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GOVERNING BOARD CLEMENT L. BIDDLE, Treasurer Treas., N.Y. Meeting Relig. Soc. of Friends (Quakers) GILL ROBB WILSON MRS. HENRY HILL PIERCE RAY NEWTON RUTH NICHOLS, Executive Director RELIEF WINGS INCORPORATED For Humanitarian Use of Airplanes in Civilian Service, In War or Peacetime Disasters at Home and Abroad HEADQUARTERS: 342 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. MURRAY HILL 2-3411 AVIATION ENDORSERS Jack Frye, President T. W. A. Inc. W. A. Patterson, President United Air Lines, Inc. C. R. Smith, President American Air lines, Inc. Colonel Edgar S. Gorrell, President Air Transport Assn. of America Ernest Gamache, Executive Director Air Youth of America Colonel John H. Jouett, President Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce S. Paul Johnson, Coordinator of Research National Advisory Comm. for Aeronautics Casey Jones, President Casey Jones School of Aeronautics Robert H. Hinckley, Chairman Civil Aeronautics Board Dr. James H. Kimball, Chief N. Y. Weather Bureau Douglas O. Langstaff, President State Aviation Officials C. T. Ludington, President Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn. Major Claude Morgan, Director Los Angeles Aero Squadron Al Near, President Airport Executives Assn. James B. Taylor, Former President Aviation Country Clubs Mrs. Louise Thaden, 1st Nat'l Chm. The 99 Club Charles Colvin, Member of Council Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Devon Francis, President Aviation Writers Assn. ADVISORS Dr. Ross McIntyre, Surgeon General U.S.N. Central Committee, American Red Cross Clarence E. Pickett, Exec. Secretary American Friends Service Committee Mrs. F. Louis Slade, Vice Chairman Allied Relief, Inc. Stephen Gallatti, Natl. Exec. Chairman American Field Service James Wood Johnson, President American Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Com. E. J. Parker Salvation Army Joy Homer Church Committee for China Relief Mrs. Rebecca Timbres Quaker medical relief in India and Russia His Excellency HJ. J. Procope Minister from Finland Dr. John E. Baker, Executive Director China Famine Relief Dr. William W. Cadbury, Chairman International Red Cross, Canton Dr. Co Tui, Executive Director American Committee for China Medical Relief John S. Bonnell - Presbyterian William Callahan - Catholic Allan K. Chalmers - Congregational Harry Emerson Fosdick - Baptist Samuel Goldensen - Hebrew Rufus M. Jones - Quaker Elmore M. McKee - Episcopal Paul E. Scherer - Lutheran Ralph W. Sockman - Methodist John Haynes Holmes - Community Church Dr. D. S. Brachman, Secretary Aero Medical Assn. Capt. Harry G. Armstrong Medical Corps, Wright Field Dr. Elizabeth Mason-Hohl, President Am. Med. Women's Assn. Lauretta Schimmoler, President Aerial Nurse Corps of America J. B. Hartranft, Jr., Exec. Director Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assn. Ralph Damon, Vice President American Air Lines, Inc. Members of Foreign Operations Division Pan-American Airways Robb C. Oertel, Aviation Sales Division Standard Oil Co. of N. J. Charles H. Babb Airplane Exporter c/o Mrs. E. T. Magoffin Coconut Grove, Fla. February 25, 1941 Miss Lee Ya-ching Hotel Algonquin New York, N. Y. Dear Ya-ching, This is just a brief note to ask whether you have sent out letters to the tour cities. Since it is important for you, as well as for us, to try to obtain complimentary room and board, it is most important that every practical effort be made to secure the same. We flew with Gar Wood, Sunday, to his island but were unable to get a contribution at that time, although I think we may secure a substantial one at some time in the future. I have been unable to see Mr. Mahoney in his office although I saw him twice on Friday at the races and [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] a cocktail party. In meantime, I am writing follow-up appeal letters to some pretty good prospects. Enclosed are the lists of "thank you" letters that we have sent and which have consumed much too much time. The weather here has been improved a great deal, but we haven't had much time to really enjoy it. I'll wire you as soon as we are able to start. Affectionately, Ruth Ruth R. Nichols RN:MO encl.