Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1929, Page 21

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, MARCH 25 1929.° 21 “My Thirty Years WoOoDWARD & LLOTHROP 10™ 11™ F axnD G STREETS e Woodward & Lothrop Fashions from France PR ‘Lead the Easter Parade oy ey Combining Style and Value Personally Selected abroad by our representative m\\'her;fin ms.;mha.-mg oL sen the res. | town when Col. Lmdberxh‘ rren;de ll:lul iog st 18 bombarded by wiceiees memorable fiight, but we missed seeing deiails of the event. As soon as he could | 4 o'50 Capt. Fricd prepareq a sraphic ac. | him, as his plane passed some 50 miles count, of the rescie of the Florida and |to the north of us. We were on w:m:. oatched 4t _to. the Axs 5 |for Nungesser and Coli, who were lost, He was actl his capacity as hon- ] onars member of the Associated Press |and when the German flyers started on Stafl. an appointment won because of his | their first trip we did not know they avapin telling the world of other news |tyrned back. For 24 hours we main- | tained a watch, but all we saw was what (Consrisht, 1958, Associsted Press) | Sctually tumed out to be the planet | SROPIER STV, ! Pinally my vigils were_rewarded when, Shortly after I set out to the assist- off the coast of Ireland, I spotted a plane wnce of the Florida, messages literally | coming toward the America. When poured into our radio room asking fol soared over the ship I could read the stories and photographs of the rescue. |name Friendship. That gave me a The newspapers, news and photographic i thrill, for I knew it was Miss Earhart agencies seemed to be more certain of |and her companions. I felt that they the outcome than we were on the ship. | were lost. I could see an aerial wire None of us knew whether we would | hanging from the plane and endeavored make it, and furthermore we were in to reach her by radio, but was unsuc- no position to leave our watches to an- | cessful, afterward learning that the swer these many radiograms. | radio equipment was out of order. As ! Editors of newspapers throughout the | they flew over our ship a second time United States were sending duplicate | they dropped a note, but the wind car- Silk Handbags with “dressmaker” details Two of our collection of bags that show the important “dressmaker” de- tails, so essential this Spring—in the stitching, the folds of silk, the unusual a touch. Envelope, $10; pouch, $35. LzatHER Goops, AisLe No. 6, First FLOOR. % Easter Hats The leading millinery styles are here at this attractive price—always a fea- ture of our exclusive Jane Wandl hats. All head sizes are marked—like men’s hats. Of the smartest felts and straws —perle visca, lace hemp and leghorn. 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Then in desperation | whitewash on the boat deck, but before they would appeal to the passengers. |this could be accomplished they sped off Being in communication with other ves- | in the direction of Liverpool. sels as well as the Florida, however, our | I sent a flash to the Associated Press, wireless transmission was confied to |letting the world know that the trio was the more serious work of the rescue be- | still aloft and headed in the direction of fore sending out descriptions of what we | land and probable safety. Later I was were trying to do. I can appreciate the gratified to learn that the Priendship zeal and efforts of the newspaper edi- |landed with the first woman ever to tors to give their readers the first de- | make a transatlantic flight. tails, and I cannot blame them, but I hope they can appreciate my position and will forgive us for our apparent| == disregard of their pleas for stories and | photographs. 3 INSURANCE When the rescue was effected I sent ALL BRANCHES a brief radiogram to the United States § Fire, Automobi Lines for transmittal to the press. With O Again Tomorrow—We Offer 5 PR : In the best colors 3 y . ressmaker” details seen in The Seed Pearl SUNTAN PANDORA LIDO MISSCS Ensembles BOWS JABOTS BUCKLES E . B CHARTREUSE NAVY BLACK i nm!“CA:‘E;SDC;::;E YOKES » THIRD F) 3 ] ) 3 vening bag MnLiNery, THIRD FLOOR. 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