Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-16
ST. LOUIS TO HAVE
3L|NDBERGH DAYS
TumuItuouS Welcome Tomor-
row All Arranged-Six Pub
lie Functions Planned.
By the Associated Press.

|
ST. LOUIS, June 16.-St. Louis to-
day was ready to below forth a
| tumultuous welcome to its celebra led
| flyer, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh.
| The thousand and one details neces-
sary to make the homecoming cele.
bration the most elaborate ever ac-
| corded a st. Louisan have been COM
| pleted and the city now waits anX-
iously and impatiently the arrival Of
| the noted transatlantic birdman in
the Spirit of ST. Louis. scheduled for
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
After nearly three weeks of arducus
work a committee OF 500 men and
women have worked out plans for six
public functions to take place during
the three-day celebration for Col.
Lindbergh. who already has been ac-
| corded in Washington and New York
a series OF receptions the like Of
which never before has been given a
single individual
Will Start Tomorrow.
The homecoming celebration will
start about $3.50 o'clock tomorrow
when the flyer is scheduled to wing
his way across the Mississippi River
from the East. Naval Reserves sta.
toned on the river between the Eads
and Municipal Bridges will signal his
approach. The signal will set off a din
OF whistles, sirens and bells, designed
TO convey to all the city that its hero
OF the day has returned
Crossing the Mississippi. between
the two bridges. Col Lindbergh will
dip his plane to the colors OF the
naval reserve and then circle the city
before bringing his good ship. the
Spirit of st. Louis, down to earth
on the Lambert-St. Louis Flying
Field. Is miles from the downtown
district.
The ceremony at the flying field
will be brief. Gov. Sam A. Baker
and Mayor Victor Miller will extend
a hearty official greeting, after which
Col. Lindbergh will be whisked away
in an automobile to the home of
Harry F. Knight, one of the back
ers of the flyers New York-to Paris
flight. No reception has been ar
ranged for him that night.
Plan Gigantic Parade.
Saturday morning the aviator will
head a gigantic parade through the
residential and business sections of
the city and in the afternoon he will
participate in the championship flag
raising ceremonies by the st. Louis
Cardinals at Sportsman Park. That
night he will be guest of honor at
dinner at the Chase Hotel attend
ed by approximately $500 persons.
Preceding the dinner, addresses
will be made by Secretary Of War
Davis, Gov. Baker, Mayor Miller.
Knight and Harold M. Bixby. also
one Of the hackers of Lindbergh's
transatlantic fight.
On Sunday a program has been
arranged to take place in Forest
Park, which will mark the culmina-
ton Of the three-day homecoming
celebration and afford the public
better opportunity to get a close
up" Of the noted flyer and his plane,
which will be on exhibition at the
park. At the conclusion of the cere-
monies, Col. Lindbergh will place a
wreath on the statue Of the symbolic
figure of st. Louis, which stands atop
Art Hill in front of Art Museum.
Speakers at the ceremonies will
include Mayor Miller, Gov. Baker,
Secretary of War Davis, United
States Senator Harry Halves, Knight
and Bixby.