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    WA SP S H O JJ O R G E NE R AL " H AP " A R NO L D

    GenerB.1 o f ' t he Ar I I f If H . H . A r n o ld , r e ti r ed w a rl i :l l l. e commandingg o ne r B. 1 o f t h e A r II f If A ir F or oe s, w as h on or ed b y t h e WAS Ps o nT hu rs da y n ig ht , N ov em be r 6 th , 1 94 6 a t a d i nn er a t t he W in gsC lu b h e a dq ua rt er s i n t he H o t el B il tm or e, N ew Yor k C it y.

    WASPs fres N_ Yor k C it y a nd t he E as te rn s ta te s a tt en de d,f or s om e t h e f i rs t m ee ti ng s in oe d ea ot iTat io n; a nd t h atu ns ur pa ss ab le E sp ri t d e C o rp s o f F if in el la s p re Ta il ed .

    A mo ng t he h on or g ue st s w er e J ao qu el in e C oo hr an a nd h er h u s ba nd ,F l oy d O d Iu m , a n d G e ne r B. 1 R o be r t W. D o u g l as , o O lJ l ll l Ql l di n g offioero f t h e 1 st A ir F or oe , M it oh el l F ie ld , N ew Yor k.

    C oo kt ai ls w er e e nj oy ed i n t he l ou ng es a s " h e ll os " a nd g re e' t-i ng s w e re e xc ha ng ed b ef or e d in ne r. S uf 'f io ie nt m em be rs o f th ep r es s w e re p r es e nt .

    C la ra J o S ' te mb er p re se nt ed G en er al A rn ol d w it h a s a t in f in is hs t er l in g s i lv e r c l oa k , o u s' t om bu i lt b y C a r' t ie r , a p pr o pr i at e lye ng ra ve d, a nd s et w i' th fi ve s 't ar s o n ' to p o f t he o as e a nd t in yWAS P w i ng s o n th e f a ce . T he o lo ck i s s et j ew el -l ik e i n a w hi tes a' ti n q ui l' te d l in ed l ea 't he r b ox . T hi s c lo ck w as a g i f t f ro mB . 11 WA SP s w h o s e rv e d u n de r G e ne r B. 1 A r n o Id ' s o o l J l ll l B. l ld i n t heArIIfIf A ir F or ce s, i n r e c og ni 't io n o f o u r e st ee m f or h im .

    B e lo w i s a p i c ' tu r e o f t h at p r es e nt a ti o n.

    H is g ra ci ou s r em ar ks o f t h an ks a re e xp re ss ed i n t he f ol lo wi ngl et te r w hi ch C la ra J o r ec ei ve d a f e w d a ys a ft er t he d in ne r.

    " T he Was p p ar ty w as w on de rf ul a nd t h e c lo ck S up er . 1t hi nk i t wa s a mi gh ty f in e t hi ng f or y ou g ir ls t o r em em be r m et ha t w a y. I al so t hi nk i t i s g ra nd t ha t y ou , (a sp s h av e t heE sp ri t t o s ti ck t og et he r t he w ay ' th at y ou d o.

    A ft er m an y c ha ng es i n f li gh t p la n d ue t o r ot te n w ea th erw e f i na ll y a rr iv ed a t o ur d es ti na ti on , H at li lt on . I t h as b ee na l o n g t im e s in ce w ea 't he r h a s m a de m e c ha ng e m y f li gh t p la n.L oo ki ng b ac k o n my m an y t ri ps d ur in g t he w a r, 1 c a n t hi nk o fv er y f ew t im es t ha t 1 h ad ' to c ha ng e m y r ou te o r m y p la n.u nc e g oi ng i nt o P re sw ic k, o nc e g oi ng i nt o G an de r, o nc e w i thK nu ds en r e' tu rn in g to Wa sh in gt on . T ha t' s a bo ut a ll d u ri ng t hef i ve y e ar p e ri o d.

    I h av en '' t f or go tt en y ou r a rt ic le f or S ky wa ys . 1 c an 'ts ay h ow ev er , j us t w h en y ou w il l g et i t th ou gh . 1 le av e f or

    C le ve la nd o n S u nd ay a nd I ha ve T ur ke y e xp os it io n t o g o t ot on ig ht . Tom or ro w 1 go t o S an ta R os a f or a ta lk b ef or e t heP re se nt D ay C lu b. S o I wi ll h av e t o g et o n t he j ob , ~e n Ireturn.

    P le as e g iv e m y t ha nk s t o a ll t he g ir ls f or t ha t c lo ck .E ve ry on e w ho h as s ee n i t r e ma rk s u po n i ts b e a ut y. "

    Sincerely,l s ) H . H. A rn o ld

    I nc lu de d i n h is r em ar ks a t ' th e t im e o f t he p re se nt at io n, h et ol d o f h is a ct iv it ie s o n t he r an ch i n Ca li fc rn ia . H e i sr ea ll y e nj oy in g h is n ew l if e o f r e la xa ti on ; a nd c la im s t ha th e h a s l ea rn ed c on si de ra bl e a bo ut f ar m l if e, d es pi 't e t he m a n yv is ~ t or s t ha t c om e t o s ee h im a t w or k a s a c iv il ia n.

    H e c o mm en de d t he WAS Ps o n t he g re at p ar t t he y h a ve p la ye d i nh is to ry, g re at er e ve n t ha n t he y r e a li ze , h e s a i d.

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    WA SP S H O NO R C O CH R AN

    I mm ed ia 't el y a ft er G en er al A rn ol d r ec ei ve d t he c lo ak , C la ra J o u n-v ei le d t he o il p or tr ai 't o f M i ss C oc hr an a nd p re se nt ed i t t o h e ra s a n e xp re ss io n o f a pp re oi at io n f ro m a ll WA S Ps f or h er l ea de rs hi pa s Di re ct or o f Wo me n' s A ir fo rc e S er vi ce P il ot s; a nd t o o f fe r s in -c er e t h an ks f or h er e ff or ts i n ma ki ng i t po ss ib le . T hi s c am e a sa c o mp le te s ur pr is e t o ~ l is s C oc hr an , a s s he e xp re ss ed h er h ea rt -

    f el t w o rd s o f g ra ti tu de . T he p o rt ra it w as f lo wn i n fr om F lO ri da ,w he re D ot ti e S wa in h ad j us t f i n is he d t he l as t f e w b r u sh s tr ok es .I t i s i n d ee d a b ea ut if ul p ie ce o f . ro rk a nd D ot ti e s hc ul d b e c o n -g ra tu la te d a nd t h an ke d f or t hi s v o l un ta ry g es 't ur e. We we re f or -t un at e i n ha vi ng h er p re se nt a s h er p la ne a rr iv ed j us t i n t hen ic k o f t i m e.

    M is s C oc hr an i s th an ki ng D ot ti e i n t he a bo ve p ic tu re i n f ro nt o ft he p o r tr ai t. D ot ti e h ad t o s 't ud y h er s ub je ct f ro m m e m or y a nds na ps ho ts , a nd i t i s i nd ee d a r e ma rk ab le l ik en es s.

    A pp ro xi ma te ly o ne h un dr ed WAS Ps a nd f r ie nd s a tt en de d. M uc h c re di ti s d u e G en e L an dm an , C ha ir ma n o f t h i s i 'u nc ti on f o r h e r p la nn in ga nd a r ra ng in g. We wi sh t o t ha nk h er a t t hi s t im e.

    Gene Landman

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    T E X A S

    T he 1 'a ll m ee ti ng 0 1' t he Tex as C ha pt er w as h el d 1 9- 20 th o fO ct ob er i n S we et wa te r. E ar ly a rr iv al s b eg an t o ro ll i na ro un d 2 2: 00 F ri da y e ve ni ng . E ve n t h ou gh t he y w e re g et ti ngi n r a th er l at e a t n i gh t o r e a rl y i n t h e m o rn in g, a ll 0 1' t he mm ad e a t ou r 0 1' t he s qu ar e b ef or e c he ck in g i n a t t he S co ttH ot el ( fo rm er ly t he A l le n H o t el ). T he g i rl s h a rd ly s ig ne dt he r eg is te r u nt il Vir gi l, o ne o f t he c ol or ed b oy s w h o u se dt o wo rk a t t h e Av e ng er et te C lu b, s ho we d t he m t o t he ir r oo m. ,t he n t oo k t he m t o 2 09 w he re t he f un w a s b eg in ni ng .

    A i' te r a n e a rl y b re ak fa st S at ur da y m or ni ng t he y d as he d t o t h e1 'i el d t o m e et t ho se g ir ls w ho f le w i n. N ow t ha t t he n ew h ig h-w ay t hr ou gh D VI T i s c o mp le te d, y ou m a k e t he Ave ng er F ie ld l oo pi 1' y ou w an t t o g o t o t he 1 'i el d.

    C HAP T E R

    t hr ou gh i nv es tm en ts . T he l oa ns w ou ld b e ma de t o g ir ls i n ou ro rga n iz a ti o n, d e si r in g a d di t io n al r a ti n gs ( i .e . i n s tr u ct o r,i ns tr um en t, e tc .) o r s p ec if ic al ly f or t h e a dv an ce me nt o f e x-WAS Ps i n a vi at io n. L oa ns t o i ~~ Ps f or o t h er p ur po se s ~ mo di ca l,e tc .) c ou ld b e m ad e u po n a pp ro va l o f a b oa rd o r c o mm it te e.' Lo an s w ou ld b e h an dl ed a s p er so na l l oa ns w it h e nd or se me nt s a nda t a f ai rl y l ow r at e o f i n te re st .

    T he c h a pt er a ls o i s i n ve st ig at in g p os si bi li ti es o f o bt ai ni ng a

    s pe ci al g ro up a vi at io n i ns ur an ce p ol ic y f or t he m e mb er s w ho a res ti ll a ct iv e i n th e a v ia ti on f ie ld . A nn A t k ei ns on w as a pp oi nt edt o ma ke t he s pe ci al i nv es ti ga ti on a nd p r e pa re a re po rt f or t henext meet ing .

    T hi ng s a re j us t a bo ut t he s a~ e a r ou nd t he re , t oo , b u t y ou d on th av e t o s ho w y o ur p as s w h en y ou d ri ve t hr ou gh t he g at e a nd t heq ui ck es t w ay t o g et t o t h e 1 'l ig ht li ne i s a c ro ss t he ATB r am p.

    T he r un wa ys a re r ea ll y a s i g ht t o b eh ol d f or t he y h a v e f in al lyc om pl et ed t he m a nd t he g ra ss g ro ws r ig ht u p t o t he e dg es . y~.P ol la rd i s t he m an ag er o f t h e f i el d n ow a nd v ;h en y ou t ax i u pt o t h e r a mp t he s am e t an k b oy s r us h o ut t o s e rv ic e y ou r p la nea nd t he y r ea ll y b el ie ve i n g iv in g g oo d s er vi ce .

    11' y ou w il l l oo k c lo se ly y ou c an s ti ll s ee F i1 'i o n t h e e nd 0 1't he h an ga r. T he b l ac kb oa rd s o n t he r ea dy r oo m w a ll a re s ti llm ark ed o ff " Fl ig ht I " an d " Fl ig ht I I " .

    A t r ip a ro un d t he f ie ld r ev ea le d t hi ng s j us t a bo ut a s t he y

    f or me rl y v ff lr e. uf o ou rs e t he f el lo ws w ho 'w er e t he re a ft eru s h ad t o c h an ge t hi ng s a bi t, s uo h a s p ut ti ng a P X i n p l ac e? f t h e c an te en a nd c ha ng in g t he r ec h al l a ro un d, b ut t he b u i ld -J .n gs a re t he s am e c ol or , t he w i s hi ng w el l i s s ti ll a n i n tr i-g ui ng s po t a nd t he g ir ls a ll r an g t he b el l a ga in j us t t o a dd t ot he r iv al o f t he c h e ri sh ed m em or ie s t ha t e a c h w e re t hi nk in g o f.

    T h~ t ow n o f S w ee ~v at er s e~ ms t o be g ro wi ng s om e, b ut t he s am ef rJ .e nd ly a t mo sp he re p re va J. ls . A nd m an y o f o u r o l d f r i en ds a res ti ll i n b us in es s, e ve n t ho ug h t he re h av e b ee n a f aw c ha ng es .M r. H o o pe r h as m o ve d h is s er vi ce s ta ti on i nt o t he n i ce Tex ac oa ?r os s f ro m t he B l u eb on ne t a nd M rs . u sb or ne , w ho i ss ue d o urI J. ne ns t o. us a t t h e. fi el d, a nd h er S On a re o pe ra ti ng a o l e an in ga nd p re ss J. ng e st ab lJ .s hm en t. T he t ax i s ta nd a nd t he . ra ff le S ho p,B an kh ea ds ', C ur le ys ', K ay 's b oo ks to re , o pe ra te d b y M r. H il l,L e vy ' s, C o x' s , a n d t h e Te :: a s T h ea t re a r e s ' . i ll i n t he s am e l o-c at io n, b ut w e f ee l t he t ax i s ta nd m is se s o ur b us in es s m or et h an t h e o t h e rs .

    T he b u si ne ss m ee ti ng o pe ne d a t 1 4: 30 i n t he b an qu et r oo m o f t h eS co tt H ot el w it h J,~. Wil ki e, P re si de nt o f th e B o a rd o f C i tyD ev el op me nt o f S w ee tw at er , w el co mi ng u s b ac k t o S we et wa te r a nde xt en di ng t o u s t he i nv it at io n t o ma ke i t a n a nn ua l a ff ai r a nde xp re ss ed h is h op e t ha t t he y w i ll b e a b le t o o pe n o ne o f t h eb ar ra ck 's p er ma ne nt ly s o t ha t a ll t ra ns ie nt ' Ii AS Psw il l h av e ap la ce t o s t ay a t t he 1 'i el d w he n o n c r o ss c ou nt ri es . R ut h I To od sg av e a br ie f s um ma ry o f t he b us in es s t ra ns ac te d a t t he N at io na lC on ve nt io n i n Lo ck H a v en . T he m ee ti ng w as t em po ra ri ly a dj or ne da nd r ec on ve ne d a s h or t t im e l at er i n t he c lu b r oo m a t t heB an kh ea d C af e. T he l e tt er o ur c ha pt er w ro te t o N at io na l a ft ert he l as t m e e ti ng i n D al la s w as r en d w i th t he a ns we rs a s r ec ei v-e d f ro m t ?e B xo ?u ti ve S ec re t~ . T hi s br ou gh t a bo ut a g re atd e al o f d J .s c us s J. o n a m on g t h e g J .r l s b u t a l l f e lt t h ei r q u es t io n sv ~r ~ c ar ef ul ly a ns we re d a nd a p pr ec ia te d t he q ui ck r es po ns e o fN at J. on al . T he c ha pt er h ad r ec ei ve d a g a ll ey p ro of o f t he B y-~ aw s \ vh ic h w er e r ea d a nd e ac h a rt ic le w as c ar ef ul ly d is cu ss ed ., he c ~n pt er v ot ed t o. s en d ~ at io na l s om e s ug ge st io ns f or p os si bl ea m m~ n am e nt s t o c e r t aJ . n ar t J. c le s , a nd s e ct i on s ; t h es e s u gg e st i on sc o~ ng f ro m e x pe ri en ce v nt h t hi s c ha pt er . E ac h g i rl w il l r e-c eJ .v e a c o py o f t h e B y- La ws f ro m N at io na l a nd t he c ha ~t er f ee lsi t i s ea ch i nd iv id ua l' s d ut y t o c ar ef ul ly s tu dy s am e a nd s en d

    i ~ a n y s us ge st io ns o r d i sc us si on s t o h e r d i st ri ct r ep re se nt a-t J. ve o r t o t h e c h a pt er P re si de nt ( Mi ck ie C ar mi ch ae l, 2 20 5 S .R ob er ts on , Tyl er , Tex as ) r eg ar di ng a ny p a rt ic ul ar p ar t o f th em .B ~ s e nd in g t he se s ug ge st io ns t hr ou gh t he c h a pt er i t w il l a ll e-v J. at e a ny r ep et it io n g oi ~ t o N at io na l a nd a l s o w i ll e na bl et he g ir l t o k no w t he c ha pt er 's a ct io ns a nd a t t it ud e t ov mr d h eri nd iv id u~ p ro bl em , b ut i t i s he r p ri ve le ge , i f s h e s o d es ir es ,t o s e nd J .t d ir ec tl y t o !l at io na l. We h av e f ou nd h ow ev er t ha tw e g e t ~ \e di at e r es ul ts b y o pe ra ti ng a s a ch ap te r a nd m ~r eg ir ls b en ~f it b y s uc h a ct io n b ec au se w e c a n p u b ll Sh N at io na lr e sp o ns e J . n t h e ! l e w s le t te r i f h a n dl e d i n t h i s m a nn e r.

    T hi s s ug ge st io n w as m ad e a nd i s t o b e s u bm it te d t o N at io na lu rd er t ha t t he M em or ia l b e u se d a s a l oa n a ge nc y i n o rd er t ok ee p m o n ey m ov in g a nd i n t ur n i nc re as e t he f un d t hr ou gh p ay -m en t o f i nt er es t. S uc h s ti pu la ti on a s a mo un t o f l oa n, i nt er -e ~t r at es , t im e, . et c. , a re t o b e d ra vl Ilu p a nd s ub mi tt ed a lo ngW J. th th e s ug ge st J. on . I f t he i de a m e e ts \ vi th ap pr ov al o f a l la nd a s ol id p la n c an b e wo rk ed o ut , t he g en er al f un d, a s we lla s t he m em or ia l f un d, c ou ld b e u s e d t o a ug me nt t he t re as ur y

    Two n e w d i st ri ct r ep re se nt at iv es ~ ~r e a pp oi nt ed t o f il l t he v a-c an ci es d ue t o f or me r r ep re se nt at iv es c ha ng in g t he ir a dd re ss es .D el ro se S ei be r, c /o S e i be r H ot el , U kl ah om a C it y, U kl ah om a r e-p la ce s J oa nn G ar re tt i n D is tr ic t V \ Te xa s P an ha nd le a nd u kl ah om a) .L oi s B ro ok s, 4 12 2 M on ta na , E l Pa so , Tex as r ep la ce s M ar y J o Ba ke rf or D is tr ic t I V \ N ew M ex ic o, E l P a s o a nd v ic in it y) .

    I t wa s d ec id ed t o h av e a ho me co mi ng m ee ti ng f or t hi s c ha pt ere ac h y ea r a t S we et wa te r. T he g ir ls t ho ug ht i t w ou ld b e ni cet o ha ve t hi s m e et in g i n S ep te mb er ; h ow ev er , t he y w il l f ir stc on ta ct N at io na l s o th e d a te w il l n ot c on fl io t w it h t he N a t io n-a l Convent ion .

    T he n ex t m e et in g w il l b e h el d i n Fe br ua ry ; t he e xa ct t im e a ndp la ce w il l b e d e ci de d l at er .

    T he m ee ti ng a dj or ne d a t 1 7: 3 0 a nd t he g ir ls w er e t ak en t o t h eD ou bl e H ea rt R an ch b y t h e l oc al t ow ns pe op le w he re / .~ . a nd I .~ s.C ox e nt er ta in ed w it h a t ri p o ve r t he r an ch t o s e e t he ir h er do f wh it e b ra hm s o at tl e a nd a h er d o f bu ff al o. T he n t he y g av ea w on de rf ul b ar be cu e o f d el ic io us T-b on e s te ak s. A ft er d e-v ou ri ng t hi s d e li ci ou s f oo d, t he c ro wd w as e nt er ta in ed b y . I AS Ps on gs , s un g b y t he WAS Ps a nd a d u et s un g b y C ha rl yn e C re ge ra nd D i xi e D ix on . L at er t he re w as a da nc e a t t he c l ub r oo m o ft he B an kh ea d w he re t he g ir ls w er e j oi ne d b y C l i nn ie L ov vo rn ,A lb er ta H ea d, J im mi e H ea rd , ! .I r.M cC la in , H ar ol d P in ka rd a ndo t he r Av en g er F i el d a s so c ia t es .

    S un da y m or ni ng t he g ir ls w er e g iv en a b re ak fa st a t t he S co ttH ot el a ft er w hi ch a bu si ne ss s es sl on w as h el d. L un ch w as s er v-e d i n t he c lu b r oo m o f t he B an kh ea d. E ac h g ir l p r es en t a t th el un ch eo n r ec ei ve d a g ue st c ar d f ro m J~. M or ri s B ro ok s o f t heB an kh ea d e nt it li ng t he m t o a f re e m e a l a t th e B a nk he ad e ve ryt im e t h ey a re i n Sw ee tw at er . ~ r. B ro ok s a ls o s ai d t h at h ew ou ld o bt ai n r es er va ti on s f or a ny g ir l r em ai ni ng o ve r n i g hti n S we et wa te r a nd w i ll p ro vi de t ra ns po rt at io n f ro m t he a ir po rt

    i nt o t ow n, i f t he y w il l w ir e a he ad .

    T he f o ll ov nn g g ir ls w er e p r e se nt :- M er ie m R ob y A nd er so n, 4 4- 4,A nn " Ro on ey " A tk ei so n, 4 4- 10 , M ic ki e C ar mi ch ae l, 4 4- 4, Vir gi ni aC la ir 4 ~- ~, C ?a rl yn e C re ge r, 4 4- lU , E st he r S ta hr C ud di ng to n,4 4 -9 , D J .X J .e DJ . xo n , 4 4 -9 , B e tt y F u lb r ig h t, 4 4 -1 0 , J i mm i e P a rk ~G la ss er , 4 4- 3, L il li an G le ze n, 4 4- 9, Ava H s m m, 4 4- 6, B ar ba raH e rs h ey, 4 4 -9 , l ' ly ' n. e ma ) ~ as o nh a ll , M a ry Q u is t , 4 4 -7 , H a ze l R a in e s4 4- 3, D el ro se S ei be r, 4 4- 3, G ra ce S te ph en so n, a nd R ut h Woo ds ,4 4- 2.

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    " An d S o T h e S t or y G oe s" , s ub mi tt ed b y L o la P er ki ns , 4 3- 6, h as b e ec ho se n b y t h e m aj or it y . ot e o f t he A dv is or y B oa rd a s t he p ri zew in ne r i n t h e $ 5 0. 00 S av in gs B on d C on te st . C on gr at ul at io ns li llI t w as p ra ct io al ly u na ni mo us . L ol a h as b ee n i ns tr uc ti ng i n Ho no lu lu .

    M rs . D ia z P um er a, f o~ er ly o f I ~c k H a ve n, n ow r es id in g i n Bu en osA ir es , w as s ur pr is ed o ne m o rn in g w he n s he o p e ne d h er m or ni ngn ew s a nd f ou nd t ha t L oc k H av en h ad m ad e t he h ea dl in es t her e as o n ~ o u. v e g u es s ed i t T h e F i f i n el l as h a d t h ei r r e un i on lI nc lu de d J .n t he a rt ic le \ va s a p ic tu re o f t h e a ir po rt w it hp la ne ~ a ss em bl ed f or m a ss f li gh t, a nd a be vy o f f or m; r WAS Pb ea ut J. es . T hi s w a s t he f ir st t im e i n 3 5 y ea rs t ha t s he h a ss pe nt i n Ar ge nt in e, t ha t h e r h o m e t ow n a pp ea re d i n t he n e w s.

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