Evening star., 1927-06-09

Four important new features were
officially added to the national demon
Lindbergh in the National Capital at
a meeting of the citizens executive
committee today in conference with
Postmaster General New, represent
ing the Presidents cabinet committee.
Three screened mail wagons carry
ing more than 100000 air mail letters
of congratulation to the intrepid flyer,
who is still an air mail pilot, in brand
new sacks, and each wagon displaying
sign, THE people of the United
States by air mail congratulate
Indy" will be driven to the Wash
ington Navy Yard. where Postmaster
General New will formally deliver this
mail to Col. Lindbergh. The trucks
then will join the parade from the
navy yard to the Washington Monu-
ment grounds.
Special arrangements to have all
Army, Navy, Marine Corps, postal
pilots and commercial aviators who
have been or who are now in the Gov
ernment service extend a distinctive
greeting to Lindbergh as he lands
from the cruiser Memphis were made
today.
The Missouri State Society is to ten
der a reception in the Washington
Hotel at $50 Sunday night in honor OF
Col. Lindbergh.
The National Press Club announced
today that the clubs reception to Col.
Lindbergh Saturday night has been
transferred from the United States
Chamber of Commerce to the Washing
kox~ A11If rryh
can be accommodated. because of the
tremendous demand for seats.
Will Be Ayiators' Guard.
A breakfast for aviators to their
brother aviator Lindbergh. sponsored
by the National Aeronautical Associa-
ton, has been arranged for Monday
morning at o'clock in the Mayfiowerr
Hotel. The scheduled departure OF
Lindbergh from Washington in his
historic plane, the Spirit of st. Louis,
previously announced for between 6
and o'clock, has been postponed uI-
til somewhere between and 8 o'clock
to provide time for his brother avia.
tors to do him honor.
Postmaster General New announced
that the Post Office Department has
hundreds of thousands of air mail
letters, registered letters and pack
ages addressed to Col. LindberS
which the United States Government
has guaranteed shall be delivered to
him in person. The Postmaster Cen
eral called attention that the United
States mails have right of way, but
asked the executive committee how
the Federal department and the COM
mittee could cooperate for proper
delivery of this deluge of mail.
1t was arranged that all of this ac-
emulation of mail should be put IN
screened wagons and delivered to
Lindbergh at the navy yard and
should be a part of the parade in his
honor, thus allowing the largest pos
sible number of the American people
to participate in this demonstration
Will Be Brought by Plane.
Assistant Postmaster General Glov-
err. in charge Of the air mail service,
estimated that at least 100000 pieces
of air mail wifi be awaiting delivery.
Already there is large sack of regis.
tered letters, and the accumulation in
cludes photographs, music, gifts or
every sort, and he believes much OF
the registered mail contains money.
Pittsburgh alone is sending more than
100. 900 letters, Cleveland the same
number and Springfield, Mass, more
than $4,000.
The Army and the Colonial Air
Transport Co. are helping the Post
Office Department to bring this ex-
traordinary quantity Of air mail to the
Capital in time for Lindbergh day.
More than a dozen airplanes viii be
busy on this job for the next two
days.
The executive committee today
agreed that aviators in uniform, wear
ing the wings on their breast, would
be admitted at the navy yard and at
the Washington Monument grounds
to special reserved places and they
would be given an opportunity to
salute Lindbergh.
William Il. Robinson, president Of
the Robinson Aircraft Corporation.
who is Lindbergh's boss" as air mall
pilot, accompanied Postmaster Gen.
eral New to the conference today. and
was invited by the executive commit
tee to join them in their official reo@e-
ton to Lindbergh at the navy yard.
Robert Nungesser of Washington,
brother of the famous French flyer,
who was lost in his attempt to fly
over the Atlantic just previous to
hop-off, has accepted the
executive committees invitation to
ride in Lindbergh's parade.
The executive committee today
appealed to all adults in the National
Capital to cooperate with Maj. Hesse.
superintendent Of the Metropolitan
police force, in giving children the
right OF way to best positions along
the route Of the parade. Maj. Hesse
that children be allowed
to occupy the front places along the
curbing and that adults stand back.
Denies Selling Tickets.
Carl L. Schumenan, Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury, representing
the Minnesota State Society, COR
rected an erroneous impression that
that organization was selling tickets
at So for the Lindberg reception in
the Willard Hotel Saturday night.
Mr.. Schumenan said the reception
costs have been underwritten by a
few Minnesotans, including Secretary
Kellogg and himself. and that the re-
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