Evening star., 1938-07-21
picture on Page A-3.)

Welcomed by a cheering crowd of
more than 5000 at Washington Air
port, Howard Hughes and members of
the crew on his round the world
flight arrived in Washington this aft
ernoon to receive the official welcome
and congratulations of the Nation.
The party was taken directly from
the airport to the Office of Secretary
of State Hull. who acted for President
Roosevelt in greeting them.
Flying in 2l-passenger airliner
turned over to him by American Air
lines, Mr.. Hughes arrived at the local
airport at 1920 pm. nearly an hour
behind schedule because of delays IN
getting away from crowds at New York.
Wives With Flyers.
Those making the fight. in addition
to Mr.. Hughes, were 1t. and Mrs
Thomas Thurlow, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
P. M. Connor. Mr.. tsnd Mrs Richard
R. Stoddart, Edward Lund. all of the
fight party; Albert Lodwick, Hughes
New York representative, and Mrs
Lodwick; Comdr. Howard Flanagan,
executive assistant to Grover Whelan.
in charge of the New York World Fair;
Robert r. Refining of the Commerce
Department, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
Rockefeller. S. B. Smith, State De-
partment, and Miss Mary Towers,
daughter Of Capt. John H. Towers. new
assistant chief of the Navy Bureau OF
Aeronautics
The party was flown to Washington
by q regular American Airlines crew,
composed Of Capt Arthur Caperton,
Pilot H. B.. Smith and Stewardess
Anatasia. Capt. Csperton said that
Hughes rode very quietly as a pas
senger" and did not ask even for per-
mission to look into the control
cabin
Calls On Secretary Hall.
The flyers arrived here at 1920
pm. and were greeted by Samuel Solo
mon, manager of the airport, and then
rushed to the State Department.
Their meeting with Secretary Hull
was to be the first of several events
scheduled for the flyers today. A
luncheon at the National Press Club
was scheduled Immediately after the
welcoming at the State Department.
An hour before the plane reached
the airport hundreds of persons anx-
ious to get look at the millionaire
sportsman and his comrades began to
arrive in automobiles and on foot.
The luncheon at the National Press
Club was to be the outstanding event
OF the day, affording leading Federal
and diplomatic officials their first op-
portunity to welcome and congratu-
late the world flyers. An informal
dinner at the Soviet Embassy is sched-
uled for this evening.
Addresses on Air.
A broadcast, from the Press Club
Auditorium, l:3Q to pm, was
heard over Station WMAL and the
N. B. c. blu enetwork. 1t in
cluded the luncheon address of Mr..
Hughes and his lifelong friend and
fellow Texan. Jesse Jones, chairman
of the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration.
The Press Club luncheon served
as the official reception of the Ma
tional Capital to Mr.. Hughes and his
companions.
The luncheon was limited to
club members and especially invited
guests, among them all of the cabinet
and Junior cabinet officers in Wash
ington, heads of major Government
agencies and diplomatic representa-
tives of France and Soviet Russia,
the two foreign countries in which
Hughes landed during his fight around
the world Harold Brayman, presi-
dent of the club, introduced the
speakers during the half-hour broad
cast.
Details Of Hughes plans following
the Soviet dinner tonight have not
been announced. The American Air
lines special transport is at his dis
posal for the return fight to New
York either tonight or tomorrow
morning.