PRESIDENT COOLIDGE BESTOWS LINDBERGH AWARD 



Photograph hy Pacific and Atlantic 



president coolidge addressing the national geographic society on colonel 



Lindbergh's achievements 



Seated on the platform, front row (left to right), are: Dr. John Oliver La Gorce, the 

 Hon. Everett Sanders, Secretary to the President ; Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh, Mrs. Coolidge, 

 Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, and the Hon. William P. MacCracken. In the 

 second row were Dr. Orville Wright, Mr. Harry F. Guggenheim, and the transoceanic flyers: 

 Mr. William S. Brock, Mr. Emory Bronte, Miss Ruth Elder, Mr. Arthur C. Goebel, Mr. George 

 Haldeman, Lieut. Albert F. Hegenberger, Lieut. Lester J. Maitland, Mr. Edward F. Schlee, 

 Mr. Paul Schlueter, Lieut. Ernest L. Smith, Miss Thea Rasche, and Mrs. Clarence Chamberlin, 

 representing her husband. 



scheduled time, establishing' a record for 

 rehabihty. He spoke not about himself, 

 but for airways and airports in 147 

 speeches and 192 messages dropped from 

 the clouds. Because of what he has said 

 and done we are told aeronautic plans for 

 1928 indicate an activity far beyond any 

 dreams of six months ago. 



"Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, it has been 

 the privilege of few to do as much for a 

 cause in so short a period of time. You 

 have richly merited the many honors al- 

 ready bestowed. To-night I have the ut- 

 most gratification in awarding you this 

 further recognition of achievement, the 

 Hubbard Medal of the National Geo- 

 graphic Society." 



COLONEL Lindbergh's reply 



Colonel Lindbergh spoke briefly in ac- 

 knowledgment of the President's address. 



In accepting the medal he said : 



"Mr. President and Members of the Na- 

 tional Geographic Society : 

 "First, I want to thank you all for the 

 great favor which has been bestowed on 

 me to-night. The National Geographic 

 Society has aided greatly in the advance- 

 ment of civilization and in the discovery 

 of many parts of the world and in the up- 

 ward trend of this country. 



"It has been first in the field of explora- 

 tion and has aided greatly in the develop- 

 ment of aviation. In the past, in explo- 

 ration especially, it required years for 

 achievements that may be made now in 

 hours. In the future it is the hope of the 

 aeronautical industry that the airplane will 

 do its part in discovery and in bringing 

 together and uniting more closely the na- 

 tions. 



"In closing, I want again to thank you. 

 I hope and believe that in the near future 

 we will be flying over practically every 

 corner of the world, and that the airplane 



