital accord Capt. Lind
bergh a large welcome befitting his.
accomplishment.
For the President to sponsor per-
sonally the movement or personally
TO invite Capt. Lindbergh to Wash.
ington. the matter becomes consider
ably involved, according to the Presi-
dents advisers. A decision is not ex-
pected until these involved questions
have been studied thoroughly.
Whether or not the President
makes the affair official, it is felt cer-
tain that numerous high Feieral Off
GERS. besides members Of Congress and
others. will cooperate with .he Dis
trict Commissioners and the citizens
of the Capital in making this pro-
posed demonstration tremendous
success.
Besides cooperation on the part of
Federal officers, there is reason to
know that the Commissioners will
have the assistance of officers of the
great Geographical and other scientific
societies and patriotic bodies and
leaders in the field of aviation and
other activities. There are assurances
that all of these will join in the move
ment and Will lend every aid in maxi
ing the occasion memorable one.
Advantages Pointed Out.
There is feeling that the American
people generally would prefer to have
Capt. Lindbergh, who is now receiv-
ing the homage of the world given
his homecoming reception in the Ma.
tional Capital than in some other city.
1t is pointed out by those who have
studied the subject that the people at
large share the feeling that Washing
ton is the correct place to extend TO
the young flyer the official tribute of
his Nation. Besides this. it is be-
ieved that every citizen of the
country must feel that he or she
would be part of the demonstration
if it were held in the Capital, and for
that reason the reaction following the
of the movement to re-
ceive Capt. Lindbergh formally Is
to have been so favorable.
Another reason why Washington
has been advanced as the proper place
To- welcome the return of the over
seas flyer is because several of the
National organizations are particular
v interested in Capt. Lindberghs his.
Continued on Page >, Column ID