The Washington times., 1930-03-29
/ NEWS OF WASHINGTON
French Airmdn on Way Here From
West Coast After Long Flight
Count de la Vaulx to Be
Guest in Capital Of Sen
ator and Mrs. Bingham

Guest in Capital OF Sen
ator and Mrs. Bingham
Veteran Of . thousand
battles with the winds, the
Count de Ia vaulx, presi-
dent Of the Federation Aero
nautique Internationale, is
on his way to Washington
after one Of the most Cruel
Ing air journeys on record.
The count will arrive in
the Capital on April IA and
during his stay will be the
guest of Senator and Mrs.
Hiram Bingham. Senator
Bingham is president Of the
National Aeronautical Asso-
citation, a branch Of the fed
eration.
Now In West
Count de la VaulX, who is
now in Los Angeles, is making
. tour Of the Americas by air.
He left France February II and
h one month visited Argentine.
Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Ecuador
and Panama. His tour has cov-
Ssed thousands Of miles, all
over commercial air routes.
{, Arriving in the United States
from Mexico and Central
America he was met at Ell Paso
by ia Government planes. The
FL PaSo Aero Club staged a
magnificent banquet in his
honor at which a wire of vel
come from Senator Bingham
was read.
From Texas he went to the
West Coast. He will come to
washington directly from Los
Angeles, making a brief stop
IN Dayton to see Orville Wright.
an old friend.
I. Despite his hard voyage.
neceSsitating from four to five
hours in the air every day, and
the fact that he is so years Of
age, the count has wired
friends in Washington that he
Is feeling exceedingly well.
Parties Planned
While here he will be the
guest Of the Aero Club of
Washington at luncheon and
later the guest in whose honor
Senator and Mrs. Bingham will
entertain at dinner. The Bing-
hams, in fact, had issued in
vitations to meet the count at
dinner on April II, but un-
avoidable delays In the date
of his arrival made them can
eel the dinner.
;, From Washington he will go
to Canada and then return to
South America by way Of Cuba
and the Antilles. From Vene-
zuela he will fly down the
east coast Of South America to
Brazil and from there home
ward to France.
He expects to be back In
Paris on May is.
-
Mrs. Hoover Is expected to re-
turn this afternoon from the
Presidents camp on the Rapi.
dan, where she motored yeSter-
day with q party Of friends.
Sailing for Home
Mrs. Charles Francis Adams,
wife Of the Secretary of the
Navy, who accompanied her
husband to London to attend
the naval conference, will sail
for the United States on Thurs
day.
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Judge and Mrs. James M.
Remick of Concord, N. H, enter
tanned a small party at dinner
last evening at the Carlton
where they are stopping while
in washington.
DR.. and Mrs. Carl GroSsman
also entertained a small COM
pany at dinner there last
evening.
Music Federation
The District of Columbia
Federation of Music Clubs will
hold its regular monthly meet
ing at the residence Of the
president, Mrs. Joseph M. Stod-
dard, 1912 r ST., on Tuesday
evening at 8 o'clock. Mrs.
Stoddard has recently been ap-
pointed chairman of legislation
on the national board of the
federation, and will report at
the spring board meeting in
Charleston, S. c.. on the bill
recently presented by Represen-
tative Gavagan Of New York
on a. national conservatory IN
the City Of Washington.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Dar-.
row, of Chicago, are staying at
the willard over the weekend,
... \
Mrs. Davenport White who Is
recovering from q serious ILL.,
ness, has cancelled all social
engagements for the month Of
April,
Retiring Air AttGche
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