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[[magazine clipping]] THE NATIONAL AERONAUTIC REVIEW AUG. 1930. [[image - photograph of 7 women in front of plane]] When members of the Wing and Prop Club in Boston are invited to tea in Maine they hop into their planes and fly over Every Member Flies LISTEN, gentle readers, to the unusual story of the Women's Wing and Prop Club of New England: This club started in 1929 with 15 charter members and has since grown to 25. The club is a real flying organization, in that applicants must have made a solo flight before being considered for membership, and not only that, but they must keep their hand in to the extent of three hours every six months. Miss Lorraine Defren, president of the club, says that nine members own planes ranging from an Arrow Sport to a Lockheed, including one member who skiis from one New England hill to another in her lane. Two of the club members, Mrs. Joan Shankle and Mrs. Marjorie Deig, are entering the National Women's Air Derby and most of the members expect to be at Chicago's Air Classic. We wish more flying clubs would following the example of this active group in holding events such as teas once a month in the various hangars on the airport. Miss Defren says that "These teas were extremely popular both with the people directly connected with the airport and also with friends who previously felt a little strange in coming to the field. In May, we held a tea dance in the spacious showroom of the East Coast Aircraft Corporation's hangar. This party was attended by over four hundred people." In addition to these activities, some of the club members flew to the home of Miss Eleanor Speare at Portland, Maine, and returned to Boston the same day. Another member, Mrs. Frederick Ames, entertained the club at her North Easton estate for luncheon, tennis and swimming. Miss Defren reports that "several men flying their own ships had 'forced landings' during the afternoon, and so, by tea-time, we had quite a gathering." [[/magazine clipping]] [[newspaper clipping]] 1930 BOSTON WOMEN FLY TO ATTEND CLUB MEETING Four Licensed Pilots Make Journey to New York in Cabin Plane FOUR local licensed women pilots flew to New York for the meeting of the 99's, national women's flying club, yesterday in a cabin Travel Air sent here by Newark Air Service to get them. L. V. Rollins was at the controls. His pilot-passengers were Miss Olivia "Keet" Matthews, Dedham; Mrs. Mildred H. Chase, Chelsea; Mrs. Jean Hoyt, Winchester, and Miss Manila Davis, Boston. Miss Davis because a new member of the national body, having received her license last week. They will fly back today. Miss Betsy Kelley, Radcliffe's only licensed pilot, was prevented from making the trip by the necessity of attending classes. Mrs. Mary S. Bacon and Mrs. Cecil "Teddy" Kenyon, both of Brookline, had flown down for the meeting previously. William Bartlett Bacon flew to Newark yesterday afternoon in the Stearman used jointly with Mrs. Bacon. They will fly back together today. Miss Eleanor Hoyt of New York also flew to the meeting from Boston, travelling in the Wright Aeronautical Corp. Ford in which she came to Boston Friday. Leon Allen was pilot. [[/newspaper clipping]] [[newspaper clipping]] EVENING GRAPH[[?]] DECEMBER 19, 1930 FAMOUS WOMEN FLYERS Pioneer women flyers! Adventurers of the air! Whoopee thrills in the sky! Zooming up, up, up, until their ships become tiny specks in the clouds! Women have made a place for themselves in the history of aviation. They have participated in ocean hops, cross-country flights, altitude record trys, parachute jumps and, in fact, in all branches of flying. This newspaper today present the first of series on the bird women who are famous. [[/newspaper clipping]] [[newspaper clipping]] Miss Davis received her training at Skyways, East Boston airport, and is the only girl of her native state, West Virginia, to hold a pilot's license. Having attended the University of West Virginia for three years and graduating from the New England Conservatory of Music at Boston, she found the humdrum life of a society girl boring. Manila wanted excitement and decided to make something of her life... so, to the air! Men flyers, mechanics and field workers say she's an ace, a fine technician, with an inborn sense of flying. That attribute is her family's as well. [[/newspaper clipping]] [[image - photograph of Manila Davis in flight gear]] MANILA DAVIS
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