Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-13
guest of honor at the vesper Flag

reception which had been planned IN
his honor. Following a somewhat
lengthy chat with President Coolidge,
the young aviator retired to prepare
for the reception in New York today.
In silence at Arlington ne placed a
wreath upon the Tomb of the I'm
known Soldier-his tribute to the
dead; at Walter Reed Hospital he
clasped hands with the wounded, de-
claring that feats performed in war,
though lost in the immensely Of the
conflict itself, far overshadowed any
peacetime accomplishment-his trib-
ute to the living: at the vesper flag
service on the Capitol steps, he plead
ed that cognizance be taken of the
aeronautical research and manufac-
turing ability which resulted in the
construction of his "all-American"
plane-his tribute to American in.
dustries.
AS he journeyed about in the de-
livery of his messages of modesty,
Col. Lindbergh was seen and heard
by almost countless thousands of per-
sons who lined every inch of his
progress. Sunday restraint, common
to this dignified Capital, gave way to
wild ovation in every block he and
his party traversed. Old men and
Young, old women and girls and little
children who have come to look upon
Their Indy as the youngsters of
other ages have regarded their heroes
of history and fable, became wildly
cheering mobs when the file of some
20 automobiles sped by astern or
motor cycle police escort.
Cheered Leaving White House.
With typical Lindbergh spontaneity
and speed, Americas flying envoy left
the temporary White House with his
mother, Mrs. Evangeline LindEergh'
at 1:47 o'clock yesterday afternoon for
a HURTING motor trip to the various
stations his Sunday program speclned
AS he stepped from the Dupont I" Gle
mansion where he and his mother
were guests of the President ana MRS
Coolidge, Col. Lindbergh heard the
initial burst of the afternoon-long ova
ton, when the throng of 5000 persons
who had waited more than an hour
in all the street approaches for a
glimpse of the Indy they had taken
to their hearts the day before gave
him their lusty greeting.
After a moments pause In which
camera men recorded again the boy
ish grin and the tall, slightly stopped
figure of the Atlantic-hopping aviator,
Col. Lindbergh, his mother and John
HAYS Hammond, chairman of the
reception committee, boarded White
House automobile and were quickly
whisked out of the driveway, around
Dupont Circle and finally down Eight
eenth street Falling in behind the
flyers car, the automobiles of the
District committee and those of news
paper men made up a swaying, speed
ing procession. Some of the last
machines in the file, unable to keep
pace with the fast moving caravan
fell by the wayside to pick out other
streets that were clear of cheering
thousands. in a flying attempt tc
meet the official procession further on
With the streets cleared by ar
advance guard of motor cycle police
men, the Colonels party made quick
time to the National Cemetery. OR
the Virginia road leading to Airing
ton, the caravan sped between two
solid TANKS Of automobiles that were
driven out into open fields to draw
up on the roadside where families
out for their weekly drives, might
see the man of the hour. Through
out the ride, Col. Lindbergh looked
straight ahead with only an occa
sional smile or glance at the CROWDS
and even fewer words to those in the
car with him. He seemed embarrassed
Lays Wreath on Tomb.
At Arlington, only the Lindbergl
automobiles were permitted to ente
the enclosure of the sleeping dead an'
when these privileged machines reach
ed the summit of the Amphitheater'
hill, they halted to discharge thel
passengers. Several thousand pedes
TRANS walked to the vicinity Of thu
Amphitheater and when Lindbergh ar
rived they swooped down in a grea
arc about the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier.
The colonel was almost stern in hi:
seriousness as he strobe forward witt
the immense wreath he was to lay
upon the cleaning marble shrine
Hesitatingly and then with great care
and deliberateness, the boy whom the
world was lionizing, stopped humbly
to impose his tribute. A slight ad
justment in the position he had glver
the wreath, and Col. Lindbergh step
ped backward to come to attention
while the crowded hillside seemed t
halt it's breathing. A silent moment
and the flyer withdrew.
Back in the motor cars, the party
sped over the winding Virginia road!
to Key Bridge. All along the wa!
crowds cheered and applauded wheI
they were rewarded for the long wal
in the hot sun with a brief glimpse o
the boy hero.
Whirling through Georgetown an
overcrowded Q street to Sixteenth
street, the procession moved. Some
times the pace-setting motorcycle mel
swept through at nearly 35 miles al
hour and the swaying file folloWe'
as best it could. Out the beautitu
thoroughfare, now f1anked with othe
thousands of Lindbergh worshippers
the party hurtled on to Waiter Ree'
Hospital. Again. only the oincla
cars of the procession were admltteo
and once again the scamperlng nun
dreds swarmed over the NILS ah'
roadways to the formal gardens nea
the administration building OF TN
reservation.
Met by Hospital Staff.
Col. Lindbergh was taken first t.
the main building, where he was me
by CGH. 1ACIlIICuy etAAN OSAASA
of the hospital staff. This reception
was followed by visit to a ware
where lay broken men. heroes of an
other pageant and of an age just De
fore the youthful colonel who nov
sought, with scarcely spoken WORD
to cheer them. But words are no.
the only means of communicating
feeling between men, and the men II
that ward and the boy who visiteC
them understood. When he was leav
ing, some of the wounded soldier:
called CHEEKY phrases after him, anC
the flyer smiled his feeling.
A short walk down a green-lawneC
slope, and Indy was in a lovely httie
valley surrounded by other and less
previously wounded soldiers who nae
been wheeled out of doors to attend
the ceremonies. A little bandstano
was there and Col. Lindbergh and Ger
tain members of his cortege, includ
ar