New Britain herald., 1927-06-15

will consist Of the unvei.ins Of an
illuminated keystone on the observa-
ton platform At the rear OF the train
bearing the inscription The Spirit
Of st. Louis"
Mrs. knight will pull the string
that will release IN American Gag
! which - draped over the keystone.
Program Last Night
Lindbergh buried his thoughts Of
his plane. In the hands Of strangers
In . strange hangar at Boiling field.
while the city continued its shower
OF honors upon him last night.
While he escaped the laundering
cheers Of street crowds when he
secretly visited Mitchell field early in
the morning. the roars at the dinner
and At q theater party that followed
! were proportionately equal to the
| unprecedented denomination when
he arrived Monday.
Introduced at the dinner by Mayor
James Walker A. the outstanding
figure in the civilized world" Lind
bergh retained the same quiet, re-
served attitude that has character
lied him since he left San Diego an
obscure air mail pilot. He sat with
Governor Alfred E. Smith, Charles
Evans Hughes. Cardinal Hayes.
Bishop William T. Manning. and
other dignitaries OF almost every
calling. Thousands in the streets out
side the hotel. In the lobby and in
the three bathrooms where the din
ner was served yelled their greet
ings.
Long ovations preceded and fol-
lowed the typically brief address
devoted entirely to aviation-of the
young hero. After Mayor Walker
had quoted the enthusias site guests,
Colonel Lindbergh spoke.
Need OF Airports
Our greatest need he said. lis
for airports close to our great cities.
l would like to bring forward the
necessity of developing airports as
quickly as possible In each town and
city. AS soon as they are placed we'll
have q passenger service equal to
our mail service and better than
that Of any European country"
He said he believed the present
was "a very fitting time" to antici-
pate the possibilities Of commercial
, passenger service in the air. No in
ternational borders complicate
! Americas opportunities, he con-
tinued. weather conditions are rela-
lively good, American time is valu-
able.
I'VE do not look forward to war,
+; yet one OF the surest ways to be pre-
pared for 1t is to have an aviation
personnel that Is easily organized
| Lindbergh referred briefly to his
own flight and asserted that the
| next big step in transatlantic conf
munication by air would be that OF
multi-motored planes. Il believe
they will start to demonstrate their
possibilities in a very short time"
he declared. although regular
communication by air will not begin
until years OF development and re-
search have passed"
Cheering guests climbed chairs
and tables as the youth ended his
address. What a speaker" was one
remark by a guest. AS good as 'Ap
or Jimmy" any day meaning Gov
ernor Smith and Mayor Walker.
GAP Speaks
The governor and Mr.. Hughes ad-
RI rcecol ha oofbor;po ..yo,, I,o,,
found place. said the governor
facing the colonel. Il should say the
first place, in the heart of America.
as IMPLYING the youth, the spirit and
the courage of the great country
you represent"
Mrs. Evanseline LindbergN to his
praise OF her son. America Is pic
turing to herself youth with the
highest aims. with courage unsur-
passed, science victorious he said.
Last and not least. motherhood,
with her loveliest CROWN
Lindbergh and the speakers were
seated on a dais so built that when
the colonel took his seat he ap-
peared to be sitting in the cockpit OF
4 giant monoplane. with its wings
stretching away OH either side. A
huge engine and propellers extend
ed out toward tn" diners.
At one point during the dinner
miniature reproduction Of the Spirit
OF st. Louis suddenly took wing near
a model Of the Statue OF Liberty
and cruised across the ballroom to
a model of the Eiffel tower. A mo-
ment later the craft flew back, SYM
bolic OF the Inflated Nungesser-C Coli
expedition and prophetic of an
achievement yet to be reached by
another flier. At the banquet Lind
bergh had what is believed his first
view OF motion pictures Of his flight.
Two policemen were seated in
front of the flier to shield him from
enthusiastic guests and autograph
seekers.
Control Of Traffic
In the lobby a hundred(policemen
directed trafic while four hundred
officers on foot and on horseback
controlled milling thousands in the
streets outside the hotel.
One thousand guests were seated
in adjoining rooms and corridors
where they could neither see the
colonel or other speakers. This, the
committee explained. was due to
last-minute responses Of persons
who had received invitations. Com
fusion and crush. ensuing in a mad