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

Tie postmaster General anu MI
New. the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Wilbur. the Secretary of the In
terror, the Secretary Of Agriculture
Labor and Mrs. Davis, the secretary
to the President and Mrs. Sanders
Hon. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond
Col. Blanton Winship and Capt. Will
son Brown.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover, who
is in the South directing flood-relief
activities, was the only cabinet officer
not present.
The President, with Mrs. Lind
bergh on his right and Mrs. Kellogg,
wife of the Secretary of State, on his
left sat at one end of the table, while
Mrs. Coolidge, with Col Lindbergh on
her right and Secretary of State KEEL
logg on her left, sat at the other end
of the table. On Col. Lindbergh s
other side sat Mrs. New. wife of the
Postmaster General
Music for the occasion was fur
nished by a section of the Marine
Band. which was stationed in the hall.
way leading to the dining room. The
table decorations included maiden
hair ferns and pansies.
Feted by Minnesotans.
Immediately after the dinner he left
for the Willard Hotel, where he was
greeted uproariously by the thousands
present at the reception rendered him
by people from his home State, the
Minnesota State Society.
Prediction that the world will see
regular New York-Paris aerial pas
senger service in the course of the
next to 10 years was confidently
made by Col. Lindbergh in speech
before 1000 at the reception.
Frankly taking issue with those
who believe that practical air trans
portation between New York and
Paris was in the immediate ofIing, Col
Lindbergh said:
I'VE will not have regular service
within the next few months, or in
year or two years. 1t is my firm
belief that it will take from at least
to 10 years of careful research be-
fore we will see established flying
between the New Wold and the Old
ing that this air service is inevitable
ing that this air service is inevitable
but it must be built on sound foun-
dation and after painstaking re
search"
After he had concluded his speech
Col. Lindbergh, accompanied by his
mother, descended from the raised
platform and the stalwart hero OF
the Gopher State began shaking
hands with the eager Minnesotans
After scores We're thus greeted Charlie:
L. Cooke, officer in charge OF cere
monials of the State Department, Sc
his foot down on this vigorous eXer
ton and requested the balance in the
line to merely pass by "Lindy" ant
salute him. Mrs. Lindbergh, how
ever, had a gracious smile and hand
shake for all.
Praised by Kellogg.
Secretary of State Kellogg, in few
Introductory remarks, characterizet
Col. Lindbergh as 1.-The most dis
tinguished Minnesotan." at is will
deep emotion and gratifica ton tina
the members of the Minnesota Societ!
here express to YOU" Secretar!
Kellogg concluded, their pride and ad
miration that one of Minnesota's som
has written a memorable page o
heroic achievement"
Col. Lindbergh was escorted to thu
receiving line by Miss Bede Johnson
president of the society. while Score
tary Kellogg took the arm of Mrs
Lindbergh.
Among others in the receiving lin,
were Mrs. Kellogg, William B. Nit
chell solicitor general of the Depart
ment of Justice, Robert e. Odds, AS
sistant Secretary of State: Charles r
Schoeneman, Assistant Secretary o
the Treasury; Senator Shipstead am
Senator Schall Of Minnesota.
When Col. Lindbergh entered tht
ballroom the band struck up "F'ol
He's a Jolly Good Fellow" while
handclapping and cheering drowned
out the thunder of the Monument fire
works. Rising to acknowledge the
ovation. Col. Lindbergh for the mo
ment presented the same resolute ex
preston which characterized him dur
ing the morning ceremonies. Their
suddenly his face relaxed into severa
expansive smiles. which was the sig
nal for another thunderous round OF
cheering
Guards Are Stationed.
The crowd fianked both sides of +
street in the vicinity of the Willard
Hotel and banked historic Peacock
Alley.
Ten police officers kept the F stree
lobby of the hotel clear. for II
minutes before the roar of the stree
crowd gave evidence that the Lind
bergh party actually was approach.
ing. Another detail stretched them
selves across Peacock Alley.
Standing on the raised platform
he is a towering youth and remark.
ably good looking.
When it came time for Col. Lind
bergh and his mother to leave tn,
hotel most of the early evening GROVE
still was found to be keeping vigil out
side and it was necessary for the pc
lice escort to guide the party south
on Fourteenth street and straight III
Pennsylvania avenue, where they sho
through the roadway south of tn,
Treasury Department to the Wash
ington Auditorium, where the grea
audience of the Press Club and thei
guests were awaiting him.
Heralds New Era.
Col. Lindbergh as guest of the Pres:
Club at its monster reception in the
Auditorium again heralded the ap
proach of new era in American com
mercial aviation.
He predicted that the time is not fal
distant when the nations of Europe
viii look to hundreds of air passenger
lines with the same reverence they
feel now toward the mail lines of 'thi!
country
The modest, unassuming young mar
who has inspired the press of thu
country with his manner no less thar
by his feat of daring received, per
haps, the greatest ovation ever accord
ed single American in a public hal
in the Capital City. Official and unof
fetal Washington arose en- masse t,
cheer the young aviator as he wake,
upon the stage. crowded with digni
taries. and accompanied by his mother
They cheered the very mention o
his name and then. after long is
of honors had been bestowed upol
him, they gave him another thunder
Gus roar as he approached the from
of the platform and began his tall
that carried to listening millions Owe
the radio in every section of thu