Evening star., 1928-05-02
President ConferS OiStln-
quiShed Crosses on Await
ors After Official Greeting
by Kellogg at Boiling Field.
LlNDY. RlCKENBACKER
AND NELSON GREET TRIO
luncheon at White House, Tribute
TO Unknown Soldier. Reception
and Dinners by German and Irish
ENJOYS on PrOgram-Wives Are
Coming Here.

Back in washington, under brighter
skies and circumstances than attended
their first visit 10 this city. Friday and
Saturday the crew OF the transatlantic
monoulsne Bremen today was ofnclaliy
welcomed to the United States ana ths
Csnital City by the highest ofhclals OF
the land.
After receiving from Secretary OF
State Frank B Kellogg the natioh
Greetings at a colorful and formal cere-
nonv. at Boiling Field. at 10 O'Clock
tbs morning. the three airmsn-Capt'
hermann Koehl. Maj. James G Fl1E-
maurice and Baron Gunther Won
Huenefeld-calied at noon at the Wh'Ue
House. where President Coolidge CON
ferred the Distinguished Flying cross
O. the United States upon eacn OF 'Lieiil'
The award. authorized by CONGRESS ~
a bill which the President signed To-Day
r,arks the first time that a foreign
h,ro has been so honored by this Gov
ernment.
The citations accompanying each
.--1Sx fallovv. THE Distinguished Fly-
ing Gross for extraordinary aenleve,
rnent while participating IN an aeflal
sic,,t Name Of RECIPIENT with nlS
41sS comma nions. April 1913. 1928, py
ssnir exceptional skill and resourceInl-
ness succeeded In making the nrsl
westward nonstop transatlantic Ihgnt
by airplane from Europe 70 NoI'i'
America -
In addition to Secretary Kellogg, the
fyers were formally welcomed ny
Tr71bee Dawson, acting 5ec1elary -
war: the German Ambassador, FTleo-
,ses1 vviIlzeirc Won Prittwitz und Gat-
@~n, and the Minister from the lrlsn
Free state. Timothy A. Smidcy Inc
fsvprx were presented 70 these oIncaaAS
~ Mai Howard G. Davidson. COM
yeandaut Of Boiling Field, who escorted
fi7er from the MayfoweT Hotel 70 tne
ssr,Srou,e In arranging the cerenofy:
ire war DEPARTMENT had annouIcso
saat the welcoming exercises WQnsd q
carried out at the field even t1ougI
fFp airmen came TO Washington os
train
Welcome is Enthusiastic.
The welcone 10 the flyers from the
etsv 81 washington was entnussasnc
srd warm Almost from me mons.n~
fney appeared at Boiling Field lnIs
rnornirg' after having come from NeW
vork On the midnight train, until tney
e,-.eraS the doors Of the White A0dse
F1r I,,rcheon with President and Mrs.
Coolidge the airrnen we're greeted py
cheering and applauding groups VINO
lined the streets along tnen patn VI
trave, At tfle Mayflower dOiei. W1eIe
they are stopping during tneA M.. TIE
ylsi mere. the flyers we're ha11ans s
svsa ar-1ned with enthusiastic aornneIs
and lanes for their ploVecl'oH ''@~ ~
be Foped of 49,.
Three asrruen who have made hlssofy
for the United States were among
these VINO formally greeted the flyers at
Boiling Field this morning Iney were
Gel. Charles A LindbeTgh, Capt. Eo-
wrard Y Rtckenbacker. Americas ace OF
soes during the war, and Lieut. ETC
II Nelson. pilot Of the world-circiing
slrplane New Orleans.
Following their luncheon engagement
with the President and Mrs. Coonoge
the flyers went TO Arlington hatloilaI
Cemetery. where they are 70 place
v,resfF1s upon the Tomb Of the Unknown
solder Following that tribute they
veTe 10 visit the Capitol and then their
program viii be free until tonight. when
fhey VIII be guests Of the German ana
Irish eu9oys al dinners. These VIII be
followed bg a reception al the hotel Dy
the three Assistant Secretaries Of War,
Navy and Commerce fer aerOnautics.
Arrive Early in Morning.
The transatlantic flyers arrived IN
Warrington at ESQ O'Clock this morn
1ng They remained IN IhelE car LOT
aseut an hour and then left for the
1agfiower Hotel. arriving there at $40.
They were met at the train and accom-
f,anled % the MayfoweT by Timothy A.
enl6dy. Minister Of the Irish Free
state: Rudolf FIeitner, first secretary of
the German embassy. and EDWARD von
f,ejzsre. secretary of the German eII1-
Usssv Mrs, F9tzrnaurice. wife o. the
TYsgh member of the party. their
daughter Patricia and FTsu Koebi dio
r5gl accompany the party from Rev
Yoyk They arranged 10 arrive by train
THIS afternoon.
The party had breakfast ~ the MAY
tsgveY. then rested for a lev nlonfba
IN pfepara. a.}on for their reception a.
Boiling Field - 80.
t}.e h0tel a crowd ~ several hundred
&c gathered IN The street outside IN
151e lCbby and around the elevator exits
sraey were fggassed - thick ~ me rie"
yssfJys that the aiFn1en were 1aksh
cexg on the elevators uSed I0f tt@
suartuge1t lnstead u fhe main cars.
ghc r,Jse was unsuccessful a. far as out
W.ltlng the crowds. There were scores
more near that eieVatOr and on me
fsdewalk. A. the flyers got into JieH
car the crowds pushed around mem,
reaching for their hands. MAJ. fitz~
maurice had " shake hands WIN sDpai
8 cozep woman admirers before ne
e0gld get away,
Headed W police guard and escort
~ by tx motor cycle officers, the pro-
Eess.0D set out from the MayfioVeF.
sgAe siTfneD were 80 the see1flc ma"
snlne They sped through the CITY ~
Is miles an hour oT more ss MaIilc Dns'
GERS cleared tie Wsy for them Al along
tic route little groups fnat fad gather ;
&C 70 watch the procession pass saYG9
their hands and eheeTed
Greeted A. EsiIlgg Fisla.
~ tie edge Of Boiling Fieid the fyfrs
yers naet Bg Ms1 Davidson, COM
raan6sut of the field VINO welcomed
them sfd escorted them ~ 8 Govern
Taent car il which they drove onto ne
aeld The car headed out across ne
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