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N E W S L E T T E RVOL. xv Editor - Betty Cross JUNE 1978
***** ATTENTION ** SNAP TO *****WASP CONFERENCE Colorado Springs, Colorado
September 27 - October 1, 1978 AIR FORCE ACADEMY
Hopefully by now all of you have received your packets of
information pertaining to the WASP Conference to be held at
the Antlers Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Sept. 27-
October I, 1978. If not, please contact me at 450 Lincoln
Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, and I will see that an addition-
al set is sent to you.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
Attached is the proposed agenda for the conference. Our
letter dated April 3, 1978, to all WASPs stated that all activi-
ties of the conference will be on a first-come first-serve basis.
We will have many interesting guest speakers throughout the
conference, including Senator Barry Goldwater, Lt. General
K. L. Tallman, Superintendent of the Air Force Academy, and
Col. Bruce Arnold.
WX
I might mention weather and clothing. At this point I would
say anything goes; the fall season is ushered in with the changing
color of the aspen and scrub oak on the hillsides overlookingthe Academy. Occasional strong winds and light snows will al-
ternate with 70 degree (21 degree Celsius) weather and sun-
shine. You might check your newspapers on Denver's weather
and be guided accordingly.
GOLF, TENNIS, ETC.
Some of the finest golfing is available as well as tennis and
swimming. If it is a normal September, you should be able to
swim in the outdoor pool at the Antlers Plaza Hotel.
There is ice skating available at your own expense at the
Broadmoor, a famous resort hotel. There is a cog railroad which
takes you to a very nice zoo. Skiing will not be available at this
time of the year, but some of you might want to go to some of
our famous ski resorts. You could check with Centennial Tra-
vel regarding this.
We would like to have some idea how many people would like
to play golf. It is not possible to play at the Broadmoor unless
you have a friend who is a member of the club. The Air Force
Academy has a beautiful course. They have been contacted
and are fully aware and receptive of our needs. However,
it would be very helpful to know how many might be interest-
ed in playing golf there. The Country Club of Colorado is avail-
able to guests staying at the Antlers Plaza Hotel. Patty Jewett
golf course and Valley Hi golf course, which are city courses,are also available. Also, there are tennis courts nearby. You will
have to provide your own transportation to the various golf
courses and tennis courts.
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SCHEDULEDTOURS
AJ.R FORCEACADEl1Y
Theie is an Air Force Academy tour scheduled for
1bursday morning and Thursday afternoon. There
will be four busioads of 40 people each for eachof these tours, for a total of )20 people for the
two tours. The same schedule for tours of the
Academy prevails for Friday. The afternoon
groups will be brought to the Academy in timeto meet the morning group for lunch.
The conference committee would like to explain
how things came about.. Through the many meetings
and early contacts, we originally met with Lt.General James It. Allen and his staff. In the
normal military tour, the Superintendent and other officers have a given number of years at
each base. Last year General Allen was trans-
ferred to a new base, and Lt. General K. L.Talln>..antook his place. At the time we first
met with the Academy personnel, we went on the
assumption that the total number attending the
conference would be similar to past reunions,
that is )00 - 350 people. Whenit got down to
the nitty gritty of how many buses would beneeded, the Academy had their finances cut for
conferences. It looked like we would have to
hire buses at approximately $2,500.00. However,
they are ma.ld.ngbuses available to us, and we
are indeed grateful. They have four tour guides,
and one tour guide can accommodate one busload
of 40 people. If many people bring friends and
relatives, you can see that the WASP'swill have
priority for these functions. It does concern
us that friends or relatives could be disappoin-ted if they cannot attend some-or-the functions.
This is a WASPGEl' TOGEl'HER,and this is one
reason that the Board requested that you getyour registrations in early.
NORAD N O R A i 5 can acccmnodate only one busload of 40 people for each tour. There will be one tour
Thursday morning, one tour Thur-sday afternoon~
and one each Friday morning and afternoon. This
makes a total of 160 people able to tour NORADfor the two days. We do have a tour scheduled
for Wednesday afternoon for those arriving earlyand might want to take the tour that day.
To explain further - if you are scheduled for
either of the Thursday tours of the Air Force
Academy you would then sign up for the NORADtour on' Friday because of time conflict in tour
schedules.
Also, if you are scheduled for the Air Force
Academy tour on Friday, you would select the NORADtour on Thursday.
If you choose not to take the NORADtou:-, you
would have the option of taking some of the de-
lightful sounding Centennial Travel tours and.seeing our beautiful area. Maybe you would liketo get your own group together and sele?t a tour
of your choice. Or, if thi s doesnIt au:-t .you:fancy, you could just stay around and VlS1.t W1.th
friends. You can come early or stay longer and still have the opportunity of enjoying BEAUTIFUL
ANDCOLORFULCOLORADO.
ACCCMMODATIONSA total of 250 rooms have been reserved at theAntlers Plaza Hotel and an additional 50 rooms
at the Rain Tree Inn. When the Antlers Plaza
Hotel is full, the reservations will automatic-
ally be sent to the Rain Tree Inn, and confirm-
ations will be sent to thos making the reserva-
tions. When you send in your hotel reservation
card, please indicate with whomyou would liketo room.
As of May10 the Antlers Plaza Hotel stopped
taking any reservations by telephone or blanket
reservations unless they are accompanied by a
list of people occupying those rooms. It was
getting too confusing to the hotel and to us to
have the blanket reservations for an entire class
and then the se same individuals sending in their
registration forms. This will eliminate duplic-
ate reservations being made.
MEMORABILIA
The Antlers Plaza Hotel has said if you W~1t tomail posters, memorabil~, etc. prior to the con-
ference, you may do so by mailing them to your-self c10 The Antlers Plaza Hotel, 1978 WASPCon-
fere~ce, Chase Stone Center,. Colorado Springs,
Colorado 80903. The hotel will hold them for you
until the conference.MISCELLANEOUS
A total of 212 reservations have been made for the
conference to date. This is terrific, and we knOl'Tthat a lot more reservations will be received
before conference time arrives.
Volunteers will be needed to help out at the
conference in various capacities. Two of the
most important ones will be helping out in the
sales room selling various WASPitems which will
be on sale. Also, help will be neede to run pro-
jectors and film equipment in the room where the
various films and ta.pes will be shown. If any
of you would like to volunteer, please let usknow.
Penny Garrett would like to express her thanks toall of you :whohave sent articles, pictures, etc.
to be used in the booklet which will be given atthe conference. Time does not permit Penny to
thank each of yeu individually at this time, but
she does want you to know howmuch she appreciatesall the information you have sent to her.
Hey Everybody - please bring your songbooks tothe conference.
Betty Jo Reed
Mary Helen ChappellCo-Ghairman
COLORADOSPRINGS*** 1978Sept. 2 :l - Oct. 1
A VOTEOF THANKSU
On the following page is the complete schedule
of events and their locations to be offered during the Convention, as submitted by your
Chairman of the Convention Committee, Betty Jo
Reed. Thanks for all the hard work and timethat went in to setting this program up. I
know the whole membership joins me in thankingyou and your Co-chairman Mary Helen Chappell. FA . .
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PROGRAM - WASP CONFERENCECOLORADO SPRI NGS, COLORADO
SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER I , 197B
DATE
F r i d ay , S ep t . 2 9
EVENT ! LOCATI ON
NORAD Tour #3 Depar t sAnt l er s P l aza Hot el ( 1 bus)
T I M E
8: 30 am
Wednesday, Sept . 27 Ac ademy Tour #3 Depar t s 9: 15 am
Ant l er s P l aza Hot el ( 4 busses)
DATE EVENT/ LOCATI ON
Regi st r at i onLobby, Ant l er s P l aza Hot el
2 , 0 0 p m - 9 , 0 0 p m
NORAD Tour #3 9: 00 am - f , oon
Academy Tour #1 Depar t s 9: 15 amAnt l er s Pl aza Hot e 1 ( 4 busses)
Academy Tour #1 9, 45 am - Noon
NORAD Tour #1 Depar t s 9. 30 amAnt l er s P l aza Hot el (I bus)
NORAD Tour #1 10, 00 am - Noon
Academy Tour #2 Depar t s 11, 00 amAnt l er s Pl aza Hot e 1 ( 4 busse s)
Ac ade my T o ur #4 De pa r t s 11: 00 amAnt l er s P l aza Hot el ( 4 busses)
9, 45 am - Noon
1 : 0 0 p m - 4 , 0 0 p m
- 2 : 0 0 p m
Noon
Noon
2, 00 pm
4, 00 pm
3, 30 pm
12: 30 pm
1 1, 1 5 a m - 3 : 3 0 p m
Academy Tour #3
Academy Tour #3 Depar t sAi r For ce Academy
Academy Tour #4 Depar t sAi r For ce Academy
NORAD Tour #4 Depar t sAnt l er s P l aza Hot el ( 1 bus)
NORAD Tour #4
NORAD Tour #3 Depar t s N OR A D
Academy Tour #4
LUNCH ( Academy Tour s 3 & 4)Ai r For ce Academy
NORAD Tour #4 Depar t s- NORAD
Noon - 2 : 00 pm
B, OO am - 9, 00 am
7 . 0 0 a m - 8 , 0 0 a m
Noon
1 1, 1 5 a m - 3 . 3 0 p m
Regi st r at i on and Br eakf astAnt l er s Pl aza Hot el
Wel come & Academy Br i ef i ngAnt l er s Pl aza Hot el
NORAD Tour #1 Depar t sNORAD
Academy Tour #2
LUNCH ( Academy Tour s 1 & 2)Ai r For ce Academy
Thur s day , Sept . 28
44- 2 t hr ough 44- 10 cl ass pi ct ur es 4: 30 pm- 6, OO pmNORAD Tour #2 Depar t s
An t l e r s P l a z a Ho t e l ( 1 b us )
NORAD Tour #2
Academy Tour #1 Depar t sAi r For ce Academy
Academy Tour #2 Depar t sAi r For ce Academy
12: 30 pm
1 , 0 0 p m - 4 : 0 0 p m
2: 00 pm
3, 30 pmSat ur day, Sept ' . 30
Cockt ai l Par t y/ Hor s D' oeuvr esAnt l er s Pl aza Hot el
EVENI NG FREE
Appr eci at i on Br eakf ast & WASPMeet i ng, Ant l er s Pl aza Hot el
Lunch ( on your own)
6 , 3 0 p m - 8 , 3 0 p m
8: 30 am - Noon
Noon - 2 , 00 pm
WAFS t hr ough 44- 1 c l ass pi ct ur es 4. 30 pm - 6, 00 pmAnt l er s P l aza Hot el
NORAD Tour #2 Depar t sNORAD
4. 00 pm WASP Meet i ngAnt l er s Pl aza Hot el
Recept i on/ Cash BarAnt l er s Pl aza Hot el
2 , 0 0 p m - 4 , 0 0 p m
6 : 3 0 p m - 7 : 3 0 p m
EVENI NG FREE BanquetAnt l er s Pl aza Hot el
7: 30 pm - 10, 30 pm
S un da y, Oc t . 1 Memor i al Fl y Away Br eakf astAnt l er s Pl aza Hot el
9 : 3 0 a m - 1 1, 3 0 a m
- E ND -
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WASPN:E.VlSU.'TTER
Bee Haydu, President
Sara Hayden, Vice-President
Betty Nicholas, Secretary/Treasurer
Leoti Dea.ton, Board of Directors
Mary JU1I1aWyall, Board of Directors
Committees
Awards, AnnAtkeison
Commemora~iveStamp, Helen Snapp
Historian, Mary Annai'lyall
Membership, ~iggy Hunter
Memorial, Joan Frost
Editor, Betty Cross
Nomination, Kathleen Hilbrandt
Publicity, Betty Jane Willim.s
Service, Della Tissaw
RffiISTRATION
***
Betty J0 Reed Mary Chappell
There has been same confusion about the regis-
tration forms and we wish to clarify any miscon-
ceptions. The $55 fee is per individual. If your husband or any other guest is caning with youthere is another charge of $55 added for each one.
There can be no partial payments; full payment is
required for a confirmed registration. Those who
sent in partial payments, plea.se send in remainder
of payment. Mary Chappell is holding on to your
partial payment until total amount is sent. If your husband or any other guest is coming with you
there is another charge of $55 added for each one.
All registrations must be in and paid for no later
than 8/25/78. This is also the date by which you
must notify, in writing, in the event you have paid
your registration and are unable to attend at the
last minute in order to get a refund on sm.e. After
8/25/78 there will be no refunds. If paid Regist-ration fee is not received by July 25, 78, such fee
will then cost $65 after this date instead of $55
per person. All the above was noted in the litera-
ture sent to each of you. This is to remind all of
you in plenty of time and read your registration
form carefully/ c'mon girls and get those registra-
tions in and let's IDAkethis the best get-to-gether yet. Ed.
Mary says not to be upset by the plural on Wamens
Airforce Service Pilots heading on forms. It was
a Printers mistake and since time was of the essence
there wasn't time for reprinting the forms. She
says so far there haven't been manyregistrations
from 44w6 and asks her class to start getting 'emin so W6has a good representation from their class.
There has been a suggestion from Mary Retick Wells,
44-6, that classes might, when they IDAketheir reser-vations for the Antlers, ask if they can be put onthe same floor with other members of their class if
at all possible as it makes for lots of terrificget reacquainted parties with old comrades.
Arrangements for parking of cars and motor homes
are being made at this time for those whomotor in1
Penny Garrett has already received many pics and
articles from quite a few but doesn't have time let
everyone who has sent them knorl they have been re-
ceived. However, she says they are being received
and wishes to thank all of who contribute.
*BRlNGTOCONFERENCEll-
Those whohave video tapes of TVinterviews,
newscasts or any progrm.s about the WASPs,be sure
to bring them to the Conference in Colorado Springs.
Wehope to have the proper video tape projection
equipment on hand.
"THEPREZSEZ"
"YOU'REIN THEARMYNOW",and so the old adage
of HURRYANDWAlTholds true. I knowit seems
distant, but, yes, we did have a victory in Nov.
177. This victory also opened the door for notonly the WASPs,but for other organizations who
feel they are ~eserving of recognition as veter-
ans. Regulations for all groups must be estab-
lished and to this end a Board has been created
within the Dept. of Defense. It is our under-
standing that the regulation has been made and is being presented to the Veterans' Affairs Commit-
tees, Veterans Administration and all branches of the Military. This is a timely procedure which
explains why so muchtime has past since our in-
itial. success.In the December, 19'76 Newsletter and by special
post card mailing to graduate WASP,we requested
that they please a o not contact the Department
of Defense or any other gover~ntal organization because this action is a delaying one. If we be-
come forceful, aema.ndingand impatient, ~t is not
only bad for the WASPimage which to this point
has been a low profile one ~for wru.chwe owe our
success), but it slow up procedures. It creates
an atmosphere of debate on each issud inaividuals
raise and places our strong allies in a position
of having LOcontinually defend us. Throught Col.
?ruce Arnola 1 have been regularJ.y inquiring howthings are progressing. 1have corresponudnce
from Lhe Legislative Division of the Dept. of theAir Force stating: "The Air foce, .5Executive
Ago:::ntfor the Department of 1Jefen::lt:!,is in the process of preparing an implementing regulation.
This regulation will establish procedures for de-
termining which groups will oe recognized as having performed .ctive duty service in the Armed!,'orces
and will specify application proceaures t.hrough
which groups and inai~duals may apply to have
their service reviewed."Whenthe t.ime comes, we will be contacted ~nd so
we must nowdo the military bit of IWU[;ing".
Hopefully, at the Conference in ~ept. or even
Booner, Lhere will Demore concreLe ~hings t.o re-
port.Asst. Secretary of the Air Force (.Manpower,Re-
serve Affairs & lnsta.llations) Hon. Antonia Hand-ler ~hayes and Col. Bruce Arnold want. t.o t.hank you
a1.Lfor your patience and understanding.
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* * * J ACQUELI NE COCHRAN* " *
Be e Ha y du s p o k e wi t h J a c q ue l i n e Co c h r a n i n Ha y .S he wi l l b e u na bl e t o a t t e nd t h e S ep t . , 1 97 8Co nf e r e n c e b ec a u s e h er h ea l t h wi l l n ot p er mi t h e rt o g o t o s u c h h i g h a l t i t u de s . S he wa nt s e ve r y on et o k n ow " h a t s h e h op es a l l wi . l l h av e a r e a l l y
g oo d c e l e br a t i o n a nd s h e i s s o r r y t h a t s h e wi l lbe unab. Le t . o j o i n us.
1 1 1 1 1 CORPORATI ON - AT LAST ' J J I J .
I J J l l CORPORATI ON - AT LAST 1 1 1 J J
Be c a us e o f l e ga l c o mp l i c a t i o ns , we we r e u na bl et o use WASP Memor i a l s , I nc . as our cor por at i on ,a l t h ou gh we a r e g r a t e ! ' u l t o h av e i t s u s e f o r l o w-cost mai l i ngs. Sar a Hayden f o r med a commi t t eewho wor ked on t he name, by l aws and st r uct UFe o f t he cor por at i on and r epor t ed t o t he Boar d o f Di r ec t or s.
We a r e g r a t e f Ul t o a l l o f y o u, mo r e t h an 4 00 ,wh o g av e u s y o ur t h ou gh t s a nd p r e f e r e nc e s a s t ot h e k i n d o f o r g an i za t i o n we s h o ul d h av e ; it i s
YOUR or g an i z at i on an d we ha ve tried t o a bi d e b yyour wi shes.
S i n c e we h a ve wo n v e t e r a ns ' s t a t u s , WA SP s wi l lgo down i n h i st o r y as THE Women Ai r f o r ce Ser v i ceP i l o t s a nd t h er e s h al l n ev er b e a no t h er s u c hgr o up. I t is f i t t i ng t o l eave t h i s gr oup i nt acta s t h e o nl y o ne s t o b e c a l l e d WAS Ps . We h av et her ef or e chosen t he name wa~ SERVI CE PI LOTSASSOCI ATI ON, I NC. t o be t he l ega l and pr o t ect i nga r m o f a WAS P o r g an i za t i o n t o p r e s e r v e o u r h i s t o r y ,and at t he same t i me per mi t t he admi t t ance i n t oour member shi p of ot her women mi l i t ar y ser vi ce
p i l o t s a s we l l a s t h e t r a i n ee s , i n s t r u c t o r s , a ndot her s who cont r i but ed t o t he WASP pr ogr am.
Th e Or der of F i f i ne l l a whi c h was s et up i n1 94 4 h ad I I t h r e e c l a s s e s o f me mb er s h i p : 1 . A CT I V E( a) char t er ( b ) r egul ar ; 2 . HONORARY: 3 . SPONSOR. I I
Ma n y o f y o u h av e a s k e d q ue s t i o ns a s t o o ur me m-ber sh i p r equi r ement s , and t h i s is t h e a ns we r -we have a l ways been an open or gani zat i on .
Th e Ar t i c l es of I nc or p or a t i on an d By l aws f o l l owt h i s p r e f a c e . P l e a s e r e a d a n d s t u dy t h es e d oc u me nt f as t hey wi . l l be f o r mal l y pr esent ed at t he gener a lb us i n es s me e t i n g i n Co l o r a do S pr i n gs f o r y o ur a c c -ept ance.
CERTI FI CATE OF I NCORPORATI ON
OFWOMEN SERVI CE PI LOTS ASSOCI ATI ON, I NC.
1 . T he n ame b y wh i c h t h e c o r p or a t i o n s h al l b ek n own i s : W~ S ERV I CE P I L OT S A SS OCI AT I ON, I NC. ,a cor por at i on o f The Commonweal t h o f Mass achuset t s .
2 . T he p ur p os e s f o r wh i c h t h e c o r p or a t i o n i sf or med ar e as f o l l ows:
Th i s c or p or a t i on is f o r med t o engage i n st r i c t l ye du c a t i o na l , c h ar i t a bl e a nd b e ne v ol e nt p ur p os e s ,f o r t h e p r o s e c u t i o n o f h i s t o r i c a l , l i t e r a r y a n de du c a t i o na l p ur p os e s o f t h e c o r p or a t i o n , t o p r e -ser ve t he h i st o r i ca l i dent i t y o f t he Women Ai r f o r ceS er v i c e P i l o t s a nd t o p r o mo t e a nd p r e s e r v e f o r h i s -t o r i c a l , e du c a t i o na l a nd l i t e r a r y p ur p os e s t h e r o l eo f wo me n p i l o t s i n t h e s e r v i c e o f t h ei r c o un t r y
d =i n g t i me s o f wa r a nd p e ac e . Th e c or p or a t i on s ha l l ha ve t he po wer t o do al l
l e ~a l a c t s i n f u r t h er a n c e o f i t s c h ~: i t a bl e , e d-uc~t j . onal , l i t p. r ar y, benevol ent and hi st or i calpur poses as wel l a . s any ot her power s gr ant . ed t oc h ar i t a bl e c o r p or a t i o ns u nd er t h e l a ws o f t h eComi nonweal t h o f Massachuset t s , Gener a l Laws Chap-t e r 1 80 , b ut n ot a ny o t h er p owe r s .
No mo ne y o r o t he r a s s et o f a ny f un d s h al l bel i ab l e t o at t a . chment , t r ust ee pr ocess , equi t ab l el i e n o r o t he r pr o ce s s , o r t o b e s e i z e d, t a ke n,a pp r o pr i a t e d o r a p pl i e d b y a ny l e ga l o r e qu i t a bl ep r o c es s o r o pe r a t i o n o f l a w t o p ay a ny d eb t o rl i a bi l i t y o f a n y l e ga l p er s o n .
Th i s or g an i z at i on i s he r eb y de c l ar e d t o be ac h ar i t a bl e a nd b en ev o l e nt i n s t i t u t i o n, a nd a l l o f i t s a s s e t s s h al l b e e x emp t f r o m a l l a nd e ve r y s t a t .c oun t y di s t r i c t , mun i c i p al a nd s c ho ol t a x. I t i s
, .
t h e i n t e nt o f t h i s c o r p or a t i o n t o q ua l i f y a s a ne x emp t o r g an i za t i o n p ur s u a nt t o t h e I n t e r n al Re v -enue Code.
3. The member sh i p o f t he Women Ser v i ce P i l o t sAs s o c i a t i o n I n c . , s h al l b e c o mp os e d o f c h ar t e rmember s w~en gr aduat es o f mi l i t a r y p i l o t t r a i n -i ng pr o~ams, r egul ar member s , and ass oc i a t e mem-ber s.
Cl ass i f i cat i on of Member s:A. Char t er Hember s - WAFs, WASP gr a . duat es,
WASP admi ni s t r at i veB. A l l o t her women gr aduat es o f mi l i t a r y
pi l ot t r ai ni ng pr ogr amsC. Regul ar Member s - Per sons a f f i l i a t ed wi t h
t he WASP t r ai ni ng pr ogr am
D. Ass oci at e member sE ac h me mb er i n g oo d s t a nd i n g s h a l l b e e nt i t l e d
t o c a s t o ne v ot e f o r t h e e l e c t i o n o f o f f i c e r s .4 . Ter mi nat i on o f Member sh i p Pr i v i l eges:
A ny me mb er wh o h as n ot p . u d d ue s s h a l l n otb e e l i g i b l e t o v o t e o r h ol d o f f i c e .5 . By - l a ws o f t h e c o r p or a t i o n h av e b ee n d ul y
adopt ed and t he i n i t i a l d i r ect or s , pr es i dent ,t r e a s u r e r a nd c l e r k o r o t h er p r e s i d i n g, f i n an -c i a l o r r e c o r d i n g o f f i c e r s wh os e n ame s a r e s e to ut b el o w, h av e b ee n d ul y e l e c t e d .
6 . T he e f f e c t i v e d at e o f o r g an i z a t i o n o f t h ec o r p or a t i o n s h a l l b e t h e d at e o f f i l i n g wi t h t h eSecr et ar y o f t he Commonweal t h : Mar ch 15, 1978.
7 . T he f o l l o wi n g i n f o r ma t i o n s h a l l n ot f o ra n y p ur p os e b e t r e a t e d a s a p er ma ne nt p ar t o f t h eAr t i c l es o f Or gani zat i on o f t he cor por at i on .
a . T he p os t o f f i c e a dd r e s s o f t h e i n i t i a lp r i n c i p al o f f i c e o f t h e c o r p or a t i o n i n Ma s s a c h u-
s e t t s i s :200 Br oadway, Met huen, Mass achuset t s 01844b . T he n ame , r e s i d en c e, a nd p os t o f f i c e a dd -
r e s s o f e ac h o f t h e i n i t i a l d i r e c t o r s a nd f o l l o -wi n g o f f i c e r s o f t h e c o r p or a t i o n a r e a s f o l l o ws :
P r e s i d en t : Be r n i c e F . Ha yd u, 4 20 0 N. Oc e anDr . , Ri v i e r a B ea c h , F L 3 34 04
Tr e as ur e r : El i z ab et h P. Ni c ho l as , 12 5 W.8 2n d S t . , I n di a na po l i s , I N
46260
Cl e r k : Sa r a P ay ne Hay de n, 22 St a di umRoad, Met huen, MA 01844
Di r ec t or s:B er n i c e F a l k Ha y du , 4 20 0 N. Oc e a n ~. ,
Ri v i e r a Be a c h, F L 3 34 04
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E l i z a b e t h Pe t t i t t Ni c h o l a s , 1 25 W.8 2n d S t . , I n di a n ap o l i s , I N
46260Le o t i De a t o n , 2 31 1 R ob e r t s , Wi c h i t a
F a l l s , T X 7 63 01Mar y Mar t i n Wyal l , P . O. Box 9212,
For t i ' / ayne, I N 46809S a r a Pa y ne Ha y d en , 2 2 S t a d i u m R o a d,
Met huen, MA 01844c . T he d at e i n i t i a l l y a do pt e d o n wh i c h t h e
c o r p or a t i o n' s f i s c a l y e ar e nd s i s S ep t . 3 0d . T he d at e i n i t i a l l y f i x e d i n t h e b y - l a ws f o r
t h e a n nu a l me e t i n g o f me mb e r s o f t h e c o r p -o r a t i o n i s : Oc t o be r 1 5
e . ~h e n ame a nd b us i n es s a dd r e s s o f t h e r e s -~d en t a ge nt o f t h e c o r p or a t i o n i s : S ar aPa y ne Ha y de n , 2 2 S t a d i u m Ro a d, Me t h ue n , MA
01844. I N WI TNESS WHEREOF and under penal t i e s o f per -
J ur y , We, t he be l ow, s i gn ed I NCORPORAT ORS doh e r ~b y c e r t i f y u nd e r t h e p a i n s a n d p e na l t i e s o f p er J u r y t h at we h av e n ot b ee n c o nv i c t e d o f a nyc r i me s r e l a t i n g t o a l c o h o l o r g a mi n g wi t h i n t h e
p as t t e n y e ar s ; We d o h er e by f u r t h er c e r t i f yt h at t o t h e b es t o f o ur k n owl e dg e t h e a bo v e n am-e d p r i n c i p a l o f f i c e r s h a ve n o t b e en s i mi l a r l yconvi c t ed.Be r n i c e F a l k Ha yd u 4 20 0 N. Oc e an Dr . , Ri v i e r a
Be ac h , F L 3 3 40 4E l i z a b et h P e t t i t t Ni c h ol a s 1 25 W. 8 2n d S t . ,
I n di a n ap o l i s , I N 4 62 60L eot i Deat on 2311 Rober t s , Wi c hi t a
F a l l s , T X 7 63 01Mar y Mar t i n Wyal l P . C. Box 9212, F or t
Wayne, I N 46809Sar a P~e Hayden 22 St adi um Road,
Met huen, MA 01844L o i s Do bb i n Au c ht e r l o ni e 2 6 Ag awa m R oa d, Ac t o n,
MA 01720F . V : i r g i n i a Ac h e r Wi l l i a ms 3 24 Bos t o n Rd . , N.
Bi l l er i ca , HA 01862Mi l dr ed Hous e F er r ee 22 St andi s h Rd. ,
Wel l es l ey Hi l l s , MA02181
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WOMEN SERVI CE PI LOTS ASSOCI ATI ON, I NC.BYL AWS
ARr I CLE I
S ec t i o n 1 . Na me
~e n mn e o f t h i s o r g a ni z a t i o n i s Wo me n S e r v i c eP i l o t s As a oc i a t i o n , I n c .
ARTI CLE I I
S ec t i o n 1 . P ur p os e. T he p ~p os e o f t h e o r g an i z a t i o n i s s t a t e d i n~t s ent ~r et y i n t he Cer t i f i cat e o f I ncor por at i on.
S ec t i o n 2 . L e gi s l a t i v e a nd P o l i t i c a l P o l i c i e sNo s u bs t a nt i a l p ar t o f t h e a c t i v i t i e s o f t h e
c o r p or a t i o n s h al l b e t h e c a r r y i n g o n o f p r o pa -ganda, or ot her wi se at t empt i ng t o i n f l uencel e gi s l a t i o n, a nd t h e c o r p or a t i o n s h al l n ot p ar -t i c i p at e i n , o r i n t e r v e ne i n , ( i n c l u di n g t h ep ub l i s h i n g o r d i s t r i b ut i o n o f s t a t e me n t s ) , a n yp o l i t i c a l c a mp a i g n o n b e ha l f o f a n y c a n di d a t ef o r p ub l i c o f f i c e .
S e c t i o n 3 . A f f i l i a t i o nAf f i l i a t i on of t he i ' / omenSer v i ce Pi l o t s Assoc-i a t i o n, I n c . a s a n o r g an i z a t i o n, wi t h a ny o t h ero r g a ni z a t i o n o r d ul y c o n s t i t u t e d g r o u p f o r t h ep ur p o s e o f p r o mo t i n g e i t h e r t h e i n t e r e s t o f t h eo t h e r g r o u p o r t h e Wo me n S e r v i c e P i l o t s As s o c -i a t i o n , I n c . , s h a l l r e q ui r e a t wo - t h i r d s v o t eof a l l qua l i f i ed member s .
ARTI CLE I I I
S ec t i o n 1 . F i s c a l The r even ue of t he c or po r at i on s ha l l be de r i v -ed f r om annual member sh i p dues , i nvest ment s ,c o n t r i b ut i o n s a n d s u c h o t h e r me a ns a s ma y b e
a pp r o v ed b y t h e Bo ar d o f Di r e c t o r s , n on e o f wh i c h s o u r c e s ma y b e i n c o ns i s t e n t wi t h t h e p r o -v i s i o ns o f S ec t i o n 5 01 ( c ) ( 3 ) o f t h e I n t e r n alRe ve nu e Co de . No p a r t o f t h e n e t e ar n i n gs o f t h e Wo me n S e r v i c e P i l o t s As s o c i a t i o n , I n c . o ra ny o f i t s a s s et s s h al l e ve r i n ur e t o t h e b en -e f i t o f a ny p r i v a t e i n di v i d ua l . T he p r i v a t ep r o p er t y o f t h e me mb e r s s h a l l n o t b e s u b j e c tt o t h e p ay me nt o f c o r p or a t i o n d eb t s t o a ny e x -t e nt wh at s o ev er . T he f i s c a l y ea r o f t h e c o r -p or a t i o n s h al l b eg i n Oc t o be r f i r s t a nd s h al lend on Sept ember t h i r t i et h o f t he f o l l owi ngyear .
S e c t i o n 2 . Di s s o l u t i o n
Up on t h e d i s s o l u t i o n o f t h e c o r p or a t i o n t h eBoa r d o f Di r e c t o r s s h a l l , a f t e r p a yi n g ~r ma k-i n g p r o v i s i o n f o r t h e p ay me nt o f a l l o f t h el i a bi l i t i e s o f t h e c o r p or a t i o n, d i s p os e o f a l lo f t h e a s s e t s o f t h e c o r p or a t i o n e x c l u s i v e l yf o r t h e p ur p os e s o f t h e c o r p or a t i o n i n s u c hma n ne ~, o r t o s u c h o r g a ni z a t i o n o r o r g a ni z a t i o n so r g a r u z e d a n d o p er a t e d e x c l u s i v e l y f o r c h a r i -t a bl e , e du c at i o na l , o r h i s t o r i c a l p ur p os e s a ss h al l a t t h e t i me q ua l i f y a s a n e x emp t o r g an -i z a t i o n o r o r g an i z a t i o ns u nd er S ec t i o n 5 01 ( c )(3) o f t h e I n t e r n al Re v en ue Co de o f 1 95 4 ( o rt h e c o r r e s p o nd i n g p r o v i s i o n o f a n y f u t u r e Un i -t e d S t a t e a I n t e r n a l Re v e nu e La w) , a s t h e Boa r do f Di r e c t o r s s h al l d et e r mi n e. An y s u c h a s s e t s
no t s o d i s po se d o f s ha l l be di s po se d o f by t hea pp r o pr i a t e c o ur t o f t h e c o un t y i n wh i c h t h ep r i n c i p al o f f i c e o f t h e c o r p or a t i o n i s t h enl o c at e d, e xc l u s i v el y f o r s u c h p ur p os e s o r t os u c h o r g an i z a t i o n o r o r g an i z a t i o ns , a s s a i dCo u r t s h a l l d e t e r mi n e , wh i c h a r e o r g a ni z a e d a n do pe r a t e d e x ~u s i v e l y f o r s u c h p ur p os e s .
Sect i on 3. Due aDu e a s h a l l b e d e t e r mi n e d b y t h e me mb e r s a t aGener a l Bus i ness meet i ng.
ARrICIX IV
Sect i on 1 . Member sh i p
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Th e membe r s hi p of Women Se r v i c e P i l ot s As s oc i a-tion, I n c . s h a l l b e c o mp os e d o f c h ar t e r me mb er s ,women gr aduat es o f mi l i t a r y p i l ot t r a i n i ne pr o -gr ams, r egul ar member s, and ass oci at e member s.
S ec t i o n 2 . Cl a s s i f i c a t i o n o f Me mb er sA. Char t er member s : W. A. F . s , W. A. S . P . gr ad-
uat es and W. A. S. P. Admi ni st r at i ve.B. Ot her women gr aduat es o f mi l i t a r y p i l o t
t r ai ni ng pr ogr ams .
C. Re gu l a r me mb er s : P e r s o n s a f f i l i a t e d wi t ht he W. A. S. P. t r ai ni ng pr ogr am.
D. Assoc i a t e member s .
Sect i on 3. Vo t i n g P r i v i l e ge s o f Me mb er s .Each member i n good st andi ng sha l l be ent ~t l edt o c a s t o ne v ot e .
Sect i on 4. Ter mi nat i on of Member shi p Pr i v i l egesAn y me mb er wh o h as n ot p ai d d ue s s h a l l n ot b ee l i g i b l e t o v o t e o r h ol d o f f i c e .
ARTI CLE V
Sect i on 1. El ec t i ons .A. T he e l e ct e d o f f i c er s s h al l ~c l u de a t l e as t
a P r e s i d en t a Vi c e P r e s i d en t , a S ec r e t a r y ,a T r e a s ur e r ' a nd s u c h o t h er o f f i c e r s a s ~h emember shi p mf ' . yf r om t i me t o t i me det er nu. ne.Ot her el ect ed posi t i ons i ncl ude t wo member so f t h e Bo a r d o f Di r e c t o r s .Al l o f f i c e r s s h al l b e e l e c t e d b y b al l o t a t
B. a g en er a l b us i n es s me et i n g, e xc e pt t h at t h eP r e s i d en t a nd t h e Vi c e P r e s i d en t s h al l s e r v e
. . of t wo y ear s but s hal l not exc eeda~~ t dt wo c o n s e c ut i v e t e r ms . T he S ec r e a r y a nt he Tr easur er sha l l ser ve a mi n i J m. unof t wo
year s . " , h
Th er e s ha l l be t wo el ec t ed membe r s of t . eC. Bo ar d o f Di r e c t o r s wh o s h al l s e r v c e a ~-i mu m o f f i v e y e ar s a nd s e v e n y e ar s .
D. Al l c a nd i d at e s f o r e l e c t i v e o f f i c e s h al l b egr aduat e mi l i t ar y pi l ot s . .Al l v ac a nc i e s i n o f f i c e s h al l b e f i l ~e d b y
E . s e l e c t i o n a nd v ot e o f t h e Bo ar d o f D~r e c t o r s
a nd s h a l l b e f o r t h e u ne x pi r e d t e r m o nl y .
ARl ' I CLE VI
Sect i on 1. Dut i es o f t he Boar d o f Di r ec~or s Th e man ag emen t of t he c or p or a t i on an d ~t s pr o -p er t y i s v e s t e d in t he Boar d o f Di r ect or s .A. T he Bo ar d o f Di r e c t o r s s h al l b e c o mp os e d o f
a t t h e l e as t t h e P r e s i d en t , t h e Vi c e P r e s -
i d en t t h e S ec r e t a r y , t h e T r e a s ur e r , t , , / , Oel ect ~d member s, and t he i mmedi at e PastP r e s i d en t wh o s h a l l s e r v e f o r t h e t e r m o f t he i ncumbent Pr esi dent .
B. Me e t i n gs o f t h e B oa r d o f Di r e c t o r s ma y b ecal l ed f r om t i me t o t i me by t he Pr e si dento r b y a ny t h r e e me mb er s o f t h e B oa r d . T heBo ar d s h al l h av e a l l d ut i e s a nd p owe r s a sset f o r t h i n t he Cer t i f i cat e o f I ncor por a -t i o n. I t s h al l b e i t s d ut y t o c ar r y o utt h e p ur p os e s o f t h e c o r p or a t i o n a c c o r d i n gt o t h e l a ws a nd a s p r o v i d ed i n t h es e By l a ws .
Th e Boar d s ha l l au t ho r i z e t he ex pe nd i t ur e
o f f u nd s n ot b ud ge t e d a nd s h al l s e l e c t a na ud i t o r t o c o nd uc t a n a n nu al a ud i t . S uc hf i n an c i a l r e po r t s s h a l l b e p r e s e nt e d a t t h egener a l busi ness meet i ng .
C. T he P r e s i d en t s h al l b e Ch ai : ma n o f t h e Bo ar d ;s h al l p r e s i d e a t a l l g en er a l b us i n es s me et -i n gs a nd me e t i n gs o f t h e B oa r d o f Di r e c t o r s ;sha l l appo i nt a l l o f f i cer s and commi t t eesu nl e s s o t h er wi s e s p e c i f i e d; s h - . l l c a r r y o ut
t he co l l ect i ve wi shes o f t he member sh i p andbe t he i r spokeswoman on mat t er s o f pOl i cy .
D. T he Vi c e P r e s i de nt s h al l a s s i s t t he P r e s -i d en t i n t h e p er f o r ma nc e o f h er d ut i e s ;s h a l l p r e s i d e a t t h e g en er a l b us i n es s me e t -i n gs o r B oa r d o f Di r e c t o r s me e t i n gs i n t h ea bs e n c e o r r e s i g na t i o n o f t h e P r e s i d en t .
E . T he S ec r e t a r y s h al l b e r e s po ns i b l e f o r t h ea c c ur a t e a c c ou nt o f a l l t r a ns a c t i o ns o f t h eg en er a l b us i n es s me e t i n gs a nd Bo a r d o f Di r -e c t o r s me e t i n gs , a nd s h a l l b e r e s p on s i b l ef or mai nt ai ni ng t he Member shi p Rost er .
F . T he T r e as u r e r s h al l b e r e s po ns i bl e f o r t hec o nt r o l o f a l l mo ni e s d ue t h e c o r p or a t i o na nd h ol d r e c e i p t s f o r t h em; ma k e r e po r t o f
t h e r e c e i p t s a nd e x pe nd i t u r e s a t t h e g en er a lb us i n es s me e t i n gs ; a nd t o t h e Bo a r d o f Di r -ect or s as r equi r ed.
G. T he d ep os i t o r y f o r t h e c o r p or a t i o n f u nd ss h a l l b e d es i g na t e d b y t h e B oa r d o f Di r e c t o r s .
ARTI CLE VI I
Sect i on 1. Commi t t ee sA. T he P r e s i d en t , u po n t a k i n g o f f i c e , s h al l
appo i nt a Cha i r man and member s f o r each o f t he St andi ng Commi t t ees. The St andi ng Cam-mi t t ees sha l l be:1. Hi s t or i an2. 1- 1emor i a l
3 . Re c o gn i t i o n4. Membe r s hi p5. Nomi nat i ng
B. T he P r e s i d en t ma y a pp oi n t s u c h S pe c i a lCommi t t ees as she may deem adv i sab l e ands h e s h al l h av e t h e a ut h or i t y t o f i l l v a-c a n c i e s e x i s t i n g o n S t a nd i n g o r S pe c i a lCo mmi t t e e s . T he P r e s i d en t s h a l l b e a nex o f f i c i o member o f a l l cOl l l l l l i t t eesex -cept t he Nomi nat i ng COl I I I I I i t t ee.
ARTI CLE VI I I
Sect i on 1. I n s i g ni a a nd Of f i c i a l P i n Th er e s ha l l be an of f i c i al i ns i gn i a c al l ed
" F i f i ne l l a" as r eg i st er ed wi t h t he Copyr i ghtOf f i ce , Women Ser v i ce P i l o t s Assoc i at i on , I nc . "A. No a r t i c l e s h al l b e s o l d b ea r i n g t h e o f f -
i c i a l i n s i g ni a wi t h ou t t h e a pp r o va l o f t h eBoar d o f Di r ect or s .
S ec t i o n 2 . Us e o f Wo me n A i r f o r c e S er v i c e P i l o tWi ngs
A. T he s a l e t o a nd u s e o f W. A. S . P wi n gs s h al lbe r est r i c t ed t o W. A. S . P gr aduat es on l y .Bona f i de co l l ect or s and museums may ob-t a i n t hese wi ngs t hr ough t he Boar d o f Di r -ect or s.
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ARTICLEIX
~ection 1. Publications
A. Newsletter
1. The newsletter shall be sent to all
members without additional cost.
2. The newsletter editor shall be appoint-ed by the President.
B. Membership Roster
1. The membership roster shall be sent toeach member according to the provisions
in the St~nding Rules.
2. No member shall permit the membership
roster to be used for commercial pur-
poses without approval of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLEX
Section 1. Amendments
A. The Bylaws may be amended at the general
business meeting, provided the revision or
amendment shall have been published in the
newsletter at least sixty days prior to the
general business meeting.B. To become effective, any Bylaw amendment
IlIUstreceive a two-thirds vote of all mem-
bers present at the general business meet-ing.
ARTICLEXl
Section 1. Rules
A. The Standing Rules shall be the rules to
direct the specific duties of all officersand appointees and shall contain an out-
line of policies approved by the Board of Directors.
B. The latest revised edition of Robert's
Rules of Order shall govern the conduct of all meetings of the membership and theBoard of Directors.
HISTORIAN'SREPORT
June, 1978
The WASPdisplay which is available for local
exhibits and lectures contains twelve different
articles covering our training, assignments and
militarization in 1977. It was exhibited May 20,
1978 at the NewJersey Air Force Assn. Conventionwhich saluted "Womenin Aviation". Our own DORA
D. STROTHER was the featured speaker, and their
centerfold of the program contained WASPpictures.
This packet contained many of Gretchen Gorman
Graba's WASPrecords. She was stationed with the
5th Fighter Group at Love Field, Texas. Please
reserve the display at least one month in advanceand allow 10 days for delivery.
It is very difficult to knowwhere there are
WASPEXlUBITSin IlIUseumsand libraries unless I
aminformed, and I would be very ha.ppy to hear
where we have exhibits. The following places aresuggestions:
Air Force Museumat Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
International Women's Air &Space »~seum, Dayton,
Ohio '. r h. t DCSmithsonian Institute, "as ~ng on, ••
San Diego Aero-space Museum, San Diego, CA
(Exhibit was destroyed by fire and needs re-
placement items.)
State Museumsand University Libraries
Local Historical Museumswhere WASPslive.
A reminder: Ple.se go through your stored WASP
material and box it with labels on the outside as
to where you want it to be delivered at the time
of your death. Many times your family will not
treasure your WASPthings as IlIUchas you do, nor
will they be apt to knowwhere they should be don-
ted unless you instruct them IN WRITING.
MARTYWYALL,Historian
P.O. Box 92.l2
Fort Wayne, IN 46899
*** NCMINATINGCCMMITTEE-lHl*
Chairman: Kathleen A. Hilbrandt425 Franklin Ave.
Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. 07604
201-288-3196
NOMINATIONOFOFFICERS
The Nominating Committee of the Order of Fifi-nella present the following slate of officers.
These candidates will be voted on at the Confer-
ence in September at Colorado Springs, Colorado.
President - Sara Hayden 44-W-IO
Vice President - Betty Nicholas 44-W-7
Secretary/Treasurer - Ruth Florey 43-W-4
Ncminations will be accepted from the floor.Memberswho cannot attend the Conference should
cast their vote before September Z7, 1978 by send-ing in a ballot to Kathleen A. Hilbrandt, Ncmina-
ting Chairman, 425 Franklin Ave., Hasbrouck Heig-
hts, N.J. 07604. Please indicate on the outsideof the envelope that this is a ballot. Your bal-
lot will be held to be opened at the meeting
when Nomination of Officers will be presented.Awrite-in vote is permissible.
Weare happy to announce that Betty Cross has
consented to continue as Editor of the WASP
Newsletter. Our since1'l1.thanks to Betty for acc-
epting this enormous responsibility.
Kathleen A. Hilbrandt, Chairman Nominating Committee
Selma Cronan - Member, NominatingCommittee
Alice-Jean Starr - Member, Nomina-ting Committee
Did you forget? Please try to rememberl
Send back duu before SeptemberU
$10 to Betty Nicholas
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PUBLI CI TY CHAI RMAN SEEKS YOUR HELPl l
I n o r d e r t o ma ke a c o mp r e h en s i v e r e p or t o n p ub l i c -i t y a c t i v i t i e s , Bet t y J a n e Wi l l i a ms a s ks a l l WASPswh o p a r t i c i p a t e d i n p ub l i c a p pe a r a n c e s , g a ve i n -t e r v i e ws ( r a d i o , T V, ma g az i n e o r n e ws p a pe r s ) t od r o p h e r a l i n e a n d S UI I I I I I a r i z et h ei r i n di v i d ua l a c -t i v i t i e s . Br e v i t y s h ou l d p r e v ai l • • j u s t i n di c a t eh i g hl i g h t s o f t h e ~c t i v i t y • • be c a us e mo s t o f t h en e ws c l i p p i n gs h a ve b e en s e n t t o Ma r t y Wy a l l , o u rh i s t o r i a n , i f y o u f o l l o we d Bee ' s r e q ue s t .
No w t h at Co ng r e s s a nd t h e P r e s i d en t o f Un i t e dSt at es have passed l ~gi s l at i on t o f or mal l y r ecog-n i z e o u r wa r t i me e f f o r t s , we wa n t a g o od r e p or t o f t he ef f or t s WASPs expended t o make t h i s poss i b l e .Ap pr e c i a t e h av i n g y o ur i n pu t s i n h an d b y 1 5 A ug us t .S e nd i n f o r ma t i o n t o a b ov e a d dr e s s . I n c l u de t a l ksb e f o r e g r o u ps i n a d di t i o n t o a n y o t h e r p e r t i n e ntpar t i c i pat i on t hat you have made. I n f or mat i ons h o ul d s t a t e ( a ) T y p e o f c o v e r a g e; ( b ) Na me o f I n t e r -v i e we r ; ( c ) Na me o f n e ws p a p er , T V, r a d i o s t a t i o n o ror gani zat i on; ( d) Appr ox i mat e t i me i nvo l ved wi t h i n -t e r v i e w o r t a l k ; ( f ) Wa s c o v e r a g e f a v o r a b l e t oWASP s ?
Bet t y wa s a f e a t u r e d s p e a ker a b ou t t h e WASP a t
t he Avi at i on/ Space Wr i t er s meet i ng i n Mar ch.S he s a y s , I I Wh at ma k es i t u ni q ue i s t h e f a c t t h atwo me n i n a v i a t i o n we r e h o no r e d a n d we h a d a n a i r -l i n e p i l o t , a p r e s e nt Ai r F o r c e p i l o t ( Ca pt . L aS a uc e ) f l y i n g C- 1 40 Is I t h i n k a nd o ne o f t h e wa -men se l ect ed f or ~st r onaut t r a i n i ng ••• pl us your st r u l y •• •we h ad q ui t e a b i t o f p ho t o t a k i n g, b utI h av en ' t s e en a ny p r e s s r e l e as e s , a s y et . "
* * * J ACQUELI NE COCHRAN HONORED* * *
On F r i d ay e v en i n g, Ma y 1 9t h , t h e Ae r o c l u b o f S ou -t h e r n Ca l i f o r n i a , u nd e r t h e a u s pi c e s o f t h e Na t -i o n al Aer o n au t i c s As s o c i a t i o n , h o no r e d J a c q ue l i n e
Co c hr a n a s o ne o f t h e g r e at p i o ne er s o f a v i a t i o ni n t h i s c e nt u r y . T hi s , t h ei r f i r s t o f p l a nn eda n nu a l b a nq ue t s , wa s h e l d a t t h e Ma r i n a Ci t y Cl u b,l . f a r i n ad e l Re y , n e ar Lo s Ang e l e s A i r p o r t , o n t h eP a c i f i c Oc e an . Mr . F r a n F o x , f o r me r h ea d o f t h eLo s Ang e l e s De p ar t me n t o f A i r p o r t s , s e r v e d a sMa s t e r o f Ce r e mo n i e s a n d p r e s e n t e d J a c k i e wi t h apr oc l amat i on f r om Mayor Br ad l ey i n dec l ar i ng t hat
d ay " J a c qu el i n e Co c hr a n Da y " i n t h e c i t y o f L o sAngel es - - t e l egr ams and gr eet i ngs wer e ext endedf r o m Pr e s i d e nt Ca r t e r a n d o t h e r n a t i o n al f i g ur e s
Bud dy Ro g er s , wh o s e r v e s o n t h e Boa r d o f Di r e c t o r so f t h e Ma r i n a Ci t y C l u b, a n no u nc e d t h a t t h e MCC Th ea t e r t h i s yea r ha s be en de di c at e d i n he r ho no rand name.
C ou nc i l wo ma n Pa t Ru s s e l p r e s e n t e d J a c k i e wi t h abeaut i f u l pr oc l amat i on f r om t he Los Angel es C i t yCo un c i l a c c l a i mi n g a l l o f h er o ut s t a nd i n g f e at e ;s o me t wo h un dr e d g ue s t s j o i n e d i n t h e c e l e b r a -t i o n. Ge ne r a l Ch uc k Y ae ge r a dd ed h i s p r a i s e f o rh er a bi l i t i e s a s a p i l o t h av i n g f l o wn wi t h J a c k i eon many mi ss i ons i n mi l i t ar y a i r c r a f t i n r ecenty e ar s . Ae r o s pa c e ma na ge me nt , T on y L e Vi e r a nd
o t h e r p r o mi n e nt a v i a t i o n p e r s o n a l i t i e s a s we l l a ss o me 1 5 WASPs we r e o n h a nd t o a d d t h e i r a p pl a u s ea nd s h i l r e i n t h e e v en i n g' s e v en t s . I t wa s a v e r y j oy ou s oc c as i on an d J ac k i e was l oo k i ng qu i t ewel l .
TRAVE L NOTE TO L OS ANGEL ES ARE A WAS Ps
I n your behal f , Bet t y J ane Wi l l i ams at t empt ed t os e t u p a g r o up a i r f a r e f r o m t h e L . A. a r e a t o Co l -o r a d a S p r i n gs f o r t h e f o r t h c o mi n g c o n f e r e n c e a n df o un d t h at t h e n ew " c h i c k e n f e ed " c l a s s o f t r a v elo n Co n t i n e nt a l A i r l i n e s i s t h e mo s t e c o no mi c a l t ob e o f f e r e d • • • $ 1 23 r o u nd t r i p f r o m L o s Ang e l e s I n -t er nat i ona l A i r por t d i r ect l y t o Col or ado Spr i ngs .S he h as t e ns t o a dd t h at t h er e a r e o nl y 4 2 s e a t sa v ai l a bl e o n e ac h f l i g ht a l l o c a t e d f o r t h i s c l a s sa nd t h ey wi l l n ot b l o c k o f f s e a t s i n a g r o up n ame .Reser vat i ons I I 1Ustbe made i n an i nd i v i dua l ' s name,s o ma k e y o ur r e s e r v a t i o ns e ar l y . Be t t y s u gg es t sr e s e r v i n g s p ac e o n F l i g ht 1 0, l e av i n g L A X o n We d-n e s da y , S e pt e mb e r 2 7 a t n o on , a r r i v i n g C ol o r a d oS pr i n g s a t 4 : 1 2p m i n t i me t o g e t t o t h e h o t e l ,f r e s h e n u p a n d e n j o y t h e e v e ni n g a r r i v a l a c t i v i -t i e s wi t h f r i e nd s . Re t u r n f l i g ht t h at s e e ms c o n-v en i e nt i s F l i g ht 8 8, Oc t . 1 s t , l e av i n g t h at S un -d ay a t 4 : 4 5p m a r r i v i n g L AX a t 7 : 2 Op n. I f e no ug ho f t h e WASPs b o ok r e s e r v a t i o n s o n t h e s e f l i g h t s
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t h e s a me k i n d o f c a ma r a d er i e c a n b e e n j o y e d a s wa se v i d e nt o n t h e Ho t S pr i n gs t r i p .
COCKTAI L PARTY&
LUNCHEON
A c o c k t a i l p ar t y a nd l u nc h eo n h on or i n g t h e Ho n.An t o ni a H. Ch ay e s , A s s i s t a nt S ec r e t a r y o f t h e Ai rF o r c e ( Of f i c e o f Ma n po we r , Re s e r v e A f f a i r s a n dI n s t a l l a t i o n o f Ai r F o r c e ) , a nd L t . Co l . S hi r l e y J . Ba c h, Sp ec i al As s i s t a nt i n t he s ame of f i c e,
wa s h el d a t F t . Mc Na i r Of f i c e r s Cl u b. I t wa sg i v e n b y t h e Wa s h i n g t o n g r o u p o f WASPs , o n J u n e1 s t , 1 97 8. Co l o ne l Br u c e Ar n ol d wa s t h er e a nd
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a surprise guest was our mi n Dedie Deaton. The
honored @~ests we~e presented with plaques.
Mr. Ed Nolan of Monroe, LA. and President of the
China-Burma-India HwnpPilots Association, announ-
ced that the 33rd Annual Reunion of the Associa-
tion will be held at "The Lodge" in Vail, Colo-rado on Wednesday, August 30th to Sunday, Septem-
ber 3rd, 1978. President Nolan said the Associa-
tion consists of USAF,.ARMY, NAVY,China Nation-
al Airline Corporation, Flying Tigers, Royal Air
Force, COllllllercialand General Aviation and Air-
line Pilots and bonafide crew members who flew
the dangerous Him.a1.ayanroutes during WWll.
Reunion Chairman is Mr. Robert E. Nesmith, 6738
Long Drive, Houston, TX77017 (713)644-5571;
Co-Chair.manis Robert Sizemore, Box 146, Olmito,
TX78575 (5l2)541-12ll; Executive Secty. is Mrs.
Jan Thies, CBI HumpPilots Assoc. ~ 808 Lester St.,
Poplar Bluff, Missouri 63901 (314)785-2420.
All WASPsare invited to attend.
The P47 Thunderbolt Pilots Association invitea
all WASPJug jockeys to their 1979 meeting in
Los Angeles, members or not. ANYP47 pilot is
eligible-combat is not a requisite-and the men
are delighted with the opening of their ranks to
WOOlen pilots.
lliMBERSHIPCOMMITTEE
Chairman: ZIGGYHUNTER
838 Havenwood
Dallas, TX75232
214-224-2905
Gadzooksl HowWASPsdo flitl But th~s to
all of you who did make up duplicate copies when
you sent your membership forms, both Betty and I
were able to keep up a more current record of all
y~ mo~ arOWld. Your double copy has cut our
t~e and ~creased our effectiveness' tremendously.
Wedo appreciate it. Already at least one change
occurs on every one of the roster pages.
We still have a way to go but the way is l!lUch
shorter now and we are cOOlingup with more finds
every week. If you tally up the asterisks by
lost graduates in the Class List Section of your
roster, you will find we've lowered the number t o 99 .
Classes 43-2 and 44-1 only need to locate one
grad each to complete their locates on the grad-
uates. With their whole class concentrating its
total energies on the search, Ross (Kary) Ander-
son 43-2 and H. Lorraine (Fiedler) Raymondof 44-1
stand a good chance of carning off the "lost" list.
And, if each class will zero in on at least one
of its lost ones, weIll have at least 18 more WASPs
to invite to the Colorado Springs shindig. Class
43-.3 has reached its goal of zero lost and can
now concentrate on its 4 lost trainees. Tied for
greatest number of lost grads are 44-5 and 44-6.
A new bit of information has come to light on
Karla D. (Mogensen) Jordan 44-5. Her entry add-
r~ss was 109 John St., Seattle, WA. She attended
Central Wasmngton College at Ellensburg, Iv A ..
She was married to Jordan in 1948 (marriage records
might be on file either at Seattle or Ellensburg.
She attended Colorado State College at Greeley,
Colo. and was a member of the WomensArmyCorps,
as reported in the Avenger of 5/19/44. YouWASPs
in Washington might see howgood you can be at
detective work. And please let me mOIO{ if you
have or can get the phone n~~bers of the follow-
ing members of your class. Wewould like to add
them to the roster info.
43-.3 Elaine Jones, Florence E. Knight, Virginia
Pierce, EmmaWare
43-4 Rosalie L. Grohman, Betty Martin, Nancy E.
Staples, Virginia Watry, Virginia Wood
4.3-5 Jeanne P. D'Ambly, Honica Frasseto, Eliz-
abeth E. Greene, Julia Ledbetter, Irma
Weigel, 4.3-5(t) Mary AnnWetherby and
Hazel S. Wolf
4.3-6 Rita Stwnp, Elizabeth Sullivan, Hargery
F. S. Ware
43-7 Betty J. Clark, Mary Walters
4.3-8 Elizabeth Hunoz 43-8(t) Jerry Horu
44-1 Eleanor Vaughn, 44-l(t) Jo Anne Fuller and
Ivy L. Hedgecoke
44-2 Jean Cole, Marjorie Johnson, Hary HcCallum,
Mildred W. Palmer, Frances Smith, MargaretWalker
44-.3 Marjorie Christansen, Josephine Gale, Pat-
ricia Weaver, Mary Louise Prine
44-4 Ethelyn M. Young
44-5 Betty Cozzens, Peggy McCaffrey, Martha
Rountree, Phyllis Strauss
44-6 Juner Bellew, Audrey Ducote, Nannette
Fuller, Lasley J. Williams
44-7 Ann "Mimi" Sheean
44-8 Doris J. Daniel, Cathleen B. Dooley, Beu-
lah Thruston
44-10 Mary Jo Germaine~ Janis Wheatley, Patricia
Rideout, 44-l0(t) Isabel GordonWAFSDorothy Fulton Slinn
? 45-l(t) Eleanor Wagner
INSTWeldon Atkins, A.T. Moore
Please send any you have to me as soon as
possible.
LATEADDRESSCHANGE:
43-4 Hagerstrom, Virgie Lee (Jowell)
c/o R. H. Jowell
6018 Clover Ridge
Houston, TX96941
(SH) Box 358 Ponape
Caroline Islands 96941
She an~ husband ~ames P., are still yachting.
She was ~ Dallas ~ March but said she missed
getti~ me by phone. Virgie Lee, you'd better make ~t to Colorado Springs this year.
From notes on the membership forms looks likewe can expect the biggest turnout ever at Colo
Springs. Hope Ann Griffin Gleszer has nowrecei-
ved her material for registration. And all your
notes were,really appreciated. Hy apologies for
not ~8Wer~ng your inquiries about the veterans benef~ts but I had no information either.
As long as you must keep moving around, don'tforget to keep those address and phone number
changes carning in. It's the best way to keep intouch.
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FIFI AWARDCOMMITTEE
Ann Atkeison, Chairman
hand vote to see if there is indeed enough int-
erest in getting a fund started and for what pur-
pose, statues, plaques, living memorials or a
helping hand fund.
Date 5/22/781111 LASTFUGHT ""
The following guidelines govern the Order of Firi-nella Award:
1. The Award is given in recognition of a signi-
ficant contribution made to the WASPprogr~,
The Order of Firinella, or the the world of aviation and aerospace.
2. The recipient may or may not be a member of
the Order or have been a WASP.
3. A single Award is made to a person meritorious
of the award at an O.O.F. reunion. This does
not imply that an Award is given at every re-
union, but that it is given only when merited
and only at a reunion.
4. The Award shall be presented by the incumbent
President of the Order or her next in office present in case of her absence.
5. The Award presentation shall be made at the
main reunion banquet of the Order. The ban-
quet shall be lmown as the "Order of Fifinella
Award Banquet.1I
6. The recipient of the Award shall be kept secret
by the Award Committee and the presenter, and
shall not become lmown to the recipient or
others until the moment of presentation.
7. The duties of the Award Committee have been
fulfilled in their entirety when the Award has
been presented and the committeels files on
candi~tes submitted have been given to the
Order Historian. At this time the committee
is disbanded.Recipients of the Order of Fifinella Award:
1. Col. Wm.Bruce Arnold in honor of Gen. H. H.
Hap Arnold
2. Jacqueline Cochran
3. Leoti Clark Deaton
4. Al Harting
5. The People of Sweetwater, Texas
6. Dr. Daca J. Dougherty Strother, Ph.D.
7. NancYHarlmelJ. Love
All who wish to submit Award candi~tes, please
furnish complete data to the Award Committee before
August 15. 1978. Mail ~ta to:
Ann Atkeison3848 West Biddison
Fort Worth, Texas 76109
MlliORIALCOMMITTEE
Chairmant Joan Frost
1454 Scrope Rd.
Rydal, Pa, 19046
Ph. (215) 884-2130
I ~ still awaiting news on our Tax:Exempt Sta-
tus. This seems to be the last important step to
get cleared now that we are officially veterans
of WWII. At our convention, we should take a
44-4 Betty Hayes passed away several years agoas a result of cancer. Betty had been onthe "lost" list for years and had married
J.O. Roberts some time ago. This informa-
tion was received from MAGGIEDIFFINCHURCH
as a result of Mr. Roberts advising her of
Betty's passing.
44-6 MARYSHAWPETERSON(t) passed away on Feb.
24th, 1978 of cancer at Luke AFBHospital.
She had planned to see everyone at the Con-
ference in Colo. Springs, along with Clair
A. Peterson. Clair says she may still try
to make it.
IN M E M O R IA M
The watchers saw it fall---A perfect body with its borrowed wings;
But as they had no visioned eyes at all,
They could not see there, circling in glad rings
That other body gloriously climb,
Unhampered and elate,
Heedless of wind and cloud - of space and time,
To make a landing at the Leaderls Gate.
I think he did not lmowaught dropped to earth,
Save that he lighter flew ---
Save for his birth to undreamed height,
But to his ears
There rose a cry, a sound of bitter tears,
That overfiowed the brim;
This was the only pain he took with him;And this he bore, for that he learned eire long
Howall their weeping would be turned to song.
(Author Unlmown)
The above poemwas sent to Bee Haydu by Capt.
George Rodgers (WASPLorraine Rodgers husband)
when he h~ard of her mother's death (Feb. 1, '78),
He said liThe attached poemis from my 1941 Avia-
tion Cadet yearbook -- I have derived much com-
fort from it in the aftermath of a death. I
lmowour parents flew with us every time we ran
into the wild blue yonder so the words are not
inappropriate in the case of your Mom.1I
**C0MMEl-10RATIVEST.AMP**Ccmmittee
Chairman: HELENSNAPP
6416 Olmi Landrith
Alexandria, Va, 22307
Senator Barry Goldwater, Congre.t>WananLindy
Boggs, and CongresswomanMargaret Heckler are
sponsoring a Commemorative Stamp for WASPs,
It w:iJ.l go before the CommemmorativeStamp I,;orran-
ittee on July 28. If they agree, it would take
at least two years as research must be done, etc.I have had a nice response from the Senator and
Congresswomen. More on this at the Convention.
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SALESROCMATCONFb;RE."lCE
Hours open will be:
Wednesday: 7 PM to 9 fl.'l
Thursday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Friday: 10 AM to 5 PM
The above hours are IF we have enough help!!!Volunteers are needed, and that is for three or
four hour shifts. Please see Sara Hayden ahead
of time when you get there, and write NOWto let
her know she can depend on you. If there isenough help we may be able to open additional
hours and the times will be posted at the regis-
tration desk.
If you plan to bring anything at all to offer for
sale, you must arrange this with Sara NOW! Wesimpl;r cannot be organized and have ;rou bring in
something at the last minute, plus all items
sold must be approved by the Board of Directors.
You will also be expected to help in the salesroom.
***WASPWINGS*>**
WASPwings, sold to graduates only, are auth-
entic WASPwings (NOTa replic~.) available thr-
ough the Board of Directors of our organization.
Any other WASPwings are not authentic.
The wings are available to bona fide collectors
and museums by order only. The Standard Ope-rating
Procedure is as follows:
The selling of the authentic WomenAirforce
Service Pilot's regulation WINGSto museums and
bona fide coilectors shall be handled by the
Treasurer or her designated representative, whoshall be a WASP.
Whena request is received, a letter shall go
out to a WASPliving in the area of the buyer,
requesting that she contact this person, see the
coilection, and send a letter to the treasurer
or representative certifying that she has done 60and identifuing the collection by name if there
is one.
The organization shall then send to the proposed
buyer a form to be signed which shall read as
follows: "This is to certify that the purchase
of the authentic WASP(WomenAirforce Service
Pilots) wings is made for the purpose of their
becoming a part of my collection ,'
and will not be worn or otherwise used for conm-
ercial, promotional or personal gain", signed and datea.
Upon receipt of this signed form and $25. 00contribution, the wings may be shipped and shall
include a signed certificate of authenticity.
There shall be only one WASPwings sold to a
collector or museum.
II THEWASPTRAINEESCULPTUREII
Dorothy Swain Lewis, Creator
Dot was a flight instructor for several classes
at Sweetwater before joining 44-7, graduating
with ~~-5. Her long association with trainees
prompted the creation of the little figure in thezoot suit, as it seems most representative of the
shared experiences COl!lll1onto all of us.
There are three models. The oriehlal 5~" sculp-
t.ure is a heavier bronze with the green patina,
available on order. The other model is a liehter
bronze - there are five left and Dot plans to dis-
continue this model. The larger 7~11 sculpture has
to be cast hollow to prevent cracking as it cools.
This involves core casting in the lost wax pro-
cess, which means the wax model is hollow and hasto be filled with a core material before the in-
vesting and burn out, for the final casting in
bronze.
111111 SERVICECCMMITTEE111111
Chairman: DELLATISSAW
Cottonwood, AZ86326602- 634- 2760
Weare attempting to form a Conmittee to deter-
mine howmany, if any, of our members are in need.
This Committ.eewould like to knowthe names of
those who are ill, have been hurt or who are alone
so letters could be written asking what we can do.
If anyone knows the names of those who fall in
any of these categories, please write me. (Della)
This ccmnittee will, also, include writing to
any of our members whomay be lonely!
FANMAILFOR\'JASPs
To Tell The Truth, which was shown in Phoenix
Arizona yielded the following ran letter whichwas forwarded to Bee Haydu.
IIRegarding ,your intervie •.- of the WASPs.r was an
Attendan~ Telephone Operator at the Signal Office
at Williams Air Force Base near Phoenix, AZbe-
tween 1943 and 1945 . Service Personnel c~ intothe office where I worked and placed their phone
calls. I met everyone from Comma.ndingOfficer
to the "G.I. S". No one had the respect of the'service personnel above that of the WASPs. It
was not mentioned on your program that the WASPs
tested planes ~ the men pilots new them.
Andno one was quicker to praise the WASPsthan
the SerTlce Personnel themselves. I was a civ-
ilian employee paid by the Mountain Bell and un-
der some of the regulations of the Air Force so
my viewpoint was objective. Whena \iASP entered
the office, Service Personnel had a silence of
respect. After the WASPleft there were comments
of respect that I ofter wished the WASPscould
have heard. I sincerely hope they get the pen-
sion and other things they so richly deserve.
Myfeelings for them runs very deep, even though
I never knewany of them except as customers and
womenwho were so highly esteemed. I always
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. • .
thought it such a shame that so few people besides
the pilots knew of their accomplishments. They were
always the epitome of high respect. Bless all the
WASPs.II (Unfortunately, this was unsigned and noreturn address .•~
Can anyone identify these women? Please send
this information to Bee Haydu.
CONFERENCEFUGHTS TO COLORADU:iPRINGS
(NORTHERNCALIFORNIA)
Arranged by
Jean M. Neill 44-8
ST., HELENATRAVELCENTER
1367 Main Street
St. Helena, CA 94574(707) 963-7178
SPECIAL ROUNDTRIPEXCURSIONFARE - $168.00
WED9/'Zl LV OAKLAND5:10PM ARDENVER8:20PM
LV S.F. 6:00PM AR DENVER9:12PM
LVSAGTO 2:35PM AR DENVER5::37PM
AR COWRADO SPRINGSvia connecting !lts.
SUN10/01 All late afternoon return connectionsleave Colorado Springs about 6:30 PM•••
OR
Advise other preferences of dates,times, and itineraries. The Excursion
Rule allows one additional stopover (at extra fare). Excursion Fare seats
are UMITED. REX}ULAR Fare is $210.00
A $5.00 non-refundable deposit willhold space for you until final payment($163.00) is due, August 21st. Tickets
will be mailed the week of September
1st.
111 DOESANYONEKNOW?111
A Robert L. Chadwick, 45A Ohio St., Sattelite
Beach, Fla. 32937 has requested if ~ of us know
~he nama and author of a book which he describes::
liThe book, if my memory serves me, concerned air-
craft, gremlins, and I believe that the hero of
the book was an injured RAFpilot who the gremlins
helped to get requalified and back .flying. II He
thought that since it had to do with greml~s, oneof us might recall this book. Anyone so doJ.ng,
please pass the information on to Mr. Chadwick.
II WASPHEARINGSII
Francie Meisner Park 44-10 advises anyone wish-
ing a copy of the 461-paperback bound book of
WASPhearings can be obtained on request to your
Representative. She is writing to see if there is
a like book on the hearings in the Senate.
ANOTHER "THE PREZ SEZ"
July 1, 1978
Today I received a transcript of remarks made by Hon. Anton-
ia Chayes and Col. Shirley Bach at a meeting with Wash. D. C.
WASPs important enough, I thought, to "hold the press." Here
are some of the points quoted from a ta pe made by Dedie
Deaton.
Hon. Antonia Chayes: " ... The problem was the Bill that
finally dumped the whole burden of every claim of every
organization on the Dept. of Defense. I had volunteered and said
said, "We in the Air Force will be the Executive Agent and
will take personal responsibility for getting the regulations."
We had some determined opposition but all in all, it was simply
marvelous ..... Where are we doing on the regulations? Wehave been working on those regulations with all the other Ser-
vices, the Veterans' Committee, and with the Veterans Admin-
istration. We are just about through with the coordination pro-
cess. Shirley has been working on this ..... We are going ahead
with the move now to go through the Comptroller and then it
will be published in the Federal Register, and it will have to sit
there for 30 days. Then the applications will come in. It has
been a very slow process of negotiation ..... The regulations
are legally really superb and they are good technically. There
are always bugs in regulations that you have to live with. You
will always say, "I wish I had thought of that." But on the
whole it has been a super job. And it is going to be workable.
.... I want to thank you for not sending in any letters and
for not making any phone calls. Because I personally have had
over 500 since February, not from WASPs, but mostly fromthe Maritime Service, from all over the United States."
During a Question and Answer period: (Col. Shirley Bach)
"Do you have any idea when we will become veterans?"
"As soon as this is in the Federal Register for 30 days, the
Board will be formed. So I think I would say 5 - 6 months
before the Board would actually start considering applica-
tions. And certainly when the regulation appears in the Federal
Register, I would recommend that all of you read it so that you
will know precisely the steps to take."
"The only problem is that the legislation dumped on the Dept.
of Defense includes 'any other similarly situated group.' And
it does not give any time specification, so that it could be any
time, of any war, which makes a great difference."
"The Dept. of Defense was very much behind the WASPs. If it
had just been WASP legislation, there would never have been aquestion."
In addition to untold amounts of credit for the WASPs re-
ceiving anything at all through the efforts of Hon. Antonia
Chayes and Col. Shirley Bach, we owe thanks and gratitude
to Mrs. Florence Madden, lawyer in the Office of the Sec-
retary of the Air Force, Office of the Gen. Counsel who
worked closely with those "on the Hill" to help draft the
regulations. In reviewing not only the amount of work done
by these three women but the fact that Hon. Antonia
Chayes placed her position in jeopardy, I am awe-stricken.
She could have been fired because she so sincerely be-
lieved in our rights to become veterans and "stuck by her
guns." Whatever we do receive, I trust we shall all be
grateful.
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WAF~- KATHRYN(Sis) B. FINE- SEeTY.
Buckbery l>1t.Road.
Tomkins Cove, N.Y. 10986
KATHRYN(Sis) FINE: "I'm still bubbling along
in my own inimitable way - accomplishing not-
hing. Picked up my paints and easel again
after a twenty year breather, as the latter day"Grandma Moses", and amhappily bouncing from
that to Idtchen walls, etc. Have an on-going
limousine service, driving people to and from
airports or wherever, and am shortly going to
Tulsa 1;,0 see my daughter, Dugie, graduate fromLawSchool.
DOROTHY(FULTON)SLINN- Well, looky whomwe found
in Florida - ole Fulton - busily driving a sch-
ool bus and just as she says, hanging in there.
She'd love to hear from anyone in the mood to
write and promises to reply promptly.
Ed note: Have no address for Fulton so dropa note to Sis for same.
HELENMARYCLARK- Her son, Gerry, called to say
that, unfortunately, his mother ~s quite ill
and in a nursing home. Wewish her a speedy
recovery.
TERESAD. JAMES- James.y says she hasn't done
anything interesting ~ately - but is staying
close to home and helping her sister who re-
cently had a back operation. However, she still
seems to be in the middle of everything. Said
Kathryn Rawls stopped by on her way to her new
condominium in West Palm Beach, is fine, and
is busily furnishing ~t. Esther Poole Berner
and Betty Nicholas flew in one weekend and stay-
ed with Bea Haydu. They all had a great Chinese
etinner, compliments of Bea' s ever-loving mate,
Joe. She, also, spoke (via telephone) to GertieTubbs who is worldng in a Hospital by day, and
going to night school and Barbara Poole Shoe-maker, who is selling Real Estate. Both arefine.
BErTYGILLIES- True to the "Mighty Atom", Betty
writes that she hasn't been doing much this
year. Elccept - "flying fun' l.ast June & July
in the All.-WomanTranscontinental Air Race Cam-
memorative Flight from Palm Springs to Tampa
in her Baron, with Nancy Bird Walton of Austra-
lia and Gertrude Lockwood. She says Gertie
Tubbs and Jamesie joined her and spent a great
afternoon in Howard Johnson's, chit-chatting and
drinking iced tea. That was the longest "fly
yourself" ••rip she made last year, but of course,
~here were shorter ones to the 99 Convention in
San Francisco, on. to Washington State with theAviation Country Club of California and others,
but somehow, she doesn't seem to be logging as
much time as she used to. Her oldest grandaugh-
ter (18) has been staying with them since Jan.,
attending Palomar College, and will return home
to Rome, Italy, at the end of the Spring Semes-
ter - with a Private License in h,,:nd. All. of
which makes grandma and grandpa very happy and
proud. Her 9th grandchild will soon be a year
old. WOW!If all this isn't enough, she'll be
going to the 99 Convention in Canberra, Austra-
lia, in August and then it's on to visit daugh-
ter Pat and family in Italy, via Hong Kong, Ban-
gkok, Iran, Turkey and Greece. Well, Betty, weall wish you many more Catenary Asymtotes, which
in the vernacular means Happy Landingsl
ADELAR. SCHARR- "For years, I have taken inspir-
ation from an old Ideffer pear tree that I pass
daily on IllY walk to the mailbox. Whenwe moved
here in 1950, its heartwood had already rotted
beyond repair. Through the years, insects and
exposure continued to demolish the pith untilthe entire trunk is only a wounded, gnarled, un-
sightly shell. Storms have pruned the tree's
limbs ruthlessly. One wonders howthe tree sur-
vives. I couldn't bear to cut it down. For,
every spring it puts forth leav(js and blossoms.
In the fall, it offers its fruit fromthe cripp-
led branches. Howtenaciously this aged tree
continues the role for which it was intended!
I, too, amno longer young and vigorous; dis-
eases and stresses have left their marks for all
to see. Nevertheless, I keep on trying, just
like the tree. During this past disastrous win-
ter, snow drifted four feet high between my house
and the road. For five weeks in all, as a re-
cluse, I spent wondrous uninterrupted hours mul-ling over research material and fashioning it
into chapters of a plain and honest recital of
what life was like for us female military pilots
in World War II. I have faith I shall not be cut
downbefore it is completed. It's nothing fancy,
for I'm only a kieffer type, too, you know.
BARBARAERICKSONLONDON:Amstill at Long Beach
Airport selling airplanes. Things were slow
during our 4 months of downpour-but nowthatitt s spring-things are more active. Really
enjoy being a Grandma-finally got the hang of
it--and is much easier now that he walks and
tries to talk. Terry is still excited about
flying for Western and she and Bob are able to
get their schedules fairly much in line so they
have time off together. Amloold.ng forward to
the WASPreunion in Colo. in Sept. and to seeing
everyone again. Amstill trying to get a 6th
Ferry Group reunion started-but takes time tolocate everyone. Anyone coming into Long Beach
Airport-please look me up and cerne by__ for a
visit. My office is right north of the TerminalBuilding and eas.y to find.
KATHERINERAWLS; "I finally did it! After 22 yrs.
as swimpro and pool manager at the Greenbrier,
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., I retired on Jan.
1st and returned home to Fla. Just bought a
condo in Royal Palm Beach. It really feels good
to be a lady of leisure. After getting settled
from moving in I hope to join a flying club.
I Ive missed flying since my .3 partners and I sold
our 172 .3 years ago. I'd love to hear from anyof you gals if you're in west Palm Beach area.
Mynumber is 79.3-5599.
FLORENEMILLERWATSON:Sent her news straight from
where she wrote it (her car). Quote: "Chris & I
are driving from Texas to Florida by the out-of-
the- way Tenn., N. &S. Carolina, Georgia route
- just for the fun of it. Will be gone .3 weeks
and plan to Gpendmost of the time in the Miami
area and some time in the BahamaIslands. I'm
still teaching business &secretarial subjects
at the college level and each year it seems the
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Paris, Ie 3 Octobre 1977
43-1 Secretary: G. C. BROWNIEKINDIG
17205 North 14th St.
Phoenix, Arizona 85022
En recognaisance de sa contribution a la,promotionet au developpement de l'aviation et en particulier
des femmes
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MAGDATACKEreports she has no exciting news _
only plays golf six days a week - bowls one day _
plays bridge - goes to dinner dances and par-
t~.B - lU.il.y !lUi; btl 4liXCiti.u~,I.,,,,t iiuwldl>like
plenty of action. In June, she plans to go to
NewJersey and visit her Father whowill be 95
years old. MagdaIs sister, Kay, whotook this
reporter for her ~ airplane ride at Teter-
boro, NewJersey, in a Cub, visited Magdare-cently.
DOTTIEYOUNGcalled from Oklahomaand it was in-
deed a pleasure to hear that she is well con-
tinues working, and flies nowand then. '
BROWNIE~NDIG f:in&l1.yfound an ideal permanent
part tl.lJ1ejob - 8 hours a week - which is only
five minutes from home. III work for an accident
reconstruction expert - absolutely fascinating
howhe can determine the speed of a car at the
time of impact from skid marks, the position of
the cars, etc. Also spent a day with Gerry and
we planned our trip to Colorado Springs.1I
Brownie hasn't heard from the rest of 43-1. says
perhaps they will surprise us and showup ~t the
Conference. She says, IIAfter all we were the
. .
,
gu~nea p~gs at Houston and now that we have fin-
ally been recognized as Veterans, we should havea gala celebration. II
43-2 Secretary: MARTHAWAGENSEILRllPLEY
4650 Dulin Rd. #18
Fallbrook, CA92028
According to the roster, we are 33 out of our or-
iginal group of 43 (one of us is missing - does
anyone knowthe whereabouts of Mary Darling
Graves? If so, please let me know.). Can we
get 33 together in Colorado Springs? No other
meeting will ever have a greater attendance or be
more important to us. Andwho could miss the
chance to celebrate our unbelievable change instatus? Or the chance to thank those who worked
so hard and long to make it comeabout? Or the
chance to get firsthand knowledge of what it will
mean to us? Or the joy of such long-delayed re-
cognition. Let's all BETHERE!l!
LEWISECOLEMANADIE(who at this moment of writ-
ing, May 22, is just landing in Greece with hus-
band Doug): Really no great changes in our
lives except that our two grandchildren are
giving us muchpleasure. Nowthat the miserable
cold, icy, snowyweather is over, we can plan
to seo them more often. Doug is still with
Kaiser and not in the least interested in re-
tiring. I'm still controller of a local con-
tracting firm - I'm ready to retire. but pro- bably won't until we're ready to leave here
(Erie, Pa.). Myhours are my own. Mydays,
too. I play golf when the weather is right
(not raining, not too hot, not too humid, etc.).
Also do volunteer work with one of the hospi-tals and the YWCA,so amkeeping busy. Wehad
a wonderful trip l