Evening star., 1932-06-21
AMELIA EARHART
FLIES 10 CAPITAL
Woman Conqueror of Allan
tic Will Be Honored by
Hoover Tonight.
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OlduQeQ Dy tlIt ClOWO 6dl4iCASo w WI
come her at the airport.
She apparently was in perfect health
and did not seem the least tired from
the ordeal of receptions and ceremonies
since she completed her transatlantic
hop a month ago today. She was well
coined to the Copital by officers of the
National Geographic Society and, when
the photographers had finished with
her. was taken by automobile, with
police escort. to the Mayf1ower Hotel to
prepare for her visit to the White House
at 1890 pm.
Outdistances Escort.
Mrs Putnams plane in its flight here
outGistanced an aerial escort plane oc-
cupied by fellow members of the Society
of Woman GeographerS. The escort
plane, trimotored Ludington trans
port, landed at the airport after Mrs.
Putnam had left and the members of
the party were taken to the Willard
Hotel to be luncheon guests of the
Women's National Press Club.
Included in the party were Della
Akeley, African explorer and author of
many books on the subject: Lucille Sim
claire Douglas artist and lecturer Spe-
cializing on the Far East: Gertrude
Emerson, South American explorer and
co-editor of the magazine Asia: Blair
Niles, explorer and only women ever to
visit the French penal colony at Devils
Island Gertrude Mathews Shelby, ex-
plorer of Dutch Guiana, and Marjorie
Trumbull, aTu.:stlogist specializing on
Mexico and Central America.
Following the iit of Mrs. Putnam to
the White House, yhe was escorted to
the new building Of the National Geo.
graphic Society on Sixteenth street for
luncheon as the guest of honor of the
trustees of the society.
Guests at Luncheon.
The reception room was especially
decorated for the luncheon with more
than so enlargements of notable pho
tographs from the society's long series
of expeditions and from photographic
surveys its staff photographers have
made in remote parts of the world. In
ciuded among them were photographs
taken on Admiral Byrd's Arctic and
Antarctic flights. the transasia expedi-
tion and on other outstanding expe-
ditions.
Among those invited to honor Mrs
Putnam this luncheon were DR.. Gil
bert Grosvenor and Mrs. Grosvenor, DR..
John Oliver La Gorce and Mrs La
Gorce. John Joy Edison, Robert V. Flem-
ing and Mrs. Fleming, DR.. J. Howard
Gore Judge John Barton Payne, DR..
George r. Putnam. DR.. George Otis
Smith and Miss Louise Coburn Smith.
Surgeon General Hugh S. Cumming
and Mrs Cumming Mrs. John Greely.
Miss Rose Greely, DR.. William M. Mann
and Mrs Mann, DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin,
William P. MacCracken and Mrs. Mac
Cracken. Capt. Ralph w. Mcdowell and
Mrs. Mcdowell. Rev. w. Coleman Nevils
S. j.: Mrs. Raymond S. Patton Admiral
William " Pratt and Mrs. Pratt George
Palmer Putnam. Dr. Alexander Wetmore
and Mrs Wetmore
Albert H. Bunstead and Mrs Bum
stead, Franklin L. Fisher and Mrs.
Fisher. L. w Gillette and Mrs. Gillette,
Ralph A. Graves and Mrs. Graves. Mel
vile Bell Grosvenor and Mrs. Grosvenor,
J. r Hildebrand and Mrs Hildebrand,
George w Hutchison and Mrs. Hutchi-
son. Charles Martin, Herbert A. Poole
and Mrs. Poole Mrs. William j. Sho-
walter, Frederick Simpich and Mrs.
Simpich. Maynard Owen Williams and
Mrs. Williams.
Escorted to Capitol
After the luncheon Mrs. Putnam was
taken to the Capitol, where she called
on the Vice President and Speaker and
was expected to be presented to the
Senate and House. She was to visit
the Office of Vice President Curtis ct
2:30 O'Clock and the Speakers Office at
3 O'Clock.
During the afternoon Mrs. Putnam
was to visit the three Federal depart
ments which deal with aviation matters.
She was to call on the Secretary Of War
at 3:45 o'clock. the Secretary of the
Navy at O'Clock and the Secretary of
Commerce at 4:30 o'clock.
From the Department Of Commerce
Mrs. Putnam was to return to the May
flower Hotel, to hold press conference
at o'clock.
The climax Of the days honors for
the tall. slender young pilot who has
written her name large in aviation's hall
of fame will come tonight when she is
to receive the special gold medal of the
National Geographic Society from the
hands Of President Hoover in Constitu-
tion Hall
The program is to begin at 7:30
ocock with concert by the Marine
Band. The presentation ceremony will
begin at o'clock and will be broad
cast from 8 to $50 over the red net
wcrk Of the National Broadcasting Co..
including station WRC in Washington
Will Review Records.
DR.. GroSvenor. as president of the
National Geographic Society. will pre-
side and will review briefly the aviation
achievements of Mrs. Putnam, which in
clude two airplane crossings of the At
lantic and a number of outstanding
American flights, including wcmen's
speed records, the world autogiro alti-
tude record and the first transconti-
mental flight by autogiro.
President Hoover will present to her
the sixteenth special gold medal voted
by the National Geographic Society for
unusual geographic achievements and
the second of these to be presented by
President Hoover. Just two years and
one day ago, Rear Admiral Richard E.
Byrd. fresh from his conquest of the
South Pole. stood in the presence of
his hardy Antarctic crew and received
similar medal from the hands of
President Hoover.
Mrs. Putnams medal will bear the
simple inscription. Awarded by the Ma
tional Geographic Society to Amelia
transatlantic flight, May 20-2l, 1882"
Though hers will be the sixteenth
medal awarded, she is the thirteenth
person to be SO honored by the Ma
tional Geographic Society. Two of the
medals were awarded to Admiral Peary,
two to Admiral Byrd and two to Capt.
Road Amundsen. Mrs. Putnam is the
first woman to be so honored.
Mrs. Putnam in her speech of accept
ance is expected to tell of her expert
ence during the transatlantic flight.
Tickets Are Exhausted.
Award of the National Geographic
Society medal, considered the highest
American award for geographic achieve
ments, places Mrs. Putnams name on
notable roster of explorers, among
whom are Byrd, Lindbergh, Peary, Stef-
ansson, Amundsen and Eckener.
Requests by Washington members of
the National Geographic Society for
seats in Constitution Hall tonight far
exceed the capacity of the hall and
many hundreds of requests have had
to be refused Tickets. which were
limited to two to each member of the