Evening star., 1927-06-03
Committees Are Named to
Arrange TWo-Day Recep-
tion for Lindbergh.
AVIATOR AND MOTHER
TOBE COOLIDGE GUESTS
President Sends Invitation by
Radio for Hero to Stay at Tenn
porary White House.


to Capt. Charles A. Lindbergh. Amer
ica's greatest of peace.time heroes,
will supercede even the Governments
most important activities. Officials
representing the Nations Capital to-
day formulated definite plans for well
coming the Atlantic flyer on scale
eclipsing pretentious celebrations af-
forded him by the monarchs Of
Europe.
Capt. TindberGh will be the official
house guest of his President. it was
definitely announced today, and Mr..
Coolidge let it be known that no OFF,
Cial duties would interfere with his
acting as host during the twO-day visit
of the famous airman back to the
home of his boyhoOd.
Banquet by President.
With arrangements practically COM
pleted for the triumphal arrival at
the Navy Yard, the procession up
Pennsylvania avenue TO the Monument.
where President Coolidge will act as
spokesman for the Nation in greet
ing Lindbergh, those in charge have
worked out tentative plans for the re-
mainder of his visit, chief among
which was announced today as
cabinet banquet to be rendered by the
President and Mrs. Coolidge at the
temporary White House on Dupont
circle.
Other plans formulated today in
clude a visit to the reception given
by the Minnesota State Society and
the National Press Club Saturday
night and trips to Walter Reed and
the tomb of the Unknown Soldier sun
day.
Budget Meeting Changed.
President Coolidge today decided to
have the semi-annual business meet
ing of the Government. scheduled for
Saturday night in the Memorial COnti-
mental ID. A. R) Hall. advanced to
Friday night. to leave the program on
Saturday entirely clear for the Lind
bergh tribute. which is being ar
ranged on scale greater than any
popular ovation ever given to hero
in this city of many spectacular DEM
OnStratiOnS.
This action was announced at the
White House today following a con-
ference of the President with Brig.
Gen. Herbert NJ. Lord. director of the
budget, who is in charge of the semi
annual business meetings, and with the
Presidents cabinet committee arrang-
ing for the Lindbergh fete. John Hays
Hammond. chairman of the citizens
committee called together by the Dis
trict Commissioners, and also chair
man of the executive committee which
is to act as liaison between the cabinet
committee and committee from scores
of organizations. also attended the
White House conference, following
which he conferred with the citizens
executive committee in Commissioner
Taliaferro'S office in the District Build
ing.
Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh, mother
OF the 25-year-o!d youth who is being
acclaimed by the people and poten-
tates of the entire world for his epic
flight in advancement of the science
of aviation, and who has brushed
aside all offers for fortune because of
his popularity and publicity. was to-
day formally invited by President and
Mrs. Coolidge to be their house guest
with her son, while he is the Nations
guest in the Capital.
Invitation RadiOed to Flyer.
The President today also sent a
radiogram to Capt. Lindbergh, invit-
ing him to stay at the White House
with his mother, as guests Of the
II
The program for the reception to
Capt. Lindbergh as arranged thus far,
according to the executive committee,
follows:
The Memphis is expected to reach
the Washington Navy Yard, where 1t
will dock, about II noon. Lindbergh
will be escorted to the Washington
Monument for the comforting of the
decoration of honor. Afterward he
will go to the White House, where
he will be the guest of President Cool
idge. In the evening a cabinet dinner
will be served in his honor, after
which he will make two brief visits,
one at a meeting of the Minnesota
State Society and the other at the
National Press Club.
The program for Sunday Is as vet
incomplete. Arrangements, however,
have been made for Lindbergh to go
to church. probably with President
Coolidge. and later to place n wreath
on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
A short visit at Walter Reed Hospital
will follow.
The three events in the program
for Lindbergh's Capital triumph were
approved at the full citizens commit
tee meeting today.
Minnesota Plans Reception.
Secretary of State Kellogg. for more
than q half century citizen of Min
nesota, will head the receiving line at
the big reception which the Minnesota
State Society is to give their native
son, Capt. Lindbergh. whose father
was for 10 years Representative in
Congress from that State.
More than $500 persons are expect,
ed to attend this reception, all plans
for which have been perfected under
the leadership of Miss Bede Johnson.
president of the society. This is the
only function in his honor in Washing.
ton to which L.indbergh himself has
accepted an invitation, save the gem
eral acceptance with pleasure" of the
program to which the President and
his cabinet committee have hidden
him.
Chairman Hammon of the executive
committee of the citizens general
committee appointed at the request of
the cabinet committee announced at
the meeting in the bOardroom of the
District Building today that the Min
nesota State Society has first call on
Capt. Lindbergh's time after the pub
lie parade and reception.
Miss Johnson said today that Miss
Florence Macbeth, Minnesotan. who
is soloist for the Chicago Grand Opera
Co., will sing at the State reception
to be held at the Willard
The executive committee to take
general charge of the fete here
next week in honor of Capt. Lind.
bergh. the personnel OF the commit
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