Evening star., 1928-04-30
THOUSANDS CHEER
FLYERS IN GOTHAM
New York Gives RiotouS Wei
come to Bremen'S Crew.
Troops Are Escort.
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Mrs. Hoehl onto chair for the first
glimpse of the men they had not seen
since they few away on their perllous
adventure.
AS the aviators were shaking hands
with the mayor the two pilots looked
over his shoulder and smiled at the two
women and the child who were throw
ing kisses. Through all the excitement
Patsy kept tight hold Of large Teddy
bear.
The flyers we're in high spirits as they
drove up Broadway through the clam
orous throngs which with difficulty were
restrained from bursting into the street
and blocking the parade.
Mai. Fitzmaurice craned upward at
the towering structures Of the financial
district and grinned.
Behold" he said, "the tall ttmbers
of New York"
The baron asked what in the world
could be wanted with all the pictures
that had been taken Of them on the
Macon and during the ride to City Hall.
Receive Formal Welcome.
Already given a taste of the welcome
the metropolis of the New World gives
its heroes in unofficial receptions Friday
and Saturday. most OF the time OF the
three adventurers OF the Old World
today was devoted to receiving the full
force of the city's adulation in formal
welcome
Mai. Gen. william N. Haskell was as
signed as the representative Of Gov.
Smith to bestow Medals Of Valor of the
State Of New York on the flyers when
the parade reached Central Park.
Theater Party Tonight.
Tonight the flyers are to be the
guests of Mayor Walker at a theater
party and tomorrow will be honored at
the city banquet at the Hotel Commo-
dore. Wednesday they go to Washing
ton for the welcoming ceremonies there
and then return to New York to spend
she remainder of the week hopping from
one reception and banquet To another
A special place in the reviewing
stand was reserved for the colonel OF
the mayors staff. Robert E. Lee, 4th.
wearing a copy Of the uniform his fa-
nous ancestor wore. Mayor walker
appointed the little boy to his staff
when Ne was In Atlanta for the un-
yelling of the Stone Mountain Memo
rial and had his tailor make the uni
form for the youngSter.
Yesterday the flyers spent what was
supposed to have been a quiet day. but
every time they so much as stuck their
heads Ont of their hotel apartment they
were met by surging crowds that filled
the lobbies and crowded the streets.
Call on Cardinal.
The. three flyers called on Cardinal
Hayes
After being received by the cardinal
Capt Keehl and Mai. Fitxmaurice drove
to st. Patrick's Cathedral. where they
attended mass At the conclusion 'tTlle
Star Spangled Banner" was played and
the flyers stood at attention.
The baron meanwhile had slipped
away to the church of his faith, St
Peters Lutheran, in Lexington avenue.
Entering unannounced, he was intro
duced to the congregation and addressed
the classes of youngsters in the Sunday
school
The baron was Meaning like boy at
seeing German faces and hearing the
German tongue again He became seTi-
Gus In talking TO the Sunday school.
however
Later in the day the flyers made their
way through a shouting, cheering crowd
in Times Square to the Metropolitan
Opera House to attend the Lambs gam
boil
The baron dropped his monacle for
the first time OF official record in pub
lie as he was leaving church IN the
morning He misjudged the height Of
the car into which he was getting and
struck his head against the top of the
door The monocle dropped, but the
baron quickly recovered 1t and, smiling,
screwed ii back into his eye socket,
Questioned as TO their plans for
bringing out the Bremen, and particular
ly as to reports that Capt Koshl would
go back alone after 1t. Maj, Fitzmaurlce
answered, We'll all go back We always
operate together" The baron and the
stolid captain nodded vigorous agree
ment.
Miss Herta Iunkers. her face strained
and showing the signs of the long hours
she kept In directing the relief opera
tions for the Bremen's crew, also gave
an interview.
Questioned as to whether she would
fly back to Europe with the Bremen II
the decision 10 make the return trip Is
made, she said: For me to NY back
would be only a publicity stunt and l
don't want 10 do that But II II were
necessary to make the night success
yes. I'd go with them"
she said she would offer the Junkers
plane Fla. sister ship of the Bremen,
Ia the flyers for their return trip TO
dreenly Island after the Bremeen,