Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-19
l|NDBERGH IS
GIVEN OVATION
BY ST. LOUIS
Even World Champion
Cardinals Reception Out
done Saturday
SHOUT PRAISES
Colonel Declares Reception
Was 100 Per Cent and
Wonderful

i ST. LOUIS, June 18 uP-St Louis
gave Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh
a tremendous ovation today in its
public acclaim of it's youthful trans
Atlantic flyer, who came home yes
terday to an informal, virtually
private reception.
"The most enthusiastic, yet most
orderly demonstration 1 have seen
since my landing in Paris" said Lind
bergh after he had ridden two hours
through eight miles of unbroken
cheering men, women and children
packed two to twenty deep on side
walks along the route.
His reception at Sportsman's park
this afternoon lacked only numbers
to squal that Of the parade. Even
then, an estimated $1,000 persons,
the greatest regular season throng
ever to attend a ST. Louis baseball
game, janmed their way in to see
the young flyer assist Rogers, Hornsby,
previously st. Louis greatest individ-
ual hero, raise the worlds series
pennant won last year when he man
aged the Cardinals.
ST. Louis former standards for
out -pourings, the Arnlistice Day
celebration, the annual parade of the
yelled prophets and the return OF
the victorious Cardinals after they
had defeated the New York Yankees
in Americas annual baseball classic
last fall, all went by the board today
in estimates of the number who
clleered Lirldbergh.
From the time he emerged from
the. Congress hotel until he left the
line Of March for a private luncheon
before going to the ball park, prob
ably half of st. Louis population and
possibly a quarter of a million visitors
shouted his praise. The downtown
district was one vast roar and the
air was filled with confetti, streamers
and torn newspapers and telephone
books.
To the honors and decorations be-
slowed in Paris, Brussels, London,
Washington and New York, ST. Louis
had little to give excepting public
adulation The parade paused once
while Colonel Lindbergh was inducted
into the Boy Scouts, and presented
Scout knife and flying insignia.
At the ball park John Heydler, presi-
dent of the National league, gave
Col Lindbergh an annual pass in
the form of small gold pocket piece
properly inscribed for admission to
the ball games and in commenoration
of his epochal New York-to- Paris
solo flight.
Tonight, at banquet of 1,500 of
st. Louis and Missouri notables in
the Chase hotel, additional praise
and honors were heaped upon the
tired young man who was nearing
the end of four continuous weeks
Of public acclaim.
Governor Samuel A. Baker was
there with the new commission in
the Missouri national guard, elevat-
ing the youth who flew away as q
flight commanding captain to q
colonelcy, the highest grade in the
state aviation forces
Dwight Davis secretary of war, was
ready to hand over the United States
army reserve commission recently
signed by President Coolidge. II
also was for the rank of colonel.
Others listed as speakers included
Harry B. Halves, United States SEN
ator for Missouri; Mayor Victor Miller
and civic leaders, with Colonel Lind
bergh himself to conclude the cere-
mony.
| Tomorrow will be another full day
for Lindbergh, but after that he viii
have chance to get some we'll
deserved and, judging from his ap-
pearance, badly needed rest.
For the first time since he landed
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