Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-07-08 | Page 1 | Half Million Persons Expected to Take Part in Welcome for Air Fleet

Half Million Persons Expected to Take Part in Welcome for Air Fleet m Dr Br Associated Press CHICAGO July 7 The 7 The greatest welcome ever given by Chicago with Chicago with perhaps half haIl a million persons participating par par- has been arranged for the arrival of at General Italo Balbo and his 96 companion fliers at the end endot of ot their mile air jaunt from Rome The 24 seaplane loads of Italian airmen will be made mO-de the center of Chicago for their four day stay with society officialdom of city state and nation and thousands thousand of at Italian Italian- Americans paying homage Not only Chicago but the entire state slate of Illinois will join In the wel wel- come Governor Henry Homer Horner has issued a proclamation su suggesting g that the Italian national colors be displayed displayed dis dis- played on the day dBY of the arrival to further strengthen the ties of friendship friendship friend friend- ship and mutual respect between the two peoples Two landing places have jave ave been ar arranged arranged ar ar- ranged one of oft off Navy pier in Lake Michigan near Chicago's loop the J other on the thc placid waters of Lake Geneva Wis 75 miles to the north If It the Lake Michigan landing is deemed safe and officials in charge are arc confident it will be General Balbo and his squadron will go go to Lake Lak G Geneva n va by automobile to pay their respects to the village of o- persons per per- sons Guiseppe Castruccio Italian consul general said the jaunt to Lake Geneva Geneva Geneva Ge Ge- neva would be an nn act of ot courtesy fo for forthe forthe the preparations that have been made mad by the people there theren i Another short stop will be made a at Elgin ElgEn Ill but invitations from many other cities clUes have been declined NEW YORK July 8 WP A W-A A message received here today by the Mackay Radio and Commercial Cables company company com com- pany said General Italo Balbo and his Italian air nir fleet expect to take takeoff off from Reykjavik Iceland for Cartwright Cartwright Cart Cart- wright Labrador at nt 11 p. p m. m eastern standard daylight time tonight If the improving weather conditions over the north Atlantic continue