Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-04
Elaborate HOnOrs Planned.

Lindbergh, who enlisted in the Army
as a flying cadet when he had scarcely
reached his majority-at the very
bottom of the ladder-iS to receive a
high commission as an officer. He
has no more enthusiastic cheer-leader
than the Secretary of War, and is
hailed as the greatest inspiration ever
to American youth for patriotic serv
ice He has the Army and Navy CO.
operating to give him most elaborate
honors with a canopy of more than
80 aircraft led by the giant dirigible
Los Angeles sailing over him as he
steams up the Potomace River on the
naval flagship cruiser Memphis. while
every Army post and every naval
vessel booms its biggest guns in salute
to herald his homecoming.
Historic Pennsylvania avenue, down
which pageants and professions grave
and gay-the escort of new Presi-
dent, the funeral cOrtege of mar
tyred President or of great war
hero, in celebration of Armistice day
and the close of the most terrible
war in all history, IN greeting to Gen.
Pershing, who led the American forces
in ending the war and to Gen. Foch
as outstanding hero of the allied
forces, of religious observance or
great fraternal orga anization-never
had such a joyous hearted, admiring,
eXultant throng along the sidelines as
will be there a week from today to see
and cheer the youth they have all
come to love--because of his Amer
lean spirit, his nerve, his modesty, his
sincerity, his boyishness.
10000 Troops to March.
More than 10000 troops will be in
the triumphal parade from the Wash
ington Navy Yard to the Washington
Monument, according to plans an
nounced by Brig. Gen. s. ID. Rocken-
back, u. S. A. commander of the
Department of Washington, who will
be in command as chairman Of the
parade committee. He will have as
his aides Maj Gen. Anton Stephan,
commander of the District National
Guard; Lieut.. Col. A. r. Coke, Cavalry;
Capt. A. II. Turnage, u. s. NJ. G.. and
Lieut.. Comdr. w. ID. Taylor, L. $. n.
1t is calculated that the parade as
already organized will take half
hour to pass a given point. 1t will be
led by the Army Band, followed by
the 18th Infantry. Next will come
the Engineer Band from Fort Hum
phrey leading the 18th Engineers.
The Navy Band will lead big Navy
contingent. The Marine Band will be
followed by all the Marines that can
be mustered into line.
The entire District National Guard
will be turned out, and Maj. Gen.
Greed G.. Hammond, chief of the
Militia Bureau, has promised the par
ticipation of a number of State troops,
as many as the executive committee
feels is desirable. 1t was emphasized
hxy nj wi
want most is to see Lindbergh and
not marching soldiers" and so it was
decided that the number of orSaniZa-
tons in line should be restricted while
giving places to all branches of the
service and the widest possible repre-
Sentation from every State IN the
Union.
Working Out Details.
The Presidents cabinet committee
and the official citizens committee
were busy again today rushing plans
and working out the details for WASH
ington's greatest jubilation-the most
impromptu carnival of acclaim ana
good-feeling the Capital City has ever
experienced. Only the general ar
rangements are pOSsible-and IN
large measure the people will ma ke
the tribute in their own hero-lovlng
American way.
Following the reception by the
city's greeters at the Navy Yard, IN
a triumphal march through Washing
ton, the flyer will receive the plaudlts
and acclaim of the city'S 100000 peo-
pie, augmented by thousands of Vlsi-
tors in reception which will surpass
any ever given before to private
citizen of the Nation. Official cere-
monies, such as seldom are granted TO
ever visiting rulers of other nations
are to be staged in honor of the 20
year-old hero of the air.
at formal reception by the Presi'
dent at the Washington Monument
Lindbergh will he decorated. He VIII
then be taken in charge by the Presl-
dent and given extraordinary honors
at the temporary White House, where
he and his mother will be guests of the
President and Mrs. Coolidge. There
the cabinet will gather to toast him at
dinner, the various branches of the
service, led by the Army and Post
Office Department, vieing to claim him
as their own product.
From the cabinet dinner he will go
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