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A DE L E S CHARR s p e nt t h e s c h oo l y e ar 1 9 68 - 6 9 t e a c hi n g a r t i nCe nt r a l Hi g h S c ho ol i n S t . L o ui s , Mo . T he s u mme r o f  1 96 9 DE L s t u di e d a r t i n Me xi c o, He r ho bbi e s : ho ok edr u g s , weav i n g, met a l t o o l i n g o r en amel i n g an d o i lpai nt i ng.

 Th e Nat i on al Bank of Nor t h Amer i c a i n New Yo r k i nf o r med t heOr d er o f F i f i n e l l a t h at A L I NE R HONI A BROOK S i s n ow d e-c e as e d a nd t he b an k h ad a c t e d a s e x ec u t o r o f h er e s -t a t e . T he l e t t e r wa s d at e d J u l y 2 2, 1 96 8.

B ET T Y GI L L I E S a t t e nd ed t h e A pr i l Re un i o n b ut c o ul d n ot s t a yt h e f u l l t hr e e d ay s . S he l e f t o n S at u r d ay t o p ac k f o r

h er t r i p t o A ust r a l i a t h e f o l l o wi n g week.NANCY B AT S ON CRE HS i s t e a c hi n g h er s e v e nt e e n y e ar o l d s o nS t eve t o f l y i n t h e T ay l o r c r a f t t h ey r ec en t l y r e f i n i sh -ed . On week- en ds NA NC Y t o ws g l i d er s a t Cr ys t a l a i r e ,Ca l i f . i n a S up er Cu b. S he ho pe s t o a l s o g et he r g l i d -e r r a t i n g. NA NCY f l e w t h e o nl y " t a i l d r a gg e r " i n t h e1 9 6 9 Po wd er Pu f f Der b y an d j o i n ed t h e " Di sq u a l i f i edB ut Al i v e " g i r l s wh o g ot c a ug ht a t Hu nt i n gt o n, W. V a.b y we a t h er a nd d i d n ot f i n i s h t h e r a c e .

BARBARA J ANE ERI CKSON LONDON i s pr esent l y wor ki ng as asa l esman at A z t ec A i r c r a f t C or p . , L o n g Beac h A i r p o r t .Da ug ht e r T e r r y , a g e 2 0, h as h er c o mme r c i a l l i c e ns e a ndi s p r esen t l y wo r k i n g o n h er I n s t r u men t r a t i n g. T er r yh as d on e c o n s i d er ab l e f e r r y i n g an d h op es t o make av i -a t i o n he r c a r e er . Da ug ht e r K r i s i s 1 9 a n d n ot y e t ap i l o t . Hu s ba nd J a c k i s a l o ng - t i me p i l o t a nd f l i e s n owf o r f u n. J a c k r e t i r e d f r o m t h e A i r F o r c e t wo y e ar s a go .

43- 1Secr et ar y - DOTTI E YOUNG

MA RJ OR I E K E TCHA M DE AC ON p assed away J an uar y 5 , 1 9 6 8 i nSunnymead, Cal i f . MARJ ORI E was st at i oned i n Romul us,Mi c h i g an d ur i n g t h e HA SP an d was ass i g ned t o DE LS c t a r r ' s c a dr e . He r h us b a nd , M. L . , a nd t h r e e t e e na gechi l dr en sur vi ve.

DR . BY RD HOWE L L GRA NGE R i s an asso c i a t e p r o f esso r o f E ng l i shat t h e Un i ver s i t y o f A r i z o n a. DR. GR ANGE R was r ec en t l yg ue s t s p e ak e r b ef o r e t h e P r e s c o t t Co r r a l o f We s t e r n er sa nd s p o ke o n " F o l k l o r e A l o ng t h e Co l o r a do Ri v e r . " A s ar ec o g ni z ed au t h or i t y o n f o l k l o r e sh e h as p u bl i sh ed man yb oo ks , a l s o e i g ht o t h er bo ok s o n v a r i o us p ha s es o f a v i -at i on and l i t er at ur e.

Pr i o r t o Wo r l d War I I , DR . GR ANGE R o p er a t ed a p u bl i cr e l a t i o ns a nd a dv e r t i s i n g a g en c y i n Ne w Y o r k Ci t y . Du r -i n g t h e war sh e ser ved as c o mman di n g o f f i c er o f t h e WA SPs q u ad r o n a t P a l m S pr i n gs , Ca l i f . S he p i l o t e d l i g htb omb er s an d f i g ht e r s f r o m f ac t o r i es t o p o i n t s o f em-bar kat i on.

DR . GR ANGE R r ec e i ved h er A B d egr ee a t Gr o vc h er C ol l eg e ,Bal t i mo r e , Md . ; h er MA d egr ee a t t h e Un i ver s i t y o f A r i z -o na ; a nd he r P hD a t UCL A, wh er e s h e h as a l s o b ee n a v i s i t -i n g p r o f esso r l ec t u r i n g o n f o l k l or e .

E L L E N GE RY d i ed o f c an c er so met i me b ef o r e 1 9 6 7. T ONI C HA PI 43- 3   w r o t e t h at E L L E N v i s i t ed L o o kou t Mo u nt a i n , T enn .o nc e wh en s h e wa s o n t h e p r o g ol f t o ur . E LL E N h adf l o wn t h e mai l s i n Mex i c o f o r s i x mo nt h s a f t e r t h e WA Sd ea c t i v a t i o n, b ut n ev e r g ot p ai d s o s h e r e t u r n ed t o t hS t a t e s t o p l a y g ol f . Du r i n g t h e WAS P E L L EN wa s b as e dwi t h t he WAFS i n Romul us, Mi ch i gan.

I R I S CUMMI NGS CRI TCHELL i s a l ect ur er and cer t i f i ed f l i ghti n st r u c t o r a t Bat es F o u nd at i o n f o r A er o n au t i c a l E d -u c at i o n a t Har vey Mu dd C ol l eg e , C l a r emo nt , C al i f .

ROSS KARY ANDERSON has been i nst r uct i ng si nce WASP deact i -

v a t i o n. ROS S wa s a c e r t i f i e d f l i g ht e x ami n er i n t h eDako t as b ef o r e b e i n g ac c ep t ed b y t h e F A A as Gen er a lOp er a t i o n I n sp ec t o r ( C ADO) a t Gr an d R ap i d s , Mi c h i g an.R OS S i s t h e f i r s t wo man t o h o l d su c h a p o s i t i o n wi t ht he FAA.

MARY TUFTS TROTMAN O' BRI EN and her husband J ohn wer e i n Poru g al d ur i n g t h e A pr i l R eu ni o n.

MA RI ON S CHOR R BET ZL E R f l ew so l o i n h er n i n t h Po wd er Pu f f  Der b y t h i s year . MA RI ON a l so ear n ed h er A . T . P . r a t i n gb ef o r e t h e r a c e . S he wa s v e r y b us y wi t h p ub l i c i t y f o r" L I K E" ( t h e f i r s t s o f t d r i n k j u s t f o r g i r l s ) , h er s p o ns o r . MARI ON' s h us b a nd Ch uc k f l e w i n t h e r a c e p l a ne t ot he s t a r t a t S an Di e go . Ch uc k , wh o wa s a t e s t p i l o tf or Cur t i ss Wr i ght and Nor t h Amer i can Avi at i on, now owa nd o pe r a t e s a Un i t e d Re nt - Al l s t o r e . MA RI ON i s b us yi n st r u c t i n g a t L an e A v i a t i o n a t t h e C ol u mb us I n t e r -n at i o na l A i r p o r t . T h e Bet z l e r ' s h ave t wo so n s- - R i c k ,

wh o i s i n t h e Navy an d s t a t i o ned i n C al i f o r n i a an dMi c h ae l wh o i s i n h i s s e c o nd y e ar a t Oh i o Un i v e r s i t y . Th os e at t end i n g t he 25 t h WASP Reu ni on f r o m t hi s c l as s wer e :

FRAN DI AZ GUSTAVSON, BETTY EAMES J OI NER, ALMA J ERMANHI NDS, MARTHA WAGENSEI L DA VI S and CAROL FI LL MO~

43- 3Secr et ar y - ESTHER POOLE BERNER

L A UR I NE NI E L S EN was ap po i n t ed i n J u ne 1 9 6 7 t o t h e F A A' sWomen' s Advi sor y Commi t t ee on Avi at i on and has had achance t o vi s i t wi t h sever al WASP' s on t he Commi t t ee.I n 1 9 6 8 R ENE wen t o n a t en - d ay p ac k t r i p wi t h HE NR I -ETTA ( HANK) RI CHMOND,   43- 4   i n t he Mt . J ef f er son Pr i mi -t i ve Ar ea i n Or egon.

E L S I E DY E R MONA CO i s n ow l i v i n g i n Ri o d e J an ei r o , Br az i l .Her h usb an d i s wi t h t h e F A A a t t ac h ed t o t h e U. S . E m-

b as s y . T he i r s o n i s a s t u de nt a t t he Un i v er s i t y o f  Washi ngt on st udyi ng oceanogr aphy.VI RGI NI A CRI NKLAW i s now VI RGI NI A CRI NKLAW PI ERCE and has

l i ved i n A l t u r as , C al i f o r n i a s i n c e F eb r u ar y , 1 9 6 9 .EMMA COULTER WARE spends most of her summer s i n Al p i ne,

C ol o r ad o wh er e t h e f ami l y l i kes t o r i d e h or ses i n t h es u mme r a nd s k i i n t h e wi n t e r . Da ug ht e r Ni n a i s o ut o fc o l l eg e; J u dy was i n Gr en ob l e , F r an c e d ur i n g t h e wi n t es k i i n g s e a s o n; We nd e i s i n h i g h s c h oo l a nd t h e t r i p -p l e t s a r e n ow e l e v en y e ar s o l d .

DR. DORA DOUGHERTY STROTHERS mi ss ed t he WASP Reuni on becauss h e wa s o n h er y e ar l y t o ur o f a c t i v e d ut y wi t h t h e Ai rF o r c e a t Dayt o n, Oh i o .

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BETTY ARCHI BALD FERNANDES has mi gr at ed 1: ack t o Tucson, Ar i z .He r h us 1 : a nd Di c k i s a n e x ec u t i v e p i l o t a nd B ET T Y i s at r a f f i c c o n t r o l l er f o r t h e F A A.

E S THE R P OOL E BERNE R was n amed Di r ec t o r o f A er o n aut i c s f o rt h e S t a t e o f I n di a na q y Go v en or E dg ar Wh i t c o mb . T h i sh on or c a me a s a c o mp l e t e s u r p r i s e t o E ST HE R a s s o o n a ss h e a r r i v e d h ome f r o m t h e I n di o Re u ni o n i n A pr i l . S heh as b een wi t h t h e Co mmi ss i o n o n A er o n aut i c s s i n c e 1960a nd i s t h e f i r s t wo ma n t o h ol d t h i s h i g he s t o f f i c e i nt h e c o mmi ss i o n f o r t h e S t a t e o f I n d i an a .

A NNE M. S HI E L DS s t o p ped q y I d y l l wi l d , C al i f o r n i a o n h er way

t o t h e s t a r t o f t h e P P D a t S a n Di e g o. ANNE a n d DORI SGE E 4 4- 1 h ad n ot b ee n t o ge t h er s i n c e t h e l a t e 1 94 0' s i nP hi l a de l p hi a a nd h ad a l o t o f " c a t c h i n g u p" t o d o.

K AY ME NGE S BRI C K sen d s t h e f o l l o wi n g t o a l l c o n c er n ed." T h un d er b o l d P - 47 P i l o t ' s A sso c i a t i o n an no u nc es t h at t h eg a l s a r e we l c o me t o j o i n i f t h ey f l ew j u g s . Memb er sh i pi s $ 10 a nd t h i s i n c l u de s a s i l v e r j u g p i n a nd a q ua r t e r -l y , wh i c h h as b ee n g r e at t o d at e . T he y a l s o h av e ayear l y g et - t o g et h er wi t h a sh o r t meet i n g an d 1 : an qu et . "

 Th i s or g an i z at i on was s pa wned i n t he s l i ps t r e am of Re-p u bl i c ' s b i g Wi n g Di n g o f 1961, was ' f o r med i n 196) an dh as a mar ve l o u s b u i l t - i n h eadq u ar t e r s f ac i l i t y a t t h eWi n gs Cl u b i n Ne w Y o r k . I f y o u j o i n , y ou wi l l b e h el p i n gt o p er p et u at e a u ni q ue o r g an i z a t i o n o f wh i c h y o u wi l l b ea p r i v i l eg ed memb er . C omp l e t e f ac i l i t i es o f t h e Wi n g sCl u b wi l l b e a t y o ur d i s p os a l wh en ev er y ou a r e i n N. Y .F o r f u r t h er i n f o r mat i o n c o n t ac t Mr . Ro b er t T . F o r r es t ,

 Th un de r bo l t P- 47 Pi l ot ' s As s oc i at i on , Wi ng s Cl ub , Bi l t -mor e Hot el , 4) - St r eet   &Mad i so n A ve, New Y o r k C i t y 10017.

BEA ME DE S i s r ep o r t ed t o h ave mo ved f r o m T u st i n , C al i f o r n i at o Por t l and, Or egon.

4)-4S ec r e t a r i es -

FAI TH BUCHNER RI CHARDS and MADGE RUTHERFORD MI NTON

NA NCY L E E BAK ER wr i t es t h at t h e 1967 A l ask an f l o o d wi l l b et h e t o pi c o f c o nv e r s a t i o n f o r ma ny y e ar s . No ne e s c a pe di t s f u r y . NA NCY h ad j u s t p ur c h as e d a h ome o n J u l y 1 4a nd wa s s t i l l q ui t e u ns e t t l e d wh en t h e r a i n s s t a r t e d o n

 J ul y 24 . " Th e wat er c ame up 34 i nc he s i n my l i vi ngr o o m, wh i c h i s 5 6 i n c he s a b ov e my f r o nt y a r d . My h o us eh ad t wo s t o r i e s , s o t h e c at a nd I s a t i t o ut i n t h e up -s t a i r s , l i v i n g i n l u x ur y wi t h a c a mp s t o v e, a q ua r t o f  

wa t e r a n d p l e n t y o f c a nn ed f o o ds . "K AT HE RI NE L OF T S T RE HL E i s i n s t r u c t i n g a t Op a- L o c k a A i r p o r t

i n Mi ami , Fl or i da.I NEZ WOODWARD WOODS spent one year t r avel i ng i n Eur ope and

A f r i c a wi t h h er h u sb an d J ac k ( r e t i r ed ) an d d aug h t erB ar 1 : a r a , a j u ni o r h i g h s t u de nt . I NE Z i s o n a t wo - y e arl e a ve f r o m t h e L o s An ge l e s c i t y s c h o ol s wh er e s h e h asb een i n t h e c u r r i c u l u m d epar t men t . I NE Z d eve l o p ed t h ec o ur s e o f s t u dy i n Ae r o na ut i c a l S c i e n c e ( 2 s e me s t e r s )f o r f i v e L o s A ng el e s h i g h s c h o ol s . Wi t h f u r t h er r e -f i n emen t s I NE Z an d f o u r o t h er p eo pl e wo r k ed u n der t h ef e de r a l l y f u nd ed A pe x P r o j e c t t o d ev e l o p t h e c o ur s e o f  s t u dy a s t h e " b es t c o ur s e d ev el o pe d t o d at e " . T heS t a t e o f C al i f o r n i a E d uc at i o n Dep ar t men t ac c ep t ed t h ef i n i s h e d p r o du c t f o r u s e i n a n y Ca l i f o r n i a h i g h s c h o olan d t h e F A A r ep r i n t ed i t f o r r esa l e a r o u nd t h e wo r l d .Al l o f t h i s h ap pe ne d j u s t b ef o r e I NE Z l e f t o n h er l o ng

17, 000 mi l e t r ek t h r o u gh 1968. T h e i r t r i p was p l an nedt o v i s i t t h e f a s c i n a t i n g p ar t s o f e a c h E ur o p ea n a ndA f r i c an c o u nt r y t h ey t o u c h ed . I NE Z' s o n l y c o mmen t l" I t ' s a beaut i f u l wor l d   I"

MA RY HI NE S GRANT l i v e s i n S t . P a ul , Mi n ne s o t a . S he wa s " l o s t "t o t h e WA SP r o s t e r f o r y e ar s . Ri c h ar d a nd Ma r y h av e

f our chi l dr en.HE L E N M. S CHA EF E R wo r k s a t t h e S an Br u n o P o l i c e Dep ar t men t

i n Cal i f or ni a.I S AB EL S TE I NE R K ARK AU r a i s e s a nd s h o ws Gr e a t Da n es . S he a l s o

h as a f a mi l y t h at k e e ps h e r b us y .VI THURN COWDEN and f our t een ot her WASP' s ar ound Los Angel es

~ a g et - t o ge t h er i n Ma r c h t o a l e r t e v er y bo dy a bo ut

t h e 2 5t h Re un i o n i n I n di o . A mo n g t h o s e a t t e nd i n g t h e J ap an es e di nn er wer e l 4) - 7 EMERAL D DRUMMOND; 44 - 1 GENESHAFFER F I TZPATRI CK, DOLORES MEURER REED, and CATHERI NEMURPHY; 44- 2 KAY CLEVERLY PERTERSON; 44- ) J ULI E J ENNERSTEGE and PATRI C I A NETHERCUTT WEAVER; 44- 5 DOROTHY MEYNRI TSCHER and DOLLY SEXTEN WETHEY; 44- 6 MARY ELI ZAB~SHOEMAKER RI CKABOUGH SZABLASKI , GERRY TRI BBLE VI CKERSand BETTY J ANE WI LLI AMS; 44- 10 MARY THOI TS and HALLYSTI RES.

MADGE RUTHERFORD MI NTON was t he WASP r esponsi b l e f or get t i ngt h e F i f i n el l a p i n s ma d e f o r t h e 2 5t h Re un i o n . T he y a r e

d i f f e r en t f r o m t h e o r i g i n a l p i n s i n t h at t h e b ac k g r o u ndi s n o w s i l ver t o c o mmemo r a t e o u r 25t h an ni ver sar y .MA I X : Ean d S h er man h ave a n ew b o o k wh i c h was r e l eased i nA ug u st 1969. T h e t i t l e i s " V ENOMOUS RE P T I L E S " an d MA DGs a y s " we d o me nt i o n t h o s e b i g r a t t l e s n ak e s wh i c h u s e d th i b er n at e i n t h e g u l l i es o f t h e l o n g No r t h ~S o u t h r u n waa t Av e ng er a nd t h en c o me o ut t o b as k o n t h e r u nwa y i nt h e wa r m S p r i n g s u n. T hi s c a us e d l o t s o f c o ck pi tt r o u bl e an d so met i mes a g o - a r o u nd i n t h e p at t e r n ag a i n .

MARY BOWLES NELSON has moved t o San Mar cos, r epor t s DORI SGE E 4 4- 1 . MA RY h a d b ee n l i v i n g i n I d y l l wi l d , Ca l i f .

4)-5Secr et ar y - MARGARET RAY RI NGENBERG

BET T Y GR EE N i s ac t i ve i n t h e Mi ss i o nar y A v i a t i o n F e l l o wsh i pi n F u l l e r t o n , Ca l i f . T hi s g r o up o f d e di c a t e d p eo pl e

t r a i n mi s s i on a r i e s t o u s e l i g ht p l a ne s t o r e a c h i n -ac c ess i b l e r eg i o n s i n t h e i r ' mi ss i o n ar y wo r k .COL ONE L P AT P A TE MA N i s sc h ed u l ed t o g o t o V i e t Nam so o n .HELEN I RENE FREMD DeGRAY has been l i v i ng i n Mi ami , F l or i da

s i nc e r e t u r n i n g t o t h e S t a t e s f r o m B r a z i l . He r t h r e eBr az i l i an - b o r n c h i l d r en a r e n o w g r o wn . I R ENE h as d o nen o f l y i n g s i n c e " t h os e wo nd er f u l o l d d ay s o f t h e WA SP " .

 Th e f a mi l y en j oy s t h e F l or i da c l i mat e an d go s he l l i ng ,s k i n d i v i n g, s u r f i n g a n d s wi mmi n g. I RE NE a n d h er h us -1 : an d o wn DeGr ay Des i g n I n c . , wh i c h en gi n eer s , d es i g n san d f ab r i c a t es f o r p r o d uc t i o n an d p r o c ess i ng eq ui p men t .

 J ERRY HARDMAN J ORDAN s t i l l ha s s i x of he r ni ne c hi l dr e n ath o me. T h e f ami l y t ak es man y t r i p s f o r t h e i r vac at i o n s .E d war d i s Di r ec t o r o f t h e man agemen t syst ems an d d at aau t o mat i o n MUC OM, P i c a t i n ay A r sen a l , n ear S u c c asu nn a,

New J er sey.E L L E ANOR B . K UR TE N S CHA F F ER wo r k s i n t h e p o st o f f i c e a t Mo n

r o v i a , C al i f .L T . C OL . J UL I A L E DBET T E R c o u l d n o t a t t en d t h e WA SP R eu n i o ni n I n d i o b ec ause sh e was a t t en di n g a WA C r ec r u i t i n gc o n f e r en c e a t t h at t i me.

 J I L L Mc CORMI CK mad e a s up r eme ef f o r t t o at t e nd t he Reu ni on . J I L L ha d j us t r et ur n ed ho me f r o m a s er i es of ho s pi t a lb o u t s wi t h a r t h r i t i s . Her c o mmen t u p on r e t u r n i n g f r o mt h e Reu ni o n t o I n d i an a   I   " I t s u r e i s a g r e a t a d ve n t u r e .E n j o yed ever y mi n u t e o f i t . " J I L L f l ew t o C al i f o r n i ai n a Bo nan z a p i l o t ed b y E S THE R BER NE R P OOL E 4) - ) an dac c o mp ani ed b y BET T Y P E T TI T T NI C HOL A S, 44 - 7 an d MA RT YMARTI N WYALL, 44- 10.

HE L E N DE T T WE I L L E R h as t r ad ed t h e san d s o f P a l m Deser t , Ca l i f o r P o r t l an d, Or eg o n r ep o r t s J E NNI E HR ES T U, 4 ) - 4 .

4) - 6Secr et ar y - ELI ZABETH McGEORGE SULLI VAN

V EL MA M. S AUNDE RS sen t h er r eg r e t s v i a t e l eg r am t o t h e Re-u ni o n. S he i s l i v i n g i n Mo n t e v i d e o, Ur a g ua y , S . A . ( NO

 Th e of f i c e do es no t ha ve he r ad dr e s s ) .DOROTHY HOPKI NS HENESY had a del i ght f u l r euni on wi t h WASP' s

s t a t i o ne d wi t h h er i n Da l l a s a nd h ad n ot s e e n f o r 2 4y e ar s . DOROT HY n ow l i v e s i n P o mp a no B ea c h , F l o r i d a a nvi si t ed ROSA LEA l ' ! EEKFULLWOOD 4) - 4 and GRACEY J ONESPUTNAM 4) - 6 i n Texas - i n 1968. - - - - - -

LANA CUSACK BOXBERGER mar r i ed I NSTRUCTOR GERRY BOXBERGER( P ap py B i r d b r a i n t o h i s s t u d en t s a t S weet wat er , wh o wet h en k n o wn as " Boxb er g er ' s B i r d Br a i n s" ) . S E E GE RR Yu n der I n s t r u c t o r News.

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LEONORA HORTON ANDERSON i s a copywr i t er f or Compt on Adver t i s-i n g, I n c . i n Ne w Y o r k Ci t y . S he mo o nl i g ht s a t wr i t i n ga v i a t i o n a r t i c l e s . NONNI E ke e ps i n co n t a ct wi t h WA SP' swho wr i t e pr of ess i onal l y t hr ough t he Avi at i on Wr i t er sAssoci at i on ( AWA) . NONNI E r e l at ed an i nt er est i ng ex-p er i e n cel " On my h o ne y mo o n a l mo s t f i v e y e a r s a g o, myh us b a nd ' s s i s t e r a n d b r o t h er - i n - l a w i n v i t e d u s t o s p e ndi t i n Va i l , Co l o r a do a t a s k i c ha l e t . A f r i e nd o f he r si n Mi n ne s o t a h a d o f f e r e d t h e ch a l e t t o h er d ur i n g Fe b -

r u ar y . T he s i s t e r i n vi t e d a c o up l e o ve r f r o m AS PE N o nee v e ni n g f o r d i n ne r . Wh o wa s t h e g al ? B ET T Y HA AS PF I S T-ER 4 ) - 5 11 I h ad n' t s e en h er i n 1 5 y e ar s . A c o up l e o f  d ay s l a t e r we d r o v e o v er t o As p en a nd s k i i e d wi t h t h emf o r t h e d a y. S ma l l wo r l d . " NONNI E a l s o a t t e n de d t h eExpl or er ' s C l ub banquet i n December , 1968 whi ch honor ed4 ) A me r i ca n s wh o s h a pe d a v i a t i o n h i s t o r y . A mo ng t h o s eat t endi ng was J ACQUELI NE COCHRAN.

PAT SEARES SULLI VAN' s son Gene ar r i ved home t hr ee mont hsl a t e f o r Ch r i s t ma s i n 1 96 8. I n Ma r ch , CE S B RA V ROS Ecel ebr at ed Gene' s ar r i va l by havi ng a Chr i st ma~- Thanks-gi v i ng Di nner wi t h decor at i ons and a l l t he t r i mmi ngsf o r Ge n e a nd PAT S UL L I V AN. Ge ne wa s i n t h e T o nk i n Gu l f  ser v i ng wi t h t he U. S . Navy.

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 J UNE EVANS Mc MORRI S i s f o un d ag ai n i n Kan s as Ci t y. J UNE mether husband one mont h bef or e gr aduat i on f r om Sweet wat erwh i l e o n a c r o s s - c o un t r y f l i g ht . I t wa s " l o v e a t f i r s ts i g ht " b e cau s e t h ey we r e ma r r i e d a f t e r g r a d ua t i o n . He rh us b a nd i s p r e s i d en t o f t h e Y e l l o w T r a ns i t T r u c k Co mp a ny .

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HELEN TRI GG LUTS has per manent l y set t l ed i n Sacr ament o, Ca. s i n c e Co l . J o hn r e t i r e d f r o m t h e Ai r F o r c e . J o hn i st e a c hi n g h i g h s ch o o l E ng l i s h a n d HE L EN i s g o i n g t o r e ae s t a t e s c ho ol . T he i r s o n J a c k i s i n Vi e t Na m an dd au gh t e r J o ne l e n i s i n t h e Un i v er s i t y o f Ut a h a s as o p ho mo r e . HE L EN a n d J o h n r e v i s i t e d A ve n ge r F i e l d i n1 95 6 a n d s a w o nl y co n cr e t e s l a b s i n s t e a d o f b ui l d i n gs .HE LE N s u gg es t e d t h at a " s t a t u e o f a g i r l i n b ag gy z o o ts u i t , h e l me t a n d g o gg l e s i n h an d a n d we a r i n g a d r o o pyp ar a c hu t e a nd h er e y es o n t h e s k y " wo ul d b e a n a pp r o p-r i at e t r i but e t o t he bygone days. at Sweet wat er dur i ng

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ALBERTA HUNT NI CHOLSON i s so busy wi t h Ni net y- Ni ne dut i est h at s h e a s k ed J E RS H t o b e c l a s s s e c r e t a r y . AL BE RT A j o i ne d t he gr o up of do wned r ac er s at Hunt i ng t on , W. Vawh e n s t o r ms b l o c ke d t h e r o u t e t o t h e f i n i s h l i n e a tDu l l e s f o r t h e Po wd e r Pu f f r a ce r s .

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MA RDO CRA NE wa s h o no r e d a s t h e f o un de r o f t h e Po wd e r Pu f f  De r b y b y r i d i n g i n a s p ec i a l c a r i n a h i s t o r i c a l p ar -a d e ce l e b r a t i n g t h e 6 0t h a nn i v e r s a r y o f t h e Ce n t e n -n i a l a Da y s o f I n gl e wo o d, Ca l i f . MA RDO e n t e r e d a s aco n t e s t a n t f o r t h e f i r s t t i me i n t h e 1 96 9 Po wd e r Pu f f  Der by and ended up wi t h t he ) 4 ot her weat her ed- i n .p l a n es a t Hu nt i n gt o n. MA RDO i s p r e s i d e nt o f t h e " Di s -q ua l i f i e d B ut Al i v e " c l u b. T h e r a ce wa s s u ch a me mo r -a b l e e x pe r i e n ce t h a t MA RDO s t a r t e d r e v i s i n g h e r n e wb o ok t e l l i n g t h e Po wd e r Pu f f De r b y S t o r y . ~~DO i sa l s o s t i l l s h o wi n g h e r Ca i r n T e r r i e r s .

GE NE S HA FFE R F I T ZPAT RI CK i s a ce r t i f i e d f l i g ht i n s t r u c t o r at a ug ht h er d au gh t e r K ay t o f l y . K ay g ot h er p r i v a t ep i l o t ' s l i ce n s e o n h e r s e v e nt e e nt h b i r t h da y i n Ma y 1 96GE NE a n d K ay f l e w i n t h e PPD t h i s y e a r a nd j o i n e d t h eDB A g r o u p. K ay t h ou gh t t h e De r b y a ma r v e l o u s e x pe r -

i e nc e a nd wa nt s t o ma k e a v i a t i o n h er c a r e er . Mi k e i s s o p ho mo r e i n h i g h s ch o o l a n d o n t h e s wi m t e a m. Hu s b an

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 J ERS HI N O' ROURKE. Af t e r a mos t pl ea s an t da y of ge t t i nc a ug ht u p o n t h e r e un i o n a nd c l a s s n ews , o ve r d r i n ks l u nch , GA DGE T f l e w b ack t o T r u mb ul l , Co nn . S he a n d hh us b a nd h av e a s o n K en , wh o j u s t g r a du a t e d f r o m h i g hs c h oo l . GADGE T a l s o d oe s v o l u nt e er h os p i t a l wo r k , whs h e s a n dwi ch e s i n b e t we e n b r i d ge a n d b o wl i n g. Hu s b anB i l l a l s o h a d s u r g er y t h i s s p r i n g.

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DORI S GE E i s s t i l l s e l l i n g r e a l e s t a t e a t I d y l l wi l d , Ca l i f .DORI S says t h i n g s a r e p r e t t y d u l l s i nc e WI N WOOD 43- 7 ,DOT SWAI N LEWI S 44- 5 and MARY B. NELSON 43- 4 l ef t t hea r e a ~RI S r e me mb er e d mo r e wo r d s t o s o n gs we u s e d t os i n g a t S weet wat er i n t h e " r o o m p ar t i es" a t t h e R eu n i o n .

CATHERI NE MURPHY at t ended a Muni c i pal Tr easur er ' s Conf er encei n De n ve r d ur i n g A ug us t . MURP H i s t h e t r e a s ur e r f o rt h e Ci t y o f A r c a di a , Ca l i f . S he b r o u gh t a l o ng h er u ni -f o r m b l o us e t o t h e Re un i o n t o s h o w i t s t i l l " h a ng sl oos e" .

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B ET T Y WAL L ROB ERT S s p e nt a we e k i n L o s A ng el e s wi t h h e r s i s t e r J ul i e af t e r t he Reun i on . BE TT Y' s s on Mi ke was s t a t i on edo n a U. S . t a nk er , s o s h e g ot t o s e e h i m i n L o ng Be ac h.BE T TY d i d a l l t h e t o ur i s t s i g ht s , i n c l u di n g Di s n e y l a ndb ef o r e r e t u r n i n g t o Mi n ne s o t a a n d h er j o b i n t h e a s s e s s -or ' s of f i ce.

DOROT HY K RA SOV EC E BY l i v e s i n L o s A l t o s , s o u t h o f S an F r a n-c i sc o wi t h h er P an A mer i c an p i l o t - h u sb an d an d so n s Dav i d1 8 a nd Do n 1 1. DOROT HY wa s t r y i n g t o p r o v e t o h er t h r e eme n t h at s h e c o ul d s k i a s g oo d a s t h ey c o ul d a nd b r o k eh er l e g p r o v i n g h e r p oi n t . DOROT HY wa s h op i n g t o b e i na wa l k i n g c a s t f o r t h e Re un i o n, b ut t h at d i d n' t wo r k o ute i t h er . S he r e c en t l y r e s ol e d i n a Ce s s na 1 50 , t h en t o okh er h us b a nd u p f o r a r i d e a n d s o l d h i m o n s ma l l a i r p l a n es .No w t h ey o wn a S k yl a ne a nd d o q ui t e a b i t o f f l y i n g t o -g et h er as a f ami l y .

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MA RGE S T EWA RT was u n ab l e t o a t t en d t h e R eu n i o n an d ask edF RA N S MI T H T UCHBAND t o sen d i n a r ep o r t . F RA N sa i d t h att h i s c l a s s h ad t h e d i s t i n c t i o n o f a me mb er t r a v el i n g t h ef a r t h est t o a t t en d t h e R eu n i o n an d C l yd e Camp b el l wasa do pt e d a s De n F a t h er t o 4 4- 2 .

V I R GI NI A DUL A NE Y r u u 1P BE L L an d h er h u sb an d C l yd e c ame a l l t h eway f r o m C hr i s t c h u r c h , New Zea l an d t o a t t en d t h e A pr i lRe un i o n a t I n di o . Du r i n g t h e i r s t a y i n t h e U. S . t h eyt o o k i n t h e i r d aug h t er C hr i s t i na ' s g r ad uat i on f r o m Mar -i e t t a Co l l e g e i n Oh i o . T he i r s o n K i m i s a s o p ho mo r et h er e . T h e C AMP BEL L S ar e l i v i n g i n a l o ve l y h o me wh i c ht h e y b ou gh t f r o m a n a r c h i t e c t t h i s s p r i n g. T h i s b us y

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E L I ZABET H Mac K ET HA N MA GI D an d h er h u sb an d , wh o i s exec u t i veV P o f t h e Or a n ge B l o s s o D, T r a i l A s s n. , h a ve b ee n wo r k i n go n a p u bl i c a t i o n o f a map an d g u i d e t h r o u gh F l o r i d a ' sOr a ng e B l o s s o m T r a i l a nd t h e T o l l - f r e e s c e n i c r o u t e t ot h e K ey s . K I T h ad b r o c hu r e s o n d i s p l a y a t t h e Re un i o na nd wi l l b e h a pp y t o ma i l a b r o c hu r e t o a ny o ne u po n r e -q ue s t . K I T ' s i n t e r e s t i s i n t h e f i e l d o f wr i t i n g a n ds h e h a s h ad ma n y a r t i c l e s p ub l i s h e d d ur i n g t h e l a s t t e ny e ar s i n Mo t o r B oa t i n g, A i r F o r c e J 1 ag az i n e, U. S . L a dy &P a r e n t s . He r p r e v i o u s r e c o r d a s e x ec u t i v e s e c r e t a r y i sf or mi da bl e   I   i n t h e o f f i c e o f S ec r e t a r y o f t h e A i r F o r c e

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Gr as Bal l .MAXI NE MANOGUE HARVEY i s a housewi f e and mot her of f ourc h i l d r en . MA XI NE n ever l e f t T exas a f t e r WA SP d eac t i -v at i o n. Ar t i s h er ma i n i n t e r e s t a nd a l t h ou gh s h e i sa bl e t o s e l l s o me o f h er wo r k s , i t i s n ot h er l i v e l i -hood.

RI TA EDNA MURPHY WI SCHMEYER has been f i nal l y l ocat ed i nDa l l a s , T e xa s .

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HA ZE L S T AMP E R HOHN b r o u gh t h er year - o l d b aby t o t h e I n d i oRe un i o n . A s i d e f r o m h e r d ome s t i c d ut i e s , HA ZE L f i n dst i me t o wr i t e an av i a t i o n c o l u mn f o r t h e C ar so n C i t y ,Ne va da n ews p ap er . T he Ho hn ' s o l d es t s o n i s i n c o l l e gea nd a v i a t i o n i s h i s i n t e r e s t . Ho w c o u l d h e h el p i twi t h b ot h p ar e nt s f l y i n g s i n c e h e wa s a n i n f a nt . HAZ ELa l s o wr i t e s a nd s e l l s h er wo r k a l o ng wi t h t a k i n g u ni -v e r s i t y c o ur s e s . Bu s y g al l

F L OR I NE P HI L L I P S S CA I F E was mar r i ed i n 1968 an d s t i l l l i vesa t h er Hi n s d al e a dd r e s s . He r s i s t e r , ROS AL I E P HI L L I P S

 J OHNSON, 44 - 9 l i ves i n Pr i nc et on , N. J .FRANCES STANDAFER ACKER' s o l dest son was mar r i ed i n Febr uar y

1969 f o l l o wi n g h i s g r ad uat i o n f r o m t h e U. S . A i r F o r c eOf f i c e r ' s T r a i n i n g S c ho o l . T he c o up l e a r e n o w s t a t i o n-e d a t Va n ce A FB i n E ni d , Ok l a ho ma wh e r e J o hn i s i npi l ot t r a i n i ng.

P AT RI C I A GI BSON wo r k s i n t h e Hi s t o r y Dep ar t men t o f t h e n ewOakl and ( Cal i f . ) museum.

DORI S B . T ANNE R i s wo r k i n g o n h e r d i s s e r t a t i o n f o r a P hD a tV an d er b i l t Un i ver s i t y . Her WA SP b ac k gr o u nd wi l l b eh el p f u l b ec a us e s h e i s d o i n g r e s e ar c h o n wo me n' s p ar -t i c i pat i on i n Wor l d War I I .

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MI L DR ED T AY L OR MA RS HA L L ( a l o s t F i f i ) j u s t h app ened t o r eadt h e Oc t o b er 1968 A F HF News l e t t e r ab o ut t h e WA SP 25t hRe un i o n i n I n di o , Ca l i f . S he l i v es i n Na pl e s , I t a l ywi t h h er h u sb an d , Ma j . Gen er a l W. W. Mar sh a l l . Gen er a lMa r s h a l l i s Ch i e f o f S t a f f o f A i r S ou t h , A l l i e d F o r c e sS ou t h e r n E ur o pe . T he i r o nl y c h i l d P a t r i c i a i s a s t u de nta t t h e Un i v e r s i t y o f No r t h Ca r o l i n a , Ch ap e l Hi l l , N. C.

GENEVI EVE LANDMAN RAUSCH wi t h sever al of her gol f i ng f r i endse a c h y e ar s e l l UNI CE F g r e e t i n g c a r d s a nd s t a t i o na r y i no r d er t o d o c o mmu n i t y ser v i c e t o t h e c i t y o f Dan v i l l e ,I l l . GE NE VI E VE t eac h es g o l f eac h wi n t e r i n t h e Y WC A g ym( s e e c l a s s i f i e d a d )

CODYE GWEN CLI NKSCALES L I NDER t eaches bi o l ogy i n t he Fai r -mo nt E as t Hi g h S c ho o l i n K et t e r i n g, Oh i o . Hu s b an d J a yi s p r i n c i p a l en gi n eer i n t h e Mi ami C on ser van c y Di s t r i c t .Wa l t e r i s a j u n i o r s t u d en t i n Bowl i n g Gr een S t a t e U;Bar b ar a a f r esh man at E ast e r y K ent u c k y S t a t e U; an dC od y i s an e i g h t h g r ad e s t u d en t .

DA RL E NE CA L KI NS E NO h as b een wo r k i n g t o war d s h er c o l l eg e d e-g r e e i n e du c at i o n s i n ce 1 96 2. S he i s i n h er f i n al y e arwi t h a ma j o r i n h i s t o r y a t Ge o r g e Ma s o n Co l l e ge o f t h eUn i ver s i t y o f V i r g i n i a . DA RL E NE ' s h u s 1 : an d A r t h u r i swi t h t h e F AA . T h ey h av e t h r e e d a ug ht e r s .

DOT SWAI N LEWI S r et ur ned t o Ar i zona af t er spendi ng t he summeri n I d y l l wi l d , C al i f . DOT t eac h es a t t h e Or me R an c hS ch oo l i n A r i z o na . I t wa s l i k e " o l d t i me s " a t t h e Re -uni on wi t h DOT st r ummi ng her " g i t f i ddl e" .

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AVA HAMM RI CHARDSON and f ami l y l i ve c l ose t o t he new I nt er -n a t i o n al A i r p o r t a t Ho u s t o n , T e xa s b e c au s e h us b a ndRal p h i s wi t h B r a n i f f A i r wa y s . T h ey h a ve t h r e e ch i l d -r e n , l i v e o n a l a ke wh e r e e v e r y o ne s wi ms a n d a l l : a r eb o at i n g e n t h us i as t s . A VA ' s f l y i n g i s s t r i c t l y wi t hB r a n i f f a n d s h e d e vo t e s f u l l t i me t o t h e p ub l i c p r a c t i ceo f Ch r i s t i a n S c i e n ce h e al i n g.

BEVERLY BEESEMYER and PAT CROSS own and d i r ect t he BEVERLY-

CROS S Ag en c y. T he a ge nc y s p ec i a l i z e s i n f i n di n g t h ee mp l o y ee t o f i t t h e j o b a n d t h e y co n ce nt r a t e o n b us -i n es s a nd p r o f e s s i o n al p o s i t i o n s s u ch a s a d ve r t i s i n g,account i ng, busi ness management , engi neer i ng, i nsur ance,l e g al , mo t i o n p i c t u r e p ub l i c i t y , T V r e s e a r ch , r e a le s t a t e a n d ma n uf a ct u r i n g. T h ei r c l i e n t s a r e i n di v i d -u al l y c h os e s f o r t h e p os i t i o n a nd t h ei r s u c c es s i s we l l -kn o wn i n t h e B ev e r l y Hi l l s ( Ca l i f . ) a r e a f o r t h e p a s t15 year s .

 J UST I NE F1E TCHER WOODS was f o un d by Mr s . " Dedi e" Deat on . Sh eh as b e en t r a v e l i n g a r o u nd t h e wo r l d wi t h h e r A i r Fo r ceh us b a nd . T he y a r e p r e s e n t l y s t a t i o n ed a t S he p pa r d A FB ,

 Te xa s . Col . Woo ds an d J UST I NE ha ve t hr e e c hi l dr e n.FRANKI E LOVVORN BRETHERI CK moved t o Fl or i da j ust bef or e t he

Re un i o n i n A p r i l a nd c o ul d n ot a t t e nd . He r h us b an d J o ei s a me ch an i ca l e n gi n e er a n d FRA NK I E i s a r e g i s t e r e d

nur se.VERNEDA RODRI GUEZ McLEAN was ast oni shed t o f i nd a f or mer

r o o m- ma t e d ur i n g t h e p o s t WA SP d a ys l i v i n g i n h e r v i c -i n i t y o f Wa s h i n gt o n , D. C. V ERENDA a nd COL . PAT PAT E -MAN had a wonder f u l eveni ng t oget her r eadi ng PAT' sr e ce nt WA SP NE WS L ET T ERS, a n d ca t ch i n g u p o n wh a t e a chh ad d on e o v er t h e y e ar s .

S UE B OOT H HUFF h a s o n l y h er 1 8- y e ar o l d d a ug ht e r h o me n o w. Te r r y i s i n Vi et Nam as a c op t er pi l ot an d And y i s al s o

i n t he Ar my.MARY SHOEMAKER SZABLOWSKI i s a soci a l wor ker f or t he ci t y

s c h oo l s i n F u l l e r t o n, Ca l i f . Hu s ba nd , E dmu nd , i s f i e l dr epr esent at i ve i n t he account i ng depar t ment f or Gener a lMo t o r s . T he i r d au gh t e r K ar i n i s a h i g h s c h oo l s t u de nt .

B ET T Y J A NE WI L L I A MS i s s t i l l wi t h L o ckh ee d i n B ur b a nk a n dh a s t a ke n o n t h e p r o j e c t o f g et t i n g t h e WA SP mo v i e s i no r d e r . B . J . i s wo r k i n g t h r o u gh t h e A i r Fo r ce Res e r v e sa nd s a y s i t mi g ht t a ke a l i t t l e t i me t o g e t t h e f o u rf i l ms t o g et h e r i n a mo r e p r e s e n t a b l e co n di t i o n . B. J .

h a s a l s o a cq ui r e d , t o g et h e r wi t h s o me b us i n e s s p ar t n e r s ,a n o ce a n- g o i n g h o us e b oa t " wh i ch wo u l d s e r v e a s a g r e a ts p ot f o r a l o c al r e un i o n. S he h as a f r o nt s t a t e r o om,a f t s t a t e r o om, a nd t h r e e d ec k s , s o s h ou l d b e a b l e t oaccommodat e 15- 20 peopl e f or a get - t oget her . "

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PEG PARI SH GARLAND i s act i ve i n t he Bur l i ngt on, Ver montLeague of Women Vot or s .

PAT BLACKBURN BONASI NGA was mar r i ed i n 1968 t o J oe Bonasi ngaa nd i s s t i l l i n Qu i n c y, I l l . J o e i s wi t h t h e NBCst at i on.

 J EAN L ANDA j us t s ol oe d i n 19 69 af t er 23 ye ar s of f o l d ed wi ng s .BERNI CE DANNEFER PI NKERTON now l i ves i n Kansas C i t y . J ames,

h e r h us b a nd , wa s t r a n s f e r r e d f r o m Ro me , I t a l y t o t h e

mai n of f i ce of Tr ans Wor l d A i r l i nes.RE XI E RE XROAT i s s t i l l i n t h e c o nt r o l t o we r a t S an t a F e , N.

M. a nd h as a c h an c e t o c h at wi t h WAS P' s wh o f l y b y. No tl o n g a g o DA VE L A MB , i n s t r u c t o r , c a me t o t h e t o we r t o s a yh e l l o d ur i n g a f l i g ht a s c a p t a i n o n T e x as A i r l i n e s ." B i r d l e g s " J o REE D 4 4- 7 , c a l l e d i n f r o m h e r Mo o ne y o nh er wa y b ac k t o De nv e r f r o m t h e I n di o Re un i o n. I f y o uf l y i n g WA SP' s e v er y p a s s c l o s e t o S AF s a y S OME T HI NG t oRE XI E wh en y o u a r e f l y i n g o v er , o r b et t e r s t i l l , s t o p i nf o r a c h at . RE XI E i s a s o me t i me s p i l o t o n a S c hwe i z e r2 - 3 2. S he a nd h er s o n, F o r e s t Mc Do na l d ( 1 2) h av e l i v e di n A l b uq ue r q ue a n d REX I E wo r ks i n S a nt a Fe , s i xt y mi l e sn or t h . F o r f u n R EXI E s k i i s , p ai n t s a nd i s a me mb er o f  

t h e A l b uq ue r q ue Wi t ch c r a f t A s s o c i a t i o n . ( E x pl a i n t h a tp l e as e - E d. )

B ET T Y ROT H CROS S o p er a t e s a p ho t o g r a p hi c r e p ai r s h o p, a na v oca t i o n wh i ch t u r n e d i n t o a p r o f i t a b l e b us i n e s s . S ha nd h er h us b an d, Gu y, l i v e o n a s ma l l a c r e ag e wi t h c r oi n wa l n ut s a n d a l mo n ds . T h ey h a ve t h r e e ch i l d r e n , o n es o n i n c o l l e ge a nd a s o n a nd d au gh t e r i n h i g h s c h oo l .

 Th ey al s o r ai s e do gs .

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V I RGI NI A F I S HE R WI S E' s s o n J o h n i s a s t u de n t o f e n gi n e er i n ga t F l o r i d a S t a t e Un i v e r s i t y . He r e c e i v e d h i s p r i v a t ep i l o t ' s l i ce n s e t h e s u mme r o f 1 96 8 a t t h e CA P f l i g htt r a i n i n g s ch o o l i n L a wt o n , Ok l a h oma . Ret u r n i n g v i a j ef r om t he I ndi o Reuni on t o home i n Fl or i da VI RGI NI A sai" p e r ch a nce t h e y we r e f o r ce d t o d e vi a t e d ue t o b adwe a t h e r e n r o u t e a n d t h e j e t f l e w d i r e c t l y o v e r S we e t -wat er , whi ch put t he cap on a memor abl e weekend. "

MI MI KEI R ESSERTI ER suf f er ed a l ong i l l ness and d i ed Decemb1 96 7. MI MI wa s t h e wi f e o f I n de p en de n t S t a r - Ne ws e d -i t o r E dwa r d P . E s s e r t i e r i n P a s ad en a, Ca l i f . Be s i d esh e r h us b a nd MI MI i s s u r v i v e d b y f o ur s o n s a n d a d a ug htA t a n e a r l y a g e h e r p a r e n t s mo v e d t o E ng l e wo o d, N. J .MI MI gr aduat ed f r om Dwi ght School and Fi nch J uni orCo l l e g e i n Ne w Y o r k Ci t y . A f t e r h e r WA SP s e r v i ce MI MIwa s a n e ws p a pe r c o r r e s p o nd e nt a n d ma g az i n e wr i t e r i nNew J er sey bef or e movi ng t o Cal i f or n i a i n 1948 wi t h h

husband.BETTY SLOAN ( EI DSON) KI NGDON mar r i ed Fr ed W. Ki ngdon, J r .

( husband of EDNA COLLI NS KI NGDON, 43- 1, who passed awai n J a nu ar y 1 96 6 f r o m c a n c er . ) F r e d i s wi t h t h e F AA aBE TT Y i s i n c h ar g e o f t h e p r i v a t e p i l o t c o ur s e i n s i xh i g h s c h oo l s i n t h e At l a nt a p ub l i c s c h oo l s y s t e m. T hl i v e o n a " mi n i f a r m" i n Co l l e g e Pa r k , Ge o r g i a , wh e r et h ey r a i s e h or s e s a nd S he t l a nd s h ee p d og s . Re c en t l yFr ed and BETTY vi s i t ed Pet e and DOTTI E YOUNG i n t hei rhome i n Okl ahoma when t hey p i cked up a hor se t r a i l eri n Okl ahoma Ci t y.

 Th e f o l l owi n g c l i pp i ng was r ec ei ve d f r o m t he Aub ur n , Cal i f .

AUBURN J OURNAL dat ed J anuar y, 19691DR. MA RY L A MY , o n t h e s t a f f o f t h e P l a ce r Co u nt y ( Ca l i f )

Of f i ce o f E du c a t i o n , a n d Dr . He l e n S t r i ck l an d r e t u r n e di n J anuar y 1969 f r om a memor abl e t r i p t o t he f oot of  Mt . E v er e s t i n wh a t mu s t h av e b e en t h e f i r s t e x pe di t i o

by women t hr ough t h i s spect acul ar count r y . Th e hi k i ng pa r t y i nc l ud ed t hr e e Sh er p as , who s er v ed ag ui d e , co o k a n d wa i t e r p l u s n i n e p o r t e r s wh o ca r r i e db a gg a ge p acke d i n b a s ke t s we i g hi n g 6 5 p o u nd s e a ch o nt h ei r h ea ds a nd b ac k s .

 Th ey wal k ed f r o m 8- 15 mi l es pe r da y ov er man y s t ee pr i d ge s , e ac h n i g ht ma k i n g c a mp i n t h e o pe n. No v e hi cwe r e s e e n d ur i n g t h e e n t i r e t r i p , b ut t h e a r e a wa s i nhabi t ed wi t h f ar mer s who t er r aced t he mount ai nsi des tp r o v i d e s p a ce f o r r i ce , co r n a nd p o t a t o e s .

 Th e c ou nt r y i s c ut by man y s wi f t r i ve r s , whi c h wer es p a nn e d b y n a r r o w s wi n gi n g b r i d ge s . Ma n y o f t h e b r i dwe r e b ui l t b y S i r E dmu nd Hi l l a r y wh o t o o k t h i s r o u t e h i s s u cce s s f u l c l i mb o f Mt . E v er e s t .F i f t e e n d a ys we r e r e q ui r e d t o r e a c h T h ya n bo ch e, a l a ma s er y a t t h e f o ot o f E ve r e s t , t h ei r d es t i n at i o n. T hep a r t y h i ke d f r o m 6 . 0 0 A M t o 4 13 0 PM a n d t h e a v er a g e a

i t u de wa s 1 0, 0 00 f e e t r i s i n g i n p l a ce s t o 1 3, 0 00 f e e t Th e t wo women ha d on l y t wo da ys of r es t , on e of whi c hwa s s p e nt a t t h e l a ma s e r y , wh e r e t h e y ma r v e l e d a t t h es p e ct a cu l a r v i e w o f Mt . E v er e s t a n d a d j o i n i n g p e aks .A s l i g ht l y d i f f e r e n t r o u t e wa s t a ke n o n t h e wa y b a ckd own ma k i n g i t p os s i b l e t o c u t f o ur d ay s o f f t h e t r e cf o r a t o t a l o f 3 0 d a ys h i k i n g.A r et i r ed Br i t i sh ar my of f i cer i n Kat mandu, t he capi t o f Ne p al , ma d e t h e a r r a n ge me n t s f o r Dr s . S t r i ck l a n d aL AMY t o v i s i t T hy a nb oc h e. T he p ai r v i s i t e d T ok y o, Bako k a n d Ho n g K on g o n t h e i r 6 - we e k j o u r n e y.DR. HE L EN i s a g ui d a nc e co n s u l t a nt f o r t h e P l a ce r Co u

s c h o o l s y s t e m.

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MA RGA RE T J . P HI L L I P S d o nat ed t o t h e Or d er o f F i f i n e l l a f i l esa c o py o f t h e 1 94 3 L i f e Ma ga z i n e wh i c h f e a t u r e d t h ec o ve r s t o r y o f t h e WAS P. I t i s wo nd er f u l t o h av e an ear l y p er f ec t i ssu e f o r t h e p er man ent r ec o r d .

MARJ ORI E OSBOURNE NI COL i s a wi dow wi t h f i ve chi l dr en, ages5 t o 1 8 y e ar s . He r h us b an d d i e d a bo ut f o ur y ea r s a go .S i n c e t h at t i me MA RJ OR I E h as t r ave l ed ext en s i ve l y an df i n a l l y s e t t l e d i n V an c ou v er , B r i t i s h Co l u mb i a . S he

i s t eac h i n g E n gl i sh t o i n c o mi n g C z ec k s .ESTHER STAHR CUDDI NGTON and husband l i ve i n Far mi ngt on, I l l ." I . J . " i s h ead o f t h e C ud d i n g t o n I n su r an c e A gen c y.

BET T Y MA RT I N RI DDL E an d h u sb and f l ew o u t t o t h e I n d i o R eu n i o n .Ho wa r d i s e x ec u t i v e p i l o t o u t o f Ro c k f o r d , I l l i n oi s .

 Th ei r ol de s t da ug ht er i s mar r i ed an d BE TT Y i s no w ag r a n dmo t h e r . S t e v e i s a h e l i o c o pt e r p i l o t f o r t h e A r my .

 Th ei r you ng es t c hi l d i s i n gr a de s c ho ol .MARI E " COOKI E" J ACOBSON ONES I t eaches ar t i n t he Mur r ay

S c ho o l Di s t r i c t o f Co n co r d , Ca l i f o r n i a , b ut f o un d t i met o o r g an i z e t h e B ay A r e a g i r l s f o r t h e Re un i o n. T he WA SPh ad a b i g p ub l i c i t y s p r e a d i n t h e Oa k l a n d T r i b un e a ndt h i s t u r n ed u p s o me l o s t F i f i ' s . T he r e a r e s o me t h i n gl i k e 54 WA SP ' s i n t h e Bay A r ea l

K AY K L EI NE CK E h as l i v e d i n E ur o p e s i n c e 1 95 0. a y e ar a f t e rg r ad uat i ng f r o m t h e Un i ver s i t y o f C al i f o r n i a i n Ber k e l ey .A t p r e s e nt K AY l i v e s i n Ro me , I t a l y b uy i n g a nt i q ue s f o r

s a l e i n t h e Un i t e d S t a t e s . K ay ' s mo s t u nu s ua l j o b wa si n 1 95 5 wh en s h e s e r v e d a s p i l o t f o r a n E ng l i s h e d i t o ra n d f l e w h i s E ng l i s h t r a i n i n g p l a ne . He r f l i g ht s r a n ge df r o m C asab l an c a t o Met z , F r an c e; F r an k f u r t , Ger man y; an dRo me , I t a l y . K AY e x t e nd s a n i n v i t a t i o n t o a l l F i f i ' sv i s i t i n g Ro me . S he l i v e s i n a s ma l l a pa r t me n t , b ut c a ns e r v e a s g ui d e a n d/ o r r e s e r v a t i o n a s s i s t a nt t o a l l wh oc o me. J u s t ask RUT H HA GE MA NN WHE E L ER , 43- 5 , wh o v i s i t edKAY many t i mes i n Rome.

HELEN J OHNSON CANNON was i n F l or i da at t endi ng t he Nat i onalS c ho o l B oa r d Co nv e nt i o n a n d c o ul d n ot a t t e nd t h e I n di oRe un i o n. HE L EN p l a y s g ol f e v er y d ay wi t h h e r h us b a ndRo be r t , wh o wa s ma na ge r o f t h e T r o pi c a na Ho t e l o n t h eL as V egas S t r i p .

MA RGA RE T GE E i s a p h ys i c i s t a t t h e Un i ver s i t y o f Ca l i f o r n i a( Ber k e l ey) R ad i a t i o n L ab .

MI L DR ED HOUS E F E RRE E i s emp l o yed a t Wel l es l ey C ol l eg e . S h e

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s i d e K an s a s Ci t y , Mo . J E WE L i s v e r y a r t i s t i c a nd t o -g e t h e r t h e y ma k e f i g ur e s f o r n a t i v i t y s c e n es . Be f o r een t er i n g t h e WA SP t r a i n i n g , J E WE L was a memb er o f t h e

 Te xa s Wi ng of Women F l i er s ( T WOWF) al on g wi t h ot he rwo men wh o b ec ame WA SP ' s . T h e T WOWF h ad t h e i r b as i ct r a i n i n g a t K el l y , B r o o ks a nd Ra n do l p h F i e l d s .

F R ANK I E Y E AR WOOD B I L L I NGS i s a p r o f ess i o na l p h ot o g r ap her i nWe s t Me mp hi s , A r k a ns a s . S he i s a r e t i r e d Ca p t a i n i n t h eA i r F o r c e R eser ve .

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i n t h e Hawai i an A par t men t Ren t a l Bus i n ess . DOR OT HY i sf o r t u na t e t o l i v e b ot h i n Ca l i f o r n i a a nd Ha wa i i a n d c a nb e c o nt a c t e d q y t r a v el a g en c i e s i n t h e L o s An ge l e s a r e af o r Hawai i an r en t a l s . ( S ee Cl ass i f i ed A d) . DOR OT HYwa s r e c e nt l y i n B os t o n t o v i s i t h e r s o n i n e a r l y Oc t o be r .

CAROLYN LUMPP GROWCOCK t ook of f J anuar y 1969 wi t h her hus-b an d o n h i s s e me s t e r s a bb at i c a l l e av e. Mo s t o f t h ei rt i me was sp en t i n S p ai n an d t h e Med i t e r r an ean ar ea .A l l t h r e e o f t h ei r y o un ge r c h i l d r e n a r e n o w i n c o l l e ge .Na nc y a t S an F r a nc i s c o ; Au s t i n a nd t h e b oy s a t t h e Un i -v er s i t y o f T ex as . F r e d a nd CAROL Y N h op e t o v i s i t Ru s -

s i a , P o l a n d a nd T u r k e y b e f o r e r e t u r n i n g t o T e xa s .MA RGA RE T WE RBER GI L MA N an d h u sb an d h ave t wo c h i l d r en . J an ei s i n h i g h s c h oo l a nd Ch ar l e s i s a s t u de nt a t t h e Un i -v e r s i t y o f P e nn s y l v a ni a . Dr . Gi l ma n i s t h e c h i e f v e t -e r i n ar i an f o r t h e New Y o r k R ac i ng A sso c i a t i o n .

A NN " R OONE Y " A TK EI S ON, o u r n ew b u s i n ess sec r e t a r y , a t t en dedt h e 1968 Mex i c an Ol ymp i c s . R OONE Y c ame t o t h e I n d i oR eu n i o n i n h er Do d g e Mo t o r Ho me wi t h a b u nc h f r o m F t .

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n e ws p a pe r , Di v i n e Co u nt y J o ur n al . CONNI E h a s b ee n i nt h e n or t h c o un t r y s i n c e t h e WA SP . S he t a ug ht s c h o ol i nC oa l r i d g e, Mo n t an a an d met A i r F o r c e vet e r an A r t S i mo n -s o n . Af t e r Ar t wa s c a l l e d b ac k i n t o t h e s e r v i c e d ur i n gt h e K o r ean War , C ONNI E an d A r t wer e mar r i ed i n L as V egas ,Ne v ad a. T he S i mo n s on ' s h a ve f i v e c h i l d r e nl K at h l e e n( Mr s . ) L o we l l K i h l e o f Ma di s o n , Wi s c o n s i n ; Cy n t h i a , 1 7;

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B ERGE R a f t e r S we e t wa t e r d ay s . He i s a Ca pt a i n f o rA me r i c a n A i r L i n es o n t h e we s t c o a s t .

MRS. " DEDI E" DEATON has a r emar kabl e col l ect i on of WASPme mo r a b i l i a wh i c h i n c l u de s l a l l o f t h e wi n gs , F i f ip a t c h es , c o mp l e t e f i l e o f o u r n ews p a pe r s , c l a s s b oo k sa nd a l l p ho t o s t a ke n q y t h e Ai r Co r p s a t Av e ng er F i e l d .

F R ED BUNY A N was i n s t r u c t o r o n UC - 78 ' s a t t h e F er r y C omman d i Ro mu l u s , Mi c h i g an. HA ZE L S T AMP E R HOHN h as n o t c o r r es -p o nd ed wi t h h i m f o r so me t i me, b u t says F R ED i s p r o b abls t i l l a j e t t e s t p i l o t . Al l WAS P' s i n t h e T hi r d F er r y

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 J ACQUEL I NE COCHRAN s po k e t o t h e Red wood Ci t y , Cal i f . Zo nt aC l u b i n J an uar y o n A mel i a E ar h ar t . Man y Ni n et y - Ni n esa nd WAS P ' s we r e p r e s e nt a s g ue s t s o f t h e Zo nt a Cl u b' syear l y emp h as i s o n A mel i a E ar h ar t ' s c o n t r i b u t i o n t owo me n i n a v i a t i o n. Zo n t a h as a s c h o l a r s h i p p r o gr a m t osu p p or t wo men wo r k i n g t o war d ad vanc ed d egr ees i n aer o -n au t i c s a nd r e l a t e d f i e l d s . MI S S COCHRA N i s a n a c t i v eZont i an, as was Amel i a Ear har t .

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FL I GHT SURGEON N. O. MONSERUD oper at es a medi cal c l i n i c wi t ht h r ee o t h er d o c t o r s i n Cl o q uet , Mi n n eso t a . DR. MONS E RUDa nd h i s wi f e E v el y n a t t e nd ed t h e A pr i l Re un i o n i nI ndi o.

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A f t e r t h e war " B J " wo r k ed as E xec ut i ve S ec r e t a r y f o rt h e P o wd er P u f f Der b y an d was a memb er o f t h e Boar d o f Di re c t o r s f o r 1 5 y e ar s .

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