Evening star., 1928-03-27
Indy TAKES 100
FOR RIDES IN AIR
Colonel Makes 40 Flights,
Establishing ReCord-Many
Others Seek trips.

While his Ryan monopane stood
ready for service on short notice at
Boiling Field to take him on his next
dash into the sky, Col. Charles A.
today after closing his unique flying
school" last evening, He established
a record by taking up some LOO people
in the ITO flights he made I'm the six
days he made good his invitation is
sued to celebrities desiring to ride with
him His iauntS took him across the
Potomac. over Arlington. then for a
swing above the heart Of the Nations
Capital and then near the Capitol dome
back to the field
Last night. after having spent the
greater part of the day with society
folk of diplomatic Washington, he
turned to Join the flying men of Boil
ling Field at the monthly smoker for
he enlisted men of the command He
applauded during the half-do2en bouts
and remained for about an hour and
half with the enlisted men. but
laughingly declined their call for a
speech.
Many Desire to Fly.
He shared the enthusiasm Of the
Army men when Corpl Patrick Con-
roy of the seth Service Squadron
knocked out Michael Kashman. the
company cook. In the first 10 seconds
Of fighting in the second round Of the
main bout He did not wait for the
challenge bout, which followed the reg
ular program.
Requests to fly with him continued TO
pour in today to the Office Of Assistant
Secretary William p MacCracken, in
charge of acronautiCs at the Commerce
Department. Mr.. MacCracken return
ed today from Parkersburg, w Va.
but was unable to throw any light on
Col Lindbergh's whereabouts for at
the Racquet Club. where he is staying,
it was said that he had gone out dur
ing the morning
Miss Marguerite Mesny Of 28l7
Twenty-eighth street a George Wash
ington University student. granddaugh-
ter Of the late David Wolfe Brown.
reporter of debates in the House was
among those who was given a ride with
Col, Lindbcrgh
l.100 Passengers in All.
Col Lindbergh was still smiling last
night when he announced that his fly
ing program for Senators, Represent
atives and diplomats had come TO an
end. He made % trips yesterday and
carried more than 200 passengers, in
Guiding several Ambassadors and Min
isterS. few Senators and Represent
atives and others. In his flying
school," which he started a week ago
today Lindhereh carried 1.100 passen-
gers and made ITO flights, all without
a single mishap. He again utilized the
Army's Kokker air transport with the
yellow wings and olive -colored body
and the Nays Ford plane. ali-Silver
colored, both of them triple-engined
machines. and there were enough pas
sengers on hand 10 keep him busy an
hour before noon until dusk began 20
settle over Washington.
Yesterdays passenger list included
Princess Albert dc Lignc. wife OF the
Belgian Ambassador. and their daugh-
ter, Princess Elizabeth. Viscount de
Lantsheere. first secretary OF the Bel
Rian embassy: Thomas E Robertson.
United States Commissioner Of Patents
Voislav Antonievitch. JuglOsavian Min
lister, and John A Chumblev counsel
lor Of that legation. Mile Refine
Claudel. daughter OF the Ambassador
Of France. and her brother: the wife OF
ComdT Louis Sable French naval
attache: the wife Of Engineer Lieut..
Paul Duban, assistant naval attacne of
France; Robert Lacour- -Gayet. financial
attache Of the French embassy. Am
bassador Mouhtar Bey of Turkey and
these members OF his party: Ahmed
Bedy Bcv. counsellor of the embassy.
Nine. Afifeh Bedy Bev. Kcmal Djenany
Bey, second secretary OF the embassy.
and Munay Preston
Other passengers included Senior
Don f M Sosa. attache of the Lega-
ton OF Panama, Eenato da Cunha
and Manuel Pena OF the Brazilian
Embassy; n. II Luttrell. Eleanor r.
Nolle. Mrs A. G. Anderson. Mrs. II
r. Tull, Mrs, Tytus McLennan, Miss
Mildred Tytus. Miss Victoria Tytus.
John S. MeLennan. ir: Luang
Debavadi, third secretary of the
Siamese Legation and the attache.
Nobpawan Purnasri; Dr. and Mrs o
G. Ketp, counsellor Of the German En-
bassy: Countess Sherr- -Thoss. Michael
Wright. third secretary OF the Embassy
Of Great Britain: Miss Hester Ann lie
Fevre and Miss Exilona Hamilton
One Of yesterdays passengers was
E. II. Young. one of the early expert
menters with aircraft around Washing
ton. He aided in organizing an aero
nautlc association with SO members,
which used 10 meet at the Y. NJ c A.
he said Mr. Young explained that
he flew The biplane Horne on the
present Lincoln Memorial grounds.
about the site of the present rejecting
pool. adding that he assisted In get
ting up WaShingtons first aerial and
auto exhibit AT Convention Hall.
Senator Glass of Virginia and Sena-
tor AshurSt Of Arizona went up with
Col Lindbergh during the day
A letter from a Senator or Repre-
sentative was considered a suitable
passport yesterday and many who came
armed with such miSsives were given
rides The week end rains laid the
dust that was kicked up last week by
the airplane nropellors. SO that the
diplomats we're saved from literally
getting a taste OF Boiling Field.
nefore America hpcaue mntOriZed