Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-02
Williams and Yancey Fly to
Washington in Sister Ship
to Pathfinder.
ARRIVE EARLY, DUE Z.
TO TIME DIFFERENCE
Plan to Pay Number of Personal
Calls During Visit, With No
Formal Program.

Roger Q. Williams and Capt. Lewis
A. Yancey, who flew from Old Orchard,
Me, to Rome last month, visited the
White House today to deliver to Presi-
dent Hoover the fluctuations of Premier
MusSolini, the italian government and
Pope Plus XI. The world-famous pilots
new to this city this morning from
wilmington, Del, in a sister ship of the
Bellanca Pathfinder, in which they
made the transatlantic hop.
They landed at Boiling Field at 9
o'clock this morning. nearly an hour
before they were expected, and there
was no one on hand 10 welcome them
70 the National Capital except the Army
field personnel.
We forgot all about the DAYLIGHT
saving time in New York and were
running on that schedule" explained
capt. Yancey. land so we came in
an hour early by Washington time"
Lay Plans for Future.
Williams and Yancey said that. aside
from ther visit to the White House.
tney have no formal program for their
stay IN Washington. They will nav
a number of personal calls. thew said
put had no business to, transact here
though they admitted they are making
plans for something big, as soon as
an thls funny business is over"
ihey refused to intimate the char
acter of the plans, but Indicated that
they would make an announcement of
their intentions as soon as plans are
perfected. '-'
williams and Yancey Left New York
iaSt night for Wilmington, flying here
this morning. They brought Lieut.
j. T: Donaldson with them as a passen-
GER from Wilmington
Inc United SCates-R Rome flyers ex-
pect 10 leave Washington at 8 o'clock
tomorrow morning for Chicago. Yam
ceys nome, where reception has been
planned for them.
Visit With Maj. Young.
Leaving Boiling Field this morning
IN an Army staff car, they were driven
to the Mayflower Hotel and then to the
department OF Commerce, where they
visited Maj. Clarence M. Young, direc-
tor OF aeronautics, who accompanied
them to the White House.
They also will pay brief visits today
to Rear Admiral F. c. Billiard, COM
mandant of the United States Coast
Guard, to thank him for assistance
given them by Coast Guardsmen sta
toned at Old Orchard Beach prior to
their fl ght, and to the Italian embassy
to pay their respects to the italian AM
baSsador and to thank him for courte-
sizes extended them by the Italian gov
eminent
Williams and Yancy, who made the
seventh successful crossing of the At
lantic by airplane, are veterans of the
air. They are seasoned, quiet and
thoughtful flyers, who depend on sci
entific exactness and careful prepara-
ton, rather than youthful dash, to
carry them throIIch
The idea of the United States-to-
Rome flight originated with Williams
three years ago, and the intervening
time was spent in preparation. Capt.
Yancey is an old seaman and navigator.
Two of his books on navigation are
accepted as authorities.
Guests of Guatemalan Minister.
They left Old Orchard July for
Rome. but after fighting storms across
the Atlantic, were forced to land near
Santander. Spain. for fuel, after flying
3 400 miles in 311a hours. They COM
pleted the fight to Rome the following
day.
Their plane, the Pathfinder. single
cabin monoplane, was shipped
back by steamer, and now is in New
York undergoing repairs to a wing,
which was damaged in shipping.
Inc myers Will De joined In chicago
by their wives, who are making the
trip there from New York by train.
Williams and Yancey were the guests
of DR.. Adrian Recinos, Guatemalan
Minister, at luncheon today in the
Hotel in honor of Col.
Miguel Garcia Granados of the Guate-
malan Air Service. who flew from
Guatemala to this city this week.
The two American flyers were ac-
companied by Lieut.. Donaldson, Condr
F. G. Ericsson and Col. C. de F.
Chandler, president Of the Aero Club
of Washington Chapter of the Ma
tional Aeronautic Association.
Representatives of the War Depart
ment and nearly SO members of the
diplomatic corps from the Latin Amer
lean countries were the guests of DR..
Recinos.