| Show CROWD CRO ROARS I WELCOME LCM AS ASi i iRME ARMEN CAll CAllI I Dignitaries of Hawaii Lead General 1 Ovation j FASHIONABLY LATE Band Plays Aloha Oe Oc OcAs As Lane Opens Through i Spectators I I HONOLULU HOO Sept 12 A 12 b UP John Rodgers and his trans Pacific flight crew today paid Governor Wallace R. R For Far Forrington ringlon rington a n call they had promised romi ed to make male exactly 11 Ii days das ago The unusual delay was forgiven how bow j I ever and their social error de- de deIn deIn In no way wa from the ova ova- ovation lion tion hen giten them by the thankful populace of or Honolulu when the therle rl e five aviators 1 appeared In the capi- capi capitol tot lol rounds for tor their official call had been summoned to lo lothe the historic capitol grounds by whistles e and anti sirens of r all vessels In port and gathered l In teeming ma mass s to pay vay homage to the thc dar dar- daring darling darIng ling ing John John Jolais and his com com- 1 pan Ions iho TI ho sailed the lie Pacific n nine days In a disabled seaplane with a sail made of or one of or orIts Its useless wings They had start start- started started ed d on the hour 28 flight ht from rom San Francisco to Honolulu but they lost their course their gaso gaso- gasoline gasoline line supply ran out A rame game of or hide tilde and seek with H II substantial portion of or the tho United States Stales navy y followed lasting until the submarine 4 R sighted them off orf the Island of or Kauai Ja Ul I late laic Thurs Thurs- day da The he crowd did not quibble over the r fact that the tho r valiant airmen were fashionably s a late I In arriving Il In Honolulu Instead It opened Its Us arms to the guests guesta and greeted them perhaps p even more cordially and enthusiastically than If they the had hd been punctiliously on time 1 i WAIT W. OX ON On the steps of or the pal pal- palace palace ace lo to greet Arcet the fliers filers was the Ih official I group Including Governor Farrington Admiral S S. S S. S son commander In chief of at the battle fleet fIet Admiral Lucious chief of staff starr of or the the battle fleet with He the staff oU i il l' l rs of oC the aircraft carrier Langley Langle and high army of or- officers officers CIcCI's of ot the th Hawaiian depart depart- ment I Iut But ut tho the gathering crowd was not interested rested In the local dignitaries dignitaries lanes The question Where here are the flyers was heard on all alt ldes I as th time lime for lor the official recep recep- reception reception reception tion appeared Then someone on the edge of the yd cro sighted the grey official automobile of or Rear near 1 Admiral John D D. McDonald com corn commandant commandant mandant of the Fourteenth naval district and shouted Here they the the come The crowd broke e Into Inlo a roar of ot welcome and anti a band played Alo Mo Aloha Moha ha h Oe as the car cor turned front from the street Into a narrow lane formed by forcing back tho the spec spec- spectators sp e- e tutors talor on either cither side sid proceeding slowly to the palace lalace steps I Rear near Admiral McDonald l dis dismounted dis- dis mounted first but It tool took the ap ap- appearance appearance ap- ap appearance I of or the man finn wearing a II I spoilers s white while naval val officers officer's cap i above e his hI wearied and strained but broadly beaming face to make mako the crowd burst Into another roar or Of applause ending In ira three cheers for John which only served ser to broaden the em em- embarrassed I ed grin on the face race of or tho ho flight commander The other oth r four foul men mell of the theP I J i P I No 1 I crew followed their commander Lieutenant Ll Byron yron J. J ll assistant pilot William WilliamH II H lIn chief machin machinist machill-I machill bt 1st mate Skiles N N. Pope lope aviation i pilot and Otis G. G G chief radio man roan All were vere dressed In I Immaculate white The five rhe walked up lip the lie steps st Js and were greeted briefly by Gov Gov- Governor Governor Farrington and the lie others othel's and loaded down with variegated flower r leis Ida There was no dis- dis distinction In rank shown except in Inthe inthe the tho order of or processIon TO BANDSTAND o n. XH Remarking that thal he knew the crowd d dv wanted v lo to get gel as s close a aview aview da view as a possible of o aviators a I r Governor e o I led lcd the way i I i ft Into n an open bandstand I a about t the center of or the palace grounds rounds j i waving his Continued on Pigo lago Eight CROWD t m ROARS ITS WElCOME Continued 1 front from rage Page One high hi h silk hat Rear Admiral l Mc Mc- McDonald McDonald Ic- Ic Donald his white cap Clip and Major General Edwa-d Edwa N. N Ix Lewis com- com commanding n manding the army's Hawaiian de department de- de department his khaki one led three mere more cheers for tho the seaplane seaplanes a erf w Tho The ere which followed were both In the nature of a wel- wel welcome como come and thanksgiving Bishop John D D. La of or the tho Episco Episco- Episcopal Episcopal pal diocese of ot Honolulu offered a short hort prayer of thanksgiving to the tho Almighty for savIng these men from the great deep and for the tho great achievements of or these men The he pra prayer cr over Governor Far Far- Farrington Farrington rington presented Commander Rodgers Rod Rod- Rodgers gers to tho the crowd DISCOUNTS I PERILS Captain John moved mo a little awkwardly awkward toward the rail of ot the bandstand concealing his left heft lefthand lefthand hand which was as injured Injure at will Friday behind his back With what was more of or a grin than a a. lie on his face and a twinkle in his hll eye he briefly thanked the tho crowd for its reception of ot his men mena a Rd d d himself The Tho perils th men had faced were discounted by tho the flight com com- commander commander mander in his short talk As com J we wire were sailing along along and und we were sailing not drifting wo we had a x sail sailon and on-and on oil an and w were ere making nicking two knots I j it 11 i hour I knew t somebody would find frd us or that wo we would make port he said Both things hap hap- happened happened As we neared port some some- somebody somebody body nry came along and found us The rhe crowd laughed and ami then th n Commander Rodgers went on My Mj 11 greatest worry worry- was that I would be court for hav hay having havIng ing lag lost my plane But now no noI I see 1 that my mistakes s are aro forgotten It Iti givEs gl us great pleasure to bo be here hereen e even if it we did not perform exact exact- exactly exactly exactly ly as wo we had planned SPEECH IEMAN DED Governor Go FarrIngton led cheers for the four other aviators as they were individually Introduced while th the crowds howled Speech Speech The Tho governor complimented Lieutenant Connell on his success in accomplishing acco the difficult difficult cult feat of or landing on a a. rough sea without motors Each of or the flyers made a brief answer to the cheers which greet greet- greeted ed them Lieutenant Connell Conn said MId Com Commander Commander Com Commander mander Rodgers la Is ery tery bashful To 0 him belongs tho the solo olo credit for our OUI successful tall sail homeward Bowlin said Im I m mery very ery vcr glad to tobe tobe tobe be here I Radio Operator Slants Stant when In- In Induced tn was told by the crowd to broadcast Ho made a speech of thanks 00 00 |
