Evening star., 1927-06-01
READY TO QUIT ENGLAND.
Lindbergb. Attends Big. Ball and Goes
to Races.

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LONDON, June / Ms.@-Capt. Lind
bergh's triumphant visit to the old
world is drawing to a close. Today
was his last full day in London, as
he will fly in a British plane to Paris
tomorrow. His plans. as announced
here, are to remain in the French
capital until Saturday and then sal
for New York on the United States
cruiser Memphis from Cherbourg
His plane is being dismantled and
Grated at Gosport for shipment to the
United States aboard the steamer
George Washington tomorrow.
"Lindy" did not get to bed until an
early hour this morning, after an
other momentous day and night, his
activities ranging from a friendly
chat with King George yesterday
morning to visit to the Derby eve
charity ball at Albert Hall at mid
luncheon by the Air Council, a recep
party by Lady Astor and a banque,
given in his honor by various aero
nautical organizations, not to mention
Accustomed to Praise.
The boyish flyer, after 10 days o1
adulation in Paris, Brussels and Lon
don, is getting accustomed to hearing
his praises sung wherever he appears
but tears came to his eyes when he
heard himself extolled in the presence
of the most distinguished assemblage
Of aviatOrs that ever sat down to 6
banquet together.
The 500 diners rose to cheer ant
wave their napkins when Sir Hugh
Trenchard, air chief marshal, said
capt. Lindbergh, the royal air force
and all other British flyers take theil
hats off to you."
The company gave three rousing
cheers for his mother.
Lord Thomson, chairman Of the
Royal Aero Club, and former wal
minister, who presided, described Capt
Lindbergh as "a man in every sense
of the word, full fraught man, q
modest young man, which, after all
Is something of miracle nowadays
Lindy, sartorially perfect in evening
clothes, and wearing his three decora
tions. the Legion of Honor, the Order
OF Leopold and the Air Force Cross
"HkSH W0o SOIILcLIcu OI1 AIlI1 Wy IAIIE
George, told for the first time how he
saw a kind Of mirage when within
about 100 miles off the Irish coast.
Nothing But Fog Clouds.
Apparently there would be shore
line right in front of me, with trees al
most exactly defined and everything
one sees on land, except buildings
he said. II was almost certain coulG
see land several times, but upon pass
ing the area 1 found that what
thought was land was nothing but
fog clouds ranging in color from black
to purple, but which seemed exactly
like land"
Lindy was surrounded by fair dane
ers when he appeared at the charity
ball, and he had hard time convinc
ing them that he really did not know
how to dance.
II am terribly sorry" he told the
girls, but I have never danced in my
life. It isn't that I wouldn't like tt
dance with all of you, but just can't
Absolutely nothing doing. I am here
as an onlooker."
Between the aeronautical banque
and the charity ball, Capt. Lindbergh
in the company of the Swedish Min
lister, Baron Palmstierna, went to tn,
annual dinner of the Anglo.Swediss
Society. There he was accorded ;
tremendous ovation and heard Sil
Henry Penson. the chairman, remarl
that his achievement was due in larg,
measure to his Swedish ancestry
which had endowed him with great en-
durance, pluck and skill. The airmar
promised that when he next came tt
Europe he would visit Sweden.
Goes to Derby.
Capt. Lindbergh went to EPSON fol
lunch, and it appeared as though hs
took most all Of London with him
The aviator was the guest of Lore
Lonsdale, who, as the saying goes