Evening star., 1928-06-20
Luncheon With U. S. Ambas-
sador's Wife Among Flood
of Engagements.
WOMEN THRONG HOTEL
ENTRANCE TO SEE HER
Stultz and Gordon Off on Tour of
Streets-Take Fame in
Calm Way.
BY the Associated Press.


once did, in borrowed clothes.
The American girl, who arrived In
London yesterday with Wilmer Stultz
and Louis Gordon, her companions in
the transatlantic flight of the mono
plane Friendship, was wearing loose
fitting flowered dress this morning
when she held little reception in the
sitting room of her hotel suite which
was rapidly becoming bower of flow
ers sent by friends and admirers.
Everything I've got to wear at pres
ent is borrowed, but then I'm not vain,
she said. and her hearers agreed that
she wasn't.
Many Engagements Ahead.
Miss Earhart was greatly refreshed
after her nights rest. Her gray eyes
were lustrous and there was color in
her pale cheeks. This morning she
began filling her engagement book ana
it will keep her busy. On SATURDAY
she will be the guest Oh Mrs' Aiaison
B. Houghton. wife OF the american
Ambassador, at luncheon, Wnlse on
Monday the woman's section OF the
"A
Give a public luncheon for her.
Todav's program included luncheon
with Mrs. Frederick Guest. sponsor OF
the fight, and shopping trip.
Talking to LondonS assembled news
naper men today, Miss Earhart declared
firmly and emphatically that during nef
brief STAY in England she did not want
to be the subject of hero worship"
"T have done nothing TO merit IL,
she said.
Attitude Toward Limelight.
Cant. H. H. Railey, who made the
london ARRANGEMENTS for the fight, then
interposed the remark that Miss Ear
hart was distressed that she was occu-
pying the linaelight at the expense OF
Pilot St,lltz.
.'That's just the point" Miss Earhart
interrupted 1T is because am q wom-
an that I have been forced into the
spotlight. The credit for the success
OF the flight Is due Stultz. He con-
trolled the plane practically throughout
and was just splendid"
en-. blocked the sidewalks to Miss Ear
hart's hotel, oyerfiowed into the street
and held up traffic when the airwoman
started to the home of Mrs. Guest Tor
luncheon.
There was a rush toward her as she
crossed to the waiting car ana some OF
the women attempted to embrace her.
II was only with difficulty that the flyer
got on her way to the guest home.
Flyers to See City.
Stultz and Gordon, the other two
thirds of the Friendships crew, started
out early today to get what thrills they
could from London sights. The youth
ful mechanician of the plane Is likely
to get a lot of them. Yesterday, COM
ing to London by road from South
anlpton. he saw the first high SILK nat
of his life. The automobile In whicn
he and Stultz were riding was caught
in a stream of fashionable limousines
returning from the Ascot races. sum
then saw not only his first topper. nut
something he didn't know exlsteo-a
gray high hat which headgear Is III
fashion at Ascot. .
parade?" ..,,, to
london. was intrigued by group OF
English schoolboys dressed in Eton cos
tune of dignified black coat, long trou-
GERS broad starched collar and hign SIX
hat. .,,u,a- -n.ortad
vonth who takes the Atlantic nignt
most casually. He got great iausn ".
over the fact that the Friendshlps nv
tie store of provisions includeo sohle
,,srmjcan which is the mainstay Oh
Arctic explorers.
Joke I'm Sn0wstorm.
When the plane encountered e sa,ow "
tnr,,, C,ordon suggested 1t was time W
oet ont the pemmican. 1t was ne WHO
5roSoht ioy to the Friendships crew
,v s,ohtina land, On the last stage Vi
the fiieht from BURY Port 10 Sou@i-
arrpton he took things easy, sissnis -
the cabin. smoking cigarettes anu ~ Io .no
menting on the English scenery an 'r'o -,
way. There had been no snionoJ ,sar,va
the Atlantic fight, ana ne was ''""e
up for lost time. :. so,,nar,nton
c,;ra DELAYED the landing party from
. .,.a Eriendship for several minutes py
',nathodically going about his WORK OF
covering up the engines, opnvlous 70 sils
d,a,ttaries waiting ashore. he ala no.
eas,.. eis ary more excited than II ne had
inst bonued Long Island SOUND.
'".1S SThn frst caller to be admitted 10 see
Mics Earhart today was ftay htneryoa'
nha~oe daffaires of the American EN-
,,asev who presented formal congratula-
tions' She plans to go 10 the Embassy
Club tonight for dance. , x>,ua,oa
Miss Earhart was exceedingly picaseu
with the congratulatory messages sne
received from President Coolidge, sec
retary Kellogg and Gov ruler o'
Massachusetts, s,,. .xnrasssd n
ON n vacation, as she eMP,soae" P,s ~ ~,
she intends TO improve herseit IN hef
nrofegsi0n. She hopes TO see now ENG
land carries on its social service WORK
ghe expressed desire TO VISIT tnc
various settlements ana especially
Townbee Hall, educational ana SOCIAL
center in London's east SIDE.
Newsnaper men interviewing her ala
act seem TO understand why she had
tiown the Atlantic with Wilmer 5tuit2
and Louis Gordon In the Friendship
and they asked many questions III an
effort To determine the reason
She denied that her flight nad peen
a race with Mabel Boil to see which
would cross the ocean tirst. She stated
emphaticalIy that she did not intend
to capitallze ON her adventure by EN-
tering the motion pictures or gong
on the vaudeville stage.
Was it true, asked one reporter, that
| she made the flight 10 obtain funds 10
| lift the mortgage on the family home
stead In America?
| mo" said Miss Earhart, that's abb
sufd, My profession is social work. This
la my vacation.