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As the eastern flying season ended Miss Scott went to Los Angeles, California, where she contracted to fly for Glenn Martin, using a Martin Biplane with Hall-Scott engine. There she entered the Los Angeles Meet at Domingues Field January 20th to 26th, 1912, after which she entered a flying meet held at the Emeryville Race Track, Oakland, California, February 17th through 25th. From there Miss Scott flew for two days at Sacramento where she was a contestant in a meet promoted by Dick Ferris. Also Flying there were Martin, Fish, Kearny and Parmelee. Following this she flew with Martin and Charles Hamilton at Fresno, California on April 13th and 14th, then at Marysville, California, continuing up and down the west coast.

That Spring Miss Scott and Lee Hammond performed in a motion picture play "The Aviator and Autoist Race for a Bride" written by Isreal Ludlow. Miss Scott was a contestant as the Boston Meet held June 29th to July 7th, 1912. Flying also in this event were Martin, Beachey, Page, Freeman, Peck, Terrill, Hamilton, Fish, and Harriet Quimby. Later in July she assumed management of the Gorman and Princess Theatres at Framingham, Massachusetts, but stated she would continue flying. In August Miss Scott prepared to make some flights at Cicero Field, Chicago, for a movie to be shown at the Orpheum, Keith and Procter circuits that winter.

In the spring of 1913 Miss Scott joined the Ward Exhibition Team of Chicago, flying a Baldwin Red Devil at Cicero Field, now Midway commercial Field. After making daily flights there for some time she flew an exhibition at Madison, Wisconsin and suffered a smashup there, injuring her shoulder which reportedly prevented her from flying for some time. It is stated she owned an aeroplane until 1916, but since giving up flying Miss Scott has engaged in several avocations, including newspaper columnist, radio and television activities, and for a few years was Consultant and Public Relations for the Air Force Museum at Wright-Paterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, traveling for the Museum from Boston to San Francisco, publicizing the 

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