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TLYERS FTHER ALSD LONE WORKER Honors Heaped Upon Lind- bergh Revive Memory of His Parent’s Busy Life. BY LEMUEL F. PARTON. Representative “Charlie” Lindbergh .of Little Fallg was never & around when the b: died three years ago, af 1 lifetime | of loneliness and hard wo When | ack from Paris yester- | where | yed, He his march up the paths of glo of his father's old friends may have | been there. They were not in the re viewing stands or on the reception com- | mittees. Possibly, wherever they were, they gave a reverent though! to the lonely man who used to say | to his son, “Tire riving stretches its arms toward perfection.” He liked | £ to quoie this line. He himself strove valiantly —and lost. The boy has won Representative Charles Augustus Lindbergh was the representative of the sixth congressional district of Minnesota from 1907 to 1917. His jography was the shortest and his ing day the longest of any man “Lindbergh. C. A., Re tle Falls, Minn.” is his one-line interlude in the Homeric tales in_the Congressional Directory. His office hours began at 5 o'clock in the morning—often earlier and never later He delved and searched endlessly { for ammunition for his always im passioned battle against the “money trust.” Too Busy to Make Friends. Lindbergh was too busy to make many friends. He worked alone, an aloof and austre figure, never in the crowd, a leader of the lost cause. “An obstructionist,” said his enemies. “A great idealist.” sald his friends. He dressed simply, avoiding the states- man’s garb. which breaks out like an occupationa) disease here in Washing ton. He avoided soclal functions whenever he could. When he found attendance necessary, he was correct. even meticulous in dress. Always personable, and of easy demeanor, he could become even urbane when occa- sion required, but. best of all, he loved solitude and toil. He was ascetic in his personal habits. He never used liquor or tobacco, ate simple food and walked to and from his work. He was tall, rangy, blue-eyed—his friends always speak of his eves—and blonde Describes His Boyhood. In one of his forgotten books. “Why Is Your Country at War?" he tells of *his. boyhood: ave been in contact with manv phases of human conduct; have made a study of life in both its individual and collective activities from every practical ‘view that I could bring my sclf to see. My childhood was spent in what was then the wilds of nor- thern Minnesota. My parents met with the misfortunes that visited many of the early pioneers and some severe accidental misforiunes in addi- tion. My days then were upon the farm. in the woods. on the streams 4 and lakes, and I had the usual experi- ences of the youngsters thus sur- rounded, of geiting. out occasionally and working for others—working for awhile on a railroad as a plain la borer and later as a_brakeman on a construction train. I hammered to- gether in a general way a sort of general education—more from expari- ence than from books. Later T prac- ticed law and had among my clients the very poor and the wealthy. both, which gave me knowledge of their experiences. 1 had a small interest in three banks, was a director of two of them and knew how banks were run. 1 have just closed 10 yedrs of activity in Congress.” One Point Omitted. Here he fails to state that he was graduated from Grove Lake Academy in Minneapolis and that later he was given the degree of LL.B. by the Uni. versity of Michigan. His life work was banking and currency. He fought the Federal reserve act, predicting that it would defraud the farmers in the later period of deflation. He in- troduced the resolution for the inves- tigation of the “money trust,” which resulted in the formation of the Pujo committee. He was obsessed with profound moral convictions, interpolating them constantly in his highly technical writ- ings on economic subjects. Not only did he put them into his books, but he taught them to his son. “When you call out your own natu ral talents, your country, too, will have additional splendor,” he ote in_a chapter on “You—Yourself. His country has additional splendor today. It is attested by an acclaim to voung Col. Lindbergh which America has given to no other man. Where the son moves today in triumph, his father walked alone, His lance was broken and his cause was lost—over- whelmed by unstaying events. Kipling Poem Appeared. The king in Kipling's poem cleared the ground for a palace. He found the ruins of an_earlier palace, but thrust them aside and began his own. But his work was never finished. The pcem concludes: “They sent me word from the darkness, They eaid. ‘thy use ia fulfil Thy patace shal e spoil of & I summoned m i ¢ men from my trenches My quarric wharves and my she Al T had wro 1 abandoned - To the faith of the faithless years: But I cut on every timber. caved on every stone, “After me corth a builder: Tell Lim 1 too have known.' " » handsome young colonel of his father yesterday. Lindbergh About 11 o'clock—! Metropolitan Theater. ‘White House. wreath on the tomb of the Key Bridge will proceed to New Hampshire avenue and p.m.—Col. Lind at Walter Reed Hospital and with the disabled veterans 5:30 p.m.—Col attend vesper Hag ~Dinner at temporar; —Col. Lindb Hotel 4 Tvic 7 pm 8 pam. Washington 11 p.m. ergh will be officially received 1 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, JUNE 12, 1927—PART 1. LINDBERGH IS CALLED AWAY FROM DINNER BY THRONGS s Program Today. pected to attend church with President and Mrs. Coolidge nd his mother, probably the F.rst Congregational Church, in the Lunch with the President at the temporary 1315 p.m.——Col. Lindbergh leaves te.nporary White House, accompanied by John Hays Hammond and with a militar; across the Highway Bridge to Arlington National Cemetery to lay a escort, proceeding slowly Returning across via Q street, Unknown Soldier Walter Reed Hospital, Sixteenth street. ¢ Gen. Kennedy and staff then will visit for more than an hour Lindbergh will teave Walter Reed and go to the Capitol to White House. h will attend reception of Missouri State Society at the | —Return to temporary White House, Tomorrow. —Col. Lindbery und N “ol h will be hon yflower Hotel, Lindbergh to hop off for ed by brother aviators at a breakfast, ¢ auspices of the National Aercnautical Association, in the New York, with an aerial escort. LINDBERGH SHARES HOMAGE WITH HIS RADIANT MOTHER All the homage a nation paid to its returning ro yesterday that hero where he first set foot on I after his great achieve Pennsylvani; avenue cheering multitudes lined his path, in the Monument Grounds where his P dent decorated him for his bravery, and before crowds that hailed him wherever he went there was not a tribute paid to Col. Lindbergh that was not meant also for the happy, diant woman who stoed by where ngeline Lodge Lind- as much as it was her famous son’s. Long before the ship that bore him home to glory had neared its destination his mother had ed the fruits of his victory and ked upon a city gone mad with Since ay, when Mrs slipped into Washington almost unobserved, she had watched this enthusiasm grow until yesterday it broke all bounds and overwhelmed her as well as her son with its magni- tude. The flyer returning from across the Atlantic and his mother, who had come from halfway across the con tinent to be the first to greet him, neared their joint destination under vastly different circumstances. Col Lindbergh all the way from the capes had received the salutes of air and sea craft, while Mrs. Lindbergh came on her mission in the unobtrusive manner she desired. Mother “Cannot Understand.” “I cannot understand yet why I should be needed for my son’s recep- tion,” she had said soon after her ar- rival here, and this was the spirit in which she went about welcoming her son. At 11 o’clock yesterday morning she left the White House by motor, accom- panied only by John Hays Hammond and a White House aide. The car took a roundabout route to the Navy Yard to avoid heavy traffic and throughout the trip. which lasted 20 minutes, she sat quietly in her seat, chatting with apparent unconcern with her com- panion and betraying her excitement only by a slight flush. So unpreten- tious was her arrival at the Navy Yard that the car glided through the gates with its distinguished occupant unrecognized by the sentries. She was taken directly to the house of Capt. Willis McDowell, acting commandant of the Navy Yard, who was on the porch to greet her. She went through the house to an upper porch facing the river and there caught her first glimpse of the cruiser bearing her son. On the bridge, sur- rounded by a group of officers, was a man in ciyilian clothes whom she rec- ognized. Her hand went up for a wave of welcome, but dropped quickly as she realized that he could not rec- ognize her yet. Seeks Nearer View. As the Memphis neared the dock a row of trees intercepted her view and Mrs. Lindbergh descended from the porch to the garden to get a clearer view. For more than five minutes she stood there, straining her eyes toward her son while a throng of thousands between her and the ship turned all eyes in the other direction, unaware of her presence. All this time Lindbergh stood on the bridge, waving acknowledgment of the cheers that went up from the dock, but all the while sweeping the crowd with an anxious gaze in search of the one face he wanted most to see. As the cruiser was made fast and preparations were being made for lay- ing the gangway, he left the bridge and descended to the deck amidships. Only then did ‘Mrs. Lindberg’s amazing composure desert her. She leaped into the waiting White House car with Mr. Hammond and Rear Ad- miral McDowell behind her and the #ped through the crowds toward the cock Standing up in the car, waiving und smiling, she cried out to her son and waved a bunch of violets. “Lindy, Here’s Your Mother Lindbergh was talking to an officer and in the din did not hear his mother calling to h'm. T2 crowd suddenly burst out: “Lindy, Lindy. here's your mother.” but it is doubtful if he heard this either. Then his eyes, still rov- ing over the crowd, rested on the fig- ure of the excited. joyful woman in DIFFICULTIES FORESEEN |the cur nna‘ton mimioss tiomian In | ened Lis FOR NAVAL CUT PARLEY ‘ace and he waved his hat. Tren, while the minutes required to {Her Amazing Composure Goes Only As Son Moves to Meet Her Alone in Stateroom. for the waiting mother, she suddenly learned how much of this demonstra tion was for her. Crowds rushed close to her car, cheering and throwing flowers upon her. but she could only ¢mile her thank so speechl had the tremendous ovation left her. when a large magnolia bloom s brought to her did she regain her power of speech to say: “How beau tiful! The magnolia is Washington's flower. isn’t 1t?" Escorted By Officers. Finally the gangway was in place and Capt. Lackey of the Memphis rushed ashore and offered Mrs. Lind bergh his arm. At the rail of the ship she was received by Admr. Burrage. Who escorted her through a double row of saluting officers toward her son's stateroom. C6l. Lindbergh had gone there while the gangway was being put in place, and there in his own room, out of sight of the thousands of kindly eyes that followed both mother and son, they met again No one saw the meeting, and unless one of them tells what words passed between them this supreme climax of a mighty achleve ment will forever remain the secret of the daring flyver and the woman who gave him courage. Five minutes later they emerged from the stateroom, both composed again, the mother smiling and the son grave, His mother near him, Lindbergh stepped down the gang plank and once more set foot on his native soil Then as the enthusiasm of the crowd broke all bounds and it surged toward them Lindbergh put his arm about his mother to protect her. Those nearest her saw a sparkle come into her eyes. As sailors and Marines fought back the multitude Lindbergh assisted his mother into the car. The roar broke out into a deafening din and two guns from the Memphis boomed out a salute. She smiled proudly as she waved to the crowd and then turned her head toward her son, who was entering the car, as if to direct the ovation to him. As he sat down the car got under way, forcing its way through a human sea to the Navy Yard gates. Through ranks of Lindbergh's brother aviators to the gates, on to the Capitol and then up Pennsylvania avenue to the Monument Greunds the car passed before yelling, praise-mad crowds. All the way Mrs. Lindbergh sat motionless by the side of her son. Once or twice she seemed to sink fur- ther back into the cushions as if to leave her son alone in his glory, but the crowd made it plain that its &omage was as much for her as for im. Sits Near on Platform. At the Monument Grounds when President Coolidge bestowed the Dis- tinguished Flying Cross upon Lind- bergh his mother sat near him on the platform. Of the many bursts of ap- plause that interrupted the Presi. dent’s speech of praise, perhaps the most spontaneous and the most heartfelt came when he referred to Mrs. Lindbergh as “his mother, who dowered her son with her 6wn mod esty and charm.” It was several min- utes before the cheering subsided. From the Monument Grounds ' to the temporary White House the ova- tion continued, and at the Dupont Circle house Mrs. Lindbergh again stood with her son to receive its massed force. After they had gone inside and the door had been closed the crowd continued to yell for “Lindy' Lindy!" and he came out on a balcony. Then the cry changed to “Mrs. Lindbergh!" and his mother ap peared at his side. At length they were permitted to go inside, and for the first time mother and son had a chance really to talk. Their time was their own until 7 o'clock when they were guests of honor at a cabinet dinner at the temporary White House, Shares Son’s Triumph. Throughout the evening Mrs. Lind bergh shared in her son's triumph just as she had shared in it during the day. At the Minnesota State Society's reception at the Willard Hotel she was honored by the tributes of the citizens of his native State, and later at the National Press Club reception she was again made joint recipient of the honor paid to him. It was 12 hours after her departure from the White House this morning when, seated again beside her son, she was carried through darkened streets back to the temporary White House at the end of the greatest day in a the gangway dragged like hours Japanese Newspapers Show In- creased Interest in Gencva Meet- ing—Trade Routes Stressed. Associztod P 5. TOKIO. June 11.—As the T naval limitation confere AWS nearer. the vernacular newspapers in Jap:on are show interest in the Geneva meeting, although they predict that great difficulties will be encountered. A L4 i siatements of T nuinis: tion problems Britain m tion of t because of side sourc The ularly, refers to recent >remier Tanaka and the f the navy, in which atten called to a similarity in the which Japan and Great 5 e. namely, the protec- le routes 8o necessary lieir dependence on out- for food supplies newspaper urges Japan to bring up the question of the fortifica tion of Singapore by Great Britain and Hawail by the United which Japan forgot to discuss at Washing- ton.” WOMEN IN AIR CLASS. Six Experts in Chicago Form Club to Teach Subject. CHICAGO, June 11 (#).—Six wom en fiyers of Chicago have organized a club for women who wish to learn air navigation under competent—and sculine—tutelage, There are no dues and the club will have no profits, explained Mrs. E. Lewls Campbell, president. The sole purpose of the club is to recruit aviatrices, Mrs. Campbell's hushand heads the Chicago Flying Club, . p 3 mother's life, 121-Gun Salute to Lindbergh Unique; An HODOI' for By the Assoctated Press. Lindbergh, blond young idol of America, received one tribute yester- day which has never been accorded | to any other American of his years | ang civilian status. When the Memphis reached the navy yard, a national salute of 21 guns was fired. It was, as Maj. Gen. Lejeune of the Marine Corps ex- ssed it, a salute of appreciation show honor to a man who had brought honor to the United States Presidents and the rulers of foreign nations are the only individuals en titled, under naval regulations, to the Presiden_ts or Rulers 21-gun salute. Provision is made for salutes of 17 guns to admirals, 15 to vice admirals, 13 to rear admirals and so on down through the ranks of brigadier general and commodore, but none for a colonel, Lindbergh's rank in the Reserve. It was deemed that a salute was due him. So the national salute which is fired on_ Independence day, Washington's birthday, when foreign services salute the American flag and such occasions, was ordered. As one observer explained it, the 21 guns were a salute to the Nation in recog- nition of the great achievement of one of its sons. HE’S “AN AIR MAIL BOY” IS SIGN WOMEN DISPLAY Employes of Post Office Depart- ment Spring Surprise as Lindbergh Passes. As the car bearing Col. Lindbergh and his mother passed Eleventh street in the triumphal procession through Pennsylvania avenue to the Monu ment_grounds yesterday employes of the Post Office Department flashed a welcome all their own to the return- ing_hero. While the throng massed along the line of the parade shouted and cheered at the sight of “Lindy” and his mother, a line of women employes of the Post Office Department, standing in the third floor balcony of the building. suddenly held aloft signs spelling out the pardonable boast: “Lindy's An Alr Mail Boy.” The letters of the slgn were painted on large white frames, which before the arrival of the Lindbergh car had been concealed below the railing of the balcony. At ths same moment other employes of the department, protid that the air hero was a member of the air mail {service, threw masses of torn paper from windows of the department, fill ing the air with swirling bits, MOTHER 15 FIRST 10 GREET FLYER Proudly Escorted Up Gang- plank After Memphis Docks at Navy Yard. Standing on the bridge of the U. Memphis, which carried him ss the wide expanse of the At lantie, conquered by him just three weeks previous through the air, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh got his first view of the Nation's Capital shortly after 11 o'clock yesterday morning as the cruiser plowed her way slowly into the Anacostia River toward the Navy Yard wharf, where he received the Republic's first formal recognition o the hitherto unparalleled achieve- ment. Bronzed in complexion like the white-clad sailors about him the transatlantic flyer was almost mo- tionless a. he surveyec the Capital City that lay before him from the vantage place on the vessel. The roaring of the airplanes overhead, the thundering of the cannon at the Navy Yard and the shrieking of the sirens and the whistles from the shore Aid not seem to distract hin. in the least. His eyes were tened on the public buildings that can be discerned 0 _plainly from the water front. But when the Memphis glided grace- fuly toward the Mayflower's berth, which the presidential yacht had va- cated as her tribute to the daring pilot, Lindbergh’s eyes turned to the rf and were focused on the crowd that had gathered there to welcome him home, vainly trying to catch a glimpse of his mother, who had not vet appeared. She had purposely remained away until the cruiser began warping into.the dock to escape at- tention. 1,000 at Navy Yard. The enthusiastic crowd at the Na vy Yard, rest icted in size by govern- mental dccree, arrived early to meet the returning hero. An hour before the scheduled arrival of the Memphis there were more than a thousand per- sons lined along taut ropes just to the rear of the Mayflower's wharf. Knowing, of course, that the pre- arranged plans did not contemplate the arrival of the vessel until 11 o'clock, the admirers centered their attention on the river, hoping that by some good fortune she would reach her destination ahead of time. It was after 11 o'clock, however, when the smoke stacks of the cruiser were dis- cerned as she turned from the Po- tomac into the waters of the Ana- costia. And it was about 10 minutes later before a bow came into view as sh. made her way around a sharp turn in the channel and headed for the Navy Yard. In the meantime, the reception com- mittee had come to the wharf in a long procession of automobiles, and a section of the Navy Band under the direction of Second Leader Charles Wise took a position near the stern of the Mayflower, which was occupying a temporary berth at the westerly end of the quay. Memphis Reduces Speed. ‘The Memphis proceeded slowly to round the bend in the river and fur- ther reduced her speed for the last few minutes of her journey. When within a few hundred yards of the ‘wharf, the Navy band struck up the stirring nautical air, “Nancy Lee," and followed it with others of a simi- lar character, The spectators at the wharf got their first glimpse of Lindbergh about this time and a thundering cheer was unloosed. The acclaim grew in in- tensity as the ‘cruiser -approached closer. The heroic flyer must have heard the outburst, despite the other noises, and he waved his long arm in acknowledgement. A few moments later he waved another greeting in re- sponse to the cheers. As the Memphis slid into the dock and began warping her way cioser for a tle up, the crowd, eager to get a better view of the famous aviator, broke through the ropes and a Marine guard and rushed near to the cruiser. Efforts of the Marines to force them back were without avail. Mother Waves Handkerchief. During this skirmish the hawsers were thrown from the Memphis and she was tied up. A giant crane lifted the Mayflower's gangway to her side and preparations were made to take aboard Lindbergh’s proud mother, who was endeavoring to attract his attention by waving her handkerchief. Severely Cut and Bruised. The returning hero, who had sur- veyed the throng and the landing operations from the bridge, than brushed the touseled blonde locks from hi. forehead, adjusted a gray felt hat on his head and came down to the deck amidship. Another deafening cheer greeted him and some in the crewd pleaded for a speech, but he merely smiled blandly and respond=d with a militay salute, When the final adjustments were made to the gangway Lindbergh turned toward the bow of the Memphis and walked quickly to the admiral's cabin, where he retired in privacy te await his mother. Mother First Aboard. Escorted by Vice Admiral Guy H. Burrage, commander of the American fleet in European waters, Mrs. Lind- beig!. proceeded proudiy up the gang- way, the first person to board the cruiser, and went straight to the cabin for a reunion with her son. Less than 10 minutes passed when mother and son returned to the deck, anc the cheering broke out anew. It war exactly 11:55 o'clock when Lind- bergh, with his mother near him, stepped down the gangplank. As the aviator once more touched the soil of his native land the en- thusiasm of the crowd again broke the bounds of the lines formed by a cordon of armed Marines and ran toward him trying. to grasp his hand. Lindbergh grasped some of those nearest him momentarily, turned to assist his mother to a waiting White House automobile and took a seat beside her. Then. came demands for the fiyer to stand up, and when he complied, more cries were heard for a speech. But this was one request which he did not grant. Takes Place in Parade. After some difficulty in maneuver- ing through the crowd, the car carry- ing Lindbergh proceeded out of the Navy Yard reservation to take its place in line for the triumphant pro- cession along Pennsylvania avenue, The Memphis was just about half an hour behind schedule when she slid into the Navy Yard wharf, and the delay necessitated the postpone- ment of the luncheon which had been arranged on board for Lindbergh and his mother. The cruiser, despite its size, and its four-screw construction, which requires extra precaution in landing, docked in quic. time. Only about 15 minutes elapsed from the time that she drew up alongside the wharf and the hoisting t* s gang- way. The landing was made from the port side. Donates to Museum. Correspondence of the Associated Press. ATLANTA.—Mrs. J. M. High, who gave her luxurious home on Peach- tree road to the Atlanta Art Associa- tion, has just contributed a room of antique furniture in memory of her daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth High Good- rum. The museum has become the center of study and work of many young artists of the Southern States. . Los Angeles has & woman stock ¥ broker. 1 PR (Continued from First Page.) tary of War, the Attorney General, the Postmaster General and Mrs New, the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Wilbur, the Secretary of the In- terior, the Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Jardine, the Secretary of Labor and Mrs. Davis, the secretary to the President and Mrs. Sanders, ion. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond, . Blanton Winship and Capt. Wil- on Brown. Secretary of Commerce Hoover, who is in the South directing flood-relief activities, was the only cabinet officer nt. President, with bergh on his right and M Kellogg, wife of the Secretary of State, on his left sat at one end of the table, while Mrs. Coolidge, with Col. Lindbergh on her right and Secretary of State Kel- logg on her left, sat at the other end of the table. On Col. Lindbergh’s other side Mrs. New, wife of the Postmaster General. Music for the nished by a Band, which w Mrs. Lind on was fur- ection of the Marine stationed in the hall- way leading to the dining room. The table decorations included maiden- hair ferns and pansies. Feted by Minnesotans. Immediately after the dinner he left for the Willard Hotel, where he was greeted uproariously by the thousands present at the reception tendered him by people from his home State, the Minesota State Soclety. Prediction that the world will see regular New York-Paris aerial pas- senger service in the course of the next 5 to 10 years was confidently made by Col. Lindbergh in a speech before 2,000 at the reception. Frankly taking h those who believe that practical air trans- ation between New York and was in the immediate offing, Col. rgh_said: “We will not have regular service within the next few months, or in a year or two yvears. It is my firm belief- that it will take from at least 5 to 10 years of careful research be- fore we will see established flying between the New Wold and the Old. ing that this air service is inevitable, ing that this air service is inevitable but it must be built on a sound foun- dation and after painstaking re- search.” After he had concluded his speech Col. Lindbergh, accompanied by his mother, descended from the raised platform and the stalwart hero of the Gopher State began shaking hands with the eager Minnesotans. After scores were thus greeted Charles L. Cooke, officer in charge of cere- monials of the State Department, set his foot down on_this vigorous exer- tion and requested the balance in the line to merely pass by “Lindy” and salute him. Mrs. Lindbergh, how- ever, had a gracious smile and hand- shake for all. Praised by Kellogg. Secretary of State Kellogg, in a few introductory remarks, characterized Col. Lindbergh as ‘*“the most dis- tinguished Minnesotan.” “It is with deep emotion and gratification that the members of the Minnesota Society here express to you,” Secretary Kellogg concluded, “their pride and ad- miration that one of Minnesota’s sons has written a memorable page of heroic achievement.” Col. Lindbergh was escorted to the receiving line by Miss Bede Johnson, president of the society, while Secre- tary Kellogg took the arm of Mrs. Lindbergh. Among others in the receiving line were Mrs. Kellogg, William B. Mit- chell, solicitor general of the Depart- ment of Justice, Robert E. Olds, As- sistant Secretary of State; Charles R. Schoeneman, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury: Senator Shipstead and Senator Schall of Minnesota. When Col. Lindbergh entered the ballroom the band struck up “For He's a Jolly Good Fellow,” while handclapning and cheering drowned out the thunder of the Monument fire- works. Rising to acknowledge the ovation, Col. Lindbergh for the mo- ment presented the same resolute ex- pression which characterized him dur- ing the morning ceremonies. Then suddenly his face relaxed into several expansive smiles, which was the sig- nal for another thunderous round of cheering. Guards Are Stationed. The crowd flanked both sides of F street in the vicinity of the Willard Hotel and banked historic Peacack Alley. Ten police officers kept the F street lobby of the hotel clear, for 15 minutes before the roar of the street crowd gave evidence that the Lind- bergh party actually was approach- ing. Another detail stretched them- selves across Peacock Alley. Standing on the raised platform, Col. Lindbergh plainly showed that he is a towering youth and remark- ably good looking. When it came time for Col. Lind- bergh and his mother to leave the hotel most of the early evening crowd still was found to be keeping vigil out- side and it was necessary for the po- lice_escort to guide the party south on Fourteenth street and straight up Pennsylvania avenue, where they shot through the roadway south of the Treasury Department to the Wash- ington Auditorium, where the great audience of the Press Club and their guests were awaiting him. Heralds New Era. Col. Lindbergh as guest of the Press Club at its monster reception in the Auditorium again heralded the ap- proach of a new era in American com- mercial aviation. He predicted that the time is not far distant when the nations of Europe will look to hundreds of air passenger lines with the same reverence th feel now toward the mail lines of ‘thi: country The modest, unassuming young man who has inspired the press of the country with his manner no less than by his feat of daring received, per- haps, the greatest ovation ever accord- ed a single American in a public hall in the Capital City. Official and unof- ficial Washington arose en masse to cheer the young aviator as he walked upon the stage, crowded with digni- thries, and accompanied by his mother. ‘They cheered the very mention of his name and then, after a long Lst of honors had been bestowed upon him, they gave him another thunder- ous roar as he approached the front of the platform and began his talk that carried to listening millions over the radio in every section of the country. Airports Main Need. Col. Lindbergh, who had been pre- sented just before with the Smith- sonfan Institution's Langley medal for aviation, along with other testi- monials, declared that government subsidies were given in Europe as the reason for the greater development of air passenger travel abroad. But he adde We don't want any sub- sidies. What we need are airports.” With his winning smile and amid eales of laughter that swept the grear hall, the young aviator told of his desire to tarry a while in Europe 'When 1 ianced at Le Bourget Field a few days ag he said, "I landed with the expectation and of being able to see Europe. It was the first time I had been abroad. I'd seen so many interesting things as return and in naive manner told of hearing that a battleship was waiting for him. So he took orders from the Ambassador, he declared, and headed home. “This morning as 1 sailed up the Potomac, I wasn't very sorry that I listened to the Aml ador,” Lind- bergh told the audience. And they roared their answer back. The audience of more than 5,000 in- vited guests who packed the Audi- torium from top to bottom, long before the hour of Col. Lindbergh's arrival, was wholly representative of cosmo- politan Washington. Diplomats, high Government officials and private izens vied with hundreds of news- paper men, many With nerves jump- ing from the s work of cover- ing the story of Lindbergh’s arrival in Washington, in extending a thun- derous welcome fo the guest of honor. For a briet interval after the pre- liminaries began, the Marine Band and Roxie entertained the guests un- til Col. Lindbergh appeared. Honors of presiding fell to Avery C. Marks, jr, managing editor of the Washing- ton Times and former president of the National Press Club. After the Ma- rine Band numbers, there was a varied musical program, broadcas from the Roxy Theater, New York, with A. Rothafel, doing the an- nouncing. The announcement that Col. Lind- bergh had arrived at about 9:15 o'clock, was the cause of tremendous excitement. He was escorted to the platform by the reception committee of the National Press Club while the Marine Band struck up a mar- tial air. p Oulahan Makes Presentation. Richard V. Oulahan, chief Washing- ton correspondent of the New York Times and chairman of the reception committee, then made a_brief address and presented to Col. Lindbergh, on behalf of his press club associates, an elaborately prepared scroll, express- ing a tribute from the American Press to the aviator's achievement, as a ‘“note of sincere affection.” Mr. Oulahan declared that the press of the country had found an inspira- tion in chronicling the conduct of “our young ambassador of good will” as it had found in reporting his achievement. ““He personified to a Eu- rope amazed at the revelation, the real spirit of America,” the chairman said. “The press should be proud then if in telling the story of this later phase in the career of an American boy it brought to the peoples of the world a new realization that clean living, clean_thinking, fair play and sports manship, modesty of speech and man ner, faith in a mother’s prayers, have a front-page news value intriguing the imagination and inciting emulation, and are still potent as fundamentals of success.” Mr. Oulahan then presented the seroll to Col. Lindbergh, Its text, \ritten by Charles Micheison, Wash! ngton correspondent of the N ¥ World, follows: S e “The National Press Club, whose membership represents the press of the United States, in appreciation of his epochal achievement in making a continuous flight from America to Europe, presents this tribute to Col Charles A. Lindbergh on the occasion of its reception in his honor in the Auditorium, Washington, D. C., on the day of his triumphal return to his native larnd, Saturday, June 11, 1927, Unswerving to Goal. “When the temnes ts blew v above them to L Ll the calm: whe clouds beset you. vou found . parn between them and the waves that snatehed to bring you down. 3 nswerving. vour compass po ment was dore. May your life follow the course of your glorious flight, It the storms of adversity assail you mAY_ you surmount them: ff the clouds of doubt beset you and the sea of sorrows. that clutches at every hurrying soul, stings you with spin. drift, mav you again find the true course and carry on triumphantly to the gonl of perfect success. “With these sentiments OfPA:nerl(‘.’l salutes you ostmaster General Harry S. N Lindbergh's air mail chief. then ey introduced and made a brief address before presenting the aviator with the first special “Lindbergh” air mail stamp. honoring his epoch-making flight across the North Atlantic. Upon making this presentation. Postmaster General New said: “Charles A. Lind. bergh—it Is as a pilot in the service e air mail th would honor you." Spammetand “There is no public service world devoted to the n?fl::»“‘mhf‘ service of the people whose past and whose present is attended by the ro- mance that attaches to the history of the Post Office Department of the United States.” Mr. New added. the Press Traces Mail Service. “From the single couriers of the early days who followed the uncer- tain trails through wood and fen on horseback and on foot: the pictur- esque riders of the Pony Express of a later day, who risked their lives at the hands of savage foes in the wil- derness, the drivers who serve amid the rigors of the frozen North with dog teams. and sleds, to those in-. trepid pilots who pierce the night with the air mail and of whom vou are a worthy representative, the whole story is set in an atmosphere of most engaging romance. “It has no titles to bestow—no medal it can add to those that have been given in recognition of your splendid achievement. There- is one thing. hofvever, it can do that svill everywhere be regarded as most ap- propriate. It has issued a stamp designed for special use with the air mail which bears your name and a representation of the other member of that very limited partnership in which you made your now famous journey across seas. It is the first time a stamp has been issued in honor of a man still living—a distinc- tion which you have worthily won “It is my great pleasure to be' privileged to present to you, and to the mother who gave you to this service, the first two coples of this issue as the best evidence of the en- during regard of the Post Office De- partment of the United States.' Kellogg Gives “White Book.” Secretary of State Kellogg then followed und presented to Col. Lind- bergh a volume containing messages of congratulations and other similar exchanges in connection with his flight, which passed between the State Department here and the capi- tals of various European mnations This was known as the “‘white book.” Mr. Kellogg’s brief address con- tained the passage that *probably no act of a singie individual in our day has ever aroused such universal enthusiasm and admiration. Telegrams of greeting sent to the aviator from various cities and or- ganizations throughout the country were read by Henry L. Sweinhart of the Havas News Agency, former president of the National Press Club and chairman of the program com- mittee for the reception. A number of other presentations then were made to Col. Lindbergh, with Mr. Marks, as presiding officer, announcing the character and donor ot each gift. e first of these was a statuette _entitled “The Spirit Flight,” the work of Mrs. George - I flew over the south of Ireland and England and across Krance. I had only been away from America about two days.” Here again the audisnce demonstrated its admiration for the somewhat embarrassed young man, as he added that he “wasn’t in any hurry to_go back.” RS ley Totten, sculptress, which was pre- sented by Mra. McCormick Goodhart handed to him by Mrs. J. Garfield Riley, president of the Woman's City Club, as a gift of that organization. The idea of the scrap book originated with Miss Florence C. Bell, a member of the club, and the cover was the work of Miss Marian Lane and was tooled in gold with an interlacing as design and with Col. Lindbergh’s monogram on the front. The fourth presentation was a medal on behalf of the Veterans of Forelgn Wars. Award of Langley Medal. The Smithsonian’s award of the! Langley medal to Col. Lindbergh, re- called to Dr. C. G. Abbott, acting sec- retary of the institution, that Samuel P. Langley had the “audacity to be- lieve in the practicability of the art of flving when all men were ridicul- ing it The Langley medal, he declared, has hitherto been awarded to Wilbur and Orville Wright, to Glenn H. Curtiss and to Gustave Eiffel. “Thus it Is from all points of view the medal of pioneers,” he said. “It is highly fit- ting that it should now be awarded to you, sir, the ploneer of audacious, soli- tary flight, to distant shores. “Therefore, acting on the unani mous recommendation of an eminent committee of award, the regents of the Smithsonian Institution have voted you the Langley medal, and have recorded their action in this pa- per signed by the chancellor, Mr. Chief Justice Taft, which I now pre- | sent you.” i As presiding officer, Mr. Marks then | introduced Louis Ludlow, president of | the National Press Club and Wash- ington correspondent of the Columbus Dispatch. In presenting Col. Lind bergh, Mr. Ludlow referred to him as the “Columbus of the Air." Col. Lind- bergh he described as a man who, upon reaching European shor had risen “to another test of character as greatly as when he battled with th elements” and had remained “a mod- est, unassuming American.” His name is among the “immortals,” he added. Brings Uproarious Applause. Mr. Ludlow then presented the air hero. which precipitated uproarious applause that fairly shook the walls. Telegrams from many officials, dip- lomats and others laudatory of Lind. bergh were on hand for reading. Sir Esme Howard, the British amba dor, had a message from the British government to extend congratulations “on behalf of all the people of Great Britain Andre Tardieu, French minister of public works, cabled that “France salutes him on his return to his native land,” while Baron de Car- tier de Marchienne, on behalf of King Albert, joined with those who ‘‘con- gratulate Col. Charles Lindbergh on his glorious return to his native land.” Mayor Victor J. Miller of St. Louis wired: “Come home, Col. Lindy. We are waiting.” Mayor Walker of New York telegraphed that New York was impatiently waiting Lindbergh's ar- rival, while San Diego, where ®The pirit of St. Louls” was built, and 08 Angeles were high in their praises. At the conclusion of Col. Lind. bergh's address, Reinald .Werrenrath, baritone, sang two selections and the program concluded. PASTOR ACCUSED OF HERESY QUITS Lutheran Synod Says Trial Will Go Forward Despite Resignation. By the Assoclated Press. PITTSBURGH, Jvne 11.—Facing trial on heresy charges before the Pitsburgh Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rev. Dr. Frank Edwin Smith, pastor of the Luther Memorial Church here, announced his resignation as a minister of that de- nomination late today. Synod officers said the resignation would not be acted upon, and that the heresy trial would be held as sched- uled during the meetings at Rochester, Pa., next week. First in History. In_ his resignation, effective June 13, Dr. Smith said he would not ap- pear at Rochester for the trial. He was cited by a synod committee for assailing orthodox doctrires in his sermons. Rev. Dr. Ellis B. Burgess, presi- dent of the synod, said that the trial would proceed and that the judgment of the ministers forming the trial board would be announced despite the resignation. It will be the first heresy trial in the history of the church. Claims Action ’rregular. | Smith, in resigning, c¢laimed that the proceedings against him were irregular and not within the constitution of the church. 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