Evening star., 1928-05-11
CHICAGO GREETS
BREMEN FLYERS
Rousing Welcome to Be Ex.
tended Heroes in Two Days
of Festivities.
nv the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May u.--Die 1--WE
Fqiegende Deutschen and the 1rishmar
Fitznaurice were shaken out Of the
curtains of heavy dusk into the din oi
many thousand ''hockS" and 'begorraS'
at the municipal airport last night.
Just three big he-men!" exclaimed
Mayor Thompson as the monocled
Baron Won Huenefeld. an unlit cigarette
dropping from his lips. the grinning
Capt. koehi and the mustached anc
uniformed Maj. FitUnaurice climbed
from the Junkers F-l3 after a delayed
hop from Cleveland.
No lonely. ice-locked Greenly Island
this. Instead of the lighthouse which
tos& the sky adventures they had FIN
tSlied the first eaSt-weSt Atlantic
fight, there was q roped-of landing
field, with 5000 excited welcomers
crowding forward against 1000 police
men for closeup look at famous
trio.
Welcomed by Boy.
Yet these thousands, including the
mayor, the official welcomers and city
dignitaries were not the first to smile
Chicago's greeting to the Bremen flyers.
The actual, though unoficial, welcomer
was l5-year-old John Coils, who met
the airmen several miles from the air.
port
John was eating dinner when he
heard the roar of a plane. TITS the
nyers!" he yelled. jumping up. They're
lost" without stopping even for coll
lar or coat, John ran to the family
fiivver and whipped 1t over the road to
the nearby checker-board field. arriving
Just as the F-13 rolled to a standstill.
Hey. amt you lost9" he shouted as
the three men swung cramped legs out
OF the plane and looked about. puzzled,
at the deserted field.
Follow the railroad tracks to
Municipal Field" went on the breath
less Coils. Say, which is Fitzrsau-
rice? VIII you shake hands with me?
I'm John Coils. yes sir! Gosh, I'm
glad to meet you!"
Thus, most informally. yet with q
spontaneous enthusiasm that even the
thousands ct the airport q few mo-
mentS later could not outShine, John
Coils welcomed the Bremen flyers
here.
Koehl Welcomed by Aunt.
1t was Koehl who handled the
controls as the Junkers settled upon
the municipal landing field. Fitz-
maurice was the first to step from the
cabin door, followed by Baron Won
Huenefeld and Capt Koehl To the
latter there was family welcome ex-
tended by his aunt Mrs. Elizabeth
Koehl Blume. II years old, who came
BY plane from Peoria. III, TO see her
famous nephew Mrs Blume today was
TO prepare a meal OF favorite German
dishes for Capt. Koehl and the baron.
No oficial program was arranged for
the flyers last night, the three men
being taken at once to their hotel quar-
ters to rest for today's and tomor-
rows crowded hours. One of Mai.
Fitznaurice's first requests after reach
ing the hotel was for q comb. Three
were instantly offered him-one black.
one brown and one green. I'll take
the green one-for Ireland" grinned
the major
Capt. Koehl confessed 10 his first
touch Of honesickneSs as he new over
the dunes country approaching CHI
cago The dunes reminded him. he
said. Of the coast line In North Ger
many. and he caught himself looking
for familiar landmarks.
Big Program Starts To-day.
Today's program was 70 start ct
1 pm, With the mayor host to the
flyers at the South Shore Country Club.
After the luncheon there was tour
Of the city arranged. following which
the airmen we're TO become guests Of
the German consul. DR.. Hugo simons.
for the evening.
Aboard q train from New York ar
Y4ving today were the wives Of Capt.
Koeil and Maj Fitzmaurlce. as well
IS Prof. Hugh Junkers, builder OF the
Bremen and the Fla, and T. A.
Emiddy, minister TO washington from
the Irish FTee State.
Tomorrow viii be der tag" a. far
es the public Is concerned. Soldier
Field viii provide space enough for
more than 10000 persona 10 partici-
pate In the welcome. A parade In
which elaborate floats win follow one