Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-27
terday afternoon and sold many liberty

terday afternoon and sold many liberty
bonds.
Following the exhibition Of flying
Miss Law descended and took her place
in an official liberty loan wagon. Every
bond bought at the wagon on the Ell
lipse yesterday afternoon had the per-
sonal superintendence of Miss Law. She
fsigned every pledge card or receipt
Seated way out on the front of her
plane, which is not built In the usual
way by any manner OF means. Miss
Law seemed to defy wind as space as
she SCARED above the Ellipse and for
fifteen minutes showed the big crowd
what she could do in the aviation line.
"Stunts" Amaze the Crowd.
The crowd, swelled by the thousands
of marchere from the parade who made
the Ellipse the ending point of the big
rally, looked in amazement as the
ayiatrix looped, nose dived and per-
formed the other stunts" which have
become more or less commonplace re-
Gently to Westinghouse through the
| activities Of the French, English and
| Italian flyers here.
But it is doubtful If any of the avia-
| tors have put up prettier exhibition
| than that of Miss Law yesterday, those
familiar with the various flights staged
here stated
| The wind began to gather head
shortly after 2 o'clock and by 3 o'clock
| had gained considerable velocity. but
| this did not seem to feaZe Miss Law In
I the least. 1t was $40 o'clock when the
machine was "let CO." after warm
| ing I'D.
! The crowd, which completely SUR
rounded the space in the center of the
Ellipse. which was roped off. gasped
when the plane rose straight up in
| =, Nv aft s,Fo al orIf RI s
| What seemed to attract the attention
Of those who watched was the position
| of the aviatrix, who sits directly in
the front Of her plane, ION the ragged
heard to put it. Entire absence OF any
boat" in which the aviator sits is
noticeable in Miss Laws machine, even
| to the most unnitiated. The propeller OF
| of the other machines seen here have
| had their propellers in front.
| Flying low, Miss Law sailed over the
Memorial Continental Hall and return
ed to the Ellipae directly between two
trees, over the heads of the crowd. She
landed Immediately and adjusted some
slight engine trouble.
Goes Through Various Evolutions.
Her next flight lasted about fifteen
minutes during which she put her ma
chine through the various evolutions
BY this time the crowd was increased
;! by thousands of men and women who
had marched in the parade.
| Charles W. Semmes. in charge of the
liberty loan wagon. started the ball
rolling, upon Miss Laws descent, by
asking if there was any one in the
crowd who would buy a thousand dol
lar bond declaring that Miss Law
would buy q bond for that amount If
any one else would buy.
| The crowd seemed a trife shy on
ne-thousand- dollar bills, so Mr..
Semmes bought a thousa nd dollar bond
himself, and Miss Law followed suit.
! After that the money began to roll
into the wagon. Fifty and hundred
dollar bonds went like hot cakes
When purchaser stuck up his hand he
was escorted through the crowd by
members of the liberty loan committee
to the wagon. Here Miss Law signed
tho receipt or pledge card. and the pur-
chaser was allowed the privilege of
walking away within the ropes"