Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-05-24 | Page 1 | Wales Host to Mrs. Putnam

WALES HOST TO MRS PUTNAM Aviatrix Pays Visit to British British British Brit Brit- ish Heir in Iii St. St James' James Palace i Br fly As Associated Pr Pru Pr's ss LONDON May 2 24 24 Mrs Amelia c 1 Earhart Putnam paid a visit to the S prince of Wales at historic St St. James James' I palace this a afternoon at the princes prince's invitation This was a signal honor for or the slim and nd serene young flier who landed near Londonderry Ireland last Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- and thus became the thc first woman wom- wom an n ever to conquer the Atlantic by airplane airplane airplane air air- plane without the thc help of a man in the pilot ilot scat seat She arrived at the royal roal residence at t and was ushered immediately into nto the presence of the heir to the throne After the audience she went back ack to the American embassy where she be is staying and had tea with a number number numer num- num ber er of British women fliers Previously Mrs Putnam had had luncheon at the embassy with numerous numer- numer ous us notables assembled b by Mrs David K I. I E. E Bruce daughter of Ambassador Andrew W. W Mellon who serves as his hostess For her visit to the prince th the flier wore vore a brown tweed suit with a cross- cross fox ox fur collar It was a new outfit naturally as when she crossed the ocean all she had with her in the way of f clothes was her flying lying suit She picked it up yesterday on a whirl whirl- wind vind shopping tour in the west end An embassy motor car took Mrs Putnam to St St. James' James She was unaccompanied Unaccompanied unaccompanied un- un un Un- accompanied when she talked with I I the thc prince WASHINGTON May 24 If The P The senate senale today passed a bill to authorize President Hoover to award the distinguished distinguished distinguished distin distin- flying lying cross to Amelia Earhart Putnam for her transatlantic solo soJo flight