Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-31

which he will present to the flyers when
they reach the Summer capital.
The American embassy was given over
entirely today to the flyers and the
functions in connection with their visit.
Miss Frances Maher Of Washington
and Miss Stella Reinhart Of Oklahoma
City, embassy secretaries, are answering
the stacks of cabled congratulations
from all over the world. The Governor
of Massachusetts, and the Mayor OF
Boston were among those who sent
messages.
Boardman's family asked him to call
them up by radiophone, but Istanbul is
without such facilities. Neither Of the
flyers has said when they intend TO re-
turn to the United States.
Everywhere the two Americans were
hailed as heroes. The front page of
every newspaper was given over to their
daring feat, and about their hotel great
crowds gathered, hoping to catch a
glimpse Of them.
Among the throngs waiting while
they slept late into the morning was a
little Turkish girl who yesterday heard
them ask for a cup of American coffee,
the Turkish variety being too strong for
their taste. With her the girl had a
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United States.
Virtually every member Of Istanbul's
American colony, which is $50 strong,
was at the airmens hotel today for an
impromptu reception in their honor.
SIX Americans Present.
This was partly the result of the fail
ure of the American residents Of the
city to turn out for the arrival yester-
day. Only six fellow countrymen were
at the airdrome when the plane came in.
They were Ambassador Grew, his
daughter Anita, Secretary Hinckle of
the American embassy, Embassy Clerk
Siminsky, Miss Carts E. Mills of Toledo
and Princeton, N. j., and the the Asso-
ciated Press correspondent. All others
present were English or Turkish.
The lack of preliminary information
here concerning the flight OF the Cape
Cod made the actusl arrival CT the
American flyers a complete surprise so
far as the vast majority of Turks were
concerned.
Only a few Turkish reporters were
among the small group that waited at
the airdrome from Wednesday midnight
to Thursday afternoon. But all the
Istanbul daily papers this morning de-
voted full first pages to the exploit.
No event hes been given so much
space since Mustapha Kemals first ar
rival in Istanbul four years ago.
Flight Called Miracle.
"Our hearts vibrate before this superb
victory of science and human will power,
and with all our minds and hearts we
applaud the intrepid aviators," said the
Daily Djumouriet.
The paper cited Bcardmans reply to
a question about why they chose Istan-
bull as their goal. Boardman said: we
heard Turkey had accomplished miracles
and we wanted to see them with our
own eyes" The Turkish commentator
remarked: And you brought a miracle
for us TO see.'
Among the Turkish people the ques-
ton is asked: Americans have flown
from New York to Istanbul; when will
Turks fly from Istanbul to New Ycrk?"
The Daily Milliett said: The mag
nificent achievement of Boardman and
Polando opens new horizons to the
Turkish mind. When we think of
America We no longer need think in
terms of weeks. Our youth looking
toward America, can life their eyes to
the sky and see great yellow plane
and two American flyers who brought
America and Turkey within less than
so hours distance"