New Britain herald., 1927-12-14
there was no confusion.
 Marching Through Georgia

Marching Through Georgia
 By o'clock this morning, a mili- tary band was in full swing playing a medley of popular American airs including "Dixie' and Marching Through Georgia"
 General Alvarez, chief of the pres idential staff, piloted by Captain Caspreion, Mexican army aviator, planned to fly out to meet Colonel Lindbergh, starting a half hour be- fore his expected arrival.
 Even while the first flush of what promised to be a brilliant and clear day was dawning over the great mountain ranges surrounding the valley of Mexico. great crowds were trudgir. toward the flying field, which is two and & half miles from Mexico City.
 A Mexican army plane, flying an American flag, was truHdled from hangar to be ready for General AL varez.
 By 7:o5 there were five military bands stationed about the field talk ing turns in playing American pa triotic and popular airs.
 Day Unusually Fine
 Sunrise brought the American air hero one of the most beautiful days imaginable. even for this season III Mexico. The surrounding mountain ranges stood out against a brilliant blue sky fecked with light wlsps Of white clouds. A thin blue-gray haze which hoyered over the edge Of the field at daybreak was dissipated un- der the suns rays.
 As the crowd of eager spectators gathered, thA authorities decided 10 admit the civilians to the field, but placed them at the edges of the enclosure under heavy military guard, thus leaving most of the great expanse of the flying field absolutely clear. Several thousand spectators were already on the field.
 Between 7:30 and s o'clock the real crowds began pouring into the field in steady streams, all the spec tators, however, being kept under perfect control and permitted only to line the edges of the field behind at intervals of a foot or two.
 By 8 o'clock it was estimated that standing along two sides of the 11elo with thousands more constantly ar rows of police and soldiers stationed more than 15.oo0 spectators were irving.
 Noises Saenz, under secretary TOT educatiou was the first cabinet mn ister 10 arrive in the reviewing stand which had been placed on an ele- vated position to provide seats for President Gales and his party ana Dwight w. Morrow, Amerlcan am ba ssador to Mexico, and members of the embassy staff
 Efforts to Locate EIier
 Efforts were being made to locate J.indbergh, the authorities issuing 'h- structions to all the officers of the National Telegraph lines to report any news of his plane.
 Plans were laid for keeping every ORG except a small official escort from approaching Llnabcrghs s plane after his landing. The program was for him to be escorted directly rom the plane to the presidential stand where President Gales, Ambassador Morrow and others, would greet him, Next the president ana the American ambassador were to heaa a military procession from the ny ing field 10 the city. and across th" city to the American embassy, 'he dropping out Of the pro- cession on arrival at the capital ana to the presidential pal ace instead of 10 the embassy. Gen eral Alvarez, chief of the preslden- tial staff, was designated to contin- ne to the embassy with Lindbergh as the presidents personal and oi- ficial representative.