Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-09

friendship must be strongly forged dur
| ing the lifetime of our generation. and
this can be done through the medium
| of the 81, which is going to control the
destinies OF mankind"
The welcome of the City of Washing
ton to the French visitors was extended
by commissioner Herbert Crosby, who
hailed CoSte and Bellonte as "aerial
emissaries," and styled their flight as
'fit counterpart C the flight OF Lind
bergh.'
The large ball room Of the willard
Hotel, where the banquet was held, was
crowded to the doors and many late
Corners were turned away. The pro-
Astoria Jackowska, French opera
singer, who sang 1.-THE Marseillaise" and
song dedicated to CoSte and Bellonte
and celebrating their flight. Music was
| provided during the evening by the
Navy Band Orchestra, under the leader
ship of Lieut.. Charles Benter.
George Pitt, president of the Board
of Trade, presided, and Prof. Rene
Samson acted as interpreter. The adj
dresses of Coste, Vice President Curtis
and Capt Rickenbacker were broadcast
by radio over stations of the Columbia
system, including L.
Many Distinguished Guests.
Among the distinguished guests ct the
head table, In addition to the speakers,
were Secretary Of the Navy Adams, GOV.
Pollard of Virginia; F. Trubee Dawson,
Assistant Secretary Of War for Aero
nautics: Clarence Young, Assistant Sec
rotary Of CONNIE. for Aeronautics;
Gen. John j. PershinO' Col. Eddie Y.
Rickenbacker; Admiral william A. Moi
"a nf
nautics, United States Navy; Maj. Gen.
James Il. Fechet, Chief Of Army Air
Corps; M. Jules Henry, charge DAFT
flares, French embassy George Aker-
son, secretary to the President; william
p. MacCracken, jr.; Capt. c.. G. Bloch,
commandment Of the Navy Yard; Mai.
j. c. Gottwals. District Engineer Com
missioner; Maj. Georges Thenault, air
attache, French embassy; M. Raymond
Bousquet, second secretary, French em-
bassy; M. Andre Fiot, attache, French
embassy; M. Edmund Mayer, attaciIe,
French embassy; NJ. Charles Benoit,
attache, French embassy; M. Joseph
Barbecot, attache, French embassy;
Robert v. Fleming, president of the
Riggs National Bank; John Joy Edison,
chairman of board, Washington Loan
81 Trust Co.; Lloyd B. Wilson, president,
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.;
z. F. Colladay, Republican National
Committeeman, District OF Columbia;
Samuel ]. Prescott, chairman Executive
Committee, Republican Club, District
of Columbia; Corcoran Thorn, president,
American Security &c Trust Co.; Joshua
Evans, jr., president. District National
Bank; w. w. Everett, vice president,
Woodward & Lothrop; e. C.. Snyder,
United States Marshal; w. w. Bride,
corporation counsel, District Of Column
bia; ". j. Whalen, publisher, Washing
ton Times: Mr.. Justice Isaac Hit;
Ernest Smith, president, American Au-
tomobile Association; Theodore p. Noyes,
associate editor, washington Star:
E. G. Brandenburg, general counsel,
Washington Board Trade; j. Harry
Cunningham, treasurer, Washington
Board Of Trade: Charles w. Darr, presi-
dent, Washington Chamber of Com
merce; Mark Lansburgh, president,
Merchants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton: Dorsey w. Hyde, secretary, Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce; Edward
D. Shaw, secretary, Merchants and
Manufacturers Association; Mai. D. A.
Dawson, Assistant Engineer Commits
sioner Of the District Of Columbia; T..
ID. Merrill, president, washington Rapid
Transit Co: William Montgomery, pres
ident. Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co.:
Lucius Clark. president Of the American
University; Il. @. Graham, president,
National Electric Supply Co.; Frank p.
Leetch, assistant treasurer, Washington
dent of the Palais Royal; Prof. Rene
Samson: Lieut.. Walter Hinton, pilot,
NC-f, Transatlantic Flight; M. @. Gibbs,
president, Peoples Drug Stores, and
Maj. Henry Pratt, superintendent,
Metropolitan Police.