Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12
FLYER IS CALLED
FROM DINNER BY
|NS|STENT THRONGS
White House Affair Inter-
rupted 10 Times by Cheer
ing Thousands.
FLYER WHISKED AWAY
TO TWO RECEPTIONS
Feted by Press Club and Mime
sofa State society-Langley
Medal Presented.

Hatless, and without topcoat, Col.
Lindbergh was whisked about Wash
ington last night from a White House
dinner 20 a reception and then to an
other reception.
He rode in a big White House tour
ing car, it's top down, with his mother
beside him. a flimsy scarf around her
shoulders.
The evenings festivities started
with the cabinet dinner at the tenn.
porary White House. which was at
tended by members of the President s
official family and their wives.
was filled with cheering throng and
Col. Lindbergh came out on the bal
cony at least ten times. Twice he was
accompanied by President Coolidge
and twice by his mother.
From this dinner he was whisked
to the Willard Hotel, where the Min
nesota Society held a reception in his
honor. The feature of this event was
a speech by Secretary of State Kel-
logg expressing the pride of Mime
sofa in so distinguished a son.
Appears as Speaker.
The concluding event on Col. Lind
bergh's evening program was the re-
ception by the National Press Club at
the Washington Auditorium, attended
by about 5000 persons. Here he APP
peared in new role in which he con-
Quoted himself very creditably-that
of speaker. Starting in a light vein.
he grew serious as he spoke on the
future of aviation. At this reception
he received the Smithsonian Institu-
tons Langley Medal for aviation.
The state dinner at 10 Dupont Cir
Gle had been planned originally by the
President and Mrs. Coolidge to be as
simple and informal as possible 1t
was enlivened by the great throng of
people on the streets outside.
Throughout the meal, loud and en-
thusiastic cheers were heard. Most
Of these outbursts were followed with
calls such as I'VE want Indy"
Three cheers for Indy" Come on
out, Indy" and various others.
Occasionally the crowd turned to
song. America" was sung several
times, as was Onward, Christian
Soldiers" In the crowd, at different
points, there were groups of young
college students, who gave their col
lege yells with a long, loud "Lindy"
at the end.
The cheering and calling and sing
ing was easily heard within and was
commented upon frequently by the
president and his guests, all of whom
enjoyed it immensely.
Appears Frequently on Balcony.
Nearly a dozen times during the
afternoon and Immediately before the
dinner, Col. Lindbergh stepped out
upon the little iron balcony on the
second floor of the residence to give
the thousands outside an opportunity
to see him. Each time he bowed and
waved his long right arm in acknowl-
ment of the acclaim. On two such
occasions he was led to the balcony
by the President himself, who from
all appearances very willingly as
signed himself to a back seat the
moment his hero guest arrived at the
temporary White House.
On one of Col. Lindbergh's visits
to the, balcony, he was accompanied
by his mother.
On two occasions, just in advance
of the President and his guests going
into the dining hall, Col. Lindbergh
yielded to the calls from the outside,
and, excusing himself, left his hosts
and their guests to bow and wave to
the crowd. On these occas ions he was
attired in evening clothes.
The demonstrations in front of the
temporary White House were unlike
anything of like nature ever expert
enced by White House attaches. Dis
| cussing them later, these attaches
said that they have witnessed all sorts
of cheering and yelling crowds about
| the White House on many occasions,
| but nothing like this occasion. 1t was
noticed also that with each succeed.
| ing appearance of Col. Lindbergh the
majority of those who had been wait
| ing below for a glimpse moved away
but there appeared to be no thinning
in the ranks. Each departing crowd
was replaced by a new one.
Guest List Small.
! The dinner in Col. Lindbergh's honor
was no different from the usual run OF
state dinners given by the President
with the exception that the number
| of guests on this occasion was smaller
| Besides Col. Lindbergh and his
mother the only guests were the Secre
| tary of State and Mrs. Kellogg, the
Secretary of the Treasury. the Score
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