Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-08
NEW HONORS
ARE ACCORDED
To L|NDBERGA
National Geographical So
ciety Awards Birdman
Hubbard Medal
9TH RECIPIENT
Highest HOnOrs Ever Given
Private Citizen Await
Aviator

WASHINGTON, June Z R-Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh speeding home
on the cruiser Memphis to receive the
highest honors ever accorded a private
citizen in his native land, was admitted
today to that select circle explorers
of sea and air and land who have been
awarded the Hubbard medal of the
National Geographic society.
This medal has been bestowed only
seven times, the most recent recipient
having been Commander Richard
Evelyn Byrd, who received it at the
hands of President Coolidge less than
a year ago "for his epochal achieve
ment in reaching the north pole by
airplane.'
Colonel Lil1dI citation probably
will read for his epocllal achievement
in first flying an airplane from New
York to Paris. The actual presenUa-
ton will be some time in the future
and probably by President Coolidge.
Besides Commander Byrd and Lind
bergh, the only other recipients of the
medal have been Rear Admiral Peary,
discoverer of the north pole; Road
Amundsen, Captain Robert A. Bartlett,
Grove Carl Gilbert, Sir Ernest H.
Shackleton and Vilhjalmar Stefansson.
Arriving here at noon Saturday from
Cherbourg, Colonel Lindbergh will be
greeted at the wharf by the first man
to span the Atlantic in a plane, Com
mander "A. G. Read, now conmandant
of the Hampton Roads naval air sta
ton, who in 1909 piloted the navy sea-
plane NC-4 from Newfoundland to the
Azores and thence to Portugal and
England.
Commander Read was invited to at
tend the navy yard, ceremonies by the
semi -official reception committee,
which also announced that a special
committee of senators and another of
the members of the house of represen-
tative5 also would be at the yard to
welcome the flier. \ While he is in
Washington, Colonel Lindbergh very
probably will visit the spot at Fort
Myer, across the Potomas river, which
is historic in the annals of aviation
because there Orville WrightS biplane
made the first flight of history, run1b-
ling down creaky launching rail,
Wobbling a bit in the air and then
cruising around for 571a minutes.
That was in September, 1908, less
than 19 years before Lindbergh was
able to fly across the Atlantic ocean.
Details for the reception of Lind
bergh were pressed forward speedily
today. Announcement was made that
all government departments and the
navy yard would shut down at noon
instead of o'clock as officials realized
they could not hold the workers in once
Lindbergh had set foot on District of
Columbia soil
Orders were issued for clearing all
traffic from Pennsylvania avenue at
IL a. m. so that the famous aviator's
triumphant ride over the celebrated
thoroughfare to meet President Coo
lidge at the Washington monument
grounds might be uninterrupted. The
avenue will be roped off as during in
augural parades and cordons of militia,
police and boy scouts will hold the
crowds back.
Plans for policing the river while
the Memphis moves along to the navy
yard also were completed by the coast
guard, which announced that a patrol
boat flying a red flag giving notice that
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behind would precede the cruiser. That
will be a signal for all craft accom-
panying the Memphis from any point
north of Fort Washington must keep
at least 300 yards astern. The short
stretch up Anacostia river to the navy
yard will be closed to all except gov
ernment craft.
U. S. CRUISER MEMPHIS (By
wireless to the Associated Press).- =
June 7.-The cruiser Memphis has gone
over the top and started downgrade
toward the Virginia capes, bearing the
youthful aviator Lindbergh, who, hav
ing reached the hearts Of all Europe, is
going home to the great welcome his
own pepole have in store for him. The
Memphis has passed the half way point
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