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cities and she was duly sworn in for this service by Postmaster George Arimstead of San Antonio, but the venture was not successful.

Toward the end of 1915 Marjorie, Edward, and Katherine established their own aviation field and flying school at San Antonio and were preparing to erect hangars. Run by three women, the school and unique--Marjorie, the instructor, her mother, the business manager, and Katherine, who also filled in as instructor between wxhibition [[exhibition]] engagements, while Edward, who was just beginning to fly, acted as chief mechanic.

Their first one-half page ad for "The Stinson School of Flying" ran in the January, 1916, aviation magazines and they soon had a large class of students, the majority being Canadians. The advertisement listed three planes for school purposes, with ideal flying and living conditions. Their own workshop was set up and the well-known Chicago aviator Walter Brock joined them to assist in building a new 50 h.p., [[strikethrough]] horsepower [[/strikethrough]] Gnome-engined tractor biplane.

The method for lateral balance of Marjorie's Wright Type B was changed from wing warping to ailerons, and she was busy with a training schedule until midsummer when she left for Chicago to fill exhibition engagements. On July 4th she made three flights at Chicago Heights, Illinois. Edward also came to Chicago and with Marjorie made their headquarters at Ashburn Field where both were flying regularly. There they also began flying the new 50-Gnome tractor built by Walter Brock, and also flew planes made by Matty Laird and Charles Arens. In early September Marjorie and Katherine were honored guests at the Aviation Day Banquet given by the Chicago Advertising Association. On September 2nd to 9th Marjorie flew at Cleveland for an industry exposition, them on September 18th she exhibited at Napoleon, Ohio. That fall Marjorie returned to San Antonio and resumed their flying school operations.

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