Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-21
Maitland and Hegenberger
Due at Boiling Field
Late Today.
PLANES IN 3 GROUPS
TO ENTERTAIN CROWD
Kellogg to Extend Congratulations
of Nation to Army Aviators
for Record Flight.

That part Of official Washington
which is holding down the seat of
Government during the Summer.
augmented by an enthusiastic and
''air-minded" public. will gather at
Boiling Field this afternoon at
o'clock to wait the arrival of Lieuts.
Lester j. Maitland and Albert F.
HeSenberger, Army Air Corps pilots
who achieved the distinction of hav-
ing been the first to fly to Hawaii
and in the longest over.water flight
flying a sister ship of the plane that
carried them on their 2.400-mile non-
stop journey, are due to land at
o'clock and receive the congratula-
tions of the Nation through Secretary
of State Kellogg.
For an hour prior to their arrival.
the spectators will be treated to O
novel air entertainment. Three Doug.
las o. observation splanes, piloted by
Capt. Leslie G.. Mulzer, Lieut.. John
III. Price, both Reserve airmen on ac-
tive duty, and Lieut.. Elwood r. Que
sada of the Regular Army Air Corps
will take off and attain an altitude of
1000 feet. They will be followed in
the air by three-plane pursuit for
nation, consisting of two Army P-1
ships, piloted by Capt. Robert E.
Oldys and Capt. Ralph H. Wooten of
the Army, and Navy Curtis Hawk
fighting plane, piloted by Lieut.. w.
G.. Tomlinson of the Naval Air Sta
ton at Anacostia. This formation
will hold fast to an altitude of 1900
feet.
Other Planes In Review.
Then three Marine Curtiss Hawk"
fighters from Quantico, Va, piloted by
Capt. Francis p, Mulcahy and Lieuts.
ii. ID. Palmer and II. C.. Busbee. will
join the other two formations at an
altitude of 1000 feet. These three
groups will sail along in the three lay.
ers and then break formation, flying
down in front of the spectators in sin
gle file. After the review" they will
land and an Army transport plane
carrying Pvts. Mike d. Kelly and
Emil Rastomacy of Boiling Field win
go aloft. piloted by Lieut. Peter
will jump clear of the plane, pulling
the ripcords of their parachutes on
the downward plunge.
Upon landing. the six pursuit ships
which took part In the aerial parade
VIII go alOft for individual acrobatics,
and as the Fokker transport bearing
the distinguished airmen appears in
the western sky. escorted by three
tiny pursuit planes from Selfridge
Field, Mount Clemens, Mich, the air
will be cleared of all planes by signals
from the ground.
Maj Gen. Mason NJ. Patrick, chief
of the Army Air Corps. who bade the
flyers farewell at San Francisco, will
be the first to greet the two officers.
He will escort them to the reception
stand and present them to Secretary
Kellogg. Maj. Gen. Charles p. Sum.
neral, chief of staff, and F. Trubee
Dawson, Assistant Secretary of War
for aviation. Among others who will
greet the flyers are Secretary Wilbur,
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett,
chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics;
Edward p. Warner and William p.
MacCracken, jr., assistant "air" Secre-
taries Of the Navy and Commerce De.
partments, respectively: Charles L.
Lawrence. builder of the Wright
"Whirlwind" engines that carried the
airmen across the Pacific. and men,
bers of the diplomatic corps.
Subscription Dinner Tonight.
While the response to invitations for
the subscription dinner to be given
the airmen at the Mayflower Hotel at
7:30 o'clock have not been as large as
Lne LuHction given IN nOnOr OF Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh, due, in part, to
the absence of many Washingtonians
at the height of the vacation season,
the dinner committee at noon today
expressed confidence that good at.
tendance" would be noted and that
the enthusiasm would more than make
up for the absentees.
Gen. Pershing will be one of the
speakers at ne dinner.
The committee. composed of John r.
victory of the national advisory com.
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