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THE HERALD, MIAMI, FLORIDA PAGE FIVE-B Guests From Both Hemispheres Share Aviation Ball [[image]] YA-CHING LEE -Walden Photo Women have played an important part in this weekend's air maneuvers, among them Mrs. E T. Magoffin (Annette Gipson), who flies her own plane and will be hostess to women pilots at a cocktail party this afternoon. Chinese aviatrix Ya-Ching Lee is sharing the meet and its attendant festivities; was one of the speakers at the federation's Saturday breakfast. Mrs. Hollis Rinehart, wife of the chairman for Saturday night's aviation ball, was only one of many Miamians to share that event, climax for the program of entertainment planned for visitors. She also is giving a private party today; will honor Mr. and Mrs. Garvin Brown, Louisville, Ky., Breach visitors. Miamians Greet Lady Pilots During Gala Get Together Patriotic Theme Carried Out At Annual Party, Ninety-Niners Mingle with Federation Women Patriotism was the keynote-and with the help of American flags, red, white and blue decorations, coral vine and fern, the Dade County Federation of Women's clubs entertained women pilots here for the All-American Maneuvers at the second annual aviation brunch Saturday in the Alcazar Hotel. Mrs. Chester LaHuis was in charge of decorations, Mrs. Wilbur C. Curry was co-chairman. Many local women, interested in aviation, were present. This list included Miss Ruth Shelly, "Miss Miami Aviation", and Mrs. D.C. Bertram, active in the Ninety-Niners. Also there was Mrs. E.T. Magoffin, enthusiastic aviatrix. Others who turned out included Mrs. Alexander Orr jr. Mrs. Fred W. Hosea, Mrs. L.J. McCaffrey who read the invocation; Mrs. J.B. Davidson, Mrs. Clifford Reeder, Mrs. James Dunn, Mrs. T. V. Moore, Mrs. Francis Gold, Mrs. T. T. Stevens, Mrs. Clark B. Stearns, Mr. James T. Wilson, Mrs. David R. Thurman, Mrs. J. Avery Guyton. Also Are Glimpsed Also glimpsed in the large crowd were Mrs. Leonard Boatwright, Mrs. W. Bruce MacIntosh, Mrs. James Moore, Mrs. Elfie Sutherland, Mrs. John Caldwell, Mrs. J. C. Bowsher, Mrs. Edward Morgan, Mrs. E. L. Robertson, Mrs. Everett Antrim, Mrs. J. Lawrence Kelly, Mrs. Robert R. Taylor, Mrs. C. D. Van Orsdel, Mrs. Charles Enterline, Mrs. Walter Beckham, Mrs. J. T. Feaster, Mrs. C. D. Lesler, Mrs. George Betterly, Mrs. Myrtle Taylor Bradford. Mrs. Sydney L. Weintraub, federation president, presided, and introduced Mrs. W. R. Pitts, federation chairman of aeronautics and chairman of the day. Mrs. Pitts welcomed women flyers and introduced Miss Ruth Nichols and Miss Ya-Ching Lee, two of the world's foremost women pilots. Miss Nichols told of some of her flying experiences and the ideals of the Relief Wings, a new aviation organization, which aims to do humanitarian flying for civilians in times of disaster. Gables Breakfast Today Dr. David Fairchild, head of Fairchild Tropical Gardens, and world-famous botanist, spoke, telling stories of early aviation history, in which he and his father-in-law, Alexander Graham Bell, were deeply interested. Additional reservations for the aviation breakfast of Coral Gables Business and Professional Woman's club today at 11 a.m. in Pan American Airways International dining room include Thomas Karl Schmitz, Mrs. James Allen, Mrs. Ruth Sumner, Mrs. Charles Oehler, Mrs. Alma Sanchez Bishop, Mrs. Mary L. Schuster, Mrs. Eva Harrison, Mrs. Marian Ordway, Mrs. George Zwichel, Sen. Frank S. Southworth of Indiana and Mrs. Southworth. Congressman Jennings Randolph, West Virginia, will be speaker. Patriotic hues also will be used in gay red, white and blue balloons. Many distinguished guests here for the air maneuvers will be among guests.
