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dences of the welcome that awaited
him in the Capital.
Sun Adds to RriIliance.

ueHcSS VI the welcome tnat awaited
| him in the Capital.
Sun Adds to BriIIiance.
The day dawned with clear skies
and the sun gave added brilliance to
the green hills on both sides of the
| river as the gray form of the Mem
phis weighed anchor at Piney Point
after quiet night and started the
| last lap of the homeward journey.
Three airplanes and the dirigible
| Los Angeles formed the escort for
Lindbergh when the advance patrol
boat of the Coast Guard escort squad
ron, the 75-footer c. G. IA. bearing
Lieut.. Comdr. s. S. Yeandle, aide to
the commandant of the Coast Guard,
and representatives of news associa-
tons and the local press met the
Memphis near Marshall Hall. 1t was
the first official boat out of Washing
ton to meet the cruiser
Standing on the bridge with Ad-
miral Burrage. the American hero
noted the arrival of the sleek gray
patrol boat with its uniformed officers
on board, and responded heartily to
greetings from the small boat. He
waved his hand and smiled realizing
without a doubt something of the
wave of welcome ahead of which the
Dressed in a natty gray suit. and
without Il hat or cap, the aviator
stayed for a long time on the bridge
as the Memphis proceeded at good
speed up the river. He chatted eager
ly with the admiral, and seemed full
of anticipation as Washington grew
nearer each minute.
Pays Tribute at Mount Vernon.
On the bridge he looked with inter
est at Mount Vernon, paying tribute
after the custom of all persons who
pass the home and tomb of George
Washington.
A foretaste of some of the crowds
which were to greet him later on as he
neared his destination was afforded at
Fort Washington, where some hun
dreds of persons were grouped on the
pier. waving a happy greeting.
Lindbergh was greeted by the entire
official Coast Guard escort at about
$50, and the eight vessels then pro-
ceeded on up the river, forming in
front, to the sides and to the rear
of the cruiser to clear the channel
of vessels, and to bring him with dis
tinction into the Nations Capital.
The escort squadron was headed by
the flagship Coast Guard Patrol boat
CHEFS, with Lieut.. Comdr. L. c.
Mueller, in command of the squadron,
on board. The flagship carried fiut-
tering in the breeze what is known
as the Guard Flag of both the Navy
and the Coast Guard, known Familiarity
to the service as the five of spades"
Coast Guard Boat in Advance.
On ahead of the cruiser and Lind
bergh had proceeded the Coast Guard
boat CG-203. carrying a red flag
with the official message that the
Memphis was but half hour behind.
AS the Memphis approached Alex
andria it was seen that a great well
come had been provided by this
Virginia city. The shores We're lined
with people, and decorations were
lavishly displayed all along the water
front
Lindbergh watched and listened |
from the bridge, as a group of chill |
dren in costume in an open field per-
formed in special formation, carrying |
their official greetings. Factory |
cut loose; soon boat whistles |
Joined in the din. Guns barked out |
their sharp reports, and cheers arose |
rs the populace waved flags and hand |
kerchiefs to the boy hero of the air. |
Two or three excursion steamers, |
we'll loaded, came to welcome the |
aviator at about this point, and after |
steering by alongside of the channel, |
and outside of the Coast Guard escort,
they fell in behind to follow along.
Then the aerial bon1bardment, of
hero worship began, and airplanes be.
gan to hum, snort and cavort through.
the air, playfully cutting down as