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...Government, Washington; an organizer of the War Industries Board; on the Foreign Purchasing Commission with Bernard M. Baruch and Judge R. S. Lovett through which all monies loaned by U. S. to the Allies passed for war purchases in the U. S.; Legion of Honor; regent of the Smithsonian - are a few of his heavy list of posts and honors. He is now aged 78. In Washington were three institu tions catering to students of social sciences: the Institute of Economics, the Institute for Government Research, the Robert Brookings Graduate School. This trio merged into the new Brookings Institution...
Said Chief Justice Taft, descriptive: "The Langley Medal was established in memory of the third secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Samuel Pierpont Langley. During the last 15 years of his life Dr. Langley's primary interest was in making possible man's flight...
...Lindbergh, as usual, was surrounded by handshakers, notables, cheer leaders; was rushed to appointments. Nevertheless he stole time to examine famous airplanes at the Smithsonian: Langley's historic machine; the NC4 which flew the Atlantic in 1919; etc. To their number will be added the Spirit of St. Louis...
...Spirit has one more appointment before retiring to the cloistered calm of the Smithsonian. In January Col. Lindbergh flies to Mexico City on the invitation of Plutarco Elias Calles, Mexican President...
...Washington, William Howard Taft bestowed a medal. Earnestly he spoke praises of the recipient: "May your future work go far to establish the dream nearest your heart, the wide and useful promotion of the subject of commercial aviation." Thus was the Langley Medal, aviation decoration of the Smithsonian Institution, presented to Col. Charles Augustus Lindbergh...