Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-08
RECORD CROWD
IS PREDICTED
FOR BIG EVENT
Preparations Complete
For 2-Day Celebra-
ton Marking Open
ing Of Air Mai.


Brownsville will be host Saturday
and Sunday, March 9 and 10, to
the largest aSSemblage in the his
tory of the lower border.
Preparations for the celebration,
which will mark the dedication of
the city's municipal airport and in
auguration Of five air mail lines,
have been practically completed.
The finishing touches were be-
ing applied late today, and the air
port is in readiness for the throngs
that will assemble to greet Colonel
Charles Lindbergh, who win pilot
the first plane over the Browns
ville-MeXico City route; Captain
Ira @. Eaker, who will essay his
epOchal dawn-to-dusk flight from
the Brownsville airport to Panama,
or March 10; Miss Amelia Earhart.
first woman to fly the Atlantic,
and the scores Of famous pilots and
American and Mexican notables
who will assemble in Brownsville
for the international event.
For weeks Brownsville has been
preparing for this celebration,
which it is believed will mark the
beginning of a new era of rapid
communication and better under
standing between the American
people and those of the Latin
American republics.
No expense has been spared by
the city commission in making the
Brownsville municipal airport the
most efficient in the South, and
they propose that the dedication
celebration be worthy Of the port
and the great international event
it will commemorate.
Every Facility Provided
Every possible facility has been
provided for the accommodation Of
visitors. Parking space for 5000 to
10000 cars has been arranged; a
large grandstand has been erected
for hundreds Of distinguished visi-
tors; entertainment III many varied
forms will be provided: and &C
cording to the program arranged
by the committees there will not be
a dull hour during the two days
and nights.
Every state in the Union is X
pected to be represented among the
throngs that will assemble for the
event; and practically all sections
of Mexico also will be represented.
From New York to California the
opening of the international port
on the Mexican border has aroused
tho inf0rnct IF fhn 1fyAIia Naryc
reel and newspaper photographers
have been assigned to cover the
various features; special arrange
ments are being made by the lead
ing newspapers of the country for
wire service.
Every facility the city has at its
command will be provided visitors.
Federal. county and city peace off,
cers will cooperate in ~patroling the
highway to the airport and policing
the grounds. Full cooperation also
is being extended by all depart
ments of the city Of Matamoros.
Hundreds Of Brownsville residents
have opened their homes and listed
rooms available for visitors with
the expectation that the hotels OF
the city will be unable to accom-
modate all visitors. Hotel reserva-
tons also have been made at San
Benito and Harrington, and commit
tees express confidence that ample
housing facilities will be provided.
Liudbergh to Make Flight
Fears expressed the first Of the
week that the political upheaval in
Mexico might result in delay in in
auguration Of the Mexican and
American air lines between Browns
vile and the Mexican capital,
have been uisSiDated by kilograms
from George Rihl, haeI Of th>
Mexican Aviation company, all
nouncing that the mail route would
be opened as planned. That Lind
bergh will make the first flight
from Mexico City to the border
and return with the American mail
the following day has been assured
in private kilograms and Associated
Press dispatches. Captain Ira c.
Eaker also has announced that
political conditions in the southern
republic will not delay his flight
to Panama.
Features Of the celebration will
be the landing Of Colonel Lind
bergh Saturday afternoon with the
Mexican air mail. christening OF
CAPTAIN Eaker's plane at 2:30 Sat-
urday, reception for distinguished
guests Saturday night, starting Of
Eaker's dawn-to-dusk flight Sun
day morning. departure of Lind
bergh with the American mail Of
Mexico Sunday morning. departure
and receipt Of the American mail
from and to the north each day.
and receipt and departure Of the
Mexican west coast mail each day.
Committees Functioning
Committees appointed to take
charge of each department of the
celebration have been functioning
almost perfectly. There has been
perfect coordination Of efforts,
committee chairmen report, and
every detail has been carefully
planned.
Colonel Charles Lindbergh will
be greeted by the Twelfth cavalry
band, and the famous pilot and
Mexican md American officials
will form a parade from the field.
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