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vey tour of transatlantic routes for
Pan-American AirWays. She also was
honored for her similar activities dur
ing their flight to Japan and China
in 1881.
Presentation by Grosvenor.
BY yesterday afternoons unique
ceremony. Mrs. Lindbergh joined the
ranks of distinguished group of nine
men, who have stood out from their
fellows in exploration and geographic
attainments.
The presentation was made by Dr.
Gilbert Grosvenor, president of the
society. on behalf of the board of
trustees, officers and members of the
organization. In receiving the medal
from DR.. Grosvenor, Mrs. Lindbergh
took it from the hands of lifelong
friend. DR.. GroSvenor was a class
! mate of her father. the late Senator
Dwight Morrow, at Amherst Univer-
sity and their close friendship was
| maintained through Morrows life
time.
After the presentation. an informal
reception was held for Mrs Lindbergh
in the explorers hall Of the society,
attended only by members of the
| board of trustees, officers and the
staff of the National Geographic So
ciety and their immediate families.
In presenting the medal Dr. Gros-
venor told Mrs. Lindbergh the society
has encouraged aviation by recogniz-
| ing and recording outstanding events
~, l,a 1f hA ar+ 80 al,
| and has devoted many hundreds of
pages in its magazine to describing
the new geographical knowledge
gained by pioneer explorers of the
| worlds airways.
Our society,"" he said. "has watched
with especial admiration what you,
| Mrs. Lindbergh. have dared and
| achieved in the few short years since
you made your first flight in Mexico
BY hard, persistent work you mas
| tered the intricate problems of aerial
! navigation and radio communication
| from airplanes. BY venturing as CO.
| pilot and radio operator on long
flights across unmarked regions with
Col Lindbergh, you greatly increased
public interest in and public support
| Of an important industry and en-
couraged millions of people to appre
ciate that air travel can be safe, COM
Portable and enchanting.
Requested mo Public"
MAY 1 also remark that you have
| demonstrated that your distinguished
| husband, whose extraordinary genius
! in aviation, in aerial research, aerial
planning and engineering have long
! been acclaimed. is also a peerless
teacher Of the art?
In recognition of your courageous
| and skillful work as co-pilot and ra-
dio operator during 10000 miles of
! flight, over five continents and many
seas, the board of trustees has
awarded you the highest honor the
| society can confer, the Hubbard Gold
Medal"
Mrs Lindbergh smiled and bowed
as the audience applauded. That's
all the delighted crowd expected of
her, for they all knew she had been
so shy about getting that medal she
had requested mo public"
However, she waited for the ap-
plause to die down and then said
Il want to tell you how very deeply,
how very sincerely I appreciate this.
I really feel l have not made any con-
tribution to geography. Instead the
contribution of others has helped U.s.
All our work, all our flights have been
based on maps such as the Geograph-
ical Society makes. I do thank you
very much"
They then called for her husband
He took his place beside her, and
they shook hands with the entire as
semblage Chief Justice Hughes was
first to congratulate Mrs. Lindbergh.
| Tea followed.
The tall, gray-suited colonel, hatless
as usual, though it was raining, left
the spotlight all to Anne He respect
| fully declined to appear in the photo
graphs. He politely refused proffered
chair at the presentation ceremonies.
He stood, instead, against a pillar
at the back, where his eyes missed
| no movement of his wife, co-pilot, and
star aviation pupil. On his face was
a pleased and proud half smile.
Only two other of the 10 persons
who have received the Hubbard Medal
were IeWdTuco lOI dciidl SCOSI dplllC
| achievements. They were Col. Lind
bergh and Rear Admiral Richard E.
Byrd. In addition to the two Lind
berghs and Byrd, the Hubbard Medal
has been presented to Peary, Amund-
sen, Gilbert, Shackleton, Stefansson,
Bartlett and Roy Chapman Andrews.
The 1881 flight of the Lindberghs
from Washington to Japan took them
over some of the most inhospitable
wilderness ON earth, we'll into the
Arctic circle. Last years flight, in
volving cross of the North Atlantic
and a nonstop flight across the South
Atlantic, covered $4,000 miles.
Those who witnessed the presenta-
ton were the officers of the society:
DR.. Grosvenor, DR.. John Oliver La
Gorce, vice president; John Joy Edison,
treasurer; George w. Hutchison, Sec
retary; the board of trustees, Chief
Justice Hughes, Raymond S. Patton,
Alexander Wetmore, j. Howard Gore.
Frederick v. Coville, David Fairchild,
C. Hart Merriam, Lyman j. Briggs,
George r. Putnam. Theodore w. Noyes.
John Barton Payne. Maj. Gen. A. w.
Greely, George Otis Smith, o. H. Tit
mann, Robert v. Fleming and George
Shiras. Sd. and the staff of the
society.
| Last night, after the ceremony, Col.
and Mrs. Lindbergh and Mrs. Morrow
| went to Wild Acres, the home OF DR..