New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-23

the Tuileries Gardens as the best
place. expressing the hope that the
idea will be adopted without delay
by the authorities.
A handwriting expert. Camille
Strelctzi. secretary of the Grapholo-
gy society. to whom Lindbergh's
signature was submitted. has dis
covered sound reasons" for the
general admiration of the aviator
Us a man and as scientist.
What strikes me first" he says
rs the angular nature Of the writ
ing. indicating tfrmness OF conccp
ton and tirmness Of execution.
That may appear rather obvious in
the light of events. Other charac-
teristics are revealed in the sigma
ture. The writing is bold. which is
proof of mental balance. and good
health. The up-strokes are very
high. which is a sign of strongly
marked idcalism. even mysticism
On the other hand. its unevenness
denotes the writer is highly emo
tional. while logical power and
continuity of ideas is shown by the
way the letters are closely joined,
and the sloping character reveals
great sensitveness. surprising in so
energetic a man. Finally. ] see in
the signature, indications Of wide
general culture"
HonOrcd BY All
Not only have the common peo-
pie of France taken Lindbergh to
their hearts. but the intellectuals
are paying him tribute as well. lie
Journal today prints a poem dedi-
Gated to him by the celebrated
Maurice Rostand, written on the
flying field at lie Bourget half
hour after completion of the eX-
plot.
1t is based on Alan Seegar's II
have a rendezvous with death" and
concludes. after referring to the
American war dead. with the lines:
What brought you hero, predestinod
Through risks where others fail
1t was a rendezvous they gave you.
At their fresh graves.
Flew 3647 Miles
Lindbergh in his New York-to-
Paris voyage flew 3,647 miles. it
was declared today at the Aero club,
where the record has been homolo-
gated and official papers certifying
it have been prepared.
Copies Of these papers were pre-
sented to Lindbergh this morning at
lie Bourget by Commandant Renovi-
sic of the flying field. The COM
mandant personally escorted Lind
bergh to a hangar where his plane
had been housed over Sunday.
It's in good shape-not nearly
so badly banged about as I thought
it would be-" the aviator said after
looking it over.
He stayed at the field only few
minutes, hurrying back to the en-
bassy to dress for an official recep-
ton by President Doumergue, sched-
ulcd for noon.
The fier faced pretty strenuous
day as far as official receptions
we're concerned. After his reception
by the president. his program call
ed for a luncheon at the embassy
with Ambassador Herrick and other
notables. Then an afternoon given
over to shopping and the reception
of callers and at 5 p. m. attendance
at A reception at the Aero club of
-1,t o1> Iaj ~
that organization will be pinned to
his breast. The last official item of
the days program was call on
Premier Poincare at the ministry of
finance at 600 p. m.
The American embassy today was
fairly besieged by crowds of curious
persons, many OF whom brought
autograph books in the hope of get
ting the flier's signature. To enable
Lindbergh to fulfil the constantly
increasing number of engagements
the ambassador Is accepting for
him, it was necessary to weed out
those who called.
A big crowd gathered early un-
der the windows to shout greetings.
Many waited for hours for 4 glimpse
of him as he hurried in and out with
the ambassador.
One of the notables calling at the
embassy was the Norwegian minis
ter in Paris. Baron Wedel Jarlsberg.
who told Ambassador Herrick:
Greetings From Norway
f1,o roprocorf otiyo ~ Nnru-av
the country of Nansen. Amundsen
and Gran-who in 1914. alone and
as young as your compatriot. flew
across the North sea from Scotland
to Norway for the first time-I have
come to tender you Norway's heart