Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-30
Army Confers Grand Medal
OF Merit On American
Aviator.
TO-DAY
Courier of Air Will Leave
For British Honduras
Friday.

GUATEMALA CITY, Dec. 20
(AP)--COI. LindBergh tonight
disclosed his prospective schedule
dependent upon whether. he
lands at Belize, British HOndu-
ras, when he flies there tOmOr-
row.
He said he would leave for
Belize early in the morning. If
he lands there he will leave
Sunday for San Salvador, leave
San Salvador Tuesday for Tegu
cigalpa, leave Thursday for Man
aqua, Saturday for Costa Rica
and Monday for Panama. If he
does not land at Belize he will
continue to San Salvador tOmor
row and Sunday will continue his
tour with the time allowances
and along the route designated.
GUATEMALA CITY, Dec. 90, (P-
Time is too fleeting for the bestow-
al of all the honors which Guate-
mala wishes to shower on Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh. Now that he
is here in the flesh, the bearer of
the good will message from the
United States is even greater
figure in the eyes of the Guatemalans
than they had pictured him, reading
of his exploits.
Only after he had landed at the
flying field, and moved and lived
among them for a brief few hours,
did the people of Guatemala City
begin to realize the full measure of
his achievement in Winging his way
from distant Mexico City across
mountain ranges, between the menac-
ing tops of VOLCANOES and over jungle
country, where the foot OF civilized
man has never been.
And, amid all the acclamations,
the cheers and the enthusiasm,
Lindbergh was his own modest self.
His official day began at 10 o'clock
this morning when he paid a visit to
the presidential palace to pay his
respects to the president, Gen. Laz-
arc Chacon. Festivities and fetes in
abundance followed. At the munich
pal palace Lindbergh received a
scroll apprising him in terms OF
deepest cordiality that he was the
guest of honor of the city Then the
chamber of commerce took him IN
hand, followed by reception at
the American legation, and later he
was entertained by RotarianS.
The Guatemalan army paid him
particular tribute by conferring upon
him the grand medal of merit" Fol-
short time Lindbergh wore this
on his coat, but it soon found It's
way among the scores of other deco
rations which have been conferred
upon him.
Perhaps the words of the president
of the republic in greeting the city
ing colonel" at last nights banquet
best express the sentiments OF the
people. President Chacon said:
colonel Lindbergh, it is. a great
pleasure for the people, for the gov
eminent and for me personally tt
have with us such a distinguished
personality after terminating tl1gh'
that adds one more triumph to
series of glorious successes Whlcf
honor humanity and are a source o.
genuine pride for the United States
of America.
eThe reception which Guatemala
has rendered you is modest one
for modest are our possibilities. Bu1
let me assure you that in our sym
pathy for you and in our admiration
for your great deeds, we yield frs
place to only one nation in tht
world and that nation is your owl
country.
"Let me greet in you not only ;
hero already consecrated, but ais
messenger of good will and TIN
highest representative Of American
manhood, and 7 pray you to hav
the graciousness to accept, togetheI
with this banquet, that my govern
ment takes pleasure in offering yol
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