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Thursday, February 7, 1935
Middleton Pupils Told Adventures of Fliers

     Aviation, in the person of four charming aviatrices, yesterday held the high spot of the program at Middleton Street school.   Moving recitals of aviation thrills, first solo flights, the perils of a "dead" stick and the fine character qualities that aviation develops were give by the quartet of women fliers.
      Led by their uniformed captain, Captain Mary Charles of the Women's Air Reserve, the history of aviation was briefly given in such simple language that the smallest child present in the auditorium was held spellbound.  Captain Charles emphasized the necessity of a thorough knowledge of arithmetic and geography and cited Amelia Earhart's use of these much needed subjects in her recent Hawaiian flight.
VIVID ACCOUNT GIVEN
     The children and parents as well were deeply interested in the story told by Miss Mathilde Moissant, second woman in the United States to receive a pilot's license.  Her pilot's license number for both men and women in the United States is number 44.  A native of France, Miss Moissant gave a most vivid account of those early flying days when an altimeter, a watch and a firm grip of the control stick were the only equipment with which one set out on a solo flight. 
PRETTO BELL TALKS
      Clad in modern white aviation togs Miss Pretto Bell, the youngest licensed pilot in the United States, next humorously and graphically told of her Ernest desire to become a flier from the time that she was 12m and how this determination at last led to the granting of pilots' license No. 29,820 to the youngest woman pilot in the United States.
     The last of this interesting group of women fliers, Miss Hilda Jarmouth, the second woman to fly around the Hawaiian Islands, told of the fascinating sights to be seen from the air as one floats over these colorful islands.  Miss Jar- [[??ription]] of how it feels [[??]] rainbow was par [[??]] vivid.
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Gardena, California
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Captain. Mary Charles,
     Dear Mrs. Charles, if you could hear all of the lovely things the members of our Women's Club [[have??]] said about you and the three [[??]] wonderful people you brought [[??]] you to us, last Wednesday, [[??]] would be happy.
      There has been nothing but praise for every word that w[[??]] said.  It has been impossible to get the criticisms you asked for!
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Business Office [[??]] Paden-Pelton Building
Telephone TUcker 3549
MEETING PLACE - Barker Bros. Auditorium
Seventh, Flower and Figueroa

OFFICERS
Mrs. Alma Nordstrom
   President
Dr. Jessie A. Russell
   First Vice-President
Mrs. John B. Lawler
   Second Vice-President
Mrs. Charles B. Phillips
   Secretary
Mrs. Ella R. Thurman
   Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Mrs. E. C. Bellows
Miss Ariel Cecily Hilton
Mrs. Emilie L. Oswald
Mrs. George H. Wright

THE WOMAN'S CITY CLUB
of Los Angeles, California

January 30, 1935.
Mrs. Mary Charles,
2423 E. 28th Street
Los Angeles, Calif.

Dear Mrs. Charles:
      I have received your letter, expressing your pleasure for our hospitality but I feel that it is the woman's City Club who is deeply indebted to you, Miss Mathilde Moissant and Commander Williams, for a most instructive and delightful program.
Sincerely,
(Mrs.) Alma Nordstrom
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