The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-14
|L|NDY, MOTHER
ARRIVE BY AIR
FOR LUNCHEON
IS AviatorS Who Conquered
Oceans Are Guests at
White House.
RUTH COMES ON TRAIN
Geographic Society Medal
to Be Awarded to Slim
Tonight.
RUTH COMES ON TRAIN


WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-Fifteen
of the nations greatest f1iers lunched
with President and Mrs. Coolidge at
the White House today.
The march to the dining room
was led by the President with Ruth
Elder, recent transatlantic aviatrix,
on his arm Behind him were Mrs.
Coolidge and Charles A. Lindbergh,
who first spannedi the Atlantic in a
nonstop flight.
Following these four we're Com
mander Richard Byrd, Berndt Bal
chen and George Neville, who flew
from New York to France; Charles
Levine and Clarence Chamberlin,
New York to- Germany aviators;
Emory Bronte, Paul Schulter, Arthur
Gobele, Lieut.. Albert Hegenberger
and Lieut.. Lester Maitland, Cali
fornia-H Hawaii birdmen; Edward F.
Schlee and William S. Brock, who
hoped eastward to Asia, and Lieut..
George Haldeman, Miss Elders fight
companion.
Indy Brings Mother
Col. Blanton WinShip and Capt.
Wilson Brown, aides to the Presi-
dent, also were invited guests.
The dirigible Los Angeles flew
over the White House while the
luncheon was going on.
Lindbergh, accompanied by his
mother and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Guggenheim, made a perfect land
ing at Boiling Field at 1915 p. mr.
fifteen minutes before the Presi-
dents luncheon was to begin.
Lindbergh was dressed in a dark
fedora with the front mapped down
and a blue serge suit. Heswore no
overcoat. -
All four members of the party
seemed gay as they chatted with re-
porters and posed for photographs.
Neither Mrs. Lindbergh nor Mrs.
Guggenheim wore flying toys.
Indy to Get Medal
Most Of the f1iers were expected
to attend a conference called by
Commerce Air Secretary Mac
Cracker at which plans for trans
oceanic flight weather service were
to be discussed.
Lindberg's mother was the only
non-f1ier invited to the Presidents
luncheon, and she qualified by the
hop from New York with her ia
nous son today.
The Hubbard medal, given by the
National Geographical Society for
pioneer achievement. will be con-
ferred on Lindbergh tonight at the
auditorium for his New York-Paris
solitary hop.
President Coolidge will pin the
medal on his lapel following two
speeches by MacCracken and Gill
bert A. Grosvenor, president of the
geographic society In the audience
will be members of Congress, the
Cabinet, the Supreme Court and
diplomats.
Acosta Can't Be There
Fourteen radio stations will
broadcast the medal presentation
ceremonies with hookups at Wash
ington, Boston, Baltimore, st. Louis,
Memphis, Rochester, Pittsburgh,
Louisville, Atlanta, Springfield, De-
troit, Chicago; Nashville and Char
lotte, N. G.
Some of the aviators will stay
over until Tuesday to attend Ma
tional Aeronautic Association lunch
q con.
Bert Acosta, transatlantic f1ier,
wired President Coolidge he would
be unable to attend the White
House luncheon because of engine
trouble developed at Rockville, N. Y,
while enroute from New York to
Washington.
The conference with Assistant
Secretary MacCracken proved bene-
fetal, he said, because it gave him
an opportunity to learn these ex-
perts' views. The conference CEN
tered around Improvement Of wealth
er reporting for trans Atlantic
flights, but other topics, like safety
requirements, are understood to
have been considered.
Coming out of the conference,
Charles Levine said he is develop
ing plans for a transatlantic air
service but would give no detail.
Ruth Elder arrived by train.