Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18

privileges of its theaters in the form
of a gold and diamond pass, ana
Ace" Hudkins from the realm OF
Al lrts, presented him with pair Of
Joxi7lg gloves made of gold cloth
Binoculars in many sizes and shapes,
cigarette cases for a man who does
not smoke, whisky TASKS for a man
who does not drink, solid silver flre
extinguishers for use on his airplane,
couple Of dozen watches, diamond
studded fountain pens, stickplns IN
infinite variety, steel-beaded bags
with name interviewer, obviously a
gift for his mother; silver plates. sill
yer tablets, a handkerchief with
holy medal, black velvet cat, tables,
chairs, pieces of sculpture. automobile
radiator adornments, a plaster cast of
Victory of the Air over Sea" bust
of Wilbur Wright. a silver airplane
on an onyx base from his friends in
the Missouri National Guard Air Unit
these are but a few of the hundreds
of gifts of varying value that are now
on exhibition.
4 Document With a History.
One of the documents highly re-
garded by Col. Lindbergh is a parch-
ment containing the autographs of
the mem bers of the Lafayette Esca-
drille surrounding a water color
sketch of the head of an American
Indian chief Soon after the organ
ization of the escadrille in 1916 the
pilots of this brilliant flying squadron
met to select an emblem or insignia
for their planes. Eventually the In
dian head was selected, and at the
Of nj XtThn tITa a
command of the group P. S., all
members autographed it. A few days
later the American Escadrille lost
three Of its pilots, who died in action
and these were followed shortly after
by the deaths of De Laage, Lufberry,
Hurrit and others.
This relic, carefully preserved by
Capt. Verdy. was sent by him to Col.
Lindbergh through Ambassador Her
rick The letter accompanying the
gift said it was Nerdy's most pre-
cious souvenir of the World War
bearing as it does the names of so
many dead heroes" but that he wish
ed to give it to the colonel because
'he brought us greetings from our
brothers of American aviation; it is
the trait d'uniOn' between these two
countries"
Personal MementOs.
Of slight intrinsic value, but per.
haps possessed of the most interest
to the curious public, are four articles
carried by Col Lindbergh during the
memorable journey. One is the ocean
chart which guided him over the un-
familiar waters. Reckoning from it
he was able to keep his course with
such fidelity that he landed in France
virtually as he had planned. Only
once, according to the chart, did he
deviate materially from his chosen
course, and on the map are certain
pencil marks made by the aviator,
while in midfiight, denoting that
change.
Another is the Condensing flask
| carried for emergency purposes. Had
he been forced down into the sea he
could have used this flask. which con-
denses the moisture from ones breath.
Then, there is the water canteen
which he carried on the fight, and
there is also packet of maps of
Europe" with which the aviator had
provided himself. Obviously it was
his intention to do some European
| transforming after he got across.
What He Chose for This Flight.
Col. Lindbergh was in st. Louis sew.
eral weeks ago and was induced to
view these mementos 1t might be
imagined that he spent hours at the
| Job, reveling in their beauty, en-
tranced by the thought of the honor
that each implied, or perhaps com.
putting their value in money. Quite
! as casually as he hoped off for
Europe did this most unusual aviator
regard the vast array of gifts He
spent less than 20 minutes in the
building.
1t was suggested that perhaps he
wished to take something with him
Il watch or a stick pin or one of his
/ club memberships or a Legion of
/ Honor Cross or one of a dozen dia
mOnd rings. He looked them all over
| II can use this" he said, and walk
| ed away with it.
| 1t was a pair of goggles.
! Copyright 1927 bv the New York Times
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