Circummundane

The first lap of the 'round-the-world U. S. Army Aero journey, through California, Oregon and Washington was marked by gala days and nights. Sacramento, for example, gave Major Martin and his fellows a dinner dance, boxes of choice foods, gold nugget stickpins.

Sunday, March 30, was the day set for the departure of the globe-circlers from Seattle. They go 650 miles to Prince Rupert, B. C. In their stops on the coasts of British Columbia, Alaska, the Aleutian Islands, and Japan, the Army planes will not touch land but will remain tied to mooring buoys. Their pontoons and floats are not to be removed until they reach Shanghai.

The Japanese Government, anticipating the arrival of the planes at the Kurrno islands, at the northern extremity of their empire, have tendered their good offices and have delegated high Army and Navy officials properly to receive their air-guests. "We are no longer society pilots," said Major Martin before leaving Seattle.