Evening star., 1933-07-20
BALB0 RECEIVES
NATIONS WELCOME
Roosevelt Host at Luncheon.
10000 Greet Flyers at ,
Boiling Field.
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a score of political and military lead
ers, coming to snappy salute each
time before shaking hands In the
midst of the ceremony he caught
glimpse of Harold Gatty. who few
around the world with Wiley Post two
years ago, and helped prepare naviga-
tion plans for the Balbo expedition.
Smiling broadly. Balbo beckoned FOR
Gatty to come to the stand. and inter-
rupted the official ceremony long
enough to greet him warmly, throwing
his arms around the shoulders of the
young Australian. who is regarded as
one of the worlds greatest aerial navi-
gators.
AS soon as the ceremony was re-
sumed Gatty modestly backed off the
reviewing stand into the inclosure with
- italian pilots, many of whom rer-
ognized him. Gatty spent four months
last year in Rome and passed the bene-
fits of his long experience on to many
of the Italian pilots
Brief addresses of welcome were
made by Secretary of the Navy Swan
son, Secretary Of Commerce Roper,
Acting Secretary of State Phillips. Act
ing Secretary of War Woodring, the
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milling, noisy crowd circled around the
stand.
Cheered by Spectators.
Following the speeches of welcome,
Balbo, accompanied by several aides. in
response to the cheers from spectators
farther down the field who were unable
to see him, walked down the edge of the
landing area, waving his hand and sa-
luting alternately to ti1e thousands of
cheering spectators. AS he returned to
the official stand police and soldiers had
to force way through the crowd for
him. After few minutes more on the
stand. an official car. following flying
wedge of motor cycle policemen, was
forced through the throng and way was
cleared with difficulty to permit Balbo
to get aboard. In order to avoid the
crowd the cars were driven into the
flying filed and out behind the line of
hangers, a group of % official cars car
rying Balbo and his pilots, each group
accompanied by United States Army
O. Navy pilot.
Balbo, in the first car. was accom-
panied b. Brig. Gen. Benjamin D. Fou-
lois. chief Of the Army Air Corps; Rear
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, and As
sistant Secretary of Commerce Ewing
Y. Mitchell. The caravan headed for
the Mayfiower Hotel through lanes of
onlookers who had been unable to get
to Boiling Field because of traffic jams
or the roads through Anacostia.
While Balbo. Ambassador Rosso.
Lieut.. Col. Sbernadori. Gen. Pellegrini
and a small group of the senior officers
of the flight were at the White House
as President Roosevelt's luncheon guests,
40 inr Airr1,f off 10 tha
Carlton Hotel as the luncheon guests
of the overseas Writers, Herbert Cory,
president.
At the luncheon given at the White
House were the following guests:
The Italian Ambassador, Gen. Pelli-
grini: Lieut.. Col Cagna. Lieut. Col.
Longo, Capt. Mannini, Capt. Recagno,
Capt. Giordano Capt. Biani. Capt
Questa, Capt Bisso, Capt. Miglia, Capt.
Borghetti, Comdr. Paolo Shernadori.
William Phillips, Acting Secretary of
Admiral Ernest J. King, Lieut. Comdr.
Hamilton Bryan, Maj. Asa N. Duncan,
Capt. Walter N. Vernon, and Col Edwin
M Watson
This afternoon all OF the officers of
the overseas expedition will be free for
three hours to rest or to see the sights
Of the Capital while Gen Balbo and
Lieut.. Col. Cagna, accompanied by Col.
Sbernadori, will pay round of official
calls, beginning with the Acting Sec
retary of War at 2:30 pm. and in
Guiding the Secretary of the Navy at
$50, the Secretary of Commerce at $40
and the Acting Secretary of State at
$50.
Balbo to Decorate Tomb.
Gen Balbo will leave at o'clock for
Arlington National Cemetery, accom-
panied by Ambassador Rosso, two aides
and two officers from his squadron. to
lay a wreath on the tomb of the IN
known Soldier.
The most brilliant function of the
brief visit of the Italian flyers prob
ably will be the formal reception by
the Italian Ambassador at the beau
tiful italian embassy on Upper Six
teenth street at $50 this afternoon,
though the dinner to be given at the
Army and Navy Country Club this eve
ming by Acting Secretary of War Wood
ring and Secretary of the Navy Swan
son is expected to be nearly as
Colorful.
Will Leave Tomorrow.
The visitors will spend the night at
the Mayfower Hotel. but will be called
early tomorrow morning, as they are
to leave the hotel at am for Boiling
+ Field. taking off beginning at $50 in
the Army, Navy and Marine transport
planes which brought them here to-
day. Officers representing the Secre-
tary 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.
Federal officials were warm in their
commendation of the achievement of
Balbo and his officers Gen Foulois,
whose position as chief of the Army
Air Corps corresponds to the military
office of Balbo as chief of the italian
air force declared Balbo's flight demon
states to the world the efficiency of the
Italian air force ''in being able to utilize
the most up-to-date equipment and
technical methods in carrying out a
mass flight under varying and. at times,
most difficult weather conditions"
The success of the flight" Gen.
Foulois said, reflects the thorough
preparation Of personnel and material
therefor. 1t was carried out in a sys-
tematic and scientific manner. It rep
resents great step toward linking Eu-
rope and North America OernoanentIv