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[[invoice]] [[preprinted]] INVOICE SKYWAYS INCORPORATED BOSTON AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MASS. INVOICE NO. ^[[1261]] DATE ^[[Feb. 28, 1930]] YOUR ORD. NO. OUR ORD. NO. SHIPPED VIA TERMS SOLD TO: ^[[Miss Manila Davis 36 Addington Road Brookline, Mass. [[5 columns]] ^[[1930]] | ^[[Ship]] | ^[[Time]] | DESCRIPTION | AMOUNT [[/preprinted]] 2/23 | 831E | 28 | min. Dual | $14.00 LAST FLIGHT AT SKYWAYS. Paid 3 [[?]] 30 Skyways, Inc. JDH [[/invoice]] [[newspaper clipping]] W. V. U. Reveals An Airminded Lead In Braxton MORGANTOWN. May 2. – Three women in the state of West Virginia have obtained licenses to pilot aeroplanes. Two of these women, Miss Manila Davis, Flatwoods, and her sister, Miss Maude Ellen Davis, are former students of the State University, and the third, Miss Genevive Pixler, Huntington, is a student at the University at the present time. Miss Manila Davis was the first to receive her license and is listed as the only woman pilot in the state prior to January 1, 1931. While a student at the State University Miss Manila Davis was enrolled in the School of Music. She was the first women in the state to receive an F. A. I., international sporting license permitting racing in all countries. The second woman to gain a license was her sister, Miss Maude E. Davis, a graduate of the University in 1924. While teaching in Weston high school, she organized the first junior N. A. A. club in the state among students. The third woman to obtain a license was Miss Pixler, at present a sophomore in the University. She is the daughter of Capt. Roy L. Pixler of Huntington. [[/newspaper clipping]] [[newspaper clipping]] Many More Flying Solo Among added solo students at the airport are Lawrence Murray and Ralph O'Neal of the National Guard, who use a privately owned Waco; J. W. Packard and Manila Davis, who were checked out by Charley Emerson of Skyways Saturday; W. S. Draper, Jr., Robert Fuller, Robert Stoddard, Thomas Chard, who were turned loose by Emerson earlier in the week. [[/newspaper clipping]] [[newspaper clipping]] Skyways News Harold Moon having returned from an extended sojourn we have some news of Skyways activity. Crocker Snow, Hasket Derby flew the Bellanca to Portland and demonstrated to some prospects. Earl Shaeffer, sales manager and Deed Levy, test pilot for Stearman Aircraft, arrived from Wichita in the new Stearman coach. This airplane, powered with one of the Wright J6 series developing 300 horsepower, is exceptionally well built, with good performance and interior finish. Skyways Inc. are distributors for this section. With the following new students Skyways now has well over sixty-six students on their list: John Barbour, W. H. Hume, Hope Root, Dwight Robinson, Jr., John Philips and, last but not least, Manila Davis. [[/newspaper clipping]] [[newspaper clipping]] Form Girls' Air Club Lorraine Defren has called a meeting at Skyways at the airport for next Saturday afternoon to form a girls' flying club at Boston. A group of Skyways girl students will form the nucleus. Franklin Collier of the Advertiser has given the club its name, "Skymates." Girls members include the following already holding licenses as pilots: Mary Bacon, Mildred Chase, Joan Fay Shankle, Teddy Kenyon, Keet Mathews, Betsy Kelley; Eleanor Spear and Manila Davis who have soloed but have not won licenses; and Marion Barnard, Agnes Wilcox, Victoria Wesson, Cassa Diamond and Lillias Moriarity who are students. [[/newspaper clipping]] [[newspaper clipping]] Lorraine Defren, publicity director for Skyways, was at the airport on Saturday after spending two weeks at the Deaconess Hospital following an automobile accident. Miss Defren attended the tea sponsored by the Women's Wing and Prop Club, of which she is president. She hopes to return to work next week. More than 100 persons attended the tea, which was held at the Curtiss-Wright hangar. At the club meeting it was decided that several of the girls should enter the New England Air Tour, to be held in May. Betsy Kelley, Olivia "Keet" Mathews and Manila Davis were in charge of the tea arrangements. The next meeting will be held on Saturday, March 1. [[/newspaper clipping]] [[newspaper clipping]] Femininity and afternoon teas are conquering Boston's airport and as an outcome New England's first organization of women pilots was formed yesterday afternoon. Sixteen pretty and vivacious fliers and would-be fliers got together under the leadership of Miss Lorraine Defren in Skyways' lecture room and between nibbles at sandwiches and sips of tea, elected Miss Defren president of the club. Vice-president is Mrs. W. B. Bacon of Brookline and the secretary-treasurer is Miss Olivia Mathews of Dedham. Ideas for the new club's formal name were varied, but they decided temporarily to call themselves the Women Pilots of New England. Their purpose is to maintain social and flying contact with each other at the East Boston Airport and to get as members other women and girls who are receiving flying instruction. The girls will also give informal talks at some of the schools and colleges in this section of the country to create new interest in flying. Those who own their own planes are Mrs. Mildred Chase of Chelsea, Mrs. Theodore W. Kenyon of Boston, Mrs. Bacon and Mrs. C. E. Shankle. The roster of the club's members comprises Mrs. Shankle, Mrs. Bacon, Miss Lillias Moriarty, Mrs. Kenyon, Miss Mathews, Miss Cassa Dimon, Miss Manila Davis, Miss Defren, Miss Billie Nelson, Miss Dolly Bernson, Mrs. Mildred Chase, Miss Spear, Miss Agnes Wilcox, Miss Kelley, Mrs. Robert Raymond, Jr., and Mrs. Frederick Lothrop Ames. [[/newspaper clipping]]
