Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-07
W|VESO OF FLYERS
SAIL TO GERMANY
Hope to Tour European Cap
itaIS in Columbia With
Husbands.

| by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 7.-Speeded on
their way by cheers and honors, two
| proud wives are on the Atlantic bound
| for Berlin to tell their husbands what
heroes they are.
Their fiying husbands went to Ger
many in AZ hours. 1t will take Mrs.
Vida Chamberlin and Mrs. Grace
| Levine 10 days. They are bound for
| Bremen on the North German Lloyd
liner Berlin az guests of the steam
ship company.
But upon joining their husba nds.
Mrs. Levine revealed, they hope to
make a tour of European capitals in
| the Bellanca monoplane Columbia.
which carried Clarence ID. Chamberlin
and Charles A. Levine on their rec
| ord-breaking journey.
Day Is Hectic.
The day before their sailing was a
| hectic one for the two women. There
were scoreS of messages of congratu-
lation to he read. ceremonies to at
tend and countless purchases to be
made for a hurried trip abroad.
Foremost in the happy confusion
were messages from the flyers. Safe
in Germany. Love. Clarence" said a
cablegram from Kottbus to Mrs.
Chamberlin, while one to Mrs. Levine
said: Trust you and the children are
well. Please overlook my action in
leaving without telling you. I knew
you would not sanction such thing.
Had a great trip. Would not have
missed the experience. Love. Charles"
Mrs. Levine. who tainted when she
saw her husband unexpectedly leap
into the cabin of the Columbia at
IHioid Sc YNro,16 Of him fOdaU
Levine IL Forgiven.
Forgive him." she said. "Of course
forgive him. I'm the proudest wom-
an in the world. and I'll show I'm not
afraid, either, by flying with him any
where in Europe. If they take that
great gasoline tank out, there will be
plenty of room in the Columbia for
Mrs Chamberlin and me-
New York motor cycle policemen es-
corted five automobiles with the flyers
wives and friends to Hoboken yester-
day. At Hoboken more policemen sup
plemented the New York officers and
remained with the travellers until they
had worked their way through hun
dreds of enthusiastic people on the
pier.
Karl Won Lewinsky, German con-
sui general, and DR.. Eugene Klee,
German consul at New York. and off,
Gals of the North German Lloyd
Line were in the escorting party.
Check for $4,000.
Capt. F. Rehm and officers of the
Berlin stood at attention as the group
came up the gangplank. Mrs. Cham
lin and Mrs. Charles W. Lockwood
a friend, occupied the commanders
suite.
Mrs. Chamberlin carried with her
a check for SIS, 900 given her for her
husband by the Brooklyn Chamber of
Commerce at reception at Brooklyn
Borough Hall. Mrs. Levine carried
a gold watch. awarded her husband
by the chamber The chamber also
wrist watch and Mrs. Levine a travel,
ing bag.
The chamber originally had offered
$4,000 if the Columbia had completed
the jump to Paris first
Offer of $4,000.
Mrs Chamberlin also carried the
first offer for her husband to turn
into cash part of the distinction won
in the flight. A Fifth avenue de-
partment store, after presenting Mrs.
a
robe, announced willingness to pay
anything up to $4,000 if Chamberlin
would carry it's buyers to Chicago and
return with dress models to be dis
PLAYED in connection with the Tooth
anniversary of the store next August.
Hundreds of messages of congratu-
lation were received by the women
before they sailed. 'You know how
happy we are in this victory" read
a message received by Mrs. Chamber"
lin from Mrs. Evangeline L. Lind
bergh, mother of Col. Lindbergh.
kilograms of congratulation also were
received from Baron Won Nathan,
German Ambassador at Washington.
Eloyse, 9-year-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Levine, was the center of
attraction in her class at Adelphia
Academy, Brooklyn. Eloyse is stay
ing at home to complete her school
term. Her 9-month-old sister, Ardith,
is also remaining here.