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Luce's Press Clipping Bureau
New York, N.Y
Clipping from: May 25, 1939
Salt Lake City (Utah) Tribune

Chinese Miss Pays Visit To Governor.
Young Aviatrix Leaves for Denver Today.

Completing a busy two-day visit here during which time she appealed for funds to assist the 30,000,000 Chinese women and children in war stricken far east areas, Miss Lee Ya Ching, famed aviatrix, [[strikethrough]] plans [[/strikethrough]] to leave [[strikethrough]]Thursday [[/strikethrough]] morning from Denver.
Calling upon Governor Henry H. Blood Wednesday afternoon, Miss Lee expressed her appreciation and thanks for the generous response of Utah people, who donated to the Chinese relief cause.
The visitor also paid her respects to the president Heber J. Grant of the L.D.S church and to the Most Rev. Duane G. Hunt. bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake.
The Utah chapter of the Chinese War relief association was host at a dinner at the Kwong Nom Low cafe, 54 West Second South Street Which was attended by Miss Lee and persons who assisted in arranging for her Salt Lake City Visit. Wallace Leong, the chapter president, and Miss Lee thanked the guests for their aid. 

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MAY 25, 1939
CHINA'S FLYING ACTRESS
[[strikethrough]] Lee Ya-ching, [[/strikethrough]] China's pioneer aviatrix, made a spectacular debut as a Hollywood stunt pilot recently, when she landed her airplane three times in a tiny, hill-rimmed cow pasture. Portraying a Chinese woman flier in "Disputed Passage" screen version of the famous novel by Lloyd C. Douglas, Miss Lee thrice set her plane down on an improvised landing field on an improvised landing field measuring only 800 feet in length and 300 feet in width, and took off an equal number of times. 
Drink T.W.SAMUELS

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12 Wednesday Morning The Salt Lake Tribune May 24,19
Salt Lakers Honor Distinguished Chinese Aviatrix
Tea Gala Event On Tuesday's Social Slate
Salt Lakers did honor Tuesday to Miss Lee Ya Ching, distinguished Chinese aviatrix, at the garden tea given at the home of Mrs. Burton W. Musser, 113 Harvard avenue, who was the general chairman of the affair. 
Social, club and philanthropic circles were out en masse to add their silver offerings for the Chinese relief fund.
The serving table was covered with a handsome Chinese cloth and held for a centerpiece a graceful silver bowl filled with stately white peonies.

Presiding at Urns
Presiding at the tea and coffee urns during the tea hour were Mrs. Henry H. Blood, Mrs. John M. Wallace, Mrs. James A. Hogle, Mrs. A.H.S. Bird, Mrs. Louise Y. Robinson, Mrs. John W. Aird of Provo, Mrs. V.P. White, Mrs. Ora Bundy of Ogden, Mrs. C.O. Bonner, Miss Harriet MacCloskie, Miss Lisle Bradford and Miss Maude May Babcock. 
They were assisted in serving by the following young girls: Miss Mary Jane Felts, Miss Nancy Felts, Miss Virginia Hutchinson, Miss Mary Moulton, Miss Helen Goodart, Miss Eileen Ivers, Miss Marcia Ivers, Miss Peggy Yates, Miss Shirley Parsons, Miss Louise Stockman, Miss Betsy Ross Hutchinson, Miss Donna Derr, Miss Eleanor Jane Heitzman, Miss Barbara Bishop, Miss Bernice Broomfield, and Miss Katherine White. 

Committees
Included in the general arrangements, committee for the successful affair were Mrs. Mearle G. Heitzman, Mrs. Will S. McQuilkin, Mrs. L.C. Zucker, Mrs. Hugh Ward, and Mrs. John K. Hardy. 
The tea committee included Mrs. N.A. Dunyon, Mrs. Mabel Danuser. In charge of publicity were Mrs. Edmund Kearns, Mrs. Dunyon, Mrs. E.A. Empey, Mrs. Hendrik Romeyn, and Mrs. Ward.
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Miss Maude May Babcock, takes time off from "pouring" at the garden tea given Tuesday at the home of Mr.s Burton W. Musser, to chat with the honored guest, Miss Lee Ya Ching, and the chairmen-hostess, Mrs. Burton W Musser.