Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12

nome coming.
He was talking from the navy yard
just before the hero stepped ashore
on American soil, according to ar,
air record taken from The Star by
H. 8 Middlemiss from a radio te-
ceiving set.
Vivid impressions went out to the
American people in the biggest
hook-up in history. and the broad
casters from seven microphones
were thrilled. according to their own
admissions. as they pictured events.
Describing the arrival of Lindbergh
and the docking of the Memphis at
the navy yard. McNamee toId ms
huge audience: This ship from t.u-
rope carries the young man up In the
| bridge now. Nice-looking boy. wavy
hair and he is taking the reception
with extreme calm. Very interested
in proceedings. Tremendously dra-
matte spectacle. Probably $4,000
people or so in navy yard under
beautiful skies. and what seems to
he most of the airplanes in the
world. This boy who hoped off in
New York, landed in Paris and Is
back with us, Capt. Charles Lind
bergh, now Col. Charles Lindbergh.
| Outwardly he seems to be just
voungster and Is probably enjoying
and wondering
A Tense Moment.
Lines out. Band playing. The boys
are making her fast. Lindy and, l
SUPPOSE, Harmon still on the bridge.
| Bands playing and crowd In tremen-
dous excitement. Now it Is very quiet
| awaiting developments. know the in
tense nervousness I feel is in the rest
of the crowd. Certainly tense mo-
| ment.
mfr. Harmon took Mrs. Lindbergh
on board before the ship locked. so
that mother and son might meet In
prtyate, What a moment it must have
been for both of them!
Memphis made her way up the
Potomac into the Anacostia River,
around Hams Point, past the War
College and steamed up amid a roar
of guns and blasts, with crowds on
both banks and the Presidents yacht,
Mayfower, anchored nearby.
1.-THE welcome Of this new ambassa-
dor of America to all other countries.
The sky is black with planes of the
| U, s. A., the river crowded in arrays
of battleships and the guns in battle
| array again. Cheers are Lind
bergh is coming off the bridge now
and the crowds press around the dock.
He is followed by a number of Of
| ticers and we'll known citizens. and
the crowds include the cabinet OF the
President of the United States, high
officials of the Army and Navy, all in
tent on one young boy.
THE gangplank is in place. A
beautiful floral gift has just been
brought for Lindbergh. Now. as he
| comes off and the parade starts. we
will turn the mike tmicrophone) over
| to Carlin who Is atop the Washington
| Monument,
From the Monument.
Car.in-"They formed the parade
| quickly on leaving the place Lind
bergh landed. We call the roll be-
, fore (of broadcasters). Graham at the
dock, 5ta miles away from me. can
see docks. The Capitol to the left OF
| the dock. and on that I could almost
see our broadcaster Milton j. Crossl
| in the dome. He will take you up the
| Avenue. The troops are forming for
the parade up the Avenue. At this
| place, 555 feet above the ground, at
| the top Of the Monument. 1t is a
| strange and inspiring sight. Man
| loses his individuality among the
| sights here. The welcome that began
| in ST. Louis some weeks ago has gone
on till now. Now l see McNamee
reckoning from the navy yard down
there. 5A miles away"
| McNamee-"We are again back on
the pier of the navy yard in Washing
| ton, and Just as we speak. Lndbergll
will in a moment put foot on Ameri
can ground. The parade begins &c
form, and, while the moment is ire
mendously intense, it seems to hold II
| longer than seems possible. Every
I Iin6hnrSr1
off the ship. He has not come yet
| There has been no such excitement in
| the air since Armistlce day. One OF
| the best known newspaper writer's In
| America stands beside me and con
ours in the idea. The band is now
paying.
Mother and Son.
Mrs. Lindbergh is with her son
| He has not come off the ship as yet
Probably never again will this mother
and son feel just exactly as they are
feeling at this moment. What q
thrill 1t is to her to know 1t is Just
her boy!
Now Cat 1850 the reception com
mittee comes with its dignity. Going
aboard. We are now looking at the
| Memphis. The Secretary of the
| Navy has stopped talking while thu
salute Is being fired and the ban6
plays.
"The firing you have just listened
to is the salute of the Navy. The
entire white uniformed crew of the
Memphis Is now lined up to attention
along the side awaiting.
"Lindbereh is coming down the
gang plank, walking slowly. his
medals on; dignified and nice boy
His mother is on the arm of thu
Secretary of War. Q1:56).
Again we see the greeting OF thu
Secretary of the Navy. This is thu
part in. The Roman Emperor never
received a more enthusiastic welcome
Three million listening over radio.
have already given plans for the pa
rade they are probably leaving
McNamee gave the line of march.
Carlin on top Of. the Monument
here was cut in: 1.-THE weather ii
warm, cool up on top Of the Monu
ment. The city Is overcast with heav.
humidity or mist and the temperature
on ground is IS today. The people
below me waiting for President
SPEECH are covered with parasols an(
newspapers to keep the sun out.
am more or less laughing at them"
Turbulent Spectators.
Carlin on Monument, later: "The
crowd Is acting fierce on Pennsylvania
avenue and backed up to the wall
the windows and rooms"
Daniels at the Treasury Depart
ment, looking down the Avenue
Never more enthusiastic crowd
Possibly you won't hear me at all
=. Now can see, five blocks down
an auto that contains Lindbergh an(
his mother. :. Never since the Roose
welt inauguration have there been *
many demands for space of advan
tage. This would be in line with thu
reception accorded Lindbergh in Lon
don and Paris. . In Treasury parl
ton, and Sherman is we'll decorated
with humans. Have never seen &
| aatios,A P,.asi