New Britain herald., 1927-07-22
L|NDBERGH GUEST
 OF BOS70N.T0DAY ArriYS From Providence Early This Afternoon ARMY MEN COMING ALSO

berger of Pacific Flight Fame Hop
 on From Washington En Route
 to Hub City For Big Welcome.
 Boston. July 22 R Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh in his Spirit of St. Louis' plane arrived over Bos- ton from Providence shortly before two o'clock. daylight time, this after noon. After circling the city two or three times he landed at the East Boston airport at 2:os p. m.
 The landing field was clear but surrounding it was crowd estimat- ed at between 5000 and 1000 peo- pie. among them four New England governors and state and city officials
 For nearly ten minutes Lindbergh circled above the city entertaining the crowds that thronged the streets and the tops of the buildings. As the Spirit of St. Louis came over the flying field it dipped close to the ground and then climbed. again while it's pilot put it through a series of stunts.
 Crowds Swarm Field
 As the plane landed the crowd swarmed upon the field and Lind bergh was greeted by the official welcoming committee headed by Mayor Nichols of Boston, and the New England governors, Fuller of Massachusetts, Brewster of Maine. spaulding of New Hampshire. and Weeks of Vermont, as we'll as a representative of Governor Pothier of Rhode Island.
 The plane was run. into a hangar which was immediately surrounded by a triple line of defense against a possible rush by the crowd. National guardsmen and police on foot form ed the. first line. motorcycle police the second and a troop of cavalry the third.
 Even some members of the well coming committee had to dodge be- tween horses hoofs to reach the hangar.
 Boston and Massachusetts or as much of the state as could crowd tefa iae metropolitan district. were stviatioi- mad today. prepared to greet with enthusiasm almost as '1rnultuous as when the Yankee Di- vision marched through the streets in 'lsl9, first Colonel Charles Lind bergh. then Iteutenants Maitland. Hegenberger and finally. the Byrd transatlantic heroes and Clarence ChaInberlin, holder of the worlds record for distance flying. |.
 That sequence was the order of their expected arrival. with the fam ous i've" first to get here. but plans for the demonstration made it clear that there would be no distinction in heartiness of welcome.
 Others Due Later
 Less than four hours after the first man to hop from New York to Paris alights from Providence. R. l.. on the third leg of his countrywide tour, the Hawaiian aviators will ar rive, and on tomorrow Commander Richard E. Byrd and his companions Acosta, Neville and Balchen are due. Chamberlin will reach here In the same train.
 For Commander Byrd and Lieu tenant Albert F. Hegenberger the ovations will represent more than the frenzied acclaim of public of it's heroes. for to them Boston is homecoming.
 Hegenberger was born in this city and married here and his home is on Castle Island in Dorchester bay where his wife and their two chill dren live with her parents.
 Byrd's Home, Too.
 Commander and Mrs. Byrd and their four children also live here, the commander when he is not en- gagged in flying over the north pole or attempting new transatlantic records. Mrs. Byrd's parents make their home on Beacon Hill. and it was there that she received news of her husbands safe arrival in France
 A blanket invitation to every man. woman and child" to gather on Boston Common today put the finishing touches to officials pbnns for the welcome of Colonel Lind bergh by Mayor Malcolm E. Nichols.
 The famous aviator will receive the greetings of Gov. Alvan T. Full Ter and Mayor Nichols there, and later at the state house the former will present as a special decoration from the commonwealth of Massa-