Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11

way up the gayly decorated Avenue
the crowds cheered them Justify, but
their minds were on Lindbergh. I'm
der the huge American flag stretched
across the avenue between the Post
Office Department and The Star Build
ing, Col. Lindbergh passed to meet the
plaudits Of the thousands kept waiting
for hours in the vicinity Of the Treas
ury. Then the long column swung
down Fifteenth street to the Monu
, ment. where further honors awaited
| the hero.
Mother Arrives at Yard.
Before he began his triumphal trir
| up the Avenue to the Monument
Grounds Col. Lindbergh had been Of
| ficially welcomed as he walked dowr
| the gangplank of the Memphis.
Slowly and gracefully the Memphis
| glided around the curve in the Ana
costa River that brought it into full
view of the official welcoming com
mittee and the assembled crowd facing
| the dock. 1t was then 11:20 o'clock.
The cruiser passed close to the
channel poles as she was forced by the
| narrowness of the channel to turn
rather sharply and as she did, the
Navy Band struck up the stirring
strains of Nancy Lee" and followed
it with Sailing, Sailing Over the
Bounding Main"
Mrs. Lindbergh arrived about II 20
o'clock in a White House automobile,
accompanied by John Hays Ham
mond. chairman of the Commission
ers' official welcoming committee.
h. iva % he
wharf, however, but remained in
seclusion until the Memphis was
about ready to dock.
Memphis Behind Schedule.
The official reception committee
arrived on the wharf at HOP o'clock
In. a procession OF automobiles. A
few moments later they abandoned
the cars and promenaded the wharf
or gathered in small groups and
chatted and watched the aerial man
euvers. The Memphis had not yet
poked its bow into the Anacostia
River, although it was scheduled to
pull into its dock two minutes earlier.
The pilots mother had not made her
appearance up to this time.
Immediately after the arrival of the
reception committee, cannon at the
yard doomed a 14-volley salute an
nouncing the arrival of Secretary of
the Navy Wilbur.
The crowd caught it's first glimpse
Of Lindbergh as he stood on the
bridge of the cruiser as she pulled
was attired in a blue suit with a pin
stripe. The crowd Immediately cheer.
ed it's welcome and he responded with
a slight wave Of his hand.
AS the Memphis drew up to the
wharf another thundefous cheer went
up from the throng, and again Lind.
bergh waved in reply. 1t took about
IL minutes to dock the big cruiser,
and in the meantime Lindbergh stood
on the bridge surveying the crowd
carefully. and once he took pair of
field glasses and looked down, ap.
parently searching for his mother.
Before the gangway was finally ad-
Justed. the crowd broke through the
ropes despite the vain efforts of Marine
guards to keep them intact and ran
close to the dock.
The Memphis made a good landing
from the port side, but it took about
IL minutes to tie her up and hoist the
gangplank into place. During these
ceremonies the honored hero continued
to observe the crowd from the bridge.
If he saw his mother in the throng
no one in the crowd knew of it. for
his eyes wandered in all directions.
Mother Meets Son.
just as soon as the gangway was
put into place. Vice Admiral Guy II.
Burrage, commander of the fleet in
European waters, came down the
gangway, took Mrs. Lindbergh by her
arm and escorted her to the deck of
the boat and into the admirals cabin.
where her famous son had gone to
await her. Exactly what took place
when mother and son met has not yet
been revealed. The greeting was
brief, however, for in about 10 minutes
Mrs. Lindbergh and her son returned
to the deck and walked down the gang.
plank to enter automobiles for their
trip to the head of the parade which
was then waiting for them.
The luncheon which was scheduled
to have taken place aboard the Mem.
Dhis had to be postponed because
of the delay of the cruiser in reach
ing her berth.
While waiting for the cruiser to be
tied to her dock. Lindbergh left his
post on the bridge and came down to
the deck, where he stood for a few
minutes in the front to please the
crowd. Several times he saluted in &C.
acknowledgement to the cheers and
applause of the crowd. Cries of
Speech, Speech" went up from the
throng. but Lindbergh merely smiled
blandly.
Pose for Photographers.
Col. Lindbergh and his mother stood
together for nearly five minutes posing
for photographers and acknowledging
the continuing plaudits of the crowd.
Then with the Memphis sounding
salute, Mrs. Lindbergh climbed back
into the White House car smiled ac-
acknowledgement to the crowd and sat
down. Col. Lindbergh followed her
Immediately. bow ng repeatedly from
the car. Then John Hays Hammond
entered the car and took a seat on
the other side of Mrs. Lindbergh. and
with its horn shrieking warning to
the throngs which pushed about 1t,
the car wormed its way clear and
sped away from the dock.
Lindbergh took his first and official
welcome back to the shores from
which he SO hastily departed on his
epoch.making flight exactly three
weeks ago in the cool way that is
characteristic of him. He did not ap.
pear to be unnerved by the shouts and
applouaa that rroAfad the NTnv1phia q Is