Evening star., 1933-07-19
Italian Flyers Head for New
York. Skirting Great Lakes
En- Route.
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Of Chicagoans and visitors to the
worlds Fair.
CAPITAL AWAITS AIRMEN.
Elaborate Preparations Made for Visit
Tomorrow

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The youthful Italian leader and the
men who have shared with him the
labors and gories of the greatest maSSed
flight in the history of aviation, will
receive not only all the official and
military honors prescribed by custom,
but also the official and personal con-
aratulations of Government and avia-
tion leaders
The Army, Navy and Marine Corps
will be called upon to assist in the
welcome of the Italians. who are Sched-
uled to arrive at Boiling Field beginning
at 1890 am. tomorrow in transport
planes of the three services.
Days Program Full.
The program for the day, in addi-
ton to the prescribed round of official
tcalls. includes a luncheon at the White
House for Balbo and his senior officers,
. luncheon at the Carlton Hotel by the
overseas writers for other members OF
: the flight visit TO Arlington National
= Cemetery. reception at the italian en-
Z bassv and a dinner by Secretary of the
Navy Swanson and Acting Secretary Of
: War Woodring.
{ The Italians will leave Boiling Field
:. for New York at $50 am. Friday to
complete preparations for their return
flight to Italy.
Information given Army and Navy
officers in charge of arrangements here
indicate that the Italian party may
gnumber So. The members will be flown
a. Washington from Floyd Bennett Air
mort. New York, in nine Army, Navy
knd Marine transport planes. led by Gen.
,Ralbo in the fast Lockheed monoplane
used by the highest officials of the Wa-
Department. Four Army trimotored
transports will bring "a members of the
party; three Navy and Marine Corps tri-
,fnotored transports "a members and two
Navy five-place transports the remain
ing members.
Official Welcome Planned.
Balbo's plane is to land at Boiling
Field at $50 and the other transports
are expected within the next seven min
utes. The visiting officers will be well
comed By heads Of four Government de-
partmentS and ranking officers Of the
services The military honors to be
paid Balbo and his men include the
turning out of full guard of honor of
Army troops, the playing of four
flourishes, four ruff1es and march by
the Navy Band and salute of 10 guns,
to which Balbo is entitled by his port
folio in the Italian cabinet.
Boiling Field will be open to the
public for tomorrow mornings cere-
monies and parking space will be pro-
vided for visitors. Opportunity also
will be given WashingtonianS to ac-
claim the flyers during their trips
around the city.
The group which will welcome the
visitors at Boiling Field is to include
the following officials or their represen-
latives: The Secretary of War the chief
of staff cf the Army, the chief of the
Army Air Corps. aides to those three
officials, the commander of the District
Army area, 10 ranking Air Corps officers
and the assistant chief Of staff, CO,
representing the War Department; the
Secretary of the Navy, the chief of
naval operations, the chief of the Bu-
feau of Aeronautics. the commandant
Df the Marine Corps and their aides,
.ihe commandant of the Washington
Navy Yard, 10 ranking naval aviators
:Rnd the director of naval intelligence,
representing the Navy Department; the
Acting Secretary of State, William Phil
lips; Secretary of Commerce Roper, and
officials of the aeronautics branch.
Ambassador to Take Part.
The Italian Ambassador, Augusta
Fosso, and members of the embassy
staff; representatives of washington
Civic and trade organizations, officers
pf the Italian-American World War
Neterans and members Of the Italian
JOlony of washington also will extend
d welcome to the visitors.
The program at Boiling Field in
ifIudeS an informal demonstration by
the Italian veterans and probably an
Informal address by Gen. Balbo.
The italian officers then will take
places in % official automobiles and
will be led by a police motor cycle
escort through downtown Washington
10 the May1ower Hotel. The first car
will be occupied by Gen. Balbo Maj.
Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois, chief OF
Ahe Army Air Corps; Rear Admiral
.frnest H. King, chief Of the Navy
Fureau of Aeronautics. and Ewing Y.
Mitchell, Assistant Secretary OF Com
merce The other cars will be occupied
by the Italian officers in order of rank,
zach car in charge of United States
Army or Navy officer.
The column will leave the field at
about II o'clock and move by way Of
Fichols avenue and Eleventh street
southeast and Pennsylvania avenue
Through the Capitol grounds The
Golumn will follow Pennsylvania avenue
20 the Treasury Department, turning
south there around the Treasury and
1back up East Executive avenue to
pennsylvania avenue, then in front OF
the White House to Seventeenth street
fnd then up Connecticut avenue to the
hotel.
Will Eat at White House.
The White House luncheon at 1880
will be attended By Gen. Balbo, Am
bassador RCsSo, Lieut.. Col Paolo Sber-
nadori, Italian air attache. and the
|z1Iz opE oF Dol hoe
command: Brig. Gen. Aldo Pelligrln1,
second in command; Comdr de la
Campana. Lieut.. Col. Cagna. Lieut. Col
Icngo and Capts. Nannini, Recagno
Giordana, Biani and Questa.
The other Italian officers will be the
luncheon guests of the Overseas Writer'S
Herbert Cory, president, at the Carlton
Hotel at l o'clock.
Official calls will be made by Gen.
Balbo, Lieut.. Col. Cagna and Lieut.. Col
Sbernadori to the Secretary Of War at
230 pm. the Secretary of the Navy
at $50, the Secretary of Commerce at
3:10 and the Secretary of State at $3.50.
At pm Gen. Balbo. accompanied by
Ambassador Rosso. will leave the May
flower for Arlington to lay wreath on
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The
party will include two italian aides and
two Italian officers.
The official receptlon OF the 1tallan
Ambassador will be held at the embassy
bt $50 pm The Secretary of the Navy
and the Acting Secretary of War will
be hosts to the visitor at dinner at the
Army and Navy Country Club at $50
pm.
!. The flyers will spend the night at the
aMayflower. Officers representing the
Secretary of War and the Secretary Of
the Navy and six officers each from the
Army Air Corps and the Navy Bureau
of Aeronautics will be at Boiling Field
to bid them farewell.
7 The Navy Department announced
these Navy and Marine Corps officers
Mill go from Washington to New York
To bring the Italians to the Capital:
Lieut.. Junior Grade Ford N. Taylor,