Evening star., 1932-05-23
SHOPPING IS FIRST
DESIRE Of AV[ATR|X
Mrs. Putnam Guest of U. S.
Embassy in London-Lands
During Storm.
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON May 23-Amelia Earhart
Putnam. American woman flyer who
last Saturday became the first of her
sex to fly the Atlantic alone, was a guest
at the American embassy today
She landed at Hanworth Airdrome
last night during terrific thunder
storm after flight from Londonderry,
Northern ireland, in a borrowed plane
Today her first thought was of
shopping tour to replace the jodphurs
and the leather flying suit which made
up her wardrobe.
She arose soon after this morning,
declaring she was thoroughly rested.
and after light breakfast was off on
her shopping trip into the West End
before g.
Il can't be borrowing always" she
said. At dinner last night she wore a
dress loaned her by Mrs. David K. E.
Bruce. daughter of Ambassador Mellon
and hostess of the embassy.
The crowd which greeted her as she
splashed to landing at Hanworth was
small but enthusiastic. Other thou
sands had gone to the Croydon Airport
believing she would land there. Among
the group at Hanworth was Ambassador
Mellon. who welcomed her officially as
SHE arrived at lIle CIuD llOuSt ullucI dll
umbrella held by two officers of the
field.
Accustomed to Rain.
"I don't mind the rain" she said. Il
got used to it Friday night
The, slim young woman, who is the
only person in the world to have flown
the Atlantic twice, made friends in
stantly with the crowd.
frion6 told
her few minutes after she landed.
tShe carried only $50 in her pocket
when she set out on her flight, and her
husband had cabled funds from New
York;
Keep it until We get out of the
crowd" she whispered.
Have YOU talked with your hus-
band?" a newspaper man asked. 1t
was one of a volley of questions that
greeted her.
"Oh, yes!" she replied. THE first
thing I do always is check-in like ,
good girl
Today the newspapers were hlled
with the story of her flight, a struggle |
with storms and failing apparatus from
Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, to Lon |
donderry. Most Of them printed edi-
torials of hearty tribute to her courage
and skill
sotle interrupted lleI mp W Tic tlil-
bassy last night to broadcast her eX-
periences by radio to the United States. |
After an hour at the British Broad |
casting Co. she refused to do anything |
else until she talked to her husband, |
George Palmer Putnam, by telephone T,
and had bite to eat.
Premier Macdonald Calls.
st was sorry I had to land so far
from London" she said, but it was
the only plane I had and felt I had
better take good care of it and cCme
down while the coming down was good.
Il turned north after 1 struck the
Irish coast because the hills were cov-
cred with low clouds and I YVES afraid
might smack into one of them"
She scarcely had arrived at the club
house on the flying field when Prime
Minister Ramsay Macdonald called on
the telephone from his home at LosSie- +!
mouth. Scotland, where he is recuper- !
ating from an operation on his eyes, to
welcome her officially.
Miss Earhart said she would leave
Europe for home about June 10 with
out going back to Ireland to supervise
the Grating of her plane, which will
United States.
She said she would go from London
to Rome. where an international con-
ference Of transoceanic flyers is being
held
Luncheon at Embassy Tomorrow.
Tomorrow Mrs. Putnam will be en-
tertained at luncheon at the embassy. '
A number of distinguished guests have |
been invited to be present. Later in |
the day she will go to a tea at which |
she will have an opportunity to talk |
with British women who have made |
names for themselves in aviation.
Thursday noon the Royal Aero Club |
is giving her luncheon. and on Fri |
day she will leave for Rome in plane |
that is being sent from Italy. Later |
she will return to England