The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-15
Airman Has Time Enough
Between Events Today to
Return for Plane.
MAY START At CAPITAL
Urges Adequate Military Air
Force for U. S. in Address
to Business Men.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, June 15.-Another
carefree twenty-four hours was
ahead Of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
today. Enough time was permitted
between four appearances from
noon till midnight to fly to WASH
ington and back if he wants to
bring his beloved plane, the Spirit
OF st. Louis, to New York.
Unlike yesterday, when rain and
wind twice prevented him from
leaving in an army plane for Wash
lngton, the weather today seemed
favorable for a flight if he hasn't
changed his plans. He may wait
until late Thursday or Friday before
going for his plane. and then fly
direct from Washington to st.
Louis.
"Home TOwners" Call
The first visitors at the apart-
ment this morning was a party from
Little Falls, Mimi, riding in an auS
tomobile named The Spirit of Little
Falls. They had driven from Little
Falls for the welcoming ceremonies
for their most distinguished fellow
citizen.
The first messenger to arrive
brought huge basket of red roses,
with American and Italian flags.
Lindbergh today pleaded before a
joint luncheon of the State Cham
Der of Commerce and the Mer-
chants Association for development
of commercial air service and ade-
quate military and naval air forces
in the United States.
In one of the longest speeches he
has made since he became a world
celebrity-it lasted nearly twenty
minutes-Ljn jndbergh compared the
development of commercial aviation
In this country and in Europe. Ee
confessed he was embarrassed in
Europe when he was asked whether
America had any airports to COM
pare with those at lie Bourget, Paris
and Croydon, London.
Three thousand guests at the
luncheon cheered and applauded for
more than a minute when Lind
bergh was introduced. and dupli-
Gated the demonstration when he
said, "The air corps will never take
the place of the Army or the Navy,
but both the Army and the Navy
must have adequate air forces"
viii Attend Benefits
At 8 tonight he will appear for a
short while at a benefit boxing
match at the Polo Grounds. An
hour later he will make a late ap-
pearance at Flo Ziegfelds new show
house to see 'Rio Rita" and at mid
night he will attend a movie per-
formance at the Roxy Theater for
the benefit of the mothers of the
French ayiators, Charles
Nungresser and Francois Coli.
Last night Lindbergh attended a
dinner in his honor given by the
city of New York at the Hotel Com
modore. Four thousand of New
York'S most prominent men heard
the young airman praise the Army
fliers and predict a bright future for
commercial aviation in America.
The dinner was one of the larg-
est ever held il New York. There
was no end of novelty. The speak
er's platform was painted to resem-
BILE a monoplane. Lindbergh sat in
the cockpit. Governor AL Smith,
Mayor Walker, Charles Evans
Hughes, Grover Whalen and other
ate off the wings" of the
painted plane.
After dinner. which was two hours
late getting started. the lights were
put out and a miniature airplane
was flown across the banquet hall
while Whalen read the United Press
log of the fight amid wild cheering.
When Whalen read the United
Press dispatch telling of Lindbergh's
arrival at lie Bourget airfield the
crowd Of prominent New Workers
cheered long and loud and the po-
lice band played the "Marseilles."