The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-04
"Audrey" Enters Life

convinced the liner was headed in
the wrong direction.
"Audrcy" Enters Life
And today it was disclosed that
a young lady has come into Doug
life. for the first time since his
flight to Ireland. Her name Is
Audrey" She is on the younger
side of 20, she is an English girl
and she thinks Corrigan is lone
of the best and greatest Ameri
cans 1 have ever met" That's
all anybody seems to know about
Audrey.
Corrigan has consistently man
aged to stay away from women all
his life.
I'm not interested in money
or girls" he always says, lust
airplanes."
But Audrey revealed that she
had lunch with Corrigan the other
day.
Speaking for all the other
English people on board, think
he is one of the best and great
est Americans / have ever met"
said Audrey. Il shall never Tor.
get meeting him."
They hadn't danced together,
said the girl, but I would like to
try 1t some time and see II he
could. I'm afraid he goes to bed
too early"
Early to Bed
Yes, Corrigan did go to bed
early last night, and he was up at
$50 this morning, he said, and
1t was obvious that he was thrilled
to the marrow about the forth.
coming New York reception.
Another personal habit that the
slight young man revealed was
that he eats no breakfast, just a
light lunch" and q little supper
Before going to his stateroom
every night at 10 or II Corrigan
has been spending most of hi:
time in the engine room up in
the engine ROOM" said Audrey
down." corrected Corrigan, OF
on the bridge with the captain.
He denies that he qualities fol
the Wisconsin Liars Club, anc
says THAI his navigation-whict
sent him to Dublin when he wa
bound for Los Angeles"-is still
poor.
THE other day we were look
ing at the compass, and Captain
Richmond said we should be 60
ing the way we were going. but
/ thought we should be going
the other way" he said guile.
lessly.
WILL TOUR U. 8.
Although he was finally per
Suaded TO get some new clothe
in Dublin, Corrigan was all Sc
for the Broadway welcome in mos
Of the flying toys he wore acroS
the Atlantic.
Corrigau said he plans to he'll
unload his plane when 1t arrive!
aboard the steamer Lehigh, prob
ably Tuesday. Then he will tou
the United States to give tn
people a chance to see that tn
flight wasn't so crazy. Although
the plane is nine years old, 1t l
still in pretty good shape"
While the steamship Manhattan
moved slowly through inclemen
weather toward the American
coast, officials of several cities ha
completed plans for welcoming
the Los Angeles mechanic WIFI
flew into the hearts of people tn
world over by his daring trans
atlantic hop.
Reception TOMORROW
While the time of the Manhat
tan's arrival at Quarantine ant
later at her Manhattan pier de
pended somewhat upon weathe
conditions, she was expected tt
reach the first point about 3:3
D, m. washington time. Thi
would permit the welcoming CON
mittee craft to draw alongside a
that time and would allow tn
liner to dock about 5 p. m.
Corrigan smiled happily Whe
|he was informed by radio-telI
phone that plans for his recel
ton gave indication of possibl
SURPRISING the welcome accorde
Lindbergh.
The ticker tape will not flute
and the fanfare New York extend
it's heroes will not be heard unit
tomorrow.
His first greetings will be from
those closest to him-hiS relative
from Los Angeles and New Je1
sey-and city officials.
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