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those who would entertain themselves an endless list of taverns 

 and night-clubs with American jazz orchestras for dancing. 



Even by Monday we had not come down out of the clouds. 

 The famous aviation concern, the Deutsche Lufthansa, invited 

 some of us to fly over the city in one of their cabin-planes. It was 

 Mrs. Sverdrup's first flight, but her anxiety was soon dispelled 

 when the giant air-liner smoothly roared its way off the ground. 



The earlier part of the morning had been spent in an inspection 

 of the various meteorological establishments in Hamburg. We 

 called at the Seewarte for the second time to see the meteoro- 

 logical section at work. One of their most interesting activities 

 is the preparation of pilot-charts for the upper air. German 

 aviators have this wonderful organization working for them day 

 and night. Observers are trained here, and send up pilot-bal- 

 loons from the decks of German liners bound for all parts of the 

 world. The results of these observations are published within a 

 few hours of their receipt by radio, along with the reports of the 

 numerous stations in Europe. It is apparent that the Germans 

 are laying the foundations of a great over-seas air commerce. 

 Ocean flying to South America, on a commercial scale, is upper- 

 most in their minds. 



We later drove out to the meteorological observatory at Gross- 

 borstel, where we saw the experimental wind-tunnels in operation, 

 and a pilot-balloon ascension. We were keenly interested, for 

 we were soon to do this work ourselves in the Pacific. 



The busy morning ended with an official luncheon held in our 

 honor in the Rose-room of the Town Hall. The elaborate affair 

 was attended by many of our colleagues at the Seewarte and the 

 University, most of whom spoke English fluently. Choice wines 

 and tobaccos were provided for those who desired them, and a 

 round of speeches of felicitation ended the ceremony. Captain 

 Ault answered in his best style the toasts for our party. 



The feeling of comradeship which was present at this gathering 

 was very genuine. These men, who had for years followed 

 eagerly the scientific studies of the Carnegie Institution in jour- 

 nals, took this opportunity for showering us personally with 

 their gratitude. Their final act of appreciation was the presenta- 



