Smyrna times., 1927-10-19
TO WELCOME COL. L|NDBERGH
IN DELAWARE THIS FRIDAY
NOW ABOUT COMPLETED
FOR A REAL DEMONSTRATION
Lindbergh in His Spirit of St. Louis
Will Arrive About O'clock Fri
day and Many Will Motor Up

day and Many Will Motor Up
Many from Smyrna and vicinity and
on down the State, will motor to Will
mington, Friday to see Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh, the noted aviator and
his "Spirit Of st. Louis" which made
the famous New York to Paris flight.
Col. Lindbergh comes to Delaware
from Atlantic City and will circle over
Wilmington and Bayard and DUPONT
fields before landing. Members of the
Lindbergh reception committee met
Friday at the Chamber Of Commerce
completing all arrangements for the
visit Of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh,
famous aviator, next Friday. Rev.
Philip Cook, Bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of Delaware, will
deliver the invocation, and Rev. Ed
ond J. FitzMaurice, Bishop of the Ro-
man Catholic Diocese of Wilmington,
will offer the benediction at the ban
quet which Colonel Lindbergh will at
tend at the DUPONT Biltmore on that
day. William J. Highfeld will intro
duce Colonel Lindbergh at the BAN
quet. Judge Hugh M. Morris of the
U. S. District Court will be toastmast-
er. A suggestion made by Council
man James B. McManus that the pub
lie schools be closed October 21, was
approved and referred to the school
Lindbergh will be preceded by about
thirty minutes by the arrival of a
plane containing D. E. Keyhoe, of the
Department of Commerce, and 1t.
Philip Love and Mechanic c. c. Mard-
mand. There will be no persons per-
mitted on the landing field with the
exception of the members of the re
ception committee. One hundred MEM
bers of the National Board have been
secured as field guards, with as many
men from Fort DUPONT as can be Sc
cured, and members of the Whining
ton Police Department and State
Highway Department.
Spirit of st. Louis to be Exhibited
An enclosure will be built in which
the Spirit Of St. Louis will be placed
and commencing at 3 o'clock the pub
lie willAbe permitted in the field to in
spect the same. It is suggested that
cars be allowed to park on Center road
from the Lancaster Pike on one side
of the road and these cars to remain
parked until after Colonel Lindbergh
and the Reception Committee have
left the road Colonel Lindbergh will
20 in an automobile,a ccompanied by
the chairman of the reception COM
mittee and D. E. Keyhoe who will sit
beside the driver. They will come in
Kennett Pike escorted by motor cycle
police, down Delaware avenue to
Tenth, to Market, to Front, to King
where he will stop at the Municipal
building and Governor Robinson and
Mayor Forrest will enter the car and
be driven to Baynard Stadium. At the
Bayard Stadium, the address of well
come of the Governor and the Mayor
will be made followed by Colonel
Lindbergh's address.
Banqueted At dupont Biltmore Hotel
Immediately after Colonel Lind
bergh's address, the way will be open
for his car and the cars of the re-
ception committee and they will go to
the dupont Biltmore, where Colonel
Lindbergh will occupy quarters and
he consents to give 10 minutes TO the
representatives of the press. He will
not be disturbed at the hotel until
time for the banquet at Z p. m. Fol
lowing the banquet Colonel Lindbergh
will consent to be presented to the
Kiwanis Convention but with the un-
derstanding that he is not to make
speech. Thes peech at the banquet
will be limited to a blessing, introduc-
ton of the toastmaster, remarks of
the POSTMASTER, speech of Colonel
Lindbergh, followed by remarks Of
the toastmaster and the benediction.