Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12
MOTHER IS FIRST
TO GREET FLYER
Proudly Escorted Up Gang
plank After Memphis Docks
at Navy Yard.

at Navy Yard.
Standing on the bridge of the U.
| S. S. Memphis, which carried him
across the wide expanse of the AT
| lantic, conquered by him just three
weeks previous through the air, Col
Charles A. Lindbergh got his first
view of the Nations Capital shortly
after IL o'clock yesterday morning as
| the cruiser plowed her way slowly
into the Anacostia River toward the
Navy Yard wharf, where he received
the Republics first formal recognition
O, the hitherto unparalleled achieve
ment.
| Bronzed in complexion like the
Whitehead sailors about him the
| transatlantic flyer was almost mo-
tionless a. he surveyed the Capital
City that lay before him from the
vantage place on the vessel. The
roaring of the airplanes overhead.
the laundering of the cannon at the
Navy Yard and the shrieking of the
sirens and the whistles from the shore
did not seem to distract hin. in the
least. His eyes were fastened on the
| public buildings that can be discerned
so plainly from the water front.
But when the Memphis glided grace
| fully toward the Mayflowers BERTH
which the presidential yacht had va
Gated as her tribute to the daring
pilot, Lindbergh's eyes turned to the
wharf and were focused on the crowd
that had gathered there to welcome
| him home, Vainly trying to catch a
glimpse of his mother, who had not
yet appeared. She had purposely
remained away until the cruiser began
warping into the dock to escape at
| tention.
1000 at Navy Yard.
The enthusiastic crowd at the Navy
| Yard, restricted in size by govern.
mental decree, arrived early to meet
the returning hero. An hour before
the scheduled arrival of the Memphis
there were more than thousand per-
sons lined along taut ropes just to the
rear Of the Mayflowers wharf.
| Knowing, of course, that the pre-
| arranged plans did not contemplate
| the arrival of the vessel until IL
o'clock. the admirers centered their
attention on the river, hoping that
by some good fortune she would reach
her destination ahead of time. 1t was
after II o'clock. however. when the
smoke stacks Of the cruiser were dis
1
| tomac into the waters of the Ana
costa. And it was about 10 minutes
later before a bow came into view as
she made her way around a sharp
turn in the channel and headed for
the Navy Yard.
In the meantime. the reception COM
| mittee had come to the wharf in a
long procession of automobiles. and
a section Of the Navy Band under
the direction of Second Leader
Charles Wise took a position near the
stern of the Mayflower, which was
occupying temporary berth at the
westerly end of the quay.
Memphis Reduces Speed.
| The Memphis proceeded slowly to
round the bend in the river and fur
Their reduced her speed for the last
| few minutes of her journey. When
within a few hundred yards of the
wharf, the Navy band struck up the
| stirring nautical air, Nancy Lee, !"
and followed it with others of a SINH
| lar character
The spectators at the wharf got
| their first glimpse of Lindbergh about
| this time and laundering cheer was
Embossed. The acclaim grew in in
| tensity as the cruiser approached
| GIOssCAs uG IlCTOtC IIy6T must nav
| heard the outburst, despite the other
noises. and he waved his long arm
in acknowledgements. A few moments
later he waved another greeting in re-
| spouse to the cheers
| AS the Memphis slid into the dock
| and began warping her way closer
! for tie up, the crowd, eager to get a
! better view of the famous aviator,
broke through the ropes and Marine
guard and rushed near to the cruiser.
Efforts of the Marines to force them
! back were without avail.
Mother Waves Handkerchief.
During this skirmish the hawsers
were thrown from the Memphis and
she was tied up. A giant crane lifted
the Mayflower's gangway to her side
and preparations were made to take
aboard Lindbergh's proud mother,
who was endeavoring to attract his
attention by waving her handkerchief.
Severely Cut and Bruised.
| The returning hero, who had sur.
veyed the throng and the landing
/ operations from the bridge, then
brushed the touseled blonde locks from
hi forehead, adjusted gray felt hat
on his head and came down to the
deck amidship. Another deafening
cheer greeted him and some in the
err wd pleaded for a speech, but he
merely smiled blandly and responded
with a militay salute.
When the final adjustments were
made to the gangway Lindbergh
turned toward the bow of the Memphis
and walked quickly to the admiral $
cabin, where he retired in privacy to
await hiT mother.
Mother First Aboard.
Escorted by Vice Admiral GUY Fl
Burrage, commander of the American
fleet in European waters. Mrs. Lind
berg proceeded proudly up the gang
way. the first person to board tbs
cruiser, and went straight to the cabin
for reunion with her son.
Less than 10 minutes passed when
mother and son returned to the deck
an6 the cheering broke out anew. II
was exactly 1885 o'clock when Lind
bergh, with his mother near him
stepped down the gangplank.
AS the aviator once more touched
the soil of his native land the en-
thusiasm of the crowd again broke the
bounds of the lines formed by Gordon
of armed Marines and ran toward him
trying to grasp his hand. Lindbergt
grasped some of those nearest hin
momentarily, turned to assist his
mother to a waiting White House
automobile and took a seat beside her
Then. came demands for the flyer tC
stand up, and when he complied more
cries were heard for a speech. But
this was one request which he did not
grant.
Takes Place in Parade.
After some difficulty in maneuver
ing through the crowd, the car carry
ing Lindbergh proceeded out of the
Navy Yard reservation to take it,
place in line for the triumphant pro
cession along Pennsylvania avenue.
The Memphis was just about hal
an hour behind schedule when sht
. slid into the Navy Yard wharf, anf
the delay necessitated the postpone