Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
PLANS ADVANCING
FOR C|TY'SFETET TO
CAPT. L|NDBERGH
District and Federal Officials
Will Greet Aviator at
Navy Yard.
PRESIDENT TO DECORATE
FLYER AT MONUMENT
Youthful Hero Leaves France on
Cruiser to Face Busy Pro-
gram in Capital.

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With Capt. Charles A. Lindbergh
| now on the high seas, homeward
bound on fast Navy cruiser as hon
ored guest of the United States by in
vitation of the President, and due to
arrive here in six days, the general
plans for the National Capitals dem
onstration in his honor ware COM
| pleted last night by the committee
of four cabinet members appointed
by the President, working in close CO.
operation with an official committee
representing various branches of the
Federal Government and the citizenry
| of Washington. The coming week,
however. will be busy one in max
| ing all the detailed arrangements for
the various events on the program,
with special committee appointed to
take charge of each feature of the
big national ovation.
Capt, Lindbergh will be met at the
Washington Navy Yard by the Dis
trict Commissioners, citizens COM
mittee and other Federal officials, and
troop of cavalry from Fort Myer,
and escorted to the Peace Monument
on Pennsylvania avenue at the foot
of Capitol Park. There detachments
of infantry. engineers, marines, blue
jackets and National Guard troops
will join the procession. More than
1000 troops will be in the parade,
each detachment with it's own band.
Approximately % minutes will be re-
uuired for the procession to CaSS
given point.
Noted Pilots to Be Escort.
The aerial escort for Capt. Lind
bergh here will include outstanding
pilots of the Army Air Corps. Secre-
tary of War Davis yesterday author
lied Gen. Mason NJ. Patrick, chief
of the Air Corps, to permit Army
pilots who have especially distin-
guished themselves in the air to come
here and participate in the celebra-
ton.
One full halliday of acclaim in
behalf of all the 120,000.000 people of
the land of his birth led by the Presi-
dent, then one full day of church and
tribute to heroes living and dead, and
the next morning an early hop-off to
enter New York as he left it three
weeks before in his beloved mono
plane, The Spirit of st. Louis, is the
program.
After one day of concentrated feting
in the National Capital, at the behest
of the Chief Executive, this democratic
Government is going to let him slip
back promptly to the proud status of
American citizen which is his proud
est boast.
In this let-up, the Federal Govern
ment, although just as heartily proud
of him and his achievement as the
more volatile enthusiasts who rushed
him from one celebration to another
overseas, is acceding to the unassum-
ing youths own wishes.
Program for First Day.
Landing at the Navy Yard next
Saturday at Il o'clock noon, partici-
pating in parade to the Washington
Monument, officially commended and
decorated by the President at a pub
| lie reception on the Monument
| Grounds, with his mother house guest
of President and Mrs. Coolidge, hon
ored by a seat at the right hand of
| the President at a cabinet dinner,
guest of honor at a reception by the
Minnesota State Society with Secre-
tary of State Kellogg heading the re-
ceiving line, guest of the National
Press Club and feted as a headliner
| in current history by the men who
are writing history daily-that's the
program for this 25year-old youths
| first day back home.
Then, those who have been planning
the celebration in his honor will cease
| to rush" him. He will be left to
enjoy the hospitality of the temporary
White House and the companionship
of his beloved mother, who has been
his inspiration and encouragement. to
attend church service, to lay a wreath
on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,
to bring cheer and exultation to his
''buddies' at Walter Reed, whose
| heroic service in the greatest war has
left them MANNED for life.
Monday between 6 and am. he
| is to make his getaway from Boiling
Field in his historic monoplane-and
| hundreds Of thousands of persons will
watch his first flight over Washing
| ton as he scars with his Army air
nlane escort across kingman Lake and
on toward Baltimore en- route for
| New York.
That is the skeleton of the program
for the Lindbergh demonstration in
detailed plans are being worked out
for each event on the program.
City Heads to Greet Flyer.
He is to be greeted when he steps
off the flagship cruiser Memphis at
| the Washington Navy Yard by the Dis.
trict Commissioners as the official
hosts of the National Capital and by
a committee representing the Presi'
dent all the agencies of Government
most interested in the aerial progress
| ho has achieved and by representa-
tivs of important national organiZa-
tions.
cant. Lindbergh will be escorted to
the Washington Monument Grounds
and there he will be welcomed by the
| president and presented with the dis
| tinguished flying cross, the highest
award of the American Air Service.
since Lindbergh is Regular Army
Reserve officer, the Army will have a
place of prominence in the parade, the
ARMY Band and a detachment of In
fantry following Immediately behind
Tjndbergh's car. The 18th Engineers
Rand from Fort Humphreys and a de-
Itachment of Engineers and Artillery
will be next in line.
Then the Navy will have its place,
the NAVY Band and the crew Of the
Presidents yacht, the MayfioWer, and
other naval men following the Army
contingent. The celebrated Marine
Rand and Marines from Quantico will
be next, and the District of Columbia
National Guard with its band will
complete the procession,
President Coolidge viii await the
aviator on a special stand at the foot
of the knoll upon which the monu.
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