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Dear Mrs. Scott: These two (including the hat I mentioned) appeared in the Rochester D. and C. Thank you so much for the additional material. Please keep me posted from time to time so we can give this item appropriate coverage. My articles appear in both Rochester, all Elmira, Hornell and Bath papers. Hope Hereford [[newspaper article]] Blanche S. Scott Boosts Memorial For Glenn Curtiss HAMMONDSPORT, April 15 - Mrs. Blanche Stuart Scott of Hornell, first woman to fly an airplane and the only woman ever taught by Glenn H. Curtiss, "Father of Naval Aviation," told the Hammonsport [[sic]] Village Board meeting that she is interested in erecting a monument in Hammondsport as a memorial to Curtiss, Hammondsport native. At the present time there is no such memorial to Curtiss in the village where he was born and began his experiments with the airbird. The board heard Mrs. Scott's request and report concerning such a proposal and passed unanimously the following resolution: The Village Board having heard Blanche Stuart Scott's proposal that a suitable memorial monument be erected to the father of modern progressive aviation and being aware that there is no such memorial at the present time in the village enthusiastically supports the suggestion and offer of Mrs. Scott, one of the Early Birds (those who flew before 1916) that a suitable monument be placed in a suitable spot in the Village of Hammondsport. Mayor Erwin C. Young announced that to begin the campaign for funds the Glenn H. Curtiss Chapter of the Junior New York State Historical Assn. will contribute $100. The group, comprised of junior-senior high school pupils, has long been interested in promoting state and national recognition for Curtiss. In the spring of 1958 they were instrumental in getting a New York State plaque erected along Highway 54 which calls attention to the fact that Hammondsport is the birthplace of the "Father of Naval Aviation." In the fall of this year they were granted permission by the Board of Education to renovate the old Curtiss House, in back of the Curtiss Elementary School on Bauder Avenue, as a museum. This was the house where Glenn Curtiss lived as a youth and has been used for years as the homemaking house. This fall the homemaking rooms were moved into the new junior-senior high school on Main Street. Mrs. Stewart hopes that the campaign for funds will start [[image - Blanche Stuart Scott]] in about two weeks and that groups interested in flying will help promote the monument. At other business of the Village Board, a citizens petition for village mail delivery was approved by the board and referred to local postal authorities for further study. At the present time all village residents call for their mail at the Post Office. A special meeting of the village board will be called in about two weeks to consider further developments in the revamping of Hammondsport water works. Representatives of the firm of Kriehbel & Kriehbel, Tonawanda, who are investigating the Vine City's water works with an eye to improving them, both financing and physically, were unable to attend Monday night's meeting as planned. [[/newspaper article]] [[newspaper article]] Magazine to Aid Curtiss Memorial HAMMONDSPORT, May 4- An aviation magazine with nationwide circulation has shown interest in the proposed $20,000 memorial to Glenn H. Curtiss, known as the "Father of Naval Aviation," which will be placed in Hammondsport, birthplace of Curtiss. According to Mrs. Blanche Stuart Scott of Hornell, a member of the "Early Birds" (those persons who flew before 1916) the magazine, Wingspan, proposes to make an appeal for the necessary funds from all peoples connected with the aviation world. Mrs. Scott, first woman to fly an airplane and the only woman ever taught by Curtiss, also expects that many of the large aviation manufacturing companies will want to contribute to the Hammondsport project. No solicitations will be made locally, although the Glenn Curtiss Chapter, New York State Junior Historical Assn., already has indicated they wish to make the initial contribution ($100). Mrs. Scott made her offer to the village on behalf of the Early Birds and herself at the April meeting of the Village Board. The Village Board, of which Erwin C. Young is mayor, accepted with pride and pleasure and granted permission to have the memorial placed in Hammondsport. [[/newspaper article]]
