Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-20
DVEROCEAN FLYERS
GUESTS IN VIENNA
Chamberlin and Levine Feted
To-Day by Austrian Gov
eminent Officials.
by the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VIENNA, Austria, June 20.--Havine
completed a fortnight's stay on Ger
han soil after their momentouS trans
ocean flight from New York. Clarence
D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine
were guests today Of the Austrian
government.
Gluten tag. Wein"' Good day
Eienna) With these words Chamber
jim greeted the Austrians when he and
Levine stepped from their plane Co
umbia OH their arrival from Munich
Est night. Notwithstanding a pour
Elg rain. thousands OF Niennese were
gathered at the Aspern air field to
kreet the Americans, who were imme'
siately surrounded and carried on the
thoulders of admirers. Their wives
tame a. few minutes later as passen.
sers IN one of half dozen escortinS
planes.
After shaking hands with the cab
met ministers and other officials, the
party was driven around the field
through dense crowds, the band mean
While playing the American anthem.
When a semblance of order was re,
stored and path made for the
machine some one stepped forward
Ind offered the flyers Il stein of beer.
Se2cnd Welcome of the Day.
1t was the second great welcome OF
The dav. for. when they arrived at
Munich from Berlin in the afternoon.
In of Bavaria apparently. had turned
but in their honor. The fact that
heir visit to Munich was delayed a
week had no effect on the Bavarian
enthusiasm. Here too. police cordons
kould not keep back the crowds that
warmed over the flying field. They
surged about the Columbia as it
landed and surrounded the airmen be-
lore the welcoming committees could
greet them. Finally, however, the
Americans were eXtricated from the
hlass of humanity and taken to the
tity hall, to be formally welcomed by
the lord mayor. the Bavarian ministry
Aero Club officials and the American
tonsul. They then stepped out on
the balcony and the crowds in the
street gave vent to their enthusiasm
IN sustained cheering.
Tine Spent i'm Air.
Chamberlin and Levine flew from
Berlin to Munich in less than five
hours. Their trip from Munich to
Vienna took about two hours. After
n long series of functions in Vienna,
Turing which they viii be received by
chancellor Seipel and President Hahn
ksch and entertained by the Ameri-
gan legation, the aviators will visit
Prague, Budapest, Warsaw, Zurich
and Paris. Lack of time made it
necessary for them TO decline innum.
e-,able invitations to visit other cities
and towns in all parts of Europe.
They have made provisional ar
Engagements to sail for home on the
Lcviathan. July y.
The Columbia has been fitted with
two parts which are of German
origin. One of its compasses was re-
placed after the landing in Ger
many. and a German propeller has
been fitted in the place of the original
which was broken when the plane
was forced down near Kottbus.
Thanks for HOnors Bestowed.
Before they left Munich Chamber
lin and Levine issued proclamation
to the German people thanking them
for the welcome and honors accorded
them, and eaying in conclusion:
1--WE are scarcely able to express
how deeply we are. touched by all
these honors, and on our return to
American it will give us the greatest
satisfaction to describe our reception
in Germany.
I'VE also hope that our flight may
have brought the hearts of our res
pective nations closer together, and il
this we would see the greatest dis
tinetion conferred for our flight.
May the day be not far off when
We will greet a German air conqueror
of the ocean in America, so that the
dream of all of us, air traffic between
America and Europe. may soon be
realized