Evening star., 1927-06-01
FLYER to Come
Direct From
l. France.
DAY OF HONOR
:. ONLY PLANNED
Commissioners i'm
Charge of Recep-
ton Plans.

President Coolidge, in behalf of the
American people, will say well done
to Capt. Charles A. Lindbergh when
the intrepid young transatlantic flyer
comes direct to Washington June ii,
by request of the President. to re-
ceive in the Nations Capital the
commentator of his home people.
Lindbergh is obeying the Presi-
dents invitation. which is tanta-
mount to a command, and will come
home on the fast cruiser Memphis,
direct to the Washington Navy Yard.
The President today received
cabled acceptance, with pleasure,
from Lindbergh, sent through the
London embassy.
Capt. Lindbergh and probably his
mother are to be house guests OF
the President and Mrs. Coolidge,
while the young hero, who already
has received the acclaim Of the world
and the personal congratulations OF
kings and emperors, receives the
formal honors to be bestowed upon
him by the land of his birth, proud
of such an ideal type of young
American.
One-Day Celebration.
The Washington celebration is to
last only one day, Secretary Davis,
as chairman of the Presidents COM
mittee of cabinet members, announced
today. This is in Difference to the
New York enthusiasts who have made
elaborate plans for a tremendous ova'
tion in the great metropolis.
The District Commissioners official
w took charge Of the srecepti ion - nd
welcome here, after conferences With
the cabinet committee, consisting OF
Secretaries Davis of the War Depart
ment, Wilbur of the Navy Depart
ment, Hoover of Commerce and Post
master General New, at which it was
decided that all of the local arrange
ments would be directly in charge of
the Commissioners as the official hosts
in the National Capital, who had first
cabled the young aviator an invita-
tion to come here for the Nations Off
cial demonstration.
This was announced following
midday conference at the Post Office
Department participated in by Post
master General New, William p. Mac
Craeken, assistant secretary of COM
merce, i'm charge of aviation, and
: Proctor L. Dougherty, chairman of
the Board of District Commissioners.
The personnel of the official COM
mittee which will make arrangements
for the reception in honor of Capt.
Charles Lindbergh during his visit
in Washington was announced this
afternoon by the District Commits
sioners. The committee is composed
of 20 prominent Government officials
and representatives of District organ
izations.
Hammond Is Chairman.
John Hays Hammond is chairman
of the committee and Robert V. Flem-
ing, president of the Riggs National
Bank, is vice chairman. The other
members are: Joseph c. Grew, Under
secretary of State; +. T. Dawson, AS
sistant Secretary of War; Edward u.
Warner, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy in charge of aeronautics; War
rem l. Glover, Second Assistant Post
master General; William p. Mac
Cracken, jr., Assistant Secretary Of
Commerce; Rear Admiral William A.
Moffat, chief of aeronaUticS of the
Navy: Mai Gen. Mason NJ. Patrick,
chief of the Army Air Corps; Brig.
Gen. Samuel d. Rockenbach, COM
mandant of the district of Washing
ton: Porter Adams, president of the
National Aeronautical Association:
Lieut.. Col L. S. Grant. 3rd, director CT
the Office of public buildings and pub
lie parks of the National Capital; Ed
win G. Graham, president of the Board
of Trade; NJ. A. Leese, president of
the Washington Chamber Of Com
merce: Brig. Gen. Anton Stephan,
president of the Merchants and Man.
ufacturers' Association: DIR. Frank w.
Ballou, superintendent of public
schools; James G. Yaden, president of
the Federation of Citizens Associa.
tions. and representative of each OF
the five Washington newspapers.
First Meeting Called.
The committee was created at the
suggestion of the cabinet committee
designated by President Coolidge to
arrange for the Lindbergh reception.
IT will have charge of the arrange
ments of all of the details of the re-
ception from the time the heroic trans
atlantic flyer arrives in Washington
until he leaves.
Anxious TO begin Immediately with
the plans for the reception, Mr.. Ham
mond has called a meeting tomorrow
morning at II o'clock in the board
room of the District Building.
All plans for the big national dem
onstration in honor of the interpd
transatlantic flyer, which have beer
held in abeyance, pending some def
mite word from him, will now go fo"
ward WITH o. rush.
Nation Is Enthusiastic.
Messages received in official circle:
today from all over the country show
that the American people are enthusi
astic over the quick change in th'
program which brings Lindbergh di
rect to the Capital City TO receive th'
commentator of the greatest Govern
n1ent in the world through Presiden
Coolidge.
Secretary Davis, chairman of Presi
dent Coolidge's cabinet committee t.
welcome Lindbergh, said today it wa!
expected that the reception in th'
Capital would take only one day, ant
that Immediately afterward Lind
bergh would leave for New York, prob
ably by airplane.
st. Louis hackers and friends of tn
flyer indicated to the cabinet commit
tee that they We're willing TO waiv'