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SUN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1940.

Women Flyers Meet to Hear Pioneers

Blanche Stewart Scott and Mrs. Ogilvie Druce Luncheon Guests.

Women flyers of two generations are meeting at the Hotel Plaza today to discuss ways in which girl pilots can aid in national defense.  The Women Flyers of America are hostesses to Blanche Stewart Scott, first American woman pilot-license-holder, and Mrs. Ogilvie Druce, first woman in the world to fly.

Miss Scott received her license in 1910, three years after Orville Wright had taken Mrs. Druce up with him in France.  Miss Chelle Janis is founder and president of the Women Flyers of America.  Ruth Haviland, secretary-treasurer of the corps and a 1940 commercial license-holder, is presiding at the luncheon.

Most of the members of the corps are New York "career girls."

"We are soliciting the advice of Miss Scott and Mrs. Druce," said Miss Janis, "because we have a big job ahead of us.  We have 900 girls ready to fly, and we want their experience to help us build a descipline, trained corps.  Our girls are preparing to do medical, liaison and ferry flying behind the lines in time of national emergency, to relieve men for active duty.  Miss Scott and Mrs. Druce pioneered thirty years ago, and we want the benefit of their advice."

Corps members, now flying at Nassau, L. I., and Carlstadt, N. J., land and sea bases, are being introduced, and the names of the first girls to secure their licenses since the corps opened operations this April will be announced, Miss Janis said.