Evening star., 1938-08-31
CORR|GAN CHATS
WITH ROOSEVELT
Says Afterward Magnetic
Personality Reminded
Him of Compass.
(Picture on page Az
Rx w. H. SHIPPEN. Ir.

Grinning while he yawned, Douglas
Corrigan slid in the back way at
Washington Airport this morning and
parked his transatlantic crate" long
enough for visit to the White House
and a brief rest between parades.
The diminutive flyer received the
informal congratulations of President
Roosevelt shortly after noon The
Chief Executive and the aviator. still
in his leather jacket. chatted pleasant
lv for several minutes. On leaving
the White House, Corrigan said Presi-
dent RooSevelt's magnetic" person.
ality reminded him of the compass
with which he few the Atlantic.
The pilot said he and Mr.. Roose-
velt discussed transatlantic flying in
general and Ireland in particular.
The President seems to know al
about Ireland" Corrigan remarked
He must have been there He ex.
pressed admiration for the Irish gov
ernment and said he didn't mind the
fact that the Irish have copied some
OF the reforms in this country"
Wonderful Personality"
Corrigan told reporters he fully un-
derstood why people liked the Presi-
dent. He has a wonderful person
atty" Corrigan said, "' full OF
magnetism" AS he left, Corrigan
said. the President admonished him to
take care of himself. Il told the
President wasn't taking any more
chances" grinned the flyer
Before going to the White House,
Corrigan told reporters, however. that
he had not the slightest interest in
politics. had never voted and was not
prepared at this time to say if he was
a DWemocrat or Republican.
Only few mechanics were on hand
to greet Corrigan as he set his out
dated monoplane Git seemed angular
and awkward among the sleek, stream
lined models drawn up in the ham
gars and on the field upon the north
edge of the airport and pulled into a
commercial hangar without using
more than fourth of the runway.
Hello" said a mechanic, Il hear
some people are waiting to see you up
at the busy end of the airport"
Well" grinned Corrigan, "if they
don't see me they haven't missed
much!"
Needs Sleep.
He went on to explain that If he
didn't get some sleep pretty soon he
would be even less presentable. BY way
Of emphasis Corrigan, added that some
Texas friends recently gave him flve-
gallon hat which seemed practically
empty every time he donned it.
What are your plans while in
Washington. Mr.. Corrigan?" demand
ed reporter.
If you don't mind" replied the
flyer, Il came here to get a tele-
phone call. I'll be going on to At
lantic City this afternoon. In the
meantime, I'm not sure what I'll do
You see, haven't gotten that call
yet"
why did you stop way down here,
Mr.. Corrigan?"
We'll, it was like this. I got tired
Of flying and dropped in down here
1t was funny thing, my plane didn't
roll far, and when it stopped, here
I was. So I just got out and walked
over to where am now"
From the airport Corrigan went tc
headquarters Of the Civil Aeronautics
Authority and was escorted to the
White House by Oswald Ryan, one OF
the five members of the Authority.
At the airport Corrigan was asked
Are you sorry you flew the ocean?'
which ocean?"
The Atlantic"
"Oh, of course not. Think Of all the
(see CORRIGAN, Page A-3)