301 Mayors

"Three hundred mayors representing cities from all parts of the United States attending First National Airports Conference called by Mayor William Hale Thompson extend congratulations on your achievement," said a telegram from Chicago to Mexico City, last week. Notably absent among these 300 mayors was John C. Lodge of Detroit whose election a Detroiter ascribes partially to the fact that Mr. Lodge is granduncle to Col. Charles Augustus Lindbergh. One good reason why Mr. Lodge did not attend the mayoral gathering at Chicago was that, elected mayor of Detroit only last month, he has not yet been inaugurated. Mayor-elect Lodge of Detroit, closer than any mayor to "The U. S. Ambassador of Good Will," was quietly reported as being "overjoyed when informed."