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between Philadelphia and Chester, Pennsylvania, operating from League Island over the Delaware River. His daily flying schedule soon made many enthusiasts in the sport of over-water flying. On July 9th he made two flights at Wildwood, New Jersey, before Naval Officers, one of over two hours, demonstrating bomb dropping on the decks of vessels several miles out. July 29th he flew his Curtiss flying boat from Wildwood to Atlantic City for a demonstration there. After a great deal of flying on New Jersey coast through July and early August, Reid announced on August 16th that he was giving up flying for the time being. 

On March 5, 1914, he gave a lecture before the Aero Club of Philadelphia on "My Experiences in Aviation." May 14th he ordered a 1914 Model Curtiss flying boat to be delivered in May for the summer season in Philadelphia. In October, 1916, he joined the U.S. Aviation Reserves. He continued to occasionally do some flying for sport and commuting in later years, and on December 17, 1934, flew Grover Bergdoll's Model "B" Wright at the Camden Airport before it was permanently put on display in the Franklin Institute Museum in Philadelphia. 

He later established a welding rod business in Philadelphia, known as the Reid-Avery Company. It prospered and by 1926 they also opened a plant in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1936 he moved to Baltimore to manage that division. He died at his home there on December 5, 1955, at age 69 and was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

An active Early Bird and wealthy pioneer sportsman pilot, Marshall Reid joined with others of his time to enjoy the pure sport of aviation. He never engaged in exhibition flying as such, but deserves full credit for his efforts and contributions to the pioneering of flying and the demonstration of its usefulness to others. 

Transcription Notes:
I fixed the following typos: "new Jersey" should be "New Jersey" (4th line down); "known as the a Reid-Avery Company" should be "known as the Reid-Avery Company" (start of the second to last paragraph); and "joined with others of his time enjoy" should be "joined with others of his time to enjoy" (start of the last paragraph).