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Vol . VI I I

WJlSP

NEWSLE ITER

Edi t or - Lol a Per ki ns Ri cci   December 1972

A TI ME OF J OY AND MEMORY

 To l i st al l t he names of t hose who par -t i ci pat ed i n maki ng t he WASP 30t h anni ver -sary such a success i n Sweet wat er, Texaswoul d t ake a speci al edi t i on of t he News-

l et t er .We woul d l i ke t o extend our gr atef ulappr eci at i on t o t he ci t i zens of Sweet water.

 Then t he pr of ess i onal , ci vi c and ser vi ceorgani zat i ons as wel l . as the i ndi vi dual sand compani es who par t i ci pat ed i n di spl ay-i ng t hei r hospi t al i t y and ent husuasm i nwel comi ng t he WASPs " home" .

We ar e al s o gr a t e f ul t o t he T exas St at eHi st ori cal Sur vey Commi t t ee f or t hei rpart i ci pat i on and cooper at i on wi t h t heWASP Memor i al Mar ker and t he Avenger Fi el dHi ghway Mar ker .

Over 180 Cert i f i cat es of Appr eci at i onhave been mai l ed t o t hose who cont r i but edt o t hi s spect acul ar occasi on, whi ch wi l ll i ve f or ever i n t he memor y of t hose whoatt ended t he r euni on.

Somethi ng of t hi s scope does not j ust"happen". I ni t i al pl ans wer e st ar t ed i n1968 when a pref erence of l ocat i ons f ort he next r euni on wer e asked f or vi a t heNewsl et t er . Sweet wat er was pi cked by unan-i mous choi ce, so t hen meet i ngs wer e setup wi t h t he Sweet wat er Chamber of Commer ce,l ocal of f i ci al s and di gni t ar i es and aWASP commi t t ee.

Mr . Ri gdon Edwards, f or mer Avenger Fi el di nst r uct or and r esi dent of Sweet wat er , wast he spearhead of t he r euni on, wi t h Mr .Kennet h Di ckson act i ng as chai r man of t heevent . Mr s. " Dedi e" Deat on cont acted Mr .Al Hart i ng, one- t i me i nf or mat i on of f i cer

at Avenger Fi el d and now seni or vi ce- pr es-i dent of Sout hwest Ai r mot i ve Co i n Dal l as,al so a f or mer di r ector of ahe Ai r For ceAssoci at i on. Mr . Har t i ng put t he f or cesi nt o act i on and got t he i mmedi at e supportof t he Ai r For ce, even t o havi ng t he 1972WASP r euni on desi gnat ed as an of f i ci alevent of t he Ai r For ce' s 25t h Anni ver sary

 Year . He al so ar r anged f or t he ai r showwi t h Bob Hoover and Charl i e Hi l l ard J r . ,t wo t op acr obat i c pi l ots and Dougl as Cam-er on, of f i ci al Ol ympi c ai r show comment at ort o part i ci pat e. He was al so i nst r ument al

i n get t i ng Robert Cummi ngs, act or. pi l ot ,Ai r For ce Col onel t o be Master of Ceremo-ni es and Geor ge Haddaway, edi t or of "Fl i ght " magazi ne t o be speaker f or t he

Sat ur day ni ght banquet .Chi ef of St af f of t he Ai r For ce, Gener al

 J ohn D. Ryan desi gnat ed Maj or Gener alRober t L. Pet i t . Commander of Sheppar d

 Techni c al Tr ai ni ng at Wi chi t a Fal l s, t or epr esent hi m at t he r euni on and t o de-l i ver a t r i but e t o t he WASP f r o m t he Ai rFor ce. Col onel Br uce Ar nol d, son of Gen-er al "Hap" Ar nol d, was al so on t he l i stof di gni t ar i es who at t ended and he r eadhi s f at her ' s s peec h t o t he l as t c l as s ,44- W- l O, on t he occasi on of t hei r gr ad-uat i on on December 7, 1944 f r om AvengerFi el d, Sweet wat er, Texas.

Sheppard' s "Band of t he 0i 1be1t " per -f ormed dur i ng t he ai r show and parade and

memor i al mar ker dedi cat i on cer emoni es.Sheppard' s "Bl ue Ni ght s", cr ack dr i l lt eam were al so i n t he parade. Webb Ai rFor ce Base at Bi g Spr i ngs pr ovi ded t hef l y- over of j et s bef or e t he ai r s how anddur i ng t he par ade. J et s f r om Ber gst r omAi r For ce Base i n Aust i n f l ew t he f amous"Mi ssi ng Man" f ormat i on i n honor of t heWASPs ki l l ed i n servi ce. A hi ghl i ght of t he Satur day ni ght banquet was t he appear -ance of t he f amed Ai r For ce Si ngi ng Ser-geant s f r om t he nat i on' s capi t ol .

 The Sweet wat er Chamber of Commer ce wast he of f i ci al sponsor . They pai d hal f t hecost of t he marker s ( $2006. 00) , arr angedf or t hei r i ns t al l at i on, s ent out t he 3

mai l i ngs, suppl i ed t i cket s and arr angedf or t he pr ogr ams. They al so t ook car e of  t he cost s of t he Col i seum annex f or t hel uncheon and banquet , set up t he r evi ew-i ng st and, bedecked t he st r eet s wi t h wel -comi ng si gns, st r eet banner s and f l ags,and suppl i ed si gns f or t he VI P car s i nt he parade.

 Those who at t ended   t~~   t hi r t i et h anni -ver sary weekend are most appr eci ati ve t ot hose who cont r i but ed so much t o make i tone t o be r emembered f or years.

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COCHRAN- ODLUM RANCHI ndi o, Cal i f .

I am so pl eased t hat I coul d be wi t h al lof you, but t he most i mpor t ant t hi ng wast o see how heal t hy, wel l , and handsome

al l of you l ooked. I can as s ur e you " Iwas angr y wi t h ever y woman who coul d weart hei r uni f or m of t hi r t y year s pas t . " Tome, i t was amazi ng t hat anyone coul d.

I have t r emendous pr i de i n t he out st and-i ng f l yi ng j ob al l of you per f ormed, butmore i mport ant t o me, even t han your . abi l -i t i es i n t hi s di r ecti on, was t he f act,t hat so f ar as I know, t her e never hasbeen a scandal or any der ogat or y st at e-ment s about any of you on a publ i c l evel .I t hi nk t hi s was t r ul y r emar kabl e whenyou consi der t hat t her e wer e 3, 500 of youi nvol ved.

I haven' t been t oo wel l i n t he' past weeks,and woul d l i ke t o t ake t hi s oppor t uni t yt hr ough t he WASP Newsl et t er t o t hankever yone who has wr i t t en me such mar vel -ous l et t er s . I have had s o many, t hat i thas been l i ter al l y i mpossi bl e t o gi ve ani ndi vi dual answer . Al l of t he l et t er shad one t hi ng i n char act er , "t he WASP Pr o-gr am was t he hi gh spot of my l i f e. "

Agai n, I want t o say how ver y pr oud I wast o be wi t h al l of you dur i ng t he r euni on,and al so wh~t a pr i vi l ege i t was t o beyour l eader duri ng Worl d War I I .

Ki nd per sonal r egar d,

/ s/ J ACQUELI NE COCHRAN

A NOTE FROM THE REUNI ON SPARKPLUG

Dear " Fi f i s"

Si nce i t has not yet been possi bl e f or met o acknowl edge t hem, I have asked our ed.f or space t o expr ess my appr eci at i on f ort he dozens of wonder f ul , ent husi ast i c andcompl i ment ary l ett ers you have wr i t t enabout t he r euni on. I shal l t r easur e t hem

al ways and r er ead t hem whenever I need al i f t : I hope t o r e pl y t o al l of t hem.

 The onl y t hanks t he commi t t ee and I r eal l yneeded was your obvi ous enj oyment of t her euni on. I ' l l never f or get t hat Mar y LeeLeat herbee sai d. " I ' ve never seen so manyhappy women i n my l i f e- and I ' m t he happi -est : " I am so t hankf ul t hat we gave hert hat l ast j oy.

 J ACKI E and DEDI E at t he Sat banquet

I want t o t hank al l of you who of f er ed t ohel p duri ng t he r euni on, who vol unteered,and DI D, mar ch i n t he par ade and who sentuni f or ms, i nsi gni a, and moment os f or t hemuseum. I f anyone has f ai l ed t o r ecei vei t ems t hat were l oaned pl ease l et me knowso we can check on t hem.

Br ooks AFB at San Antoni o and Ft . Sam Hous-t on bot h want t o compl et e t he WASP di spl ayi n t hei r mi l i t ar y museums. I f you have amoment o, uni f or m or anyt hi ng, pl ease l i stt hem f or me. Ft. Sam needs a t r opi cal bel tber et , ber et i nsi gni a, and Tr ai ni ng Commandshoul der i nsi gni a now. Bot h museums haveasked t hat I come down, br i ngi ng phot os   &ot her t hi ngs I have- I wi l l be goi ng downsoon t o work wi t h Ann Hol aday on di spl ays.

We of t he commi t t ee ar e ver y gr at ef ul f ort he way you accept ed t he cr owdi ng and, i nmany cases, t he l ess- t han per f ect quar t er s. That was our gr eat est wor r y and coul d haver ui ned t he whol e r euni on i f you had notbeen such good spor t s.

 You wer e wonder f ul , not onl y about t he r oomand t he necessary"bedf el l ows" but t he t opspi r i t i n whi ch you ent er ed so whol e- heartedl y i n t he occasi on. I was- as I have al -ways been- so ver y pr oud of you! I havesai d many, many t i mes t hat t her e never wasand never woul d be such a wonder f ul gr oupof young women as t he WASPs - and af t ert hi r t y year s t he t er m " y oung" s t i l l ap-pl i es t o you: I onl y wi s h t hat al l of youcoul d have been at Sweet wat er .

 Thank you agai n f or your l et t er s bef or e   &af t er t he r euni on. Bel i eve i t or not , I amst i l l i nvol ved i n post - r euni on af f ai r s.

Dot t i e Young and I go t o Ft. Wor t h t omor -r ow t o f i nal i ze t he l ayout on t he souveni rbookl et . I t wi l l be out soon and we hopei t wi l l be somet hi ng you wi l l t r easur e.

Wi t h f ondest r egards,DEDI E

I AM SO PROUD OF MY " FI FI " STATUETTE ANDI T' S I NSCRI PTI ON I COULD BURST : :

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 J ACEQUELI NE COCHRAN and Col . BRUCE ARNOLDunvei l t he of f i ci al Texas Hi st or i cal Mar -ker i n honor of t he WASP on t he Cour t -house l awn, Sweet water , Texas dur i ng t he30t h Anni ver sar y cer emoni es. 24 J une 1972.

W. A. S. P.( WOMEN' S AI RFORCE SERVI CE PI LOTS)

 TRAI NI NG BASE:AVENGER FI ELD

SI TE OF WORLD WAR I I DRAMA.HERE GI RLS, LI KE MALE CADETS,LEARNED TO FLY UNI TED STATESARMY AI R FORCES PLANES. WASPsHAD CI VI L SERVI CE STATUS RATHER

 THAN MI LI TARY. OF THE 25, 000APPLI CANTS, 1, 830 WERE ACCEPTED;1, 074 WON WI NGS AND FL EW 60MI LLI ON MI LES FOR THE U. S.ARMY AI R FORCES, RECEI VI NG HI GHPRAI SE FOR THEI R RECORD.

AT THE REQUEST OF THE AI RFORCES' COMMANDI NG GENERALH. H. ( " HAP" ) ARNOLD, J ACQUELI NE

COCHRAN BECAME DI RECTOR OFWOMEN PI LOTS. ON NOV. 17, 1942,WHEN THE FI RST 28 TRAI NEESENTERED THE WOMEN' S FLYI NG

 TRAI NI NG ' DETACHMENT AT HOUSTONMUNI CI PAL AI RPORT, THE PROGRAMBEGAN. ON FEB. 21 1943, I T WASRELOCATED AT AVENGER FI ELD, 3MI LES WEST OF SWEETWATER.

 THE LAST CLASS OF WASPsGRADUATED ON DEC. 7, 1944.

( CONTI NUED ON OTHER SI DE)

( Back of marker)

BRI TI SH ROYAL AI R FORCE CADETS TRAI NEDAT AVENGER FI ELD J UNE 22- AUG. l , 1942.U. S. ARMY AI R FORCES CADETS REPLACED THEMREMAI NI NG THROUGH APRI L OF 1943. ARRI VAL 'OF, WASP TRAI NEES ' MADE AVENGER THE ONLYMI LI TARY COEDUCATI ONAL FLYI NG FI ELD I NUNI TED STATES HI STORY.

WASPs CAME FROM VARI ED BACKGROUNDS.MANY WERE WI VES, SI STERS, OR SWEETHEARTSOF SERVI CEMEN, HOPI NG TO HASTEN WAR' S END.

WOMEN STAFF ADVI SORS SUPERVI SED THENONFLYI NG ACTI VI TI ES OF WASP TRAI NEESWHO LI VED UNDER MI LI TARY DI SI PLI NE I N'ARMY BARRACKS. TRAI NEES FL EW I N" ZOOT SUI TS"( I LL- FI TTI NG GI COVERALLS) , AND HAD TANSLACKS AND SHI RTS FOR DRESS WEAR. AFTER

 THE SANTI AGO BLUE UNI FORM WAS OFFI CI ALLYADOPTED, I T WAS WORN BY GRADUATES.

ORI GI NALLY, THE SEVEN MONTHS COURSEI NCLUDED 180 HOURS OF GROUND SCHOOL, 115HOURS OF FLI GHT TRAI NI NG. FROM LI GHTPLANES, WASPs ADVANCED TO FLY EVERY AI RCORPS CRAFT I N USE AT THE TI ME.

WASPs FERRI ED PLANES; TOWED TARGETS;FL EW TRACKI NG, SMOKE- LAYI NG, SEARCHLI GHT,STRAFI NG, AND SI MULATED BOMBI NG MI SSI ONS'DI D RADI O CONTROL FLYI NG; TESTED AI RCRAFT;GAVE I NSTRUMENT . I NSTRUCTI ON; PERFORMEDMANY OTHER DUTI ES. THI RTY- SEVEN WASPsGAVE THEI R LI VES SERVI NG THEI R COUNTRY.

ETHEL A. SHEEHY WAS WASP STAFF FI ELDEXECUTI VE; NANCY ~ARKNESS LOVE, WASP STAFFEXECUTI VE- FERRYI NG DI VI SI ON; LEOTI CLARK DEATON, WASP STAFF EXECUTI VE. - TRAI NI NG BASES.

WASP WI NGS, WI TH DI AMOND LOZENGE, SI GNI FYWOMEN' S PI ONEERI NG WARTI ME FL I GHTACHI EVEMENTS.

( 1972)

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WAFS- Secr et ar y: FLORENE MI LL ER WATSON1602 Pr i mr ose, Bor ger, Texas 79007

NANCY HARKNESS LOVE t hi nks' t hat sai l i ngcompar es f avor abl y wi t h f l yi ng as af un t hi ng t o do. Nancy and her f ami l y

have al ways done a gr eat deal of sai l -i ng and ar e now l ooki ng f or war d t o t het i me t hey f i ni sh const r uct i ng t hei rdr eam f i bergl ass boat . Al t ho Nancy andBob have owned pr i vat e pl anes i n t he~ast , she has t emporar i l y gi ven up f l y-I ng f or t he l ove of sai l i ng. HusbandBob, past presi dent of Al l egheny Ai r l i nesi s now ser vi ng as Chai r man of t he Boar dDaught er Hannah, an ani mal l over , i sdoi ng post gr aduat e work at Cornel l VetSchool - she i s al so a l i censed pi l ot .Margaret r ecent l y gr aduat ed f r omCol o.Col l ege i n Col o. Spr i ngs whi l e Al l i e i sa seni or at Pi t zer i n Cl ar emont , Cal i f .Al t ho Al l i e has sol oed, she does not do

much f l yi ng and Margar et st i l l hol dsout as t he non- f l yi ng t ype. Wi t h hergi r l s al l t aki ng so much' col l ege work,Nancy has gone back t o school t o t akesome cour ses i n ant hr opol ogy ( her ori -gi nal degr ee was i n hi st ory) . Nancy andher f ami l y st i l l have $r esi dence i nMass , but t hey consi der ' ~hei r per m~nentaddr ess t o be Sar asot a, Fl a.

NANCY BATSON CREWS - - Gr eat news her e: Thenew WAFS Pr esi dent of Fi f i nel l a- whom wesaw i n Sweet wat er t hi s summer - our Nancyi s now a cer t i f i ed Ai r l i ne Tr anspor tPi l ot : She r ecei ved t hi s beaut i f ul cer -t i f i cat e( used t o be ATR) Sept 15. I n ad-di t i on t o t hi s , s he has i n t he' r e cent

past t aught some f l yi ng and i s cur r ent l yf l yi ng her Super Cub t owpl ane when shei s not f l i t i ng ar ound i n a gl i der : Hus-band P aul , who r et i r ed as a Col . f r omt he AF r ecent l y r ecei ved a 15- yr ser vi cepi n f r om t he Nor t hr up Cor p. Thei r son,Randol ph, i s a Sgt i n t he AF and i s be-i ng sent t o Vi et nam f or dut y. Lovel ydaught er J aney i s enj oyi ng bei ng af r eshman i n hi gh school . How about t hatATP cert i f i cat e as an accompl i shmentf or Nancy:

BETTY GI LLI ES l i ke a number of t he WAFS,mi ss ed t he Sweet wat er Reuni on but guesswhere she was- on a 1, 500mi l e "f l y- your -s el f " s af ar i i n Eas t Af r i c a: L as t yearshe went on a si mi l ar saf ar i i n Sout h

Af r i ca and f l ew a Cessna 182- t hi s yearshe and compani on Bar bar a J ayne f l ew aMi ner va. The saf ar i had seven ai r craf tpart i ci pat i ng- occupant s most l y gi r l s.Woul dn' t you t hi nk t hat Bett y shoul dknow what most of Af r i ce l ooks l i ke bynow? On t hi s t r i p t hey f l ew f r om Nai -r obi sout h i nt o Tanzani a, up t o Mt . Ki l -i manj aro, t hen over t o Uganda( Lakes Vi c-t or i a, Geor ge, Edwar d- t he headwat ers of t he Ni l e) and back t o Nai r obi vi a Sambur uand Mt Kenya. She r epor t s t hat t he coun-

t r y was beaut i f ul and t he weather per -f ect and t hat she had a f abul ous t i me.Back at home she i s wi t h husband Bud   &t r i es t o l ook i n on her c hi l dr e n and 8gr andchi l dr en whenever she can.

 THERESA J AMES was r unni ng ar ound l i ke madat t he Sweet wat er r euni on doi ng "her

t hi ng~ I n case you are wonderi ng whatshe i s up t o- she i s t he pr i mar y dr i vi ngf or ce behi nd t he at t empt t o get f avor -abl e l egi sl ati on enact ed t o gi ve t heWASPs some bel at ed vet eran ben8f i t s.El sewhere i n t hi s Newsl et t er t here wi l lbe a cur r ent r epor t on pr ogr ess. Regar d-l es s of t he o ut c ome of t he e f f or t s of  

 Ther esa and many ot her s, we al l owe t hemour gr a t i t ude f or get t i ng t he bal l r o l l -i ng i n our behal f . Ther esa has put i nmany mont hs of ef f ort and even some of her i ncome t o f ur t her ~hi s cause; andat t hi s pOi nt , i s not t hr ough yet . The-r esa' st i l l owns and operat es her J amesFl ower   &Gi f t Shoppe i n Wi l ki nsbur g Pa.

and i s al ways on hand t o act as a pr o-f essi onal weddi ng consul t ant . She wasschedul ed r ecent l y t o "do" a weddi ng i nHobbs, New Mexi co.

BARBARA ERI CKSON LONDON i s st i l l i n t heavi at i on busi ness. She i s a par t ner i nBar ney Frazi er Ai r craf t , Long Beach ai r -port , Cal i f . an ai r cr af t sal es company.She was wi t h Azt ec Ai r craf t f or 6 year sand t hen went i nt o busi ness f or her sel f  about 2 year s ago. Bar bar a i s al so amember of WACOA, Women' s Advi sor y Commi t -t ee on Avi at i on t o t he FAA whi ch meetswi t h t he FAA t wi ce each year on generalavi at i on pr obl ems. J ack i s st i l l f l yi ngr ecent l y r ecei ved hi s gl i der r at i ng andspends weekends on t he hi gh deser t i n agl i der . Ter r y(daught er, aged 24) i s nowa l i censed pi l ot - Commer ci al , mul t i - engi nei nst r ument   &Comm. hel i copt er . She i spr esent l y at San J ose St at e U. maj or i ngi n Aeronaut i cs and worki ng on her i n-st r uct or r ati ng. Daught er Kr i s, age 22,i s i n Hawai i where she i s boar di ng andt r ai ni ng horses and enj oyi ng t he sur f .

DEL SCHARR came t o t he Sweet wat er r euni on j ust as br i ght - eyed and ener get i c asever. I t i s amazi ng what she get s donei n a day' s t i me. As depart ment head shet eaches st udent s i n art ed. at Cent r alHi gh School i n St . Loui s and usual l y hasabout 130 st udent s at a t i me. For sev-eral mont hs husband Harol d has been i l l

and has been i n and out of a hospi t al .So Del has added nur si ng dut i es t o herot her r esponsi bi l i ti es as t eacher , wi f e.homemaker , and f ar m super vi sor i n char geof some acr eage she and Harol d have.What st ami na and ef f i ci ency:

SI S ( KATHERYN) BERNHEI M FI NE has her maj ori nt er est cent er ed ar ound t he act i vi t i esof her chi l dr en and her j ob. Daught erDugi e, 23, i s marr i ed and hol ds a gr aduat edegr ee i n psychol ogh f r om Duke U. Son,Rober t i s 20 and a ~r aduat e f r om New Yor k

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Mi l i t ary Academy and i s now st ati oned att he. Naval Trai ni ng Cent er at Bai nbr i dgeMaryl and. Son- i n l aw Axel i si n t he Navyand i s e~pecti ng t o t ake Dugi e wi t h hi mwhen he i s t r ansf er r ed t o At hens, Gr eece.Si s al r eady has r eser vat i ons on Ameri cant o j oi n t hem at Chr i st mas. She want s t osee any of you gal s who may be pl anni ngon a Chr i st mas vacat i on i n At hens. Att he pr esent t i me Si s i s t he Asst Ser vi ceManager i n a Chr ysl er - Pl ymout h agency.She l i ked t he l ast j ob she had- t hat of  bei ng t he Acti on Edi t or of her l ocal

 J ounal News- bet t er ' t han t he pr esent one.GERTRUDE MESSERVE TUBBS i s cur r ent l y doi ng

no f l yi ng but has f l own some dur i ng t hepast year s. She spends her spar et i me 4days a week doi ng vol unt eer work f or t heRed Cr oss- whi ch i s l ocated near her home.She does of f i ce wor k, bookeepi ng, and dr i -vi ng and consi ders t he t i me she spendst here r ewardi ng and enj oyabl e. Her hus-band Char l i e, has ear ned t he t i t l e of t henei ghborhood " f i x i t " man whi l e her

grown sons ar e away f r om. home doi ngt hei rown t hi ngs. Char l es- a pol i ce of f i cer i nWest Cal dwel l , N. J ; Davi d- a t r avel i ngaccount ant wi t h PAA spendi ng a great

. deal of t i me out of t he count r y; Paul -an el ect r i cal engi neer wor ki ng at t hePhi l adel phi a Navy Base. Gert r ude and herhusband r ecent l y changed t hei r per manentaddr ess f r om N. J . t o 2710 4t h Ave West ,Br adent on, Fl a. - - more sunshi ne t her ~!

FLORENE MI LLER WATSON- shor t l y af t er Fl or eneat t ended t he Sweet wat er Reuni on, she ac-compani ed her husband, daught er , and son-i n- l aw on a Carr i bean cr ui se, spendi ngsome t i me i n Fl a on her r et ur n. Thepr i or summer t hey went on a si mi l ar t r i pi n t he Car r i bean but t ook a di f f er entshi p and st opped at di f f er ent por t s. Thedaught er who went wi t h t hem was Gai l , 26,who i s now begi nni ng her f our t h year of t eachi ng at t he Loui svi l l e br anch of t heU. of kent ucky. Gai l ' s husband, Ron, wi l lgr aduat e f r om the U. of Loui svi l l e Dent alSchool t hi s year. Daught er J ean, 24, andher husband, Scot t , are both col l ege gr ad-uat es now l i vi ng i n Amar i l l o, j ust 50 mi .f r om Fl orene and Chr i s, and expecti ngt hei r second chi l d. Fl or ene i s st i l lt eachi ng busi ness and secr et ar i al sub-

 j ect s i n col l ege- her 16t h year - and st i l lent hui ast i c about i t . Dur i ~g t he semes-t er br eak l ast J an. Fl orene   &Ch~i ~, wi t h3 Borger coupl es, t ook a Bi bl e- t eachi ng

t our of I sr ael accompanyi ng st udent s   &pr of essor s f r om Dal l as Theol ogi cal Sem-i nar y . I t was a g r eat t r i p. Chr i s andFl or ene seem t o be cont i nual l y t aki ngsome ki nd of Bi bl e cour se, ei t her on orof f t he col l ege campus. Chr i s i s st i l lwi t h Phi l l i ps Pet r ol eum Co. and i s i ncharge of many pr of essi onal engi neer sand per sonnel i n t he Expl or at i on andProduct i on Dept . Chr i s and Fl orene ar enow l ooki ng f or ward t o snow ski i ng t hi swi nt er i n New Mexi co and Col or ado.

43- 1 Secret ar y f or ' 72 MARY LOU C. NEALEFut ur e: MARYLENE LAMPHERE NYMAN

780 Laur el Dr Apt D, Casa Gr ande, Ar i z85222

GERTRUDE BROWN KI NDI G t ur ned up at r euni on

happi l y put t i ng an end t o her mi ssi ng-per son st at us. Br owni e says she l i ved i nN. J . Cal i f . , Or e, and Col o. wher e she r e-marr i ed( l ast ed one year) and t hen wenti nt o t he Ai r For ce f or a number of yr s.Last year she packed up and l ef t t heEast Coast weat her i n di sgust and endedup as a l egal secret ary i n Phoeni x, whi chshe l oves. Gr eat t o have you back wi t hus, Br owni e:

EVELYN GREENBLATT HOWREN and ANN J OHNSONwer e al so at t he r euni on wi t hqf cour se

DOTTI E YOUNG who mai nt ai ns t hat most of her year was spent on r euni on pl ans wi t hDedi e. J udgi ng f r om r epor t s i t was t i mewi l l spent . Dot t i e wi shes t hat t her e had

been more t i me t o meet and vi si t wi t ht he gal s( and f el l ows) at t endi ng, whi chpr oves how busy she was. She i s st i l lact i ve as a Saf et y Counsel or i n t he FAA sAcci dent Prevent i on Progr am and f l i esenough t o keep cur r ent .

CLAI RE CALLAGHAN r et i r ed f r om t he FAA andhas moved t o Fl ori da.

MAGDA TACKE i s t oo energet i c a Yankee t oset t l e down t o t he sl ow pace of Car ol i nal i vi ng so she and Geor ge i nt er spersegol f i ng wi t h f ar mi ng f or a hobby, gr owi ngt hEi r own veget abl es and f l ower s. Li f ei s pl easant but wi t h f ami l y and ol df r i ends up nor t h, t he hear t bel ongsabove t he Mason- Di xon l i ne.

MARI ON MACKEY DeGREGARI O and Fel i x managed

t o get , away f r om t he Gr eenwi ch Vi l l ager est aur ant f or a vacat i on, crui si ng ont he Leonardo Da Vi nci i nt he West I ndi es.

ELEANOR BOYSEN MORGAN l ef t i n Sept emberf or Par i s where she wi l l l i ve whi l e heryounger son Wi n i s at t endi ng t he Ameri -can School . Mi l e r etur ned t o Conn. Col -l ege and wi l l j oi n t hem f or Chr i st masAs f ut ur e domi ci l e i s uncer t ai n( Why notmake i t Cal i f agai n, El eanor ?) addr essi s:   c/oBank   of Amer i ca, 28 Pl ace VendomePar i s, France.

 TEDDY DE BERNARD sent her news t oo l at ef or l as t year ' s not es . Af t er deac t i va-t i on, Teddy bought a f ar m i n Pa. and r ani t f or ni ne year s . She dug f or ar t i f ac t s

i n Sant a Fe and spent a gr eat deal of t i mei n showi ng dogs and t r avel .

VEGA J OHNSON SOGG' and husband ar e agai nl i vi ng i n Newport Beach, Cal i f . Thei r sonnow a st udent at UC Ri ver si de j ust r e-cent l y sol oed.

GERRY NYMAN and Van ar e deepl y i nvol ved i npol i t i cs. Ger r y i s P res. Sout h Count yWomen ( Republ i can) . Thei r f our sons andf ami l i es are wi del y scat t ered- Ken atHarvar d Law, Cl i f f t eachi ng at Annapol i saf t er r et ur ni ng f r om Sai gon, Paul i n Spo-

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kane and Br uce at t he U. of I daho. Ger r yhad t o abandon her pl ans f or at t endi ngr euni on at Sweet water as al l descendedon f ond parent s t hi s summer. Gerr y keepsact i ve wi t h t enni s and gol f - and now shehas a new past i me t o f i l l t he l ei sur e

hour s. She has gr aci ousl y consent ed t obe our new 43- 1 Secr et ar y. So pl easesend her your news:

MARY LOU COLBERT NEALE can now st op heck-l i ng you r el uct ant ones f or news andmaybe t here wi l l be more t i me f or t enni sand swi mmi ng and get t i ng t hat gl i der l i -ce~se al t ho t hi ngs ar e st i l l hecti c her e

wi t h t he f our chi cks at home. St eve andDeni se ar e connut i ng t o col l ege and J i mand Shel l ey ar e i n hi gh school . Ray i si n char g e of t he f l i ght t r ai ni ng f orLockheed' s new S3- A. M. L. had a meet i ngwi t h J ane Str aughan when she f l ew backt o Vi rgi ni a wi th St eve' s swi m team f ort he col l ege f i nal s. Seems near l y unani -

mous t hat 43- 1 woul d l i ke a r euni on of i t s own. The agoni es of l aunchi ng t hi sWASP t r ai ni ng pr ogr am f orged gr eatf r i ends hi ps f or us , t he eccent r i c, i n-dependent " gui nea pi gs".

 J ANE STRAUGHAN wor ks f or t he Vet er ' anIsAdmi ni st r at i on wheel , of whi ch she i s aver y i mpor t ant cog. Fr i ends i n Washi ng-t on t el l me t hat i f t hey ur gent l y needi nf or mat i on or acti on t hey t r y t o gett hr ough t o J ani e. AI , di sl i ki ng t he i n-act i vi t y of r et i r ement , t ur ned t o del uxecour i er wor k f or a const r uct i on companywhi ch has er r ands t o pl aces l i ke t heVi r gi n I sl ands. Sons Bi l l and J ack ar emar r i ed t o l ovel y i nt el l i gent gi r l s and

l i vi ng near by. J ani e st i l l dot es onsai l i ng and Bet hany Beach.ELI ZABETH McKI NLEY MATRAY was f ound and

t hen l ost agai n. She mar r i ed Er nst , anaccompl i shed and wel l - known bal l et , chor -eogr apher a f ew year s ago. Theyl i ved i nBever l y Hi l l s but wer e i n a ser i ous aut oacci dent t hr ee year s ago and hospi t al i zdf or over a year . Mut ual f r i ends havebeen unabl ~ t o l ocat e t hem, al t ho we havebeen di l i gent l y t r yi ng.

MARI ON FLORSHEI M i n addi t i on t o achi evi ngworl d r eknown f or exhi bi t i ng and j udgi ngpur e bred ani mal s has won r ecogni t i on i nt he I nt er i or Decor at i ng f i el d. She was amember o( t he Nat i onal Soci et y of I nt e-

r i or Desi gners who di d t he I nt er nati onalRecepti on Room at t he Whi t e House f orPr esi dent   &Mr s. Ei senhower, and l at err ef ur bi shed i t f or Pr esi dent   &Mr s. Ken-nedy. She and her husband per sonal l y do-nat ed t he ' 18t h Cent ur y f i r epl ace equi p-ment . She i s now associ at ed wi t h Mary-mount Manhat t an Col l ege whi ch has 600 ormor e day st udent s, wi t h many progr amsf or t he under pr i vi l eged. For t he nextf our mont hs her addr ess wi l l be: c/ o Mr sEl i e Margui e 28 Rue Pi err e Curi e, 06 Cag-nes Sur Mer . Fr ance.

SI DNEY MI LLER al t hough t oo busy f or r e-uni ons or even vacat i ons wi t h her suc-cessf ul Si dney' s Pl ast i cs was somehowcaj ol ed i nt o wor ki ng f or t he l ocal news-paper about a year ago. Si dney di d such

an excel l ent j ob t hat she i s not onl yi ndi spensabl e now but wr i t es her ownt i cket , s o i t i s f un f or her and r e mun-er at i ve as wel l . One pr obl em- - i t i s sot i me consumi ng t hat t he busi ness end of Si dney' s has t o be done on weekends.

BETTY TACKABERRY BLAKE' s quest i onai r e wasr etur ned "Addr ess Unknown" but a Scot t s-dal e f r i end l ocat ed her. New phone   # i s( 602) 264- 4567. Hope f or news as soon asI can make cont act .

RUTH HELLMAN- we wer e st unned by t he suddendeat h of our t al ent ed and gr aci ous cl assmat e. Thi s qui et l ady achi eved more i nher l i f et i me t han most - al ways wi t h char ma~d di gni t y. She was an accompl i shedpi ani st and her i nt er est i n musi c l ed t o

her l eader shi p i n t he San Franci scoOpera Gui l d, t he S. F. Conser vat or y of Musi c, and t he Symphony Associ at i on. Shel oved and excel l ed i n sport s- bei ng anexper t equest r i enne, ski er , and swi mmer .She was a shar i t abl e per son i n al l r e-spects so i t f ol l ows t hat her char i t ywor k was unendi ng, pr i vat el y as wel l asf or or gani zati ons, especi al l y t he Chi l d-r en' s Hospi t al . Deat h came whi l e she wasscuba di vi ng of f Yucat an l ast Febr uar y.One consol at i on f or our t r agi c l oss i sknowi ng t hat Rut h woul d have pr ef err edt o go t hat way- advent ur ous and act i ver i ght up t o t he end.

43- 2 Secr et ar y: MARI ON S. BETZLER1306 St one Ri dge Dr . Apt . DCol umbus, Ohi o 43213

RUTH DAI LEY HELM di vi des her t i me bet ween Tucson and Texas as she and her husbandhave busi nesses i n bot h pl aces. Sheused t o f l y her own pl ane back and f or t h,however hasn' t f l own i n al most 18 years .Her daught er i s a J uni or at Bayl or U. andson i s a f r eshman i n hi gh school . Out si deof st ayi ng busy i n busi ness, most of hervol unt eer wor k i s wi t h chur ch yout hgr oups. She went back t o school a f ewyear s ago and r ecei ved her Mast er of Ac-

count i ng degr ee f r om t he U. of Ar i zona. TEDDY DeBERNARD has t aken up cer ami cs whi l esunni ng at Lauderdal e By The Sea. She hasseen El eanor Boysen ( 43- 1) , who i s now i nPar i s; and Evel yn Gr eenbl at t Howr en( 43- 1)who i s now i n J apan.

BETTY EAMES J OI NER i s back i n Or i nda, Cal i f :She and her husband ar e l eavi ng short l yf or a vacat i on i n Spai n, t hen on t o ot herEur opean count r i es. Bet t y was pl eased t ohave Kay Chaf f ey spend t he weekend wi t hher. Toget her t hey saw Mar cel l a Fat j o( 43- 3) f or a f ew hour s .

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 J ANE EMERSON CARTER went back t o Fl a St at eUni v. i n 1969 and earned a Masters i nSoci al Work and i s now a casework super-vi s or f or al l t he pr o tect i ve s er vi c euni t s f or chi l dr en i n ei t ht count i es un-der t he di vi si on of f ami l y ser vi ces.

Daught er Mel i ssa i s a seni or at FSU.Husband Fred a r et i r ed pi l ot , has st ar t eda mari ne hardware st ore and i s maki ngsai l s. "Ther e i s a def i ni t e si mi l ar i t ybet ween sai l i ng and f l yi ng, " says J ane."Act ual l Y, we are both worki ng harder t hanever . I ' m gett i ng t he mi ddl e age spr eadand hat i ng i t . Sor r y t o have mi ssed t heReuni on at Sweet wat er . "

KAY GOTT CHAFFEY has t aught Physi cal Educa-t i on, mai nl y dance, at t he Cal St at e U. of Humbol dt f or 21 years. Last year she waspr omoted t o Prof essor . She and husbandKei t h at t ended t he Ol ympi c Games i n Mu-ni ch. Bett y has been compi l i ng a Hi st oryof t he WASP and needs i nf or mat i on, phot os,"Let t er s t o Mot her ". She wi l l copy and

r eturn al l mat eri al . She especi al l y want st he s t or y on t he 38 gi r l s ki l l ed i n s er -vi ce- Dat es, Type acci dent , et c.

MARY TROTMAN O' BRI EN and ai r l i ne capt ai nhusband J ohn are worl d t r avel er s. For 3year s t hey spent sever al mont hs i n Spai nand Por t ugal - doi ng what t hey enj oy most -gol f i i ng. For t he past 2 year s t hey havespent t hei r wi nt ers i n Tequest a, Fl a, wheret hey own a condomi ni um on t he ocean. Marywr i t es t hat her gol f game has been goi ngdownhi l l si nce a ser i ous operati on i n ' 69We ar e wi shi ng t he best f or her .

MARTHA WAGENSEI L DAVI S RUPLEY vi si t ed Mai neand Cape Cod i n Sept . She was marr i ed l astChr i st mas t o For r est Rupl ey, who was best

man at her weddi ng t o Bi l l Davi s at LongBeach i n 1944. Bi l l was a Dougl as t estpi l ot af t er t he war and was ki l l ed i n ' 55.Mar t ha i s st i l l an edi t or - spent most of  l ast year on a t extbook f or t he model i ngof nat ural phenomena, wor ki ng at home whent he spi r i t moves her . She and Forr estspend t i me hunt i ng f i shi ng and pl ayi nggol f . They want t o get a mot or home andt our Canada, t he USA, and Mexi co; and sayhel l o t o some ol d f r i ends. On t he t r i pback east , Mar t ha st opped i n t he Cat ski l lMt s. t o see Rut h Reynol ds. "I t was f unf east i ng on st eamed cl ams and cor n f r omt he garden, " says Mart ha. Her 2 ' daught ersare marr i ed and l i ke Mot her are much i n-

vol ved i n hi gher educat i onand ext endedst ays i n Eur ope. Son Er i ck, 19. i s begi n-ni ng hi s t hi r d year at t he Ai r For c e A-cadaoy i n Col orado Spr i ngs.

RUTH TREES has been wi dowed f or 7 years ,has t wo marr i ed chi l dr en. and 3 gr and-chi l dr en. She wor ks f or Seaman' s Bank,

 Ti me- Li f e Bl dg, New Yor k Ci t y and l ovesi t . She woul d l i ke t o see you on yournext vi s i t t o NYC. _  

CAPPY VAI L BRI DGE and husband are i n t heci t r us busi ness i n Al t a Lor na, Cal i f . Ar tf l i es wi t h t he Ai r Nat i onal Guar d, how-

ever Cappy has r esi gned her sel f t o r i d-i ng t he ai r l i nes. She went back t o col -l ege and r ecei ved a Mast er s i n Pol i t i calSci ence.

MARI ON SCHORR BETZLER has been named chi ef f l i ght i ns tr uc to r f or E. C. Avi at i on atPor t Col umbus I nt ernat i onal Ai r port . She

t ook her ATP- Mul t i engi ne, Par t 135 checkand Chi ef CF I ( Pr i vat e t hr u ATP) al l i none day and says, "I t was har d work: "

RUTH FRANKLI NG REYNOLDS l i ves i n a smal l( 175 r esi dent s) , r ural , mount ai nous( hear tof t he Cat ski l l s) t own. Had a dai r y f ar munt i l 3 year s ago when t h~y sol d t hecows however r etai ned al l t he 170 acres.War d i s wi t h t he Sher i f f ' s Of f i ce. Rut hhas been wor ki ng as a cl er k i n t he Cat -ski l l Conser vat i on Dept f or 2 year s. Thef our c hi l dr en, 2 gi r l s and 2 b oys , ar ebusy i n school or at t hei r j obs. As Rut hsays, "Al l acquai nt ed wi t h f ar m wor k andgood ki ds. We do a l ot of snowmobi l i ngi n t he snow mont hs, t he t i ps of our mOUh-

t ai ns hol d snow i nt o t he mi ddl e of Apr i l .Have not f l own si nce ' 49 when I gave upi nst r uct i ng f or t he f ami l y and we sol dt he t wo Pi per t r ai ner s. "

PAT CHADWI CK ERI CKSON i s wor ki ng at t heNaval Trai ni ng Cent er i n Wi nt er Par k, Fl a The Tr ai ni ng Cent er i s t he ol d Ai r Basewhere some of t he WASPs t ook t hei r OCSt r a i ni ng. I n f ac t , t he s i t e of t he ol dbarr acks where t he WASP st ayed i s acrosst he r o ad f r o m Pat ' s of f i c e. The Bas e COi s even wi l l i ng t o open up one of t hebarr acks f or a WASP Reuni on t o t he WALTDi sney Wor l d Exhi bi t i on somet i me i n t hef ut ur e. I f anyone i s t r a vel i ng i n t hear ea pl ease cal l Pat ei t her at home ort he of f i ce ( 305) 646- 5723 of f i ce

647- 7439 home

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Li f e Magazi ne f eat ur ed post humousl y an ex-c el l ent t r i but e t o one of t hei r s t a f f ,MARY LOGAN L EATHERBEE. Mar y was on an ad-venur ous t r i p i n an out r i gger canoe ont he Campbel l Ri ver i n Br i t i sh Col umbi a,Canada. She and her t wo compani ons wer edr owned when t hei r canoe capsi zed i n t hewhi r l pool t i des of t he r i ver . Pr i or t o j oi ni ng t he WASP, Mar y and her husbandChar l es wer e acti ve i n t he t heat r e. Shehad s t udi ed at t he Royal Academy of Dr a-mat i c Ar t i n London and had been part of 

t he Uni ver si t y Pl ayers, whi ch was ori gi n-ated by her husband and her ol der br ot her J osh Logan. Af t er t wo year s of mar r i ageMar y was wi dowed and she j oi ned t he WASPa shor t t i me l at er . I n 1945 Mar y st ar t edworki ng f or LI FE Magazi ne as t heater r e-port er; movi e edi t or i n 1952; and Traveledi t or i n 1964- - t hi s, a dr eam come t r ue.She had t r avel ed t o many exoti c and ex-ci t i ng pl aces whi ch someone of l ess en-t husi asm and energy woul d have pr ef err edt he "ar mchai r " t r avel ogues. She used her

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t al ent s t o i nf ect ot her peopl e wi t h j oyan~ ~es t f or l i vi ng. Bef or e her t r i p t oBr ~t ~sh Col umbi a, Mar y was pr epari ng f ora l ec t ur e t our . One of t he t opi c s s hewas consi deri ng was " Fl yi ng Under t heOakl and Bay Br i dge i n a Bomber By Mi st ake"Do you suppose she DI D t hat . . .?

SHI RLEY I NGALLS THACKARA l ef t f or Eur opet he 22nd of J une by shi p wi t h her f ami l y.Her husband was br ought up t her e. For t hef i r st t hr ee y~ar s of t hei r mar r i age whent hei r chi l dr en, J ohn and Lucy, wer e ver yyoung, t hey l i ved i n Eur ope.

MALVA ~OYLE GRAY was maki ng t ent at i ve pr ep-ar at~ons t o at t end t he Reuni on but she i sconf i ned t o a wheel chai r and di f f i cul t yof t r avel i ng on her own was her mai n con-cern. However, May 20t h Mal va was r ushedt o t he hospi t al wi t h a pul monary embol i sm5 br oken r i bs and a banged up r i ght eye. 'Mal va i s now home, but must be ext r emel yc ar e f ul not t o over exer t her s e l f .

GRETCHEN GORMAN GRABA has t ur ned f ar merout si de of Bot t i neau, N. D. af t er spend-i ng 10 years r unni ng a bowl i ng l ane  &r estaur ant . She and her husband have nochi l dr en and cal l t hemsel ves t he Tur t l eMount ai n Hi l l bi l l ys. Anyone i n t he nei ghborhood of t he I nt er nati onal Peace Gar -dens( whi ch i s near t he Mani t oba border )pl ease l ook f or Gr et chen, she wi l l bewor ki ng t her e. She s ai d t o l ook f or agal wi t h l ong gr ey hai r and hot pant s:

LAURETTA BEATY FOY i s so busy j uggl i ng her j ob as hel i copt er pi l ot / exami ner ; keepi nghouse f or youngest son; and t r avel i ng t oWashi ngt on as a member of t he Pr esi dent -i al Avi at i on Advi sor y Commi t t ee, shewasn' t abl e t o at t end t he Reuni on.

43- 4 Secr et ar y: FAI TH BUCKNER RI CHARDS903B Spr i ng Val l ey Pl azaRi char dson, Texas 75080

 The f i r st cl ass t o ent er Sweet wat er wasdel i ght ed t o be back . . . We showed up ast he cl ass wi t h t he most est . . 35 i n al l ,t hat i s al l we had r eser vat i ons pai d f orSome seemed t o sl i p i n un- announced.Her e ' s t he l i s t any ot her s t her e s ay s o( may cost ya: : ) :EDNA BI SHOP, J ENNI E BURBECK, PEG CALHOUNVI RGI NI A CLAI R, J EANNE CHRI STI AN, BERTCOLL I NS, J UANI TA COOKE, MARY ENGLE, NAT-ALI E FAHY, GRACE FENDER, J ANE FLEESHACH,

RUTH FLOREY, CONSTANCE HOWERTON, I SABELKARKAU, LYDI A KEEFE, WI LLI E KELLY, LYDI AKENNY, EI LEEN KESTI , BARBARA LAZARSKY,MARY LEWI S, VI OLA MASON, BETTY MARTI N,ROSALEA MEEK, RUBY MENSCHI NG, MADGE MI N-

 TON, FAI TH RI CHARDS, HENRI ETTA RI CHMOND, J EANNE ROBERTSON, FRANCES SARGENT, HELENSCHAEFFER, HELEN SNAPP, A. J . STARR, KATH~ERI NE STREHLE, MARY TI LTON, ELEANOR WORTZ

Real l y must say we r etai ned our l ooks andf i gur es. i f not t he same, a bi t mor eabundant l y.

Bob Cummi ngs had not hi ng on us. I n f actnear l y had a compl ete psycol ogi cal br eakup when I r eal i zed t hat J UANI TA BOLI SHCOOKE mar ched ar ound t own i n t he par adeat 104 degr ees and was a heal t hy as shewas i n Sweet wat er . . and she' s onl y 62.She l ooks 20 years younger wi t hout t hebenef i t of make up or magi c pi l l s.

MADGE RUTHERFOR MI NTON t ook over t he t el e-vi ewi ng worl d wi t h her appr eci at i on of t he beat of t he s i ngi ng s ar gent s at t hebanquet .

RUTH UNDERWOOD FLOREY i s t he one who madet he banner and t he f l ag f or t he Reuni on-i t was ni ce t o see FI FI f l yi ng agai n:

NATALI E ELLI S FAHY moved t o Ar l i ngt on, Va.i n s ummer of ' 71 Her husband Ber t hasl aunched a t hi r d car eer. He i s wor ki ngf or t he Boy Scout s of Ameri ca i n t he D. C.Md. and Va. area. Thei r daught er Li z wasmarr i ed i n 1971 af t er t hey moved.

 J ENNI E HRESTU REI MANN was unabl e t o at t endt he Reuni on because her husband Her ber t

suf f er ed a sl i ght hear t at t ack i n Mar ch.He has made a r emar kabl e r ecover y.

VI RGI NI A HARRI S WATRY was at t endi ng Sor op-t omi st Convt. i n Chi cago as Pres of herl oc al ar e a. She i s s t i l l i n Ci vi l Ser -vi ce f or t he Ar my at Ft Di x as a Manage-ment Anal yst and r ecei ved a " Superi orSust ai ned Awar d" and bonus f r om t he Ar myf or her l ast si x mont hs wor k.

MARY LOUI SE BOWDEN sent r egr et s t hr ough hersi st er , Emi l y Connel l y. t hat she wi l l bei n I ndi a f or at l east t wo mor e year s asa medi cal mi ssi onary. She l ef t t he USAl ast Dec f or ano t her 3 year t er m.

MARGERY MOORE HOLBEN had j ust moved f r omCal i f t o Cher r y Poi nt , N. C. anJ t hen

suddenl y was t r ansf er r ed agai n t o J apanwi t h her Mar i ne husband Donal d. Theysai l ed f r om Long Beach May 26 f or a 3yrt our at Yokosuka.

RUTH GAMBER spent December of 1971 i n NewZeal and and Aust r al i a.

MARY WI LSON McCONKEY moved t o Cl i f t on, Ohi o( east of Dayt on) and can see t he ent r an-ce t o Cl i f t on St at e Par k f r om her wi ndow.Her husband Wayne di ed l ast Dec. and soMar y di dn' t f eel up t o at t endi ng t he r e-uni on t hi s year .

We had a l i t t l e meet i ng j ust t o cuss anddi scuss bar r acks #1. St i l l coul d notseem t o get al l t hi ngs sai d and done i nsuch a shor t t i me. We mi ssed al l of you

who coul dn' t be t here cause we r eal l yhad a bal l .

Not onl y were we t he l argest cl ass, but wewer e t he most not ori ous. Our members i n-cl uded t he t wo maj or st or i es at t he ban-quet . . . t he mi ssi ng shi r t st ory and t hel ost Navy f l i er both bel ong t o 43- W- 4.

I n al l ser i ousness, i t was wel l wor t h al lt he mont hs of st r uggl e si nce everyoneseemed t o be havi ng t he t i me of t hei rl i ves . . ( due t o your ef f or t s, Fai t h: : ed)

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SYLVI A DAHMES CLAYTON was f ound by Mar i onBet zl er ( 43- 2) . Syl vi a and her f ami l yhave l i ved i n Tucson si nce August 1961.

Her husband st art ed a r esear ch and de-si gn engi neer i ng f i r m 4 year s ago andSyl vi a has been worki ng t here ever si nce.

 Thei r son gr aduat ed f r om t he U. of N. M.i n 1968 as a mechani cal engi neer . Thei rdaught er gr aduat ed f r om t he U. of Ar i zi n Pr oduct i on Management and i s wor ki ngf or Hori zon Lands.

ROBERTA MUNDT i s deput y t r easur er f or BoxBut t e Count y i n Al l i ance, Nebr aska.

43- 6 Secr et ar y: CAPPY WHI TAKER J OHNSON4175 Kennet h, Fai r Oaks, Cal i f 95628

BLESSI NGS on al l who answer ed my r equestf or news on such shor t not i ce.

 THE REUNI ON- Wasn' t i t j ust t he gr eat est :

Many t al l t al es were t ol d and many br avedeeds r ecount ed, but t he most amazi ngst ory t o me was t hat over 300 womencoul d get t oget her f or a 30- year r euni onl ooki ng j ust t he same, wi t h maybe j ust as i l ver t hr e ad or t wo or a whi s per of awr i nkl e added. And weren' t t he Sweet -water peopl e j ust wonderf ul ? The f ol l ow-i ng members of our cl ass were pr esent :FLORENCE MARSTON, GRACE J ONES, LOLARI CCI , EVELYN TRAMMELL , DOROTHY HENESY,FRAN- TANASSY, ADDI E ELL I SON, NANCY

 THORNE, ELI ZABETH SULLI VAN, CAPPY J OHN-SON, MARTHA BULL OCK, I RMA STORY, MARI AN

 TI BBETTS, MAURI NE WI LSON, RI TA WEBSTER,MAXI NE SMI TH, VELMA SAUNDERS, CAROL COOK.

ELI ZABETH CARSEY CLARK br eeds and showsGordon set t ers, I r i sh wol f hounds. mi ni -at ur e schnauzer s and beagl es, not t oment i on mut e swans and I ndi a bl ue pea-f owl . Her ent r i es have been wi nni ng somei mpr essi ve awards, i ncl udi ng t he #2 spoti n t he USA f or Gor don Set t er s, her mai nbr eed.

EVELYN STEWART J ACKSON l i ves NE of Mesa,Ar i z. i n t he Whi t e Mt s f r om J une t o Oct .Her husband Frank manages- r anches f or acatt l e company and Evel yn r i des wi t h hi msomet i mes. She wr i t es t hat she i s atpeace wi t hi n and so i s ~o be much envi ed.

MARGARET WENDELI N HATFI ELD became a gr and-mot her l ast year . She wor ks f or a bui l d-er s har dware cor p, deal i ng i n har dwar e t ocont r act or s. Her ol dest daught er i s marr -i ed, son Ri ck gr aduat ed as a physi csmaj or at Vi l l anova U. and t he youngestdaught er has f i ni shed hi gh school .

ANNA FLYNN MONKI EWI EZ has been Medi cal Re-cor d Li br ar i an at t he Gen Hosp at TheDal l es, Or e. f or al most 5 years. Her hus-band has been t r ansf er r ed t o J uneau, Al aska and t he whol e f ami l y shoul d be upt her e now. Anna went up ear l y t o scoutt he pos s i bi l i t i es of a j ob f or a " s l i ghtl y used" medi cal r ecord l i br abi an. Wi l l

be anxi ous t o hear mor e on t hat and t oget a new addr ess f r om her .

FRAN BUFORD PULLEN has been busy t aki ngcar e of her f ami l y and doi ng vol unt eerwork at school and chur ch. Her ol destdaught er has gr aduat ed f r om St anf ord, a

s oni s a s e ni or t hi s year at t he U. of  Cal i f . Ber kel ey and a boy and gi r l ar est i l l at home.

MAURI NE BRUNSVOLD WI LSON l ooked beaut i f ul( and cer t ai nl y no ol der ) as she onceagai n marched i n her WASP uni f orm i n t hepar ade t hr u beaut i f ul downt own Sweet wat erShe got t o f l y her br ot her ' s t wi n- engi neBeech Tr avel ai r t hi s past Aug- t he onl yf l yi ng s he get s t o do. Her br o t h er r e -t i r ed f r om Am Ai r l i nes as Seni or Capt .and Maur i ne was asked t o at t end t he r e-t i r ement di nner i n San Franci sco t o pr e-s ent hi m wi t h a pi c t ur e s he had of agl i der he had bui l t at 17. She al so gavet he backgr ound of t hei r f l yi ng car eer s,

s t ar t i ng wi t h t hei r f i r s t " a i r p l anes "made of broomst i cks wi t h bl ocks of woodf or r udder pedal s. Remi nds me of some   of t he pl anes I FLEW.

I RMA " BABE" STORY i s a cont r act coor di n-at or wi t h an engi neer i ng f i r m, and i tsounds l i ke she t r avel s as much as af er r y pi l ot . When l ast hear d f r om shewas l eavi ng f or Ogden, Ut ah and t hen ont o Col or ado Spr i ngs and El Paso. Thei rconst r ucti on si t es ar e al l mi l i t ar y andshe f i nds i t ver y i nt er est i ng.

FRAN SNYDER TANASSY had a t r i p t o I daho   &Sun Val l ey af t er t he Reuni on and severalf un gol f t our nament s i n Cheyenne and Col oSpr i ngs. They are movi ng out of t hei rpr esent condomi ni um t o one on a ( whereel se?) gol f cour se.

RI TA DAVOLY WEBSTER has t he best st ory t ocome out of t he Reuni on. When she arr i vedat Sweet water she cal l ed an ol d f r i end,Gr ay Webst er. i n McAl l en, Texas and hecame up f or t he r euni on. Af t er war ds shewent back t o McAl l en wi t h hi m t o meet hi sr el ati ves and t hey were marr i ed J une 30,

 j ust one week af t er t he r euni on. She saysi t wasn' t as much of a whi r l wi nd r omanceas i t sounds si nce t hey had known eachot her when he l i ved i n Seat t l e, and t heyhad been wr i t i ng si nce. She says t hat r e-uni on r eal l y was t he gr eat est . ( whi ch one?)

FLORENCE NI EMI C MARSTON agr ees. Says she wawas abl e t o swap t he t al l est t al es of her

dar i ng deeds wi t h t he ver y best . I t was apl easur e t o meet her husband Bud. Fl o i smaj ori ng i n pai nt i ng at t he Corcor anSchool of Ar t t hi s comi ng year and wi l lget her di pl oma i n t he spr i ng. At t hebanquet she noti ced an ol d coupl e si t t i ngof f t o t hemsel ves and went over t o f i ndout who t hey were. He sai d he had workedon t he pl anes t he gi r l s f l ew and di d s her emember t he f el l ow who put oi l and gasi n t he pl anes? They sai d t hey woul d neverf or get t hose days or t he gi r l s, and woul d

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nat have mi s s ed t he banquet f ar anythi ngbec aus e t hey wer e par t   af    t he aut f i t .

 Thi s i s t ypi cal   af    whp. t we   faund    i n aurr et ur n t o. Sweet wat er .

MI LDRED McCLELLAND CHRI STI ANSEN and herhusband had pl anned t o. vacat i an   an   LakeSuper i ar i n Aug wher e t hey pl anned t o.r ackhaund and at t end t he Mi ch. Assa.   af 

Ai rpar t Execut i ves. Hawever Mi l dr ed endedup i n Chi c ago. t ak i ng c ar e   af    her newbar ngr a nds an. She has war k ed i n t he Ai r p ar tMgr ' s af f i c e s i nc e 1951, i s Publ i c i t yChai r man f ar t he Al t rusans, a waman' ss er vi c e c l ub, Sec r et ar y   af    t he MuskeganRac k and Mi ner a l Sac i et y, daes c hur c hwark and sameti mes hel ps publ i sh a mant hl y publ i c at i an. " T he Pr a s pec ta r " , an awar dwi nner. What   do. yau do.   i n yaur s par e t i me?

NANCY J OHNSON THORNE had t o. hurr y   hame   f r a mt he r e uni an t o. hel p wi i h a har s e s haw. I twas a 6 4 c l as s s haw wi t h abaut 300 ent r y s .Nancy hel ps make up t he pr agram   af    event sput s t aget her ~he adver t i s i ng baak ands ends t he wi nner s f ar s t at e and Amer i c anawar d s. She s ai d t eac hi ng i s ver y di f f er -ent f r am what i t us ed t o . be but s he i ss t ayi ng wi t h i t bec aus e " s ameane i nt hat7t h gr a de Engl i s h c l as s may make t hi s abet t er war l d. " Hang i n t her e , Nanc y.

MARGARET CASTLE McANALLY i s al so. t eachi ng-s he has t h e 4t h gr ade at   Baran,   Cal i f .

Edwar d s AFB i s near b y and t he Rac ket

pr a pul s i an Lab i s   an   t hei r s kyl i ne. Shehas t wo. c hi l dr e n i n c al l ege and   ane   s ti l li n Hi gh Sc haal and s ays s he waul d l i ke t o .t ake up pawered sai l - pl ani ng same day.

MI LDRED "DUKE" CALDWELL i s anat her busyt eac her . She i s a Dept c hai r man at Br a d.l ey U. and s ayi her war k c ans i s t s   af t eachi ng and t he usual cammi t t ee assi gn-

ment s t hat bef al l Uni ver s i t y peapl e. Sheenj ays t r a vel i ng, bat h i n t hi s c aunt r yand Eur a pe. and has r e s umed her s t udy

af    mus i c.LUCY WALKER McGI NNI S and her husband are

r e t i r i ng i n L aur e l , Mi s s , wher e t h ey hadl i ved 15 year s ago. and f el l i n l ave wi t ht he peapl e and t he c l i mat e. They have adaught e r i n ar t s chaal and a s an who. i s ahi s t ar y maj ar , pl anni ng t o. go.   to.   l aw

s c haal l at er .RI TA CASON STUMP has been a l ast WASP.

Mat er i al abaut t he Reuni an was s ent t o.her hamet awn. Her br a th er s t i l l l i vest her e and f ar war ded i t   an   t o. her . Wel camebac k, Ri t a. ~he i s mar r i ed   to.   an el ec.

t r a ni c s engi neer and has a s an who. i s a •hi gh s chaal s eni ar . Says s he has t r a ded

f l yi ng f ar baat i ng   an   t he Ohi o. .ANN CRI SWELL MADDEN has anl y seven   af    her

t en chi l dr en at home now. She' s f ar mi nga new c l ub c al l ed " Mat her h aad i s aver -r a t ed" wher e al l t he adul t s s make pat andt he t e enager s wi l l f ace r eal i t y . The l i nef ar ms at t h e r i ght : : I n h er " s par e" t i mes he t a kes ar gan l es sans , s t udi es ar t hi s -t ar y, and gi ves ar t hi s t ar y l ect u~es t ~vari aus wamen' s cl ubs. I n cannectl an WI t h

her i nt er es t i n ar t s he had a t r i p t oSpai n l as t s pr i ng and t wo. week s i n Par i si n Sept ember.

ELEANOR FEELEY LAWRY and her husband   hapet o. make a permanent   hame   i n t he Nart heastaf t er t hei r r et i r ement f r am t he AF, 14mant hs f ram naw. Her yaungest . a daught er,i s i n cal l ege. She l ear ned t o . f l y, as di d

her br at her s , but pr ef er s t he s ki s l apes .El eanar and her husbandexpect a gr andchi l di n Navember .

 J OANN GARRETT i s spendi ng a l at   af    t i me es-t a bl i s hi ng a yar d f ar her new   hame.   I nbet ween put t i ng i n t r e es and s hr u bs s het akes   a ff an   campi ng i n her t r ai l er .

MAJ . ( RET) MARI AN TI BBETTS has set t l ed i nBr y an, Texas and s ays r e t i r e ment i s t hebes t j ab s he ever had. She r e mi nds us t hatBr yan was   a ne af     aur X/ C' s.

MARJ ORI E LOGAN ROLLE and her husband spenta bus y s ummer t r a vel i ng and f i s hi ng. Theywent si ght - seei ng i n Washi ngt an, D. C. ,at t ended t h e Ai r par t Exec ut i ve' s c anvt .i n At l ant i c Ci t y and t he I nt er n at i analAvi at i an Caunsel i n Par t l and, Or e. Whi l et her e t hey went o. c ean f i s hi ng f ar s al manand even t ho. s he admi t s t he baat was ever yway but s t r ai gr t up due t o. r a ugh s eas , s hewaul d l i k e t o.   do.   i t agai n.

PEG WI SSLER ROBERTS wr ate a l ang i nt erest i ngl et t er   an   t he 13 mant h t r i p s he and herhus band t aak ar a und t he war l d. They gathame   j us t a l i t t l e   tao.   l at e t o. mak e t heReuni an. Peg pl ans t o. war k as a s ubs ti t ut et eac her t hi s year and dur i ng Chr i s t masvac at i an t hey ar e gai ng t o. hi k e i nt o. Hav-asu Canyan, an af f shaat   af    Gr and Canyan.

PEG HELBURN KOCHER has a degr ee i n l i ngui s-t i c s and t h i s pas t year has been t eac hi ng" Bl ac k Engl i s h f ar t he Cl as s r a am Teac her "bot h at Adel phi U. and at Queens Cal l ege.

She i s al s o. ac ti ve i n NYC League   af    Wamenvat er s . Thr e e   af    t h ei r f aur chi l dr en ar et hr a ugh s c haal and   an   t hei r awn naw.

VI RGI NI A YATES i s s ti l l wi t h t he J ai ntChi ef    af    St a f f . but s ays her agency i sget t i ng zapped and s he wan' t k naw unt i lFeb. what c ar n es n ext. She had a vi vi dt el ecan accaunt   af    t he r euni an f r am acl ass mate.

MAXI NE STEWARD SMI TH was a t i mer f ar t hePac i f i c Ai r Rac e, 99 s pans ar e d, at San J ase i n Oct . Daes a bi t   af    f l yi ng her s e l f .

CAROL WEBB COOK al mast mi ssed t he f l i ghtf r a m Guam, but s he made i t i n t i me f arSat urday' s cackt ai l s.

EVELYN TRAMMELL and husband Mar k r an t hei r

411 as a del uxe pr i vat e ai r l i ne   fram   At -l ant a t o. Sweet wat er - wi t h Evel yn and Kat ySt r e hl e( 43- 4) maki ng bet t er t i me t hant hei r hus bands dr i vi ng t he " l adi es l eg"

CAPPY WHI TTAKER J OHNSON and her husband hadseveral   gaad   bac kpac ki ng t r i ps i n t heSi er r as dur i ng t he summer and a 2 weekcam: : >i ng- hi ki ng t r i p t hr u Or e.   &Was h.

LOLA PERKI NS RI CCI i s r e par t i ng t hat herhus band Ed s pr u ng f ar a Tr a vel ai r anddel ayed her edi t ar i al c har e s by l ur i ngher t o . Ac apul c o. f ar a f ew d ays i n Oc t .

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MARTHA SMI TH BULLOCK' s cour age was an i n-s pi r a t i on t o ever y one who t al ked t o herat t he Reuni on. We ar e s ad t o r e por ts he l os t her f i ght wi t h c anc er Sept 5.

DOROTHY WEBB was i n Germany on her over-seas t our of dut y f or t he Ai r For ce i n

 J une, but r et ur ned i n Oct f or r et i r ementWhi l e on t our i n Eur o pe Dor o th y dr o vet hr u Swi t zer l and and Ger many and had anoppor t uni t y t o meet wonder f ul f ami l i es.

RUTH WESTHEI MER NEYMARK has had a busyl i f e s i nc e WASP days . She i s now Ci t yCl er k f or Boyne Ci t y . Mi c h and s t i l l i sand has been f or 10 year s t h e Ci t y Tr easur er . Even t ho her j ob i s i nt e r es t i ngand i s t i me c ons umi ng, Rut h has t i me t opl ay br i dge and at t end cer ami c   &ar tc l as s es weekl y. Her 4 c h. i l dr e n ar e al luni ver s i t y s t udent s at t he pr e sent t i me:Mi ke. 25, i s a gr a duat e s t u dent at t he U.of Mi c h wor k i ng on hi s Doc t or a t e i n Bi o-c heui s t r y; J ul i e. 23, i s wor k i ng on herDoct or at e at t he U. of Mi ch t hr u her i n-t er est i n handi capped chi l dr en; Lor i e, 21,

i s a dr a mat i c s maj or at Mi c h St at e; Mi l -l ar d . 19, i s a c hemi s tr y maj or . at U. of M.Rut h has s t ar t ed f l yi ng agai n s i c e s hehas ac ces s t o a Cher o kee 180, but BoyneCi t y i s i n t he hear t of t he ski count r yand f l yi ng i s al ways bad on wi nt er week-

ends- crowded skys?MOYA MI TCHELL( ESSLI NGER) i s now MOYA ANON-

SON and l i vi ng i n Tequest a. Fl a. She was"f ound" by Est her Ammerman ( 43- 8) .

43- 7 Secretary: MARY HELEN BURKE1250 Af t on, #51, Houst on, Tex 77055

SAMMY CHAPI N HASSAN says she i s down t oonl y one ai r p l ane now- a Ces s na 414. gor -

geous wi t h al l t he goodi es on i t . Hus -band and t wo boys, 9   &11, ar e al l wel l .ELEANORE BRYANT FOLK i s now l i vi ng i n

Houst on, Tex and al most i mpossi bl e t oc at c h at home s i nc e her dut i es as buyerf or one of t l . e c i t y s bet t er " goodi e"s t o r es keeps her t r a vel i ng about .

EMERAL DRUMMOND has spent her annual pi l -gr i mmage, s o s he c al l s i t , t o Hawai i .

 Thi s summer . s he spent t he ent i r e t i me ont he beac h at Ki ehei . Even t ook her 10s peed bi ke wi t h her . s o mus t know t h eent i r e i s l and by hear t . She i s s t i l l t heCompt r o l l er f or t h e L os Angel es F i r e De-part ment - al l 60, 000 men:

MARY HELEN BURKE i s now wi t h a newl y f or medCor porat i on t hat di smant l es and demol i shs

bui l di ngs . br i dges . pl ant s , hous es et c .Mar y Hel en i s t he Sec - Tr e as and s ays s heenj oys t he wor k.

SYLVI A BARTER underwent maj or sur gery i nMay and c oul dn' t at t end t he Reuni on. Shei s now compl et el y r ecover ed and eager l yawai t i ng t he next gat her i ng.

BETTY CLARK and PAT SEARES SULI . I VAN ares t i l l doi ng Ag wor k i n Ri f l e, but t o oka c oupl e mont h s of f l as t wi nt e r t o t o urt he Sout h Pac i f i c. Bet t y al s o l oc at e d

ano t h er i ns t r uc t or - Ri c har d Sc hl i ep, i nGr and Lake, Col o.

A l et t er f r o m t he s i s t e r - i n- l aw of DOROTHYFOWLER i nf or ms us t he l ong over due newsof Dor o t hy' s pl ane c r as h J une 20, 1946.Dot t i e was t he pi l ot f or an i ns ur a nc e

. man and hi s f ami l y, al ong wi t h a f ami l yf r i end on t hei r f at e f ul t r i p f r om Oakl and

Cal i f . Engi ne t r oubl e f or c ed t h em t o r e-t u r n t o Oakl and f or r epai r s . On t h ei rs ec ond at t empt , t he pl ane expl oded j us taf t er t akeof f . Al l f i ve wer e l os t .

43- 8 Sec r et ar y: MARY ESTI LL FEAREYP. O. Box 633, New Br aunf el s. Texas

LOI S DOBBI N AUCHTERLONI E wr i t es "What amar vel ous t i me i n Texas - i t s ur e was goodt o get bac k and hear t h e ' dr awl ' andgood 01' hos pi t al i t y. Thos e wi de opens pac es l ook ed good t o me. Had a ni c ef l i ght t o Mi dl and and bac k wi t h J EANPARKER ROSE i n her Aer o Commander - beens o l ong s i nc e I had s een t h at many gau-ges , I f el t l i ke a s t udent agai n. " L oi sat t ended t he Ni net y- Ni ne c onvent i on i n

 Tor ont o i n J ul y, goi ng by commer ci al ai r" s i nc e t he weat her was s o l ous y. " Herhusband Carl i s maki ng a good r ecoveryf r om a sudden s er i ous hear t at t ac k on

 J ul y 24t h and Loi s i s l ear ni ng t o cookl ow- f at , l ow- c hol es t r o l onl y. Af t e r herexpos ur e t o hear t pr o bl ems . . Loi s adds ," my hat i s of f t o J acki s Cochr an f or at -t empt i ng t o at t end t he r e uni on j us t outof t he hos pi t al : Whee- s hat gut s . "

PAT PRATT STARK has l ogged over 3000 hoursand i s s t i l l addi ng t he hour s t o her l ogbook-how ' bout t hat ! Upon l eavi ng Texass he c ont i nued on- t o get al l t h e r at i ngsexc ept i ns t r ument , and i ns t r uc t ed f or

s ome t i me af t er bei ng mar r i ed. " My gr e atpr i de and j oy was bei ng abl e t o f l y aB- 52 Si mul at or i n 1970 at Lac kbor n e AFBCol umbus , Ohi o. " The l at es t i s a Pi perAz t e c and Pat i nt ends t o c ont i nue f l yi ngas l ong as possi bl e.

 J ANA CRAWFORD EBERLY r epor t s t hat f l oodi ngi n t he wake of Hur r i c ane Agnes i n Va. on

 J une 21 br ought 8 f eet of wat er i nt o t heEberl y home- swept away st one wal l s. por ch,f ur n i t ur e , books , pi c t ur e s, s heds , boat s ,t r ai l er s and an ol d br i dge whi c h hads t ood f or 200 year s , t o ment i on j us t al i t t l e of t he damage. Af t e r t hr e e weeksof har d wor k and wi t h t he hel p of manyf r i ends , t he Eber l ys wer e abl e t o s ave a

l ot of val ued i t ems . They hope t o besquared away and r econdi t i oned by J an.

 J ana' s l et t er concl udes: " So we sur vi ve,poor er i n mat e r i al t hi ngs , but r i cher i nf r i ends , pul l i ng t oget her as a f ami l y. "

MARY ESTI LL FEAREY. New Br aunf el s, Tex washi t by a 35- f oot wal l of wat e r on May 11,t ak i ng s event een l i ves and c ount l es shomes . Two huge s t or a ge t anks of l i qui das phal t bur s t under t h e wat e r pr es sur e i nour s ect i on of t he c i t y . c oat i ng ever y -

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t hi ng t he wat er t ouched, i ncl udi ng peopl ewi t h a hor r i d, gl obby bl ack mess. We hadf our f eet of wat er and t wo snakes i n ourhouse. Al l appl i ances and f ur ni shi ngswer e r ui ned. Ever hear of "di st r essedf ur ni ture"? We have i t: ~ But - l i ke J ana-we f eel s o f or t unat e t o have a hous e l ef tt o cl ean and ar e gr at ef ul f or so many

hel pf ul f r i ends. Our house wi l l be r emod-el ed and - hopef ul l y - compl et ed i n a yr.At t endi ng t he marvel ous Sweet water r e-uni on was such f un and a wel come br eak i nour cl ean- up operat i ons.

 J EANNETTE GAGNON GOODRUM and ELEANOR OLSENWEEMS r epor t ed t hei r ef f or t s t o obt ai nmi l i t ar y cr edi t f or servi ce f or membersof t he WASPs. The l et t er f r om t he Dept .of t he Ai r For ce f or war ded t o J eannet t ef r om her Senat or was not at al l encour -agi ng. ( check REpor t el sewhere- Edi t or)

ELEANOR O. WEEMS, you may r emember , st ar -t ed wi t h 43- 8 and f or a per i od i n l at e1943 t aught i n t he gr ound school . Shehas j ust r et ur ned f r om a mont h of bus-i ness- t r avel i n Spai n, Gr eece,   & Tur key.

 The l at t er par t of August she was aguest of t he Fr eedoms Foundati on at Val -l ey For ge. She wr i t es t hat t her e i s i n-t er est i n Long Beach, Cal i f i n hol di nga r euni on t here. Her wel come mat i s outt o WASPs t r avel i ng her way.

I RENE EYSTER ENGLUND has moved f r om Pl ea-sant vi l l e, N. Y. New addr ess i s: R. F. D.Box 55, Ossi pee, N. H. 03864. HusbandCarl commutes i n an Apache t o Bost on butdoesn' t shar e I r ene' s ent husi am of f l yi n'

HELEN TRI GG LUTS. Hi dden t al ent s of Hel enand J ack have emer ged i n t he f i r mof " Do-I t - Yoursel f ' ' bui l di ng t hei r own home ont hei r 20 acr es i n t he Si er r a s. J ack i st he car pent er , el ect r i ci an, pl umber ,r oof er masonr y-man i n spar e t i me f r omhi s t eachi ng j ob. Hel en sanded and var -ni shed each boar d f or t he cedar cat he-dr al cei l i ng i n t hei r cabi n. Thi s spr i ngHel en got a smal l or chard pl ant ed andnext spri ng pl ans t o have a bi o- dynami cgar den and exper i ment wi t h symbi osi s.( L ook i t up, I di d) Bef or e t he y ear i sover , t her e wi l l be a greenhouse on t hehori zon. ( wonder what t hey do i n t hei rspar e t i De?~) The Lut s t hought f ul l y pl ant o put i n a pad and hookup f or a camperor t r a i l er s o t r avel i ng f r i ends can s t o pover f or a vi si t . ( Al l you camper andt r ai l er owner s, t ake not e: )

LOI S MONK MacKENZI E t hi nks t he WASP' s ' 72

r euni on was "t he gr eat est ever ". Sheadds: "What a gr eat bunch of f un- l ovi nggal s t he WASPs wer e . . . and st i l l ar e. Ir eal l y had t he BEST t i me: " She wr i t est hat she spent most of t he summer i n t heki t chen, cooki ng f or her col l ege- age sonand " f r o m one t o t hr ee of hi s f r i endsl i vi ng t er e al l t he t i me, " addi ng t hati t was gr eat f un. Now t hat t hey ar e al lback i n col l ege, she i s doi ng HER t hi ng

agai n, Presi dent of her garden cl ub,bo~l i ng, and worki ng i n ot her cl ubs.

44- 1 Secret ary: J EANETTE J ENKI NS340 Thi r d St . N. W.New Phi l adel phi a, Ohi o 44663

Fi r st news and f or t he r ecor d ar e t he gal swho at t ended t he WASP Reuni on i n J une.As you can see Fl i ght 2 was ver y wel lr epr esent ed: ADELE BEYER, DORI S GEE, MARGEWATSON, ANN WHI TE, J EANETTE J ENKI NS, EI LEENWORDEN, HARRI ETT CALL, MARY McCABE, DOROTHYEBY, ROSI NA TODD, DELORES REED, MARI E CLARK CATHERI NE LORTZ , ANN NOGGLE, GENE FI TZPAT-RI CK, BETTY ROBERTS.

GWEN CROSBY BATHELMESS r epor t s t hat sheand husband Bud t our ed t he west coastt hi s summer .

ADELE BEYER i s st i l l a busi ness manager ata hospi tal i n Cal i f or ni a.

BETTY BECHTOLD BRI CKFORD mi ss ed t he WASPReuni on because she was att endi ng herdaught er ' s weddi ng i n Ohi o.

I DA CARTER   &RUTH J ONES spent t he summer

i n Eur poe. Seems t hey changed t hei r i t i ner ar y s o of t en t hat f ew l et t er s evercaught up wi t h t hem, t hey ar e now backi n Okl ahoma Ci t y f or anot her year of t eachi ng school .

MARI E MOUNTAI N CLARK wi l l be l i vi ng i n Germany t hi s comi ng year . However her mai l -i ng addr ess wi l l st i l l be i n Ann Ar bor .She says her husband J ohn i s a pr of essorat t he U. of Mi ch i n Ann Ar bor and i sChai r man of t he Dept . of Mechani cal En-gi neeri ng. He i s on a year ' s sabbat i cali n Muni ch and Ber l i n. Son Davi d i s a varsi t y swi mmer and a seni or i n t he U. of M.Engi neer i ng Col l ege and daught er El oi sei s a vi ol i ni st and a sophomore i n musi c

at Mi ch St at e i n East Lansi ng. Davi d andEl oi se wi l l vi si t t hei r par ent s i n Ger -many f or a bi t of ski i ng at Chr i st mast i me. ROSI E LEWI S TODD' s son Ger r y, andMari e' s son Davi d ent ered Mi ch U. t oget h-er as f r eshmen. Mar i e st i l l pl ays t hef l ute i n t he Ann Ar bor Symphony.

DORI S GEE i s a r eal est at e br oker i n oneof t hose beaut i f ul Cal i f or ni a val l eys.

MARDO CRANE r ecei ved t he Nat i onal Aer oCl ub Saf et y Awar d f or her ski l l i n mak-i ng a per f ect f or ced l andi ng i n Or d, Nebwhi l e par t i ci pat i ng i n t he Powder Puf f Derby. Mardo f ounded t he PPD i n 1947and has r aced many t i mes. She sai d t hi swas her f i r st r eal f or ced l andi ng and

she cr edi t s her WASP exper i ence f or en-abl i ng her t o make i t a saf e one. Shei s st i l l r ai si ng and showi ng Cai r n Ter -r i er s and wr i t i ng novel s whi l e t aki ngon t he addi t i onal dut y as Edi t or of t heNi net y- Ni ne News. She st i l l has a f ewaut ogr aphed copi es of t he PPD novel ,"Ladi es: Rev up Your Engi nes!" avai l -abl e at $3. 25 each.

DOT KRASOVEC EBY r ecent l y r enewed her pi -l ot' s l i cense wi t hout her chi l dr en or

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husband( he' s a pi l ot f or Pan Am) knowi ngabout i t ' t i l t he deed was done.

GENE SHAFFER FI TZPATRI CK    &DOLORES MEURERREED r epor t t hey pl an t o f l y t he Pal mst o Pi nes Ai r Race of over 800 mi l es upt he West Coast . Thi s year Gene di dn' tf l y i n t he PPD t ut st ayed home and waved

ever yone of f i n t he Race i ncl udi ng herdaughter Kay. Gene seems t o be doi ng al ot of f l yi ng and keeps i n t ouch wi t hmany of t he WASP i n Cal i f whi l e act i ngas a cont r i but i ng edi t or f or t he Ni net yNi ne News, t oo.

DOT HENRY r eport s t hat she has been work-i ng i n t he DOD School s si nce ear l y i n1960. She has had t our s of dut y i n Ger -many. J apan, and now Kor ea. She i s pri n-ci pal of t he Mi ddl e School s i n Yosanwhi ch have an enr ol l ment of 537 t hi s yr.She l oves t he t r avel oppor t uni t i es t hatgo al ong wi t h t hework. She keeps hopi ngshe wi l l r un acr oss anot her WASP, but sof ar i t has never happened.

MADELON BURCHAN HI LL mi ssed t he WASP Re-uni on because son Mar t y, i n hi s t hi r dyear at t he AF Academy and son Ti m. i nhi s f i r st year at Annapol i s wer e bot hhome. Mar t y has hi s pi l ot ' s l i censeGl i der Pi l ot ' s I nst r uct or Rat i ng, p~r a-t r oop Wi ngs, and i s now t aki ng up bal -l ooni ng. Sur e sounds gr eat~

FRAN J OHNSON t ook f i ve semest ers of I t al i anat t he Uni ver si t y j ust f or f un. whi l eshe was l i vi ng and worki ng i n I t al yabout t en years ago. Now she has met aman who speaks al most no Engl i sh, so herI t al i an whi ch has been dormant f or sol ong i s now get t i ng much use. She l ooksf or war d t o r et ur ni ng t o I t al y when sher et i res.

MARJ ORI E ELL FELDT REES saw a News ar t i cl eon t he Reuni on i n t he Kansas Ci t y St arso r enewed her members hi p i n FI FI , event ho she coul dn' t at t end Sweetwater .

NADJ A GADOWSKI KOSTUK known t o us as Gad-get r epor t s t hat son Ken' s oper at i on wasa success and he wi l l soon f i ni sh hi sBi o Med Phot o Cour se. Gadget says shespends her spar e t i me on t he gol f cour seand l ooks f or war d t o vacat i on t i me i nFl or i da t hi s f al l .

CATHERI NE MURPHY LORTZ i s st i l l an ef f i -ci ent ci t y t r easur er .

ANN NOGGLE i s a Pr of essor of Photographyat t he U. of New Mexi co. You mi ght f i ndsome of her works i n t he Phot o Magazi nes.

ALBERTA HUNT NI CHOLSON mi ss ed t he event i nSweet water because of i l l ness. We hopeshe i s back on act i ve f l yi ng st at us now.

MARY J ERSHI N O' ROURKE - The O' Rour kes amdaughter Li nda and her husband, Fr ank Mor-gan, pl an t o att end t he Ol ympi c Games i nMuni ch and t r avel i n Eur ope t hi s f al l . J er sh says t hat husband Gor den has r e-t i r e d f r o m t he Ai r For ee af t er 30 year s .

BETTY WALL ROBERTS i s now wor ki ng f or t heAm. Cancer Soci et y out of t he New YorkOf f i ce on a r esear ch pr oj ect. She does a

l ot of t r avel i ng and seems t o l ove ever ymi nut e of i t .

ANN BARTHOLF RAWLI NGS had her pi ct ur e i nWASP uni f or m and a wonder f ul wr i t e- up i nt he Al buquer que newspaper about t he t i meof t he Sweet wat er Reuni on. Her husband,Col . J ohn Rawl i ngs, i s st at i oned at Ki r k-

l and AFB. Ann' s son i s l ear ni ng t o f l y

and has j ust sol oed. She al so has adaught er who i s mar r i ed.

MARGE HARPER WATSON and husband El mer al sopl an t o be i n Eur ope t hi s f al l . Seemst he WASP ar e very much on~t he move. Keepyour eyes open al l you Fi f i s and youmi ght see a WASP whom you know.

 J ANE ROBBI NS i s st i l l l ect ur i ng f or t heChr i sti an Sci ence Chur ch and i s pl anni ngan ext ensi ve t our out si de t he USA f ort he next 12 mont hs. Her many commi t t ment spr event ed her at t endi ng any of t he r e-uni ons t o date.

I t was good t o see I KE KEALY WORDEN, MARYKOTH McCABE, ANN HOPKI NS WHI TE st i l l l ook-i ng so yout hf ul and eff er vescent at t her euni on i n Sweet wat er . And now l et us al ll ook f or war d t o t he next r euni on. 197???

44- 2 Secr et ar y: MARY ELLEN KEI L56 S. Chest erf i el d Road Col umbus,Ohi o 43209 Phone: ( 614) 231- 7367

 That DELI GHTFUL REUNI ON AT SWEETWATER i n J une was at t ended by ei ght f r om our cl assKATE LEE ADAMS, MARGARET TWI TO, MARY ELLENKEI L, NEMA MASONHALL, J EAN SOARD, FRANCES

 TUCHBAND, J OANNE ORR, and RUTH WOODS.Ever yone not i ced a number of t hi s gr oupar ound t he pi ano si ngi ng on Sat ni ght .

MARGARET EHLERS TWI TO f el t her gr eat est

t hr i l l at t he Reuni on was get t i ng t o seeher f or mer f l i ght i nst r uctor, Fred Br i es.Mar gar et has r ecent l y worked f or Dal eCarnegi e, af t er 26 years as a homemaker.She al so has been act i ve i n t he Leagueof Women Vot er s. Mar gar et ' s husband, whowas al so at t he Reuni on, f l i es f or Nor t hWest Ai r l i nes and r ecent l y qual i f i ed asa 747 pi l ot .

 J OANNE WALLACE ORR pr act i cal l y " gave heral l " t o get t o t he Reuni on, havi ng t ochar t er a pl ane f r om Dal l as t o get t her ei n t i me f or t he openi ng par t y. She wasr i ght f ul l y happy t o announce t hat herhusband had j ust won t he pri mary el ec-t i on f or Li eut enant - Gover nor of I ndi ana

and she has been ver y busy j oi ni ng hi mi n t he campai gn.KATE LEE HARRI S ADAMS i s l i vi ng i n Houst on

 Texas t hese days so she commut ed by ai rt o t he Reuni on each day.

 J EAN MOORE SOARD i s engul f ed i n t he Di sney-l and expansi on i n Fl a, but enj oyi ng i t.

FRANCI S SMI TH TUCHBAND spends much of hert i me on t he gol f cour se i n t he summer ,and even pl ayed 18 hol es one day atSweet water i n t he 100 degr ee heat ~ Soyou can t el l she st ays i n gr eat condi t i on

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NEMA MASONHALL sai d her gr eat est t hri l l att he Reuni on was seei ng and bei ng wi t h al lt he ol d WASP buddi es. Her most r ecent ,achi evement was f l yi ng a BT- 13 agai n. andr i di ng i n a PT- 19.

RUTH WOODS i s goi ng t o st art f l yi ng agai nas soon as she can get t he wor k caught upi n t he of f i ce, s hc s ays . She wr ot e r e -

cent l y and spoke of how wonder f ul i t wast o see her f r i ends at t he Reuni on andpl ans t o r emai n more f r equent l y i n con~t act wi t h t hem.

MARY ELLEN KEI L f l ew t o Sweet water i n herAr r or 200, accompani ed by Mari an Schor rBet zl er( 43- 2) al so of Col umbus, O. I t wasa gr eat exper i ence t o compar e f l yi ng i nt o Avenger Fi el d i n 1972 wi t h f l yi ngt her e i n 1942! Much was di f f er ent , butmany t hi ngs r emai ned t he same. Mar yEl l en f l ew i n t he Angel Der by i n May of t hi s year , f r om Ot t awa, Canada t o Ft. Lau-derdal e, Fl a. She i s t eachi ng school ,boat i ng on Lake Er i e, and bei ng act i vei n t he Col umbus Met r opol i t an Ar ea   Wo-

men' s Pol i t i cal Caucus.BETTY Le FEVRE wr ot e t hat she pl anned t o

at t end t he Reuni on i n her mobi l e home aspar t of an ext ended vacat i on, but her16 year ol d daught er was sel ect ed as anexchange st udent by Rot ar y t o J apan f ora year , so Bet t y scrapped her pl ans f ora vacat i on. Bet t y has kept up wi t h herf l yi ~g t hr ough t he year s and st i l l l ovesi t . She bel ongs t o a f l yi ng cl ub whi chhas an Aer onca Champ and a Cher okee 140.She t aught her 16 year ol d t o f l y- andshe sol oed on her si xteent h bi r t hday!

Bet t y has been i n t he r eal est at e bus-i ness f or many year s. Her new addr essi s: 37 Al bi n Road, Del mar N. Y. 12054

MARJ E GI LBERT STEWART i s wor ki ng as ass tl i br ar i an i n an el ement ar y school anddr i vi ng t eenager s t o vol unt eer gr oups.Fami l y pl ans conf l i ct ed wi t h t he Reuni on.

MURI EL LI NDSTROM SEGALL has been f ound!She wr ot e t hat her addr ess i s: 3605 WestLake Dr i ve, Aust i n, Tex 78746. Maybe we' l lhear about t hose past 22 year s she was" l os t " at a l at er dat e' ?

MARY " SANDY" SAUNDERS WI LLSON mi ssed t heReuni on because she was i n t he pr ocessof movi ng and changi ng j obs. She i s nowwi t h St evens Avi at i on, I nc. i n Gr eer , S. C.Sandy mai l ed her A- 2 dr ess j acket andber et f or t he museum.

 J EAN HASCALL COLE was i n Af r i ca at t he t i me

of t he Reuni on. She has f i ve of f - spr i ng,and says she shoul d r ecei ve her M. A. i nEngl i sh t hi s year . J ean i s par t i ci pat i ngi n t he Ar i zona Women' s Pol i t i cal Caucus,hel pi ng t o mai nt ai n f r eedom i n Ar i z.

ANNELLE HENDERSON BULECHEK doesn' t f l y any-mor e but pl ays l ots of gol f and i s al ways"number one r unner- up". she says. Shegave up her ad agency when she moved t oShr evepor t and has r ecent l y changed herst r eet addr ess: 242 Br uce Ave, Shr eve-por t . La. 71105

MARY HECKMAN hasn' t f l own i n 12 year s, buthas l ear ned t o speak Por t uguese t o hel pher communi cat e wi t h t he many i mmi gr ant si n Sout heast Mass. Mar y i s a r egi st eredbl ood bank t echnol ogi st .

LEONA GOLBI NEC ZI MMER mi ssed t he f l i ght i nDal l as t o t ake her t o Sweet wat er , but shedi d do some f l yi ng i n t he i nt er i or of 

Venezuel a i n a Cessna 310.As of Sept 27, 1972 MI LDRED GROSSMAN PALMER

i s a new one of t he l ost . Her car d wasr et ur ned t o me marked " moved" . Ten othermember s of our cl ass ar e al so "l ost" .Wi l l anyone who knows t he corr ect addr essof any WASP f r om 44- 2 l i st ed wi t h an as-t er i k   (*)   i n f r ont of her name, pl easesend t he cor r ected addr ess t o me. I t i sal most unbel i evabl e we have l ost t ouchwi t h 20% of our cl ass! Let ' s get some ad-dr esses f l yi ng.

44- 3 Secr et ary: I SABELLE G. McCRAEP. O. Box 452, Lemon Gr ove, Cal i f 92045Phone: ( 714) 466- 0014

SPECI AL MESSAGE: Al l of you 44- 3ers- - I f youmi ssed t he Sweet wat er r euni on you r eal l ymi ssed out . I t was about t he most exci t -i ng t hi ng si nce my t r ai ni ng days at Aven-ger Fi el d. When I l anded my pl ane on anAvenger r unway I t r ul y f el t I was homeagai n. I t i s t he same f i el d, same wonder-f ul Sweet wat er hospi t al i t y and many of our cl assmates pr esent . But t her e wer ef ar t oo f ew, and i t i s s ad t o know t hatwe have dr i f t ed so f ar apar t t hat onl ya handf ul can get t oget her at anyonet i me. But t hose of us who wer e t her el i ved i t up f or a f ew days and spent mucht i me hanger - f l yi ng and r emember i ng ourhappy, happy t r ai ni ng days i n Texas.

DOROTHY MOULTON ROOMEY of San Ber nar di nof l ew wi t h me as wel l as t wo ot her gi r l sf r om t he San Di ego ar ea- - Bonni e Shi nski( 44- 8) and Maxi ne Smi t h ( 43- 6) . We t ookof f l at e, l at e on Wed. af t er noon and r ani nt o a l i ne of Thunderst or ms   & Tor nadoesi n eastern Ar i z, so spent t he ni ght i nGi l a Bend, arr i vi ng i n Sweet wat er aboutnoon t he f ol l owi ng day. The f i r st per sonI saw when I wal ked i n t he hot el was ourdear ol d Pri mar y I nst r uct or J . R. SMI TH,Smi t t y t o us. Same ol d Smi t t y, smi l i ng,happy and t he l i f e of t he cr owd- a one- manwel comi ng commi t t ee. Smi t t y and hi s wi f eNoni e had ar r i ved a week ear l y i n or dert o be i n f i ne t r i m t o gr eet t he WASPs- -

meani ng dai l y gol f . 4: 30 a. m. swi ms et c.Smi t t y sai d he was up at 9: 00 a. m. Fr i .and went t o bed on Sun at 3 a. m. Wonderwhy he bot her ed t o go t o bed at al l ?

SMI TTY i s an avi d gol f er - t he hi ghl i t e i nhi s l i f e was pl ayi ng i n t he Pal m Spr i ngsCl assi c ( now t he Bob Hope). He and Noni ear e al so i nt er est ed i n bowl i ng, swi mmi nget c. The Smi t hs have 4 chi l dr en and 10gr andchi l dr en. The ol dest , Ri char d, i s aPr of essor at Geor gi a St at e. Smi t t y i s i n

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t he pr i nt i ng busi ness i n Hot Spr i ngs, Ar k.f ol l owi ng i n t he f oot steps of hi s f at her .Says hi s f i r st exper i ence i n t he shop wasf r om hi s baby car r i age. Smi t t y woul d l i ket o know i f anyone knows where Cl arke Rowei s and i f so pl ease not i f y hi m. "Cl i ck"was al so an i nst r uct or at Avenger Fi el d.

SI S TUFFI N BERNHARDT came t o Sweet wat erf r om St . Pet er sbur g, Fl a f or t he r euni on.She has wr i t t en a l engt hy l et t er abouthers el f and f ami l y, but I ' ve mi spl acedi t , s o s hal l have t o l i s t t h at next yr .She di d send an addr ess f or Kr i st i n Lentwho had been l ost f or a l ong t i me.

KRI S SWAN LENT has been i n Dobbs Fer r y. N. Y.f or 13 year s . A col l ege f r i end f ound acl i ppi ng i n a Des Moi nes paper , t el l i ngof t he r euni on, but due t o a f ami l y r e-uni on, Kr i s was unabl e t o at t end. Sheand hubby Bob have 4 wonder f ul chi l dren,t he ol dest . Mar y, i s 25. They have 3 gr dgr andchi l dr en. Kr i s says her home i sl i ke Gr and Cent r al St at i on, but she l oves

i t and has t hor ol y enj oyed r ai si ng herchi l dr en, wi t h t he usual j obs of Den Mo-t her , Scout i ng, Chur ch, and f ost er par -ent t o 27 r ar e l i zar ds, 8 i mpor t ed bi r ds,cat s, dogs, et c. ( sounds l i ke my house whenMi ke was gr owi ng up) . Now t hat t he chi l d-r en ar e gr own and f i ni shed col l ege Kr i spl ans t o get back i nt o f l yi ng. HusbandBob i s #1 i n her l i f e and t hey enj oymany spor t s t oget her - t our nament badmi n-t on, t enni s, bowl i ng et c. Thei r pl ansf or summer vacat i on were a week t oget her

 j ust r el axi ng, sai l - pl ani ng, and f i shi ngi n El mi r a, N. Y. Kr i s sent a beaut i f ul pi c-t ur e of her sel f and Bob, but I don' t dar es end i t i n f or pr i nt - i t ' s t he onl y one

she had. Sounds l i ke a beaut i f ul 30 yrs. J I MMY PARKER REES. She coul dn' t make t her euni on because she was eKp~ct i ng son

 J i m home on l eave f r om t he Mi l i t ar y. Herdaught er Mol l y i s i n a pr i vat e schooland l i vi ng at home. Home i s a beaut i f ulbi g house on a hi l l si de overl ooki ng Mon-t err ey Bay whi ch J i m has been maki ng overf or t he pas~ year or so, al t ho t hey havepur chased a hundr ed acr es at Hunt er - Leg-get t Mi l i tar y Base wi t h 6 cabi ns/ guesthouses.

RI TA MURPHY WI SCHMEYER, l ost f or year s,t ur ned up at Sweet wat er. She and her hus-band Hank have been i n Dal l as si nce 1949.Hank was f i el d Vi ce- Pr ez f or Hancock, butl ef t J ul y 1st t o start hi s own consul t i ngser vi ce. They have 8 chi l dr en and I t hi nk4 gr andchi l dr en- f i r st 5 wer e gi r l s, ol dest26 and youngest 9. Henr y, J r . i s i n t heNaval Academy Pr ep School , ai mi ng f orAnnapol i s. The Wi schmeyer s owned a Bonan-~a f or 5 ~ear s but Ri t a j ust went al ongf or t he r I de. She' s been happy r ai si ngher f ami l y and i n bet ween bandai ds andbrui ses she enj oys r eadi ng, br i dge, t enni s.

HAZEL RI CHTER has been l i vi ng i n Dal l asand worki ng i n i nsur ance si nce WASP days.She has her Sol i ci t or ' s l i cense and 8di pl omas f r om i nsur ance cour ses. She

doesn' t f l y now but seems i nt er est ed i nhear i ng about i t . Her pr i de and j oy- hergr andchi l dr en. Chr i st y Sue, 3, and Cl i nt onCor y, 17 mont hs. Thei r mot her , Susi e, wasbut 2and a hal f when Hazel was at Aven-ger Fi el d i n ' 43 & ' 44. Susi e graduat edf r om col l ege i n ' 62 and now r e~i des i n

 Tucson. Hazel t our ed Eur ope t hi s summerpr i or t o t he Reuni on and pl ans Thanks-gi vi ng i n Tucson.

NORI NE " PAT" PATTERSON WELCH r esi des i n Tempe, Ar i z. She f l ew t o Dal l as and dr oveover t o t he meeti ng wi t h Hazel . These 2gal s have kept i n t ouch al l t hese year s.

 They t hought t he Reuni on gr eat : And sug-gest a 44- 3 gat her i ng i n Dal l as.

VI VI AN GI LCHRI ST NEMHAUSER f l ew i n f r omNYC wi t h a daught er . As ment i oned i n apr evi ous Newsl et t er, Vi vi an' s husbandi s a pr nct i ci ng physi ci an and t hey' vedone l ot s of vol unt eer wor k i n t he de-pr i ved ar eas of t he ci t y. Two of t hei rni ce chi l dr en. a son and a daught er , ar e

I n t he San Franci sco ar ea- ot her daught eri s st i l l i n NYC.SI SSY ( DELROSE) SEI BER f r om Okl a Ci t y f l ew

i n f or our f es t i vi t i es and t hen on t oCal i f t o spend some t i me wi t h her si st erAppar ent l y she' s enj oyi ng r eti r ement .

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EUNI CE BOARDMAN who has been l i vi ng i n t heI sl ands f or a l ong t i me.

PAULA MacLEOD LOOMI S t r avel s mor e t han shei s home. Thi s summer she and her husbandwer e i n Sout h Af r i ca bef ore summeri ng i nManchest er, Mass. and r etur ni ng home t oMi ddl ebur g, Va.

ANN RUSSELL DARR i s qui t e successf ul i n berchosen f i el d- wr i t i ng f r ee ver se. Her l at -est book i s "St. Ann' s Gut " and t he mai nt heme i s f l yi ng- pl anes, bi r ds, ski es, f ea-t her s, et c. Fi f i s ar e especi al l y asked t or ead " Hanger Ni ne"   &" Fl i ght Over TheZuni Mount ai ns" i f i nt er ested i n Ann' st al ent . Pr esent l y Ann i s schedul ed t ogi ve r eadi ngs i n t h