C\ THE NINETY -NINES, Inc. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN PILOTS N ew s L etter International Headquarters — P. 0. Box 1444 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma AIR TERMINAL BUILDING — WILL ROGERS FIELD------FEBRUARY, 1959 President's Column F eb ru a ry 1959 It was nice to get the dust “blown” off my trusty little plane once again, and how it can collect on airplanes! The weather finally cooperated and made it possible for me to attend the Zonta banquet in Wichita, honoring Amelia Earhart. Since Kansas was Amelia’s birthplace, Governor Dock­ ing proclaimed January 11 Amelia Earhart Day. The Kansas Chapter lent their assistance and it was a lovely and enjoyable affair. Governor Martha Ann Reading went along to help deliver the charter to the new Houston Chapter. Pauline Glasson came up from Corpus Christi to attend the lovely presentation ban­ quet, another most enjoyable meet­ ing with another wonderful and en­ thusiastic group of Ninety-Nines. We have added seventeen new mem­ bers and two reinstatements to our Watching as Governor George Docking of Kansas signs a document growing organization this past month, proclaiming January as “Amelia Earhart Month” are, from left to right: how many were from your chapter? Mrs. Thomas E. Joyce, president of the Kansas City, Kan., Chapter of Zonta; We welcome all these members, and the governor; and Mrs. Ruth Nickell and Mrs. Becky Morgan, both of Topeka, lets keep it growing! representing the Ninety-Nines. The resolutions and nominations forms went out from headquarters this week, to all Section Governors and Chapter Chairmen. You all are well aware of the importance of tak­ New Award Account Plan Adopted ing care of this business of Ninety- Nines, and please get the completed forms back to the Committee Chair­ men by the deadline dates shown on By Earhart Scholarship Trustees the forms. March 15 on resolutions and March 25 on nominations. Following a proposal first suggested the Amelia Earhart Award Account, I find that there are many Chapter by Marian Carver and Betty Gillies and the Treasurer Trustee will de­ refund checks still out, won’t you of the San Diego Chapter, the Trust­ posit in this new accounty 50 percent please, please deposit these checks ees of the Amelia Earhart Scholarship of all donations to the Scholarship so they will clear this month? Failure Fund wish to announce the adoption Fund. The money in this account will to do so will cost your Chapter, it is of a new method of operation in con­ be used in full each year to supple­ standard policy to stop payment on nection with the annual award. This ment and increase the amount of the any check out over six months. has been done in response to the feel­ award over and above the earnings ing among many members that the from the principal of the regular Committees have already been ap­ award did not properly reflect the Scholarship Fund. (As the Scholarship pointed and plans are well under way amount of their donations each year, Fund was originally set up, the prin­ for our National Convention in Spo­ and also because of the universal cipal cannot be used towards the kane this year. More information on desire among both members and award; only its earnings may be this will be forthcoming. Trustees for a means to increase the used.) Over and out ’til next month. amount of the award to a point where This procedure means that our prin­ Sincerely, we could be properly proud of it. cipal will continue to grow from dona­ The new procedure is as follows: tions, and at the same time the ac­ In addition to the Scholarship Fund count of the award each year will be as it has always been, a separate increased by 50 percent of all dona- Broneta Davis Evans account has been set up, known as (Continued on Page 4) 1957-58 GUNDERSON, Wilma Mae INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS 99 Membership List (Mrs. R. J.) Indiana President Member-at-Large 5815 B raew ick Road BARNES, Diane Butts BRONETA DAVIS EVANS Indianapolis, Ind. LI 7-1724 347 Old B irm ingham Road Minco, Oklahoma LANDIS, M ary S. Lickey, Nr. Bromsgrove (Mrs. Chas. W.) Wisconsin Vice President Worcestershire, England EUGENIA R. HEISE 8844 W atertow n P lank Rd. Phone: H illside 1581 M ilw aukee 13, Wis. BL 8-2994 5019 N. Cumberland Blvd. Canadian Section Milwaukee, Wisconsin MANKIN, Patricia D. HUTCHINSON, Hetty (Mrs. H. T.) Minnesota Secretary (Mrs. Albert) First 936 N inth Ave., N .E. LOUISE SMITH 57 Nye Avenue Canadian R ochester, Minn. AT 2-4826 421 E dgedale D r. Welland, Ontario, Canada McKAY, Dana S. High Point, North Carolina R E 4-4820 (Mrs. J. Curtis) Wisconsin Treasurer MANN, Shelia Marie R. R. 2, Box 422 BARBARA J. EVANS R. R. 2, F irs t Thiensville, Wis. FL 2-1191 40 S tu art P lace Dundas, Ontario, Canada Canadian RITT, Sylvia D. F. Manhasset, New York MU 9-4325 (Mrs. Louis E.) Michigan New England Section Executive Committee 2593 South G rove COWING, M a rg a re t O. Y psilanti, Mich. HU 2-3257 RUTH DEERMAN (Mrs. Robt. H.) New VEACH, Rose Anna 405 Cam ino R eal Ballou Lane England 217 W est M ain M ichigan El Paso, Texas Williamstown, Mass. 1014 Spring A rbor, Mich. ST 4-5585 New York - N ew Jersey Section BARBARA KIERNAN South Central Section RINCK, Lois Le May West Knoll Road CRYER, Jeanne W. (Mrs. Charlton F.) Western Andover, Massachusets (Mrs. Henry M. Jr.) Albuquerque 184 Norwalk Ave. New York LOIS CASSIDY 738 W ashington N .E. Buffalo 16, N. Y. EX 2197 5125 W. Division St. A lbuquerque, N. M. AL 6-9162 Chicago 51, Illinois Middle Eastern Section DANBURG, Barbara D. BENN, V elta S. 5324 D ora H ouston Deadline For News (Mrs. Charles) Washington Houston, T exas JA 9-2010 5507 B radley Blvd. D. C. The 25th Of Each Month HAGENS, Anne D. D ENNIS, G ertru de S. (Mrs. Paul H.) N. Louisiana (Mrs. Chester A.) E a ste rn 969 Captain Shreve Dr. (Inactive) M. R. Box 543 Pennsylvania S hreveport, La. 8-9056 Kings Highway KING, Dorothy M. Pilots Briefing M oorestown, N. J. NO 3-2333 (Mrs. Clark M.) N. Louisiana INGRAM, Annabelle 849 C am illa (Inactive) Don’t Forget nominations for 1030 29th St., N.W. Washington S hreveport, La. 85-3665 the International Officers for W ashington 7, D. C. D. C. LYONE, Betty Sue F E 7-5488 the coming year to the Nomina­ (Mrs. Hall M.) N. Louisiana WARD, Betty (Mrs.) 4520 N orth F airw ay (Inactive) tions Committee Chairman, Jean 2033 N orth B road St. E a ste rn S hreveport, La. 6-1045 Ross Howard (Washington, D. P hiladelphia 22, P a. Pennsylvania NEALEY, J. Hazle C. C hapter) by M arch 25. ST 7-9939 (Mrs. Murley E.) Ft. Worth Also, Resolutions to the Reso­ Southeastern Section 1193 D udley L ane KOCHMIT, Eleanor Jane B ossier City, La. 5-7040 lutions Committee Chairman, 810 North East 118th St. Florida PAPPAS, Ann E. (Mrs.) Patricia Gladney (Santa Clara M iam i, F la. PL 8-8141 656 N orth P ersh in g K ansas Valley Chapter) by March 15. North Central Section W ichita, K an. MU 6-7945 News Letter Reporters: Color CAM PBELL, Irene V. (Mrs. Donald) Chicago photos do not reproduce, a glossy 411 North Park Ave. Area Coming Events black and white gets the best A urora, III. 2-8592 results for reprinting. Please DRAYTON, Laura E. April 24- 26—North Central Sec­ double space all reports and R. R. 1 Minnesota tional meeting, St. Louis, Mo. articles for the News Letter. St. Cloud, Minn. BL 1-1789 April 24-26—Southwest Section­ FARLEY, Evelyn al meeting, San Fernando Val­ Make Plans Now to attend (Mrs. Ralph) Central ley, details later. your Spring Sectionals and the R. R. 2 Illinois M ay 1-3—South Central Sec­ International Convention in Spo­ P rinceton, 111. 3-6039 kane this July. GOSSFELD, Dorothy E. tional meeting, Omaha, Neb. Rem em ber to notify head­ Rt. 1, Box 343 W isconsin Southeast Sectional m eeting, quarters of all changes in nam es T hiensville, Wis. 3112 Panama City, Fla., dates and and addresses. details later. Please fill in the number of Sky Lady Derby, June, 1959, pilot command hours on appli­ write Martha Ann Reading, 2704 cations, so there will be a full WANTED Milton, Dallas 5, Texas for de­ record of the member. Stenotypist for International 99 tails and dates. Convention, Ju ly 9, 10, 11, 1959, July 1-8—AWTAR, Lawrence, Please cash refund checks im­ Spokane, Wash. Contact Minnie Mass., to Spokane, Wash. mediately, Section and Chapter Boyd, RFD No. 1, Pullman, July 9-1.1—International 99 Con­ Treasurers. W ash. vention, Spokane, Wash. Southeastern Section 99 Membership List HAAS, Lola M. REILLY, Anita W. (Mrs. Frank J.) Florida $cn.aj% BaaJz (Mrs. Eugene A.) Ft. Worth P. O. Box 866 1214 South L ake Ju p iter, F la. 4928 This time of year some of us will F t. W orth 4, T exas ED 6-1398 be curtailing our active flying, and South Central Section drawing our main pleasure from re­ SCHULZ, Marilyn K. BRUSH, Imogene Goodman calling last summer’s experiences. It (Mrs. Malcom C.) Abilene (Mrs. J. W.) Kansas is a good time to make sure that some 701 L aSalle S treet 2300 E a st 16th memento of each Ninety-Nine activity Abilene, T exas OR 2-2672 Farmington, N. M. of the past year has been sent to your WILLIAMS, Virginia Mae STOUT, Florine H. scrap book chairmen. If not, do buy (Mrs. Dan L.) Houston (Mrs. Archie) Oklahoma extra copies of that newspaper, make P . O. Box 26154 P . O. Box 1037 extra prints of those snapshots, and Houston, Texas W ewoka, Okla. Tel. 1918 dig up extra programs, announce­ WA 6-4324 and WA 8-3237 ments, etc., of your chapter’s doings Southwestern Section Northwest Section before you forget them. There should VICKERS, Geraldine T. be at least one item in both your sec­ CARBON, Jean (Mrs. Robt. M.) San Diego tional and national scrap books for (Mrs. John P.) Eastern 5101 Dawne Street each special event, flying or other­ W. 2618 P rovidence W ashington San Diego 17, Calif. BR 6-1749 wise, as well as the Ninety-Nine ac­ Spokane 13. W ash. FA 7-6400 tivities of individual members. CLARKE, Margaret Ann Even if there aren’t any newspaper (Mrs.) Eastern clippings, do send snapshots. With the 414 Main Street Washington 1959 AWTAR excellent, low-cost flash cameras on Lew iston, Idaho SH 3-7678 the market today, each chapter should DAILEY, Dorthy M. The 1959 All-Woman Transcontinen­ have several photographers within its (Mrs.) Eastern tal Air Race will start in Lawrence, membership. Put them to work. And Priest River, Idaho Washington Mass., and will terminate in Spokane, don’t forget to send copies of posters, Wash. The important dates to re­ notices and printed programs. Those NELSON, Joanne also belong in the scrap books. Only (Mrs. Wm. C.) Eastern member are: one urgent request: Please include N. 6908 P ost W ashington Opening date for entries ______A pril 20, 1959 the name of the paper and the date Snokane, W ash. FA 7-3583 of the issue with all newspaper clip­ STORRS, Betty Lou Closing date pings. (Mrs. Chas. L.) Eastern for entries ______Ju ne 15,1959 If your chapter has not started a P35 C laire View L ane Idaho Im pound scrap book, now is a good time to do Idaho F alls, Idaho JA 2-3130 deadline ____ 1700 EST July 1, 1959 so. The chapter scrap book should Southwestern Section Take-off ______0800 EST Ju ly 4, 1959 contain everything that can be mount­ F inish ed. Even such frivolous items as PURBECK, Jennie deadline ____ 1200 PST July 8, 1959 paper napkins or match folders from (Mrs. Jim) Bakersfield a get-together restaurant will pro­ All entries postmarked with the date Porterville Airport vide happy memories in later years. of A pril 20, 1959 (reg ard less of the P o rterv ille, Calif. SU 4-6855 Since scrap books are, after all, time of day) will be drawn for official CARMAN, Amelia L. created to be looked at, they should Race Numbers. All subsequent en­ (Mrs.) Santa Clara be kept a t an airp o rt w here they can. tries will be assigned numbers as per 489 H alsey Ave. V alley be seen by visiting Ninety-Nines. Also, actual postmark. San Jose, Calif. CY 7-3082 each of you should make a point of Rules and regulations, entry forms, stopping to look at other scrap books CRAIG, Mary Ann (Mrs.) handicap lists and all other informa­ as you travel around the country. You 1930 S tew art Los A ngeles tion for entry in the 1959 AWTAR may will receive inspiration and many S anta M onica, Calif. EX 4-9748 be obtained by writing the AWTAR good ideas from seeing what others GREER, Myra Dudley H ead q u arters, 2611 E a st S pring St., have been doing. The national scrap (Mrs. Don L.) Long Beach Long B each 6, Calif. books are maintained at your national 297 Nieto Ave. Remember the important changes headquarters in Oklahoma City, and Long Beach, Calif. CE 8-6024 in the 1959 rules and regulations: the North Central Section keeps theirs KAUFMAN, Teckla 1. Aircraft must be powered with an at DuPage County Airport, St. Char­ engine of not less than 85 horse­ (Mrs. Walter) Los Angeles les, 111. If other sectional scrap book power and not exceeding 350 horse­ 16P30 Livorno D rive chairmen will notify me where theirs Pacifm P alisad es, Calif. GL 4-1761 pow er. are located, I’ll list this in the News VAWTER, Jan (Mrs.) 2. Aircraft must have a manufac­ L etter. tu r e r ’s date of Ja n u a ry 1, 1948 or 1615 G eorgia Ave. Los A ngeles A vote of thanks is due the retiring later. S anta M onica, Calif. EX 3-4534 chairman, Barbara Hornback, who, 3. VHF transmitter and receiver are REINSTATEMENTS with the assistance of Doris Atkinson, mandatory. The transmitter must has done a wonderful job these past New England Section have the following crystals in­ two years. Barbara asked me to HAMILTON, Sylvia staled : 122.1, 122.5, 121.5, 122.8, and thank the Ninety-Nines who had sent (Mrs. Kenneth E.) New any other primary crystals that in contributions. If there were a 9 Beaver Brook Road England mav be reauired for air to ground trophy for scrap book contributions, it Burlington, Mass. contact with the control towers at would have been won by Virginia New York - New Jersey Section designated airports on the route. Schumacher of the All-Ohio Chapter. PinJ^ey, Avanell 4. All contestants must be on the Let’s have more contributions this 140 E ast 46th St. New York ground at a designated airport by year—something from every chapter. New Yo^k 17, N. Y. New Jersey official sunset each day (not one- Alice Kudrna, P L 5-9300 haif hour after sunset as before). Scrap Book Chairman Ruth Hill, New York-New Jersey OPEN LETTER Section, Wing Scouts. Olivia Bell, Michigan Chapter, Wing ANADIAN To All 99's Scouts, Junior Aviators. Jan Martin, Dallas Chapter, CAP. SECTION Jane Andreason, Utah C hapter, Re: Air Age Education FIRST CANADIAN CHAPTER CAP. By Roz Robinson Dear Ninety-Nines: Marie Lepore, New England Sec­ Congratulations to First Canadian tion, Teacher Education, Teachers’ As we launch our Aviation Educat­ Chapter girls for reporting so prompt­ ion Program upon another new year, S em inars. Jean Hixson, All-Ohio Chapter, ly to my first of the month round I should like to commend the great robin letter. Just for fun we figured number of you who have been work­ Teachers’ Seminars and Workshops. Joan L. Hrubec, All-Ohio Chapter, out how far each would have to fly ing consistently in chapter groups or to deliver news in person: Audrey individually as advisers of W ing Wing Scouts. Marilyn Collette, All-Ohio Chapter, (Stonehouse) Peck, 36 miles from Scouts, Cub Scouts, Junior Aviators, Kitchener; Shelia Mann, 40 miles Wing Scouts. CAP, Canadian Air Rangers, and from Mount Hope Airport near Dun- other activities. Some of you have Tannie Schlundt, Indiana Chapter, North Central Section. das: Dot Rungeling, 68 miles from organized teacher workshops; many Welland; Kay Harvey, 112 miles from Juanita Leach, Minnesota Chapter, have been instrumental in planning the Royal Canadian Air Force Base private airplane and airline flights for North Central Section. Verna Burke, Florida C hapter, at Trenton; and Audrey Trotter, 228 educational groups. Others, again, miles from our capital city, Ottawa. Southeast Section. like Arlene Davis, aim at providing No wonder we have such a time get­ numerous and varied college avia­ Isabelle Connett, Florida Chapter, ting together, especially in the winter. tion scholarships. Marie Lapore has Southeast Section. ’Nuff moaning! Dot reports signing been in the aviation education pro­ Mary Fecser, All - Ohio Chapter, a new member, Hettie Hutchinson of gram for 17 years. Eunice Naylor is Wing Scouts, Junior Aviators. Welland, and by now Shelia Mann CAP co-chairman for women, besides Please send me copies of your work­ should be officially a member. The working on a school committee to ing efforts, notices of forthcoming rest of us are working on our mem­ revise the sixth grade Science Study workshops, run-downs of your aviation bership drive and each one reports at Guide with emphasis on Aviation Ed­ education programs. I’d like to hear least one prospective in her city or ucation. Jan Martin, a teacher, is from all of you. Important reminder! town. director of Aviation Education, South­ Are you a member of the National As far as traveling goes, Shelia had west Region, CAP. Aviation Education Council? They will a most terrific Christmas holiday—in Jean Hixson organized the first help immeasureably with your pro­ Hawaii, from whence she sent post­ Akron Aviation Workshop for Teach­ g ram s. cards with sandy beaches and palm ers and a workshop on ihe IGY and Sincerely yours, trees to the rest of us digging our­ Space Satellite. She directed and or­ Mary J. Fecser selves out from under all the snow! ganized an aviation workshop at the Dot, Charlie, son Barry, and their boxer, Mickey, spent the Christmas University of Wyoming. Joan Hrubec NEW AWARD ACCOUNT PLAN has worked with Wing Scouts since holidays in Florida via the Bonanza. ADOPTED BY EARHART 1953. Yours truly has worked with Audrey Trotter has been seeing the Wing Scouts and Junior Aviators. SCHOLARSHIP TRUSTEES bright lights of Ottawa at night from the air, working hard on her night There are many of you who give (Continued from P ag e 1) endorsement, while Dot is plugging of yourselves. Write me about your tions received during the preceding away at a helicopter rating. The latter programs, as I wish to have a de­ fiscal year. In other words, the award soloed the helicopter after four hours tailed report about Aviation Education will comprise the total of earnings and thirty minutes and now has a activities for the National Convention. from the principal plus one-half the total of five hours. She has also ob­ We know that there are no renumera­ amount of all donations during the tained her airline transport rating. tions or rewards for these efforts be­ years immediately preceding. This happened last fall and she didn’t yond the satisfaction of spreading This means that the amount of the tell us until just lately! understanding and appreciation of award in 1960 will be determined by Dorothy has been the busiest one aviation. the amount of your donations to the of us all. In addition to all the above, As your neW;y appointed Interna­ Scholarship Fund NOW. I hope each she is writing four articles on heli­ tional Chairman of Aviation Educa­ Chapter will discuss at its next meet­ copters for a Canadian aviation mag­ tion, I am happy to say that, thanks ing the amount of its donation to the azine. We congratulate her for win­ to your Section Governors, 1959 will Scholarship Fund. Now that one-half ning second prize for aviation writing see an actively operating aviation of every dollar goes directly into the in 1958. She flew up to O ttaw a to r e ­ committee, to whom you may con­ amount of the award, let’s see if we ceive this prize at a luncheon meet­ fidently turn for guidance and sugges­ can have a banner year in 1960 and ing and flew home again in the dark, tions—and—who will also welcome set a proud new figure for the Scholar­ which, she says, “can be mighty lone­ ideas and suggestions from all of you. ship Award. Donations may be sent so m e.” If you are dallying with the thought to me or directly to the Fund Treas­ Audrey Peck is trying at the mo­ of starting as adviser to any of the urer, Alice Hammond, and should be ment to get a group of girls at the aforementioned organizations and sent in as soon as possible, and in any YWCA in Kitchener interested in fly­ have doubts about the procedure, feel event before June 20 in order that an ing. while Audrey Trotter spends some free to call upon the committee for accounting may be made and the of her spare time planning a trip to help. amount of th el960 award announced Europe this summer. Both Audreys The members of the committee are: at this year’s convention at Spokane would like to join me at the Royal in July. Canadian Flying Clubs Association Arlene Davis, All-Ohio (Life), co- Sincerely, convention in Montreal on February chairman, Aviation Scholarships. Marjorie E. Fauth, Chm., 16, and we’re keeping our fingers Kathleen G. Harvey, First Canadian Amelia Earhart Memorial crossed for good weather. Chapter, Air Rangers. Scholarship Fund We have received (via Dot) an in­ vitation to attend a future meeting of had some extremely able contestants dinner there was a short meeting, and Western New York Chapter in Buf­ until Kay Brick took the floor. She the showing of so many interesting falo and we hope to take the girls up • Q u id be going yet if the hoop hadn’t films and slides of air races and 99 on this at the first opportunity. We worn cut! Once again this year gifts activities, that the meeting did not are looking forward to meeting them. were brought for the children in Belle­ break up until midnight. The Christ­ vue Hospital. The party continued till mas party at the Officers Club at the the wee hours with everybody having Navy Yard was the most successful a great time. ever — 44 p resen t — cocktails, buffet NEW EN6LAND The WIAA joined us to hear Ansel supper, song pantomimes by Elsie E. Talbert, prominent aviation writer McBride, a pilot-copilot skit by Beth SECTION and vice president of Flight Safety Sturtevant and Judy Rich, which were Foundation, speak to us at the Jan­ most entertaining. And we even made By Anne Bnddour uary 20 meeting held in the Beaux a few dollars for the treasury. Alice Mansfield (North Reading, Arts Hotel. His talk was very timely Mass.), her husband and two boys and most interesting as was indicated took a two weeks “busman’s holi­ by the active question and answer day” down in sunny Florida. They ressfon after. Mr. Talbert, the recent headed down the East Coast and then father of a baby girl, was presented up the west side. This was to have with a sweather for the baby with been a comnlete change; a “get away “99” knitted across the back. Guests from it all” trip before plunging in at the meeting included Mr. and Mrs. for the next season. But when a ban­ Jerome Lederer, Vern Taylor of Sea- ALABAMA CHAPTER ner two plane came buzzing down the 1 oard and Western Airlines, Herb By Jail Warrick beach at Pompano, the bells started Fisher and Sidney Nesbit. Alabama Chapter, with seven mem­ clanging and they were off to the air­ We had a Christmas exchange table bers present, met at Municipal Air­ port. They visited with all the aerial at the meeting and made $32 for the port, Birmingham, on January 11. advertising outfits, exchanging news, trea su ry . Having missed the last meeting (and methods of sales, layouts, pickups, News Flash! Kay Brick was re­ the Christmas party also) I really had displays—the works. Then for a slight elected secretary of the National some catching up to do on the news. change of pace, they looked up all Pilots’ Association. Kay recently gave After business was disposed of, chap­ the antique and experimental aircraft a talk on the Air Race before the ter dues collected, and vote to give they could find and Alice says they Haworth, N. J., Men’s Club at their $25 to the Amelia Earhart Scholarship really found some odd ones. annual Father-Daughter Dinner. Lois Wartman (Providence, R. I.) was agreed upon we went to the Dobbs House for lunch during which spent Christmas at Mt. Tremblant in I overheard the following interesting the Laurentians. The skiing was good, C D lM IO O lE EAST tid-bits. deep powder but 23 below zero. She SECTION Grace Bailey is patiently awaiting says it was kind of chilly around the that brand-new Caribbean she has edges. Twenty-three below zero! I’m EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA on order for her very own use . . . cold through and through just think­ CHAPTER seems every time she wants to fly ing about it. They don’t call me By Louise Saechi one of her rental planes, one of the “frozen bones” for nothing! students has it up and that leaves Flew up to Worcester for lunch the Eastern Penn. Chapter is full of Grace out . . . expect she’ll name that o'her day and they have a tower in news this time. plane “Hands-Off” or something like operation now. They were in the pro­ Elsie McBride has left the airport cess of getting it organized and the and is now working for Decker Avia­ th at. From all accounts, the Christmas frequency they w ere using w as 120.7 tion, who sponsored her and Mgt. party at Minnie Wade’s was lots of in case anyone’s interested. Calloway in the TAR. fun in spite of the fact that snow That’s all the news I have on my Anne Shields has left Wings and is and icy weather kept attendance desk, so—see you next month. a trainee in FAA communications at Philadelphia Northeast Airport. down. Nancy Diemand has gone to Eng­ Everybody is realy going after that land on business for her company trophy . . . hear there’s a tie in fly­ (she is a designer of lingerie). ing time so far between Grace Bailey Your reporter is flying a beautiful and Lil Min Wade. But Estelle Moon Aero Commander for the Tasty Bak­ is checking out in the 170 and I’ve a ing Co. feeling she’s going to make it a real By “AJ” Starr Judy Rich is now working for Dela­ race for us . . . there’s a gleam in December 6 found the 99’s, their ware Aviation, who took over the h er eye. 491/4ers and friends gathered in the operation at North Phila. Airport from We realy got a bang out of Juanita’s “99” Room at the John Norrises beau­ Ross Aviation. She says things are account of their “Operation Boots” tiful home in Irvington-on-Hudson. really going to happen out there. trip back to McAllen, Texas just be­ The large, high ceilinged room is Anne Shields and Kate Macario fore Christmas. Foy (49^) Halstead ideal for parties. Peggy has her col­ were guests at the Zonta International had worn out the Mexican boots he lection of model airplanes displayed annual Amelia Earhart dinner, which bought across the border during the in a cabinet behind one of the bars. they say was attended by a very im­ ’57 convention and he just had to have In one corner is a rock garden with pressive group of brilliant women. another pair so off they went to Mc­ water trickling into a little pool com­ Marie D’Alterio and family drove Allen to buy another pair (or so Juan­ plete with goldfish—the huge doors to Florida for the holidays, since they ita thought). They came back with the open right out into the garden which had sold their Tri-Pacer. back end of the 180 loaded with boots. is very handy for better weather We have several new and quite ac­ Foy claims he gave them away at parties. A delicious buffet supper was tive members in our chapters, so we Christmas but we still wonder if he served after which Sidney Nesbit sang are hoping for great things in 1959. doesn’t think it’s a mighty long way and played the piano. We had a hula The November meeting was held to that shoe store and is just stock­ hoop contest later and thought we at Beck’s and well attended. After ing up. Anyway they had fun and Foy has a new pair of shoes so it was Joann Fortier, our chapter secre­ bers, 49x/2ers and friends were pres­ w orth it. tary, gave me a run-down of the Jan­ ent. TENNESSEE CHAPTER uary meeting and some of the flying The January meeting was held at By Evelyn Bryan activities of our members. Sarah Gorlich’s apartment Jan. 13. Constance Ohlinger, who now re­ Our meeting date is the second Sun­ Those attending were Katherine Peck, sides in Vasselboro, Maine, spent part day of the month. On January 11 the Marjory Farrell, Betty Siggs, Joan of her Christmas vacation visiting his­ group met at the Cloud Room, Munici­ Cayot and Elaine Morris. Being few toric spots in Boston, Mass. She pal Airport, Des Moines, Iowa. Those in number our pot luck dinner lacked writes that she enjoyed her visit there present were Maggie Adkins, Irene variety but we had plenty of good, very much. Don’t know if the New and Lloyd Dalbey, Kitty Hach and filling food. Our activities for the com­ England 99’s have gotten in touch her two sons, Alice Pfantz, George ing year were discussed with plans for with Constance, but if not they are and daughter, Penee, Louise Swift and some interesting flight trips beginning overlooking a very delightful lady. her son, Joann and Guy Fortier, and to take shape. It was a shock to us all to learn of one guest, Evey Risdon, a brand new NEWS ITEM: Our Vice Chairman, the death of Georgiana McConnell’s private pilot who learned to fly in her Marjory Farrell, was guest speaker 4‘Auntie.” Our sympathy goes out to husbands 172. Those who were not at the Swinney PTA meeting in No­ Georgia who has lost her uncle, her from Des Moines, flew in—Kitty from vember and was the guest of honor at mother and her aunt within the past Ames in her 170 and Louise from a tea following. Betty Siggs is teach­ one and one-half years. Georgia had Maquoketa in a Tri-Pacer. ing a general ground school course for been living with her aunt ever since MICHIGAN CHAPTER one of the smaller airline hostess her mother pased away. By Elsie Ferich schools here in Kansas City. Ruth and Ferris Thomas spent New Michigan has been caught in a frigid CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAPTER Year’s Day in Nassau. Lucky couple blast of snow and ice, but the “99 By Rose S. Andrew to have been able to visit this lovely spirit” is warm and alive with ac­ January, 1959 will certainly be re­ island playground during the holi­ tivity. membered weather-wise for a good days. The Michigan Chapter was invited long time around here. On the 20th Sarah Duke has been very busy with to an Amelia Earhart commemorative we began to have freezing rain and CAP activities as usual. Being region­ breakfast at the Statler Hilton Hotel by the next day, because of broken al ISO keeps her pretty well tied up. in Detroit on January 11 by the Zonta power connections and almost im­ She is doing an excellent job in this Club Gf Detroit. “Salute to Space” was passable roads, we, in Central Illinois, capacity. the topic chosen by Loma Mae, guest were declared to be in a state of Evelyn Bryan has soloed as pros­ speaker, Zonta and 99 member. When em ergency. pective 99. She is Ja n e t B ailey of she disclosed the statistics on the Our January meeting was in the Knoxville. Janet is very enthusiastic rate of progress of man’s travel over form of a potluck dinner at the home about aviation and we predict that the years, and you realized the tre­ of the Frank Andrews on Blooming­ she will have her private license in mendous accomplishments during the ton Road near Champaign, Jan. 18. no time flat. last fifty years, you became acutely Florence and Bob Musser were here aware that “this is the space age, from Jacksonville and the rest of us here and now” ! You know too that w ere all residents of Champaign we are the pioneers of space travel, County, L eah W arren, 49V2er and little NO. CENTRAL and its endless horizons. We must Davy, Marilyn Jackson, Sue Hassler, change our way of thinking, our way Marcia Brodie, and three guests, SECTION of living, Loma said. We cannot be Babs Wilford, who received her pilot’s small and petty. We must enlarge our license last summer from the Univ. concept of all things, and be great of of 111. Institute of Aaviation, and Mr. WISCONSIN CHAPTER mind as we pierce the barriers, long and Mrs. Lee Nichols. Mrs. Nichols By Elsie V. Peteres believed binding us to this universe. has not yet completed her pilots train, The January meeting of the Wis­ It is truly an awe-inspiring era we ing but is ouite enthusiastic and is consin Chapter was held in Madison live in. working hard at it when she has time. on Sunday, Jan. 18, with Bernie Voel- The Small Race board met at Janey The Andrew four completed the group. Hart’s home in Lansing one evening ker as hostess. Members present were GREATER ST. LOUIS CHAPTER Dora Fritzke, Jean Molholt, Dorothy to go over the rules and regulations of the race and discuss tentative dates By Maxine Loeffler Gossfeld, Judy Olson, Mary Seymour Although the weather outside was and Bernie Voelker. We were very and places for this year’s event. More data will be forthcoming on it later. frightful and the fire was so delight­ happy to meet two prospective mem­ ful about the largest group we ever bers, Lorraine Custis and Mary Lan­ GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAPTER had attending a meeting gathered at dis, and we hope that they liked us By Elaine Morris the home of Mickey Clark for our also. Our December meeting was a dinner January meeting. Mickey and Teddi Isabelle Myrland and the Colonel meeting held at one of our Copper Inman were hostesses for the eve­ are in Apache Junction, Ariz., for the Kettle restaurants and followed with ning. Major Sterling Kennedy of the duration of our cold weather and a trip through the SAGE operation CAP was guest speaker. I’m sure we Frances Strong is wintering in Flor­ at Grandview Air Base. I am not all have a much better understanding ida. Leave it to our two northern qualified to describe this gigantic of the CAP and the wonderful job members to go south. Have a won­ electric brain, I can only recommend everyone is doing. To climax the eve­ derful, you two “gals.” your taking advantage of such a trip ning the girls served a delicious lunch­ Our next meeting will be held on if possible. I came away, however, eon of homemade cake and cookies Sunday, Feb. 15. See you all then. with the conviction that our air force along with good, hot coffee. IOWA CHAPTER is capable of spotting and tracking It was especially nice to receive By Helene Holton any and all unfriendly aircraft to en­ greetings from several of our mem­ This reporter has been out of cir­ ter the United States and my confi­ bers living out of town at Christmas culation for awhile—strep throat in­ dence in “the boys of the blue” to time. Jay Lawrence and Lt. Pat fection. Therefore, the December look out for us grows to immense pro­ Tulley of the USAF were the senders party with Jane Delaney at Burling­ portions with each visit to any one of of their sincere wishes for a happy ton was not reported. our bases. A total number of 24 mem­ season. Bits of conversations overhead at wedding and subsequent honeymoon timing events and helping in other meeting: Hilda Hemmersmeier, chap­ to Europe on the 707. w ays. ter membership chairman, quite ALL OHIO CHAPTER Meg Berning is advising Cub Scouts pleased with results of membership By Mary J. Fecser on various phases of aviation and took campaign (six prospective members them for an orientation flight this attended January meeting). Teddi In­ Your reporter is on a single wave summer in her 170 and planes belong­ man enthusied over new air strij) length this month—namely aviation ing to other pilots of the Cincinnati w hich she and h er 49V2er, M erle, have education. All-Ohio girls have long Airmen’s Club. under construction. Mickey Clark be­ Interested themselves in this 99 ac­ Arlene Davis flew to Paris in Jan­ ing congratulated on new instrument tivity. uary as Aviation Education delegate rating. June Evers inviting 99’s to at­ Take Marilyn Collette, for instance, to the FAI. She recently sponsored tend tour of TWA to be given Wing who is advising V/ing Scout Troop 130 three scholarships at Parks College Scouts. Dolores Whelan is busy help­ comprised of 14 girls who have qual­ of Aeronautical Technology, St. Louis ing 49y2er, Harold, study for his new ified and received their wings. Each University. job in the tower at Lambert Field. girl had a flight in a 180. Only one Helen Sammon was advisor to the Erma Jaco and 49er, Garrett, down member had ever flown, so, of course, Amelia Earhart Wing Scout Troop of from home in Harlan, Iowa, and in­ it was a big thrill. They built all kinds Cleveland. She and her 49M>er worked viting all of us to spend a weekend of m odel airplanes, mostly sport enthusiastically with the grcup until in May with them. Maxine Desper models and jets. They visited facili­ the girls graduated. has taken a course in millinery, pust ties at Cleveland Hopkins Airport, con­ Jean Hixson. Ohio A;r Air chairman for a hobby. Our hats off to you, Max­ centrating upon the weather bureau, for 1958, besides the accom plishm ents ine. ' here they were given maps, which in my national letter to all 99’s, has INDIANA CHAPTER they learned to read. They visited been speaker at the NAEC conven­ By Ethel Knuth Akron Airport control tower, observ­ tion. Jean and your reporter were win­ First, you take a typical midwestern ing and hearing a plane brought in on ners of the 50th Anniversary of Pow­ Saturday night in December, with D. F. radar. Then thev planned a ered Flight Contest for Teachers Who clear, fresh air and a trace of snow hypothetical trip around the world. Worked in Aviation Education. (Now this project could be planned in on the ground. Rendevous 36 titled CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER persons (99’s, 491/£ers, and guests) at a jet 707.) After completing the re­ quirements, the girls had the Wings By June Basile a cozy, beautifully decorated restau­ Hot coffee and doughnuts, a cheery, rant appropriately named Pine Manor presentation program at the Sieberling Scout House, with parents and friends. crackling fire, and a warm greeting at Anderson, In. Let Dorotha Hend­ from your hostess can help anyone ricks, Charlotte Foland and Flora Marilyn says, “I felt very honored to be asked to pin them. They had work­ forget the hour you spent at your Mae Newman present you with a home airport trying to get your plane Christmas corsage (with miniature ed so hard.” You deserved the honor, M arilyn! started in the betow zero weather. plane in center), then you enjoy the All the feelings of anxiety we ex­ fabulous dinner and participate in an Jane Howell writes, “The subject perienced while the cooperative line unrehearsed “take-off” of a current which I teach is home economics. boy coaxed an uncooperative heater TV show, “The Price is Right.” Truly However, I became involved with to start vanished when Hazel Peter­ a good recipe for fun. White elephants CAP when Marge Hammon and I son, one of our four hostesses, greet­ prizes pertaining to aviation are hard were invited to talk to their only all­ ed us at Priester Aviation Service, to find but our gals dream up some girl unit about our flying the IAR. Palwaukee Airport for our January dandy items. Since then I’ve been teaching a course fly-in meeting. Esther Noffke, Flor­ We are very proud of Nellie Alger in navigation at Wright-Patterson.” ence Pickering and Helen Sailer, the who has only been flying for the past Joan Hrubec says, “I have served other three hostesses for the meet­ two years. Nellie was awarded the as advisor of the Claude King Wing ing, were equally as busy greeting Dee Nicholas tronhv by the Indian­ Scout Troop 137 since 1953 and last the cold and shivering 99’s as they apolis Aero Club. This is a handsome December I received my five-year cam e in. trophy presented each year to the pin from the Girl Scout Council. We This is a personal endorsement for woman pilot who has contributed the follow the official Wing Scout manual rim chairman’s newly instituted meet- most to private aviation. The actual to fulfill the reouirements for Wing ?n"-hostess plan. Lois announced at presentation was filmed by a TV Scout Analyst, Traveler, Navigator, our October meeting that all 1959 cameraman and shown on television Technician, and Pilot. We have built business meetings would be sponsored the following day. Nellie placed 35th model airplanes, tured all the facili­ by a hostess comittee. She appointed in the 1958 AWTAR, has 40 hours un­ ties at Cleveland Hopkins Airport, ex­ Dmothv Varhout as coordinator for der the hood and has already passed amined aircraft, practicing aviation this plan. The entire Chicago Area her written instrument test. She is a safety. We have visited an airline Changer membership was sifted thru former school teacher, a grandmother reservation office center, and have sorted so that each hostess com­ and a delightful speaker. Congratula­ had air force personnel talk to us. mittee shared a common geographic tions, Nellie, and good luck on the Flight 137 plans a trip every second location. It was then arranged so that flight test! year. Once they were flown in private each month the meeting could be held During the holidays some of our aircraft to a resort island where they in different parts of the city. This members headed south. Tannie and their leaders stayed a week in a month’s meeting was held on the Schlundt is partial to Athens, Ga., cottage. They also returned by private ^Torth Side, next month we go to the while Jill McCormick flew that Bo­ airplane. In 1955 they flew via Captial South Side. How exciting, a fly-in at nanza to Atlanta. Margaret Ball Petty Airlines to Washington. D. C., and in Midway! One of the nicest features with her son and family flew to Del­ 1957, they flew via U nited to New about jumping around the citv is it ray Beach, Fla., in her new Coman­ York City. At present I have 16 mem­ 'makes it a little easier for some of che. Olive McCormick had a merry bers. Working with Wing Scouts is our very busy members to attend the twinkle in her eyes brought there by fu n .” m eetings. recalling her exciting tour of a Boeing Winnie Caughey, 1959 Onio Air Age The hostess committee will be made 707 jet airliner in New York. Olive Committee chairman, and Chairman up of four or five members. They will flew daughter, Audrey (also a pilot), Edythe Maxim spend considerable be resopnsible for choosing the loca- in their 195 to New York for Audrey’s time at indoor and outdoor air meets, t i o n, refreshments, entertainment. buying a raffle gift and providing President Broneta Davis Evans, Vel­ nanza. Air Haven is now a fine reality transportation to and from the air­ ma Woodward, Hazel Guy, Mary Mc- and had a big grand opening to which ports when necessary. Killip, Betty Parks, Dorothy Speer, we were all invited. MINNESOTA CHAPTER Helen Chandler, Margaret Yourdon, Jerry Sloan, sporting lovely blond By Virginia Caspersen Doris Richey, Becky Morgan. After hair, is starting on her instrument Our Christmas party was a gala our meeting we viewed with much rating at Dal-Tex Aviation in their affair, hosted by Margaret Campbell interest the AOPA 180 Degree film. Cessna Skylane. She reports that it and h er husband, 49y2e r Gordon. It We had some interesting pilots drop is very hard work! was held at Lillydale Pool and Yacht in for the film viewing as well as Each Saturday and Sunday finds Club, which had the most magnificent some very welcome guests. Joan Huckeba out at Red Bird Air­ white tree I had ever seen. All in all it was a very good meet­ port either flying her Ercoupe or The meeting consisted of a talk on ing and for once we had beautiful fly­ riding with someone else. This gal “ Accident Prevention’ * by George ing weather in January. After our just loves the wide blue yonder, and Holey of the Minnesota State Depart­ meeting and film, everyone drove to has a great ambition to own a sport ment of Aeronautics. We were all the Branding Iron for lunch and then plane and become proficient at aero­ very pleased to have Mrs. Holey also either took to the air or to four wheels. batics. in attendance. We really enjoyed having Broneta and Virginia Holmes and husband have We were all sorry our chairman, Velma with us and hope they can returned from a Bonanza trip to New Shirley Iverson, was ill for our Jan­ make it this way again very soon. The Mexico. They managed to get some uary meeting and we missed her very welcome mat is always out in Kansas skiing in before the weather threat­ much. Jean Shrively, our vice chair­ to all 99’s. ened to make them snowbound and man, took over for a very interesting ABILENE CHAPTER necessitated them starting back to meeting. After viewing the “180 De­ By June Renny Dallas before schedule. gree Turn” film, Kay McEnroe, chief On November 17 three Cessnas each Due to the fact that her boss under­ pilot from Nelson-Ryan at Flying carrying four Abilene 99’s flew to went surgery earlier this month, Mil­ Cloud Airport, former Ninety-Nine Plainview, Texas. We were met there dred Bishop hasn’t even had time to and our state’s first instructor of the by the very charming Margaret Mit­ get her pretty pink Tri-Pacer out of “180 Degree Course,” gave a talk chell and two of her lovely friends, the hanger to run it up! Busy as she elaborating on the film and answering Doris Harvis and Elvie Miller. is though, she still manages to take our many questions. Mrs. Mitchell is a member of the time to hold ground school for two Minnesota 99’s are very pleased and Abilene Chapter, but very few of our girls from her office who are learning excited about the “TAR” coming members had ever met her before. to fly. Pat, Jerry, Joan, Jo and I through Rochester, Minn., and begin­ She hosted us to a delightful luncheon. have also taken turns at teaching and ning to organize our plans for the We enjoyed our visit so much with after classes have had many enjoy­ great event. these three ladies that we just barely able “hanger flying” sessions over Mrs. Debbie Proffit, a brand new beat the sun down on our return to cups of Mildred’s good coffee. private pilot attended our January A bilene. International President Broneta meeting as a prospective member We didn’t hold a regular meeting in Davis Evans flew her Cessna into along with Marianne Champlin, at­ December but had a Christmas party Dallas on the 17th to pick up South tending her second meeting as a pros­ at the home of Mary (Amber) Cree. Central Section’s Governor Martha pective member. Husbands were invited, it was a won­ Ann Reading and depart for Houston. derful party starting with cocktails, We were sorry she could not stay and then dinner and topped off with the visit, but knew how anxiously the fifty cent tour of Amber’s enchanting Houston Chapter was awaiting the home. It’s truly an architectural tri­ brand new charter that was presented umph from suspended stairway to to them that evening. triangular fire place. HOUSTON CHAPTER DALLAS CHAPTER By Alice Seaborn By Dorothy Warren Now we are official! We have our Eleven members and one guest en­ charter and all like that. KANSAS CHAPTER joyed cocktails and dinner at Glen Our biggest January news is our By Helen Chandler Lakes Country Club for our January charter presentation which occurred Our January meeting was another meeting. Members present were Pat January 17 at a dinner in the Cloud big event for all of us. On the eve­ Jetton, Jerry Sloan, Virginia Holmes, Room at Houston International Air­ ning of January 10 the Kansas 99’s Martha Ann Reading, Doris Weller, port. Broneta Davis Evans and Mar­ held a banquet at the Broadview Hotel Jo Allison, Jan Martin, Margie Barr, tha Ann Reading flew in Saturday in Wichita, in conjunction with the Mary Gauss, Ramona Upfield and afternoon and stayed overnight with Wichita Zonta Club in commemora­ myself. Our guest was Ruth Altman, Merle Boitnott. Because it is a trip in tion of Amelia Earhart’s memorable wife of Dallas surgeon, Dr. William itself to go over to Merle’s and it was Hawaiian flight. Governor Docking Altman. Ruth is learning to fly in getting late and traffic was heavy, proclaimed January 11 as Amelia their Bonanza and is a very enthusi­ Sally Gauss flew them over to Merle’s Earhart Day in Kansas and Mayor astic future pilot. private strip at Cypress. They were Gardner proclaimed the week pre­ We were happy to have Ramona back at the Cloud Room at 7:30 p.m. ceding January 11 as Amelia Earhart Upfield back with us from Los An­ which must have been some hurrying. Week in Wichita. Our International geles. She and 491/£er Jim are all Your reporter has heard many a President, Broneta Evans, was with moved and settled in their beautiful complimentary remark about the din­ us and brought Velma Woodward with new hom e at 3055 S elm a L ane and ner. In attendance were, of course, her for this event. are awaiting their first visit from the our chapter group: Marceline Todd, On Sunday, Jan. 11, we met at the stork in June. Gertrude Howard, Sally Gauss, Merle Municipal Airport in the airflite office It seems everyone is getting the Boitnott, Rhea Hurrle, Bobbie Prenz- for our monthly meeting. Our chair­ new year off to a good start with lots ler, Frances Castleberry, and Alice man, Marie Engleman, bought coffee of flying activity. Pat Jetton flew a Seaborn. Then there were assorted all around for those attending. Nienty- charter trip to Kileen early this 491/^ers, prospective 99’s and Petti­ Nines p r e sent were: International month and also checked out in a Bo­ coat Pilots and even Corpus Christi guests Pauline Glasson and Patti Bird. on the Rocky Mt. country-side. She’s esses. A gift exchange followed the May I say in passing that the Corpus passed her private written but still dinner. girls have been wonderful in helping hasn’t quite enough flight time to take The January meeting was held in us get started and sharing their tre­ her flight test. She and her husband the home of Georgia Martin with mendous knowhow on airmarking. In are learning to fly together and have 49/ers and guests invited. Colored all, we had 28 at the dinner—a goodly their eye on a 172 — with hopes of film s of Hawaii recaptured mem­ turnout for the launching of our in­ finishing up the private requirements. ories for the Hettingers, since Edna, fant organization. Main point of the evening was to gath­ Lawrence and son, Larry, spent from FORT WORTH CHAPTER er up our rummage for the sale in December 19 to January 3 in the is­ By Frances Pyland F eb ru ary . lands. This trip was in celebration of Our group recently voted that each Gene Nora is leaving us for a while their silver wedding anniversary. month two member should act as . . . going back to Oklahoma U. to The Eastern Idaho chapter invited hostesses for our meetings—planning finish her last semester. She’s taking the Idaho 99’s to their meeting in Po­ the date, entertainment, place, etc. an aviation course and hopes to have catello on Sunday, Jan. 7. Millie Shinn We feel, with this plan in effect, that her commercial and instructor’s rat­ and myself flew in our Luscombe to each meeting will be a little different; ing when she’s finished. enjoy a delightful ham lunch in the also the responsibility for the meet­ Alice told us about her flight to home of Mary and Grant Kilbourne. ings will be equally divided among Pittsburgh in the Warner’s Bonanza On Ja n u a ry 8-9-10-11 the Idaho pilots our members. Hostesses for the first right before the holidays. It seems flew a 100,000 m ile search for a m iss­ of these meetings were Verna Stubbs the radio boys wouldn’t give her a ing Piper Pacer with two men aboard. and Frances Pyland who entertained chance to answer their questions . . . The search did not locate this miss- with a party at Verna’s ranch. Horse­ and they talk about gal pilots getting back riding, horseshoe pitching and ALASKA CHAPTER flustered! Alice also got in on some hangar flying comprised the after­ By Ann Pollom publicity pictures for the new For- noon’s entertainment after which sup. We finally dug ourselves out of var­ per was served and a short business naire (formerly Aircoupe) at Staple­ ton early in January. The Fuchs’ still ious snowbanks, and had our regular meeting held. Verna’s ranch is quite monthly meeting only 24 hours late. the envy of all—so near and yet so have hopes of moving to the Air Aca­ demy housing one of these days. We were delayed by one of the worst far from the city! As an added attrac­ wind storms in many years. All 99’s tion to the picturesque setting of her EL PASO CHAPTER reported that their aircraft were in home a lake is practically at the back By Evelyne Wasser good condition. There were a great door, and it seems as though the many planes tied down at Lake Hood landing strip was planned by mother Just getting back from a buying ex­ nature herself. 49M>ers and guests pedition in Chicago and telling myself and Merrill Field that received exten­ were invited. how grateful I should be to live in sive damage. The weather bureau an­ Bits of interesting information about sunny and warm El Paso when a new nounced winds of up to 86 miles pel our members: low’ and cold front meet right over­ hour were recorded during the storm. Edna Whyte is scheduled as guest head and we have all types of weath­ We met at the home of Ann Pollom speaker for the Zonta Club luncheon er within five hours. Temperature and those present were: Helen Stod­ at the college in Stephenville, Texas, dropped from 69 to 29. dard, Ruth O’Buck, Lois Wise, Pat or January 27, Her talk will be on Still got lots of tailend Christmas Gilda, Marian Zaegel and Ann Pol­ “The First Women to Fly.” news to pass around. Ruby Tatman’s lom. New members in our group: Dianne son home for Christmas. Lela Car- Shortly before Christmas we were Carter and Hazel Nealey. wardine visiting her children in Las able to attend a luncheon with Jimmy Delphine Bohn led the Beech craft Vegas. We hope to hear all the de­ Kuhn of the Montana Chapter. We dealer sales in ’58. Her offices are tails of how enchanting the trip was were happy to have had you visit us, located in Fort Worth at our own at our next meeting which is coming Jimmy, and hope that you and many Meacham Field. We are proud of hc,r others will come up before too long outstanding achievements in aviation. up this Saturday. Doesn’t seem that all us flying peo­ again. Congratulations, Delphine! Pat Gilda was recently elected Sec- Mary Kahac and Frances Pyland ple are doing much in the air these retary-Treasurer of the newly re-or­ have passed the written examination days. Ruth and Charlie Deerman mot­ for their instrument ratings. ored to California for their Christmas, ganized Alaska Airmen’s Association. Tony Page and Edna Whvte are list­ and Juanita and Tex Burdick are off All 99’s were automatically given ed in the newly published book, on a two month tour through Mexico. membership. We are greatly honored “Who’s Who in Women of the World.” They have rented a trailer and plan to have Pat elected one of the officers. A real honor, girls, and congratula­ to take things very easy and see all They are busy working at present on tions ! the sights along the way. the search and rescue operations, hop­ ing to perfect the technique shortly. COLORADO CHAPTER By Peg Ong WESTERN WASHINGTON Our January meeting found us at CHAPTER Marilyn Nordstrom’s home with Don­ By Ruby Mathis na Myers as co-hostess. No formal Terry and Dave Kellogg are wing­ business meeting was held but plenty ing their way across the country in a of hangar-flying was carried on. Those four-engine “Goose” which Dave has making the get-together were Mary been testing at Portland for Mr. Mc­ Frenzel, Jo Dennis, Gene Nora Stum- Kinnon. They expect to see Los An­ bough, Alice Fuchs, Peg Ong and the IDAHO CHAPTER geles, Tucson, Phoenix, Ft. Worth, hostesses. A prospective member, Ter­ By Lucille Taylor Houston, New Orleans, Florida, New ry McAlpine, was our guest as was Our Christmas meeting was a love­ York and Chicago before returning. “Ozzie” the Nordstrom’s pet guinea ly spaghetti dinner served in the home Sounds like fun and hope you meet nig. Terry came to the Denver area of Joyce Morcom with Doris Atkinson a lot of 99’s, T erry. from Los Angeles in 1953 and is sold and Barbara Hornback as co-host­ Our Christmas party was a buffet dinner at the New Washington hotel with dancing till the wee hours. Twen­ ty-three attended. January meeting was held at Gal­ vin’s Flying School with Mildred Pear­ son conducting the meeting. Louise Smith, Vanecia Adderson, Donna Ez- zell, Helen Appel, Ginny Andrews, Mildred Pearson, Mary Moore and your reporter attended. Mary Moore brought as her guest, Marlene Braun. Our next meeting will be held at Galvin’s with a talk on Weather. Mickey Gilman and Maxine Fan- cher are expecting 24 - %ers this month. Good luck to you both. Ginny Andrews, Gordon and Va­ necia Adderson and Hugh Fancher are a few of our 99’s and 491/^ers who are going to fly passengers on January 25 for the March of Dimes campaign.

SOUTHWEST SECTION

SAN DIEGO CHAPTER By Aileen Sanders A group of girls inspecting the F-102 at George Air Force Base Our January meeting was held in the home of Thelma Bishop. It was a delayed Christmas party since Thel­ lunch the Air Force put on a “scram­ $90 with only Lois flying and Lin col­ ma was away in Mexico at the time ble” of 2 F-102s. From the time of the lecting the money at the Romana Air­ of regular meeting. We had pot luck alert to air born was only 2 min. 52 port. dinner and exchanged gifts. After a sec. The visit was so well received Betty Lambert has been doing an few cups of Thelma’s delicious punch by the 99s that we plan to have an­ excellent job working with the Wing the business meeting was very short. other visit in the not too distant future. Scouts. Several of the 99s are helping We were honored with the presence I had the pleasurable experience of in teaching them theory of flight nav­ of Doris Eacret who had flown in going thru high altitude indoctrination igation and survival and etc. from Elko the day before to attend at March Air Force Base. The course From our recent rummage sale we the Zonta dinner. Doris was the house included a full day of classroom in­ made a profit of $165 which, with the guest of Dotty Sanders while in San struction in operation of equipment profit from the White Elephant sale Diego. and pressure breathing. Actual alti­ of $71.95, w as donated to the A m elia tude simulation to 43,000 ft. and rapid Earhart Scholarship fund. The George Air Force Base visit decompression. All who knew Noble Craver were November 15th was cancelled due to saddened by his passing December bad weather. On the eve of Nov. 14th Gertrude and John Lochwood are 11th. We extend to Marian and her what a ball we had notifying some 102 spending a month in Palm Springs. family our most heartfelt sympathy. girls from the Southwest Section of Marian Craver flew over to spend the cancellation. Our apologies to the weekend and to celebrate her BAY CITIES CHAPTER those few hardy ones we couldn’t birthday. Happy Birthday Marian. By Margaret Gerhardt reach and arrived in spite of the wea­ Marian and Lois Bartling flew to Our January meeting was at Doris ther — perhaps we shouldn’t, because Yuma to attend a luncheon and Phillips home in Alameda. Members the Air Force treated them royally. thought they had arrived 15 min. early present were Miriam Brugh, Marge Just imagine 4 women marooned until they were told Yuma is one hour Fauth, Mary Fields, Margaret Ger­ among 4000 men, it certainly couldn’t ahead of Calif, time. But the girls en­ hardt, Rita Hart, Geri Hill, Helen Kel- be called the lost week-end. The rain joyed the flight over. Lois and Harry ton, Gail Lane, Doris Phillips and date Nov. 21 found CAVU weather and have been spending a lot of time fly­ Ruth Rueckert, plus visiting 99 Gerry some 54 girls on hand at George Air ing their Bonanza to Tucson to relax Mickelsen, and prospectives Dixie Force Base. Upon arriving we were in the sun. Thelma Bishop and hus­ Lusk and Anne Partch. Gail Lane ap­ briefed by Major Risner on Tactical band have just returned from Guay- pointed Mary Fields as our new treas­ Air Command operation as they apply mas, Mex., and off again to Arizona. u rer. to George. We were then taken on a With all the traveling our gals are Jean Kaye has applied for the tour of the base and introduced to doing we still have time for 99 work. Amelia Earhart Scholarship Award the F-1000 flight simulator which a We recently helped the March of from our chapter and we wish her few lucky 99s were able to try to fly. Dimes on a Penny a Pound flight at luck. Some discussion was held on the The Air Force then put on an air show all the local airports. We collected air race. Geri Hill told about her of 4- F-lOOs and 2 F-104s. D uring lunch $1,029 and had to turn people away trip to Guaymas via Mooney Mark 20 we were addressed by Col. George La- due to the shortage of planes. Lois and Anne Partch told about flying to ven Jr. the C.O. of the base on Air Bartling and Lin Briggs are due a La Paz in their Bonanza. It was inter­ Defense Command operations. After special salute because they collected esting to hear that you must file a flight plan (cost about 75c), but it is stand she flew both ways — commer­ ous than Flying. Moved from San Car­ forwarded manana. After hearing cial! This is quite a twist for Babe los to San Francisco where Dave is about fishing, skin diving, the deli­ who likes to captain her own plane. busy with radio programs—KCDS— cious food, the rough runways and Great plans are underway for our 740 on the dial. Mexican customs (at the border), I Spring Sectional. Louise Robertson Business meeting was held Jan. 22 was ready to go. February meeting has been appointed as our “liaison at Barbara Hector’s new home in San the 20th at Ann Rambo’s in Los Altos. officer” with the Van Nuys Chamber Jose. Plans were made for fund rais­ Our Christmas party at Margaret of Commerce who has promised us ing, and future flying activities. Mar­ and John Gerhardt’s was fun. Present their utmost cooperation. Clara Davis ian Barnick brought material for the were Miriam Brugh with guests Lee will take care of all our banquet ar­ Air Age Education program. Home Bunker and Bonnie Cross, Maxine and rangements at the Chase House Hotel made apple pie and cheese with coffee Ed Carlson, Marge Fauth, Mary and on Sepulveda which, by the way, will was served by the hostess. Delicious! Rafel Fields, Geri Hill, Rita and A1 be our headquarters for the Spring Guests were Neoloe Fierling, Pauline Hart, Helen and Don Kelton, Gail and m eeting. Berti and Doris Fosbeck. Also pros­ Fielding Lane, Gerry Mickelson, Doris Virginia Hall received a letter from pective members. Members attending and Douglas Phillips, Ruth and Fred Navajo Mission for Children in Ari­ were Margaret Standish, Mabel Zehr, Rueckert, Evelyn and Leo Esser, Dix­ zona. They are most grateful for the Mayette Behringer, Ruby Fielding, ie and Ed Lusk, Ces and Adrian Rose gym set we sent as our Christmas pro­ Marion Barnick, Natale Bossio, Pat and Glenn and Eleanor Wilson. In the ject this year. Our thanks go to Vir­ Gladney, Ardell Hauk, Jeannie Mc­ gift exchange the present most people ginia Hall and Shirley Robinson who Elhatten, Dorothy Monahan, Patty wanted to have was the flashlight that made this project possible. Sherwood, Jackie Petty, Barbara Hec­ would shine with either green, red or SANTA CLARA CHAPTER tor, who also played a few selections white light. Snacks and drinks and By Dorothy Monahan on her Irish harp by request. conversation and apple strudel and November 23rd a beautiful Indian Natalie Bossio participated in a coffee and more conversation complet­ summer day was celebrated with a CAP Air Search for an army helicop­ ed the evening. Fly-in to Salinas Airport and lunch ter with four men aboard—down in Missed the Kitty Hawk dinner Dec. at the new airport restaurant. Salinas the Pacheco Pass. 5th, but hear a good time was had by members Ardell Hauk and baby Gale UTAH CHAPTER those who went. Ruth Rueckert was Champlin, Clara Lou Cathey, with By Alberta Hunt Nicholson there with Fred , Marsha and date, Karen and Alvin Cathey and guest Bob December 29 found the Utah 99’s and Miriam Brugh, Helen and Don Ratten, greeted the Fly-ins. Mabel off to Eunice Naylor’s house for a Kelton, Jean Kaye, Rita Hart, Gerry and Ott Zehr, Mayetta Behringer and sumptuous Christmas supper — an an­ Mickelson, Mary Fields, and Hazel daughter, with Ruby Fielding. Pat nual event we all look forward to, and Bretagna and Pat Stauffer from Red­ Gladney, Margaret Standish, Vivian what a cook, that Eunice! wood Empire and Zona King of Santa Esler, Jeanne McElhatten, Jackie In addition to Beth Evans, Cora Clara Valley Chapter. Pett}7 and Dorothy Monahan, Anne Grote, Alberta Nicholson, June Ray- SAN FERNANDO VALLEY and Bob Gardyne, Margaret and Bill bould, Ethel McDermott and Margar­ CHAPTER Boente. et Loy, Niki Harding braved the win­ By Jeanne Strahl Belle Hetzel, Mo Valley Chapter and ter night and drove up solo from Our January meeting was held at Former National President stopped American Fork, Utah. Donna Fisher’s home on a rainy, briefly in San Francisco on a leg of If you were in Salt Lake for the Sec­ rainy nite. Most of the evening was her Round the World Trip in 70 Days. tion meeting three years ago you will taken up with our plans for the Spring Belle had many interesting exper­ remember Dr. Swigart and his report Sectional — after that we enjoyed iences, including meeting 99 members on the Aero-B Rocket. He is reporting some of Donna’s home-made pizza. in South Africa and Japan. on the latest in rockets and missiles Renee and Del Brown only had a Pat and Jack Gladney and daughter, at our January meeting at June Ray- few minutes to chat before taking off Gale, with Patty Sherwood spent a bould’s house. We are hoping for a re­ for the Salton Sea last week. This is two week vacation flying to Florida port on his latest rocket assignment a weekly jaunt for them as Del is bus­ in their Cessna 180. (Jack is a Captain at the North Pole. ily selling property in that area. on Pacific Airlines) with a stopover Doris Eacret was guest at a dinner Minnie Lee Morgan (Audrey Stut- in Phoenix, four interesting days in given by the San Diego Ninety-Nines tee’s co-pilot in last year’s TAR) won New Orleans, water skiing, deep sea and the Zonta Club to pay tribute to the Polaroid camera which was the fishing, (catching dolphin) visiting Amelia Earhart and to present a prize for one of our fund raising pro­ the Cypress Gardens. Also met 99er $2500 A eronautical E ngineering Schol­ jects. We hope to see Minnie Lee’s Eleanor Wasser in El Paso. arship to a young French girl study­ name on our San Fernando Valley Mayetta Behringer is busy promot­ ing at the California Institute of Tech­ Chapter roster soon. ing private aviation with the Navy nology. While in San Diego, she at­ Mentioning new members, Valda wives at Moffet Field (Surprising how tended a party given by Thelma Bish­ May Verba, who just transferred from many people are reluctant to fly in op where she enjoyed lots of “race” the Sacramento Chapter, was in an one engine planes.) flying them to the talk and good food along with 30 auto accident shortly after the holi­ famous Fly-In Restaurant, the Nut other Ninety-Nines. While down that days. All is well now and we hope to Tree. Mabel Zehr, recent transfer way, she saw part of the Tijuana Open see her at Trixie Ann Schubert’s home from Bay Cities Chapter keeps flying Golf tournament and the Dog Races February 2 for our next business meet­ around the area with 49^er Otto at Caliente. Sounds like fun. She had ing which Trixie has combined every Zehr, and Skeeter, in their Funk. a perfect flight down except for the year with a Valentine’s Day party. Ruby Fielding transferring in from “usual” at Tonopa and came back Received a Christmas card from Washington Chapter. Husband is sta­ with a whopper of a tailwind (it seems Babe Story post-marked New York. It tioned at Moffet Field. if there’s a tailwind around Doris will was a business/pleasure trip to the The McElhattons finding commuting find it). And listen to this from her land of snow and ice for Babe. Under­ on Bayshore Freeway more hazard­ letter, “Ducked under a little ’fuzz’ up Monitor Valley which gave me a also flying, doing relief flying, or help­ our prexy, Dottie Jenkins, was award­ chance to ‘make like a tourist’ in in­ ing with the crowd. Freeway airport ed a beautiful corsage for general vestigating all the animals, hot holes, personnel were pressed into flying good behavior. rock formations, old mines, etc.” I’d service, and their Apache, flying for Our next regular meeting, at Doro­ love to make like a tourist with Doris. 2c per pound, was called back repeat­ thy’s, was set ahead one week to Dec. We have just heard that Fran Dias edly to meet a large demand. 29. Working like a bevy of beavers, was recently married! Congratula­ Flying 99’s were Lorraine Chandler, we mailed out reservation cards for tions and best wishes for a world of Dorothy Jenkins, and Shirley Marsh­ our follow-up Airlift, Jan. 4. happiness to you, Fran, and the lucky all, and flying husbands were Charles A total of five airplanes were flying m an. Jenkins, Leo Johnston, and Reid Mar­ all day the Fourth, and although there I am going to be in San Fernando at tin. Weighing in, collecting money and were no idle moments, the crowd the V.A. Hospital for meetings from writing tickets were Donna Johnston never got too large. Flying were Lor­ Feb. 18 thru 21 and in Santa Monica and Mary Martin and Dorothy’s 16- raine Chandler, Dorothy Jenkins, Shir­ to the California Recreation Society year-old, Chuck; while keeping flights ley Marshall, Leo Johnston and Reid Convention Feb. 15 to 18. Would surely in order and escorting groups to the Martin. Also helping on the flying was like to see some of the 99s and attend planes were Bea Edgerly and Ger­ Lee Green, an ex-Wisconsonite and one of their meetings. trude Gelderman. Unfailing assistance prospective 99, who is currently in­ was given by prospecitve member De- structing at Freeway. TUCSON CHAPTER lores Fisher and a former member Working on the ground were Bea By Mary Martin whom we’d love to have back, Maggie Edgerly, Gertrude Gelderman, Donna We dood it! Yep, even though Pearl Shock. Nina Price lent a helping hand Johnston, Mary Martin and Maggie Harbor day almost sunk us. The Tuc­ whenever office duties allowed, and Shock and Delores Fisher, as well as son chapter’s Penny-a-pound Airlift Shirley Marshall’s husband, Art, very Chuck Jenkins. Nina Price, although flew all day Dec. 7th. The idea was ably manned the Unicom. Also helping busy in the office, helped keep an eye on the ground were husbands Bill on the spare change, and Art Marsh­ Chandler, Leonard Price, and Ray all, as usual, efficiently applied him­ Shock, and prospective members Bet­ self to the radio. ty Gegenheimer, Rita Mikula, and This humble reporter would like to Betty Milburn. Darrell Kight also insert here a most heartfelt thank-you helped by pitching in with his Lus- to all the Tucson Chapter. Due to the combe when the going got rough. lovely new condition of the treasury In spite of continuous flying and (we and to the spritely generosity of all like to think) efficient ground hand­ the members, a scholarship was set ling, the crowd grew like Topsy, and up guaranteeing me a Commercial li­ we were forced to stop selling tickets cense after a nine-year struggle with about 3:00 due to the backlog to be medicals and family problems. Now flown off by dark. Upon being inform­ I believe in Santa Claus. I hope in the ed, a great many people left; how­ next issue to tell you the final good ever, some people had been waiting news; in the meantime, thanks again, to be weighed for several hours, so gals. out of fairness, we began taking A special business meeting was held names and addresses to reserve an­ on January 19 at Donna Johnston’s, other Sunday for them. Over 150 reser­ with a mile-long agenda to be discuss­ vations were finally made, in addition ed. Items included plans for a Com­ to over 130 plane loads taken up that mercial ground school and our next Sunday. It was a tremendous showing Airlift, set for March 1. of flying interest on the part of Tuc­ And I guess that’s finally ALL! See son; of endurance on the part of the —didn’t I tell you to watch Tucson go? 99’s and our pals; and of the amazing See y’all next month! Tucson Chapter commercial pilots influence of advertising. SAN GABRIEL VALLEY who flew “Penny-a-Pound” Day: CHAPTER Shirley Marshall in airplane, Lor­ Our hero for December is Lorraine raine Chandler on wing and Dorothy Chandler, who buckled down and The January meeting was held at Jenkins in front. came up with her Commercial license the lovely home of Virginia Graham. on December 4. That’s worth a hand­ (By the way — our chapter meets the shake any time, but especially when conceived to promote air-age educa­ last Thursday of each month.) Vir­ under pressure of a job, plus home- tion, and, incidentally, give the treas­ ginia reports that she received her making, and trying to meet a dead­ ury a boost. multi-engine rating in December in line. an A pache. A tremendous publicity campaign Our regular meeting on Dec. 2 was Penny Swope told us about the new was carried on via radio and televis­ held at Bea Edgerly’s and combined airport she flew out to see at Twenty- ion under public service time, and a business with a pleasurable party at Nine Palms. She is also helping number of newspaper articles preced­ which gifts were exchanged. friends rebuild a Tri-Pacer. This is ed the event. Dealers were persuaded December 15 saw us all at the 49’ers the second ship Penny has helped with to show their new aircraft and the ranch at the annual Christmas dinner in addition to her own Piper Clipper C.A.A. was alerted and standing by. with husbands and guests. Everyone —and teaching school again too! Outcome? We wuz mobbed! Starting who had helped with the success of Please Penny, what brand of vitamins with three airplanes and building up Penny-a-pound day was invited, and do you take? to seven ere the day was through, all everyone who came had a walloping Bobbie Collins will be our next new’ our commercial pilots were flying and good time. Featured were cocktails member bv the time this is printed. commercially-licensed husbands were and an excellent steak dinner, and Welcome Bobbie. SAGUARO CHAPTER Helen was the first woman to be 4 or 5 hrs. so we used the Merc, sta­ By Alice Roberts awarded the Bronze Star for bravery tion wagon. Greetings from the Saguaro Chap­ during World War II. Nellie Palmer phoned and reported ter! Have we all recovered from the Our chapter is submitting a bid for both their planes were unflyable. We holidays? I have been having a four the start of the 1960 AWTAR, with thought it was set up for them to drive week bout with the Flu bug . . . but starting point at Torrance. If this is over and meet us. Don’t know yet seem to be on the road to recovery accepted it should keep us all very what happened. We can’t call it a now. At least I have my voice back. busy. Your reporter flew a T-33 Jet meeting as only two members were So I feel in contact with the outside at Palmdale. It was lots of fun doing present, but it was a nice day off. We world again. touch and goes. had a super “Tropical” lunch and be­ Who goes more than Jimmye Shel­ Iris Critchell spent a week in the fore we finished “Little Sister” Anita ton, our chairman? She and her 49^er snow at Squaw Valley, where the 1960 Conly stopped at the table to chat “Comanched” to San Francisco a few winter Olympics will be held. awhile. She and her family were on days back . . . the last I heard they We all extend our deepest sympathy their way home from the snow coun­ were on their way to Nassau! Pat to Hilda Reafsnyder, due to the death try, having driven up for the day. Runyon, prospective member, enter­ of her husband. June O’Donnell is about 2 hrs. away tained at a Christmas party for the REDWOOD EMPIRE CHAPTER from her private. She should be one gals and their guys . . . everyone had By Hazel Bertagna of us soon. “Little Sister” Ruth Rees a ball. Thanks, Pat. Anna Brenner entertained the Red­ was the first gal to get her private Did I ever get a surprise the other wood Empire Chapter of 99’s at our tick et at N apa County A irport (1946) night at the meeting we had (Held at Christmas party on our regular meet­ but hasn’t done any flying since. She Wilma Bland’s). A guest came in and ing date at her home just off the Santa wants to become active and join us we were introduced and I thought she Rosa Highway. 49Mj ’er, Art, and her when she feels financially able. We looked familiar . . . but I couldn’t lovely mother assisted and we had an all hope that will be soon. place her . . . then I asked her to outstanding luncheon consisting of a spell her name so I could put it in the variety of salads, nuts, olives and SACRAMENTO VALLEY CHAPTER news letter . . . and it was Ruth home made biscuits, that really hit By Genevieve Hall Jacquot. Then the bells rang and a the spot. We ate on the side porch in Recently presidents of various local whistle blew and it dawned on me that the sunshine, that’s a good example women’s organizations were invited I had met her in Lawrence, Mass., at of our “unusual” California weather— to spend the day at McClellan Air the start of the 7th AWTAR. Small the second Sunday in December and Force Base for a briefing on the mis­ world, isn’t it. She is now making her warm enough to sit in the sun in a sion of the Sacramento Air Materiel home in Phoenix. summer dress. Area. Hialeah was invited as our Our January meeting was a very The visibility wasn’t too good for nice meeting attended by Jimmye flying (hazy) but Pat Stouffer, “Little Shelton, Virginia Hash, Betty Slater, Sister” June O’Donnell, and Hazel Marjy Crowl, Wilma Bland, Doris Bertagna flew to Santa Rosa in a 172 Rowe, Ruth Jacquot, Alice Roberts, and the trip was short and sweet. Shir­ and Pat Runyon. ley Blocher and her 491^’er, Duane, Sylvia Roth, Chicago Chapter, was drove down from Ukiah. “Little Sis­ in town for a few days . . . and I had ter” Betty Lochen was enjoying the a very happy visit with her. Nice Hawaiian sunshine then, and we have seein’ ya, Syl! yet to hear how completely wonder­ Think this about covers it ’till next ful the whole trip was. time . . . Happy flying to you all. Nellie Palmer picked us up at the LONG BEACH CHAPTER airport and took us to Anna’s but had By Frances Bera to go back home to entertain unex­ It’s a little late, but I do want to pected guests. We missed her and she catch up on a bit of the holiday news. missed a delicious lunch. Our annual Christmas party was held Anna had her home tastefully dec­ Left to right: Hialeah Reilich, at Allens Center on Terminal Island. orated with Christmas pretties, and Major Rene Boyd (husband of mem­ A gala time was had as guests of Lt. we noted added flowers and trees and ber Betty), and Ruth Wagner before Pinkney and Mary. Claire Walters got furniture to the grounds and house. recent T-33 jet ride. Photographed weathered in at Amarillo and couldn’t The place is becoming a regular es­ at McClellan Air Force Base. make it back in time for the party. tate. She was flying a new 150 Cessna from We planned to have our January tion also said “if they cared to” they the factory, for delivery to Santa Mon­ meeting at the Nut Tree, then the could have a ride in a T-33. It is inter­ ica Flyers. Blochers dropped us off at the airport esting to note that out of 35 invitations Our January meeting was held at on their way home. extended, only 13 were accepted. The the home of Fran Bera, with a wond­ Thank you Anna, from all of us for girls agreed that, “technically” a re­ erful turnout of 32 members and everything, food and gifts. That Jac­ cent article in Air Facts covered the guests The nickle Jitney sale was a queline Cochran Cosmetic special is flight better than they could. The huge success, lots of fun and we added really something. thrilling hour plus ride seemed to thirty dollars to our treasury. Helen Actually we could have flown over each about 5 minutes long. Albani made delicious Hungarian pas­ to the Nut Tree for our January meet­ December 6 found us gathering at tries for our refreshments. Helen has ing. It doesn’t take any longer to the Nut Tree with the Santa Clara had a book written about her exper­ drive over than it does to fly, and we Chapter for purpose of receiving the ience as an army nurse, by author wanted to make a day of it and our lovely Air Age Education trophy. Two Jean Sebring. Negotiations are under­ conscience bothers us when we take of our biggest contributors for the way to make this story into a movie. a plane for % hr. flying time and stay award, Thelma Syrek and Margaret Farkas flew down from Lincoln; Bet­ cold, damp, bone-chilling climate off­ gently until she got her ticket. She ty Haynes and Nelsyne Jones flew set by the warm, hospitable Scots! is single, and is employed as head Arbuckle; and Ruth Wagner and Hia­ Our loss will be a gain for the Santa bookkeeper for a large furniture leah Reilich drove from Sacramento, Clara Valley Chapter. Our wandering manufacturer in Los Angeles. % visibility at airport. Johnson’s, Patty and Alan are going Good news from Carolyn West! Twenty people attended our won­ to make their home permanently (hon­ First, daughter Jackie is ready for derful Christmas party held in the est!) in San Jose. her private license and will be a can­ Officers Club at McClellan Airforce LOS ANGELES CHAPTER didate for 99’s membership. She has Base. Yours truly missed out, having By Christie Warren been taking flight and ground instruc­ left Sacramento the day before via For our January meeting, we had tion in Las Vegas at Alamo Airways, commercial airlines for Shreveport, planned a white elephant sale which flying a Cessna 150 and occasionally Louisiana, to spend the holidays. proved to be fun as well as profitable. gets multi-engine time on the Hacien­ Our January luncheon-meeting was A wide assortment of articles were on da’s Champagne Flight. Any 99’s fly­ held in the International Room at Mu­ display, and everything went at auc­ ing into Vegas can find Jackie at the nicipal Airport. Those attending were tion to highest bidder, resulting in a desk of Alamo Airways where she Doreen Brandley, Genevieve Hall, n ea t sum of around $75.00 for the works when not in the air, and she Betty Haynes, Helen Mace, Gerry treasury to go toward our contribu­ would love to meet you. We hope she Michelson, Claire Raley, Hialeah Rel- tion to AWTAR. Members are starting will follow in the footsteps of her moth­ ich, Ruth Wagner, and guests Ruth to collect more white elephants for er who was a very active and valuable Loomis; Ruth Glaser Wright (Wasp another sale and invite friends to par­ member of 99’s before she took to the 44-10) visiting us from Los A ngeles; ticipate, making it even bigger and sea, bought Monsoon II, and moved and Rita Hart (she and 491/2,er are better than this one. to San Pedro. Second bit of good news, house guests of Gerry Michelson.) We welcomed another new member, our chapter has been invited for a day Word from Jan Kapus stationed at Tillie Elements, who recently got her trip aboard Monsoon II for a get-to­ Prestwick Airport, Scotland, informs private. Tillie was bitten by the fly­ gether this spring. Thanks, Carolyn. us that she is “head-over-heels” in ing bug over ten years ago, got as far It will be good seeing you and Jack work as Personal Services Officer; is as soloing, and for personal reasons again. proud owner of a Vauxhall Victor and could not continue flying then. Last Chairman Marijane Brown just pur­ plans to tour the Highlands and the year she took to the air again, start­ chased a Narco radio and Super-Hom­ Continent with it this year; finds the ing from scratch and kept at it dili­ er for her Ercoupe.

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