The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-02
SEVENTEEN CO
Up IN A|RPLANE
Lieut.. Lucas Plans Other
Flights When Weather
Is Favorable
WAITING LIST OF
NINE ALREADY
Findsa Upper End of Retreat Meadow
Ideal Landing Place Has Made
Woman to Fly Over Brattleboro.

Enjoyment of the spectacle of airplanes
circling over Brattleboro yesterday was
not by any means limited to the Valley
fair crowd People ~down town" had just
as good view of the planes as did any
body else, in fact they were visible to
persons on the streets longer than to
people ON the fair grounds, and the air
line distance to the machines was so short
that the various stunts could be seen as
readily from Main street as from the
grandstand
During the early part of the afternoon
the two planes, one operated by Lieut..
p. ID. Lucas of Springfield, Mass, and
the other by Lieut.. r. c. Moffatt of Camp
Devens, were in almost constant operation
over the village, and after Lieut. Moffatt
headed for Aver, Mass, Lieut. Lucas con
,tinued to carry passengers besides making
his advertised exhibitions near the fair
grounds.
Miss Evelyn Harris of North street
daughter of Treasurer C. A Harris of the
Brattleboro Savings bank, was Lieut.
Lucas first passenger. She was the first
woman to ride oven Brattleboro in an air
| plane. This was the only complete stunt
| trip of the day with passenger, although
one or two stunts were performed while
other passengers were being carried
Lieut.. Lucas says she was the most en-
thusiastic woman passenger he ever car
| ried Perhaps it was only natural that
she should be, as her brother, Fred Ii
| Harris, was in the aviation service
/ hor 10 oh I I
Lucas said to member of The Reformel
staff this forenoon, ''and nearly all o
them have been pleased with their expert
ence. Miss Harris especially so. Flying
is an old story with me, and the only
pleasure | get out of it is what the pas
eengers get, so it pleases me to have then
enthusiastic
i Dr. n. r. Newell of Brattleboro was the
next passenger, and he was followed b!
Treasurer Charles A. Harris. Other pas
sengers during the afternoon, some o
! whom are non-residents, were as follows
NJ b. Whitney, c. S. Squires, C. NJ. Wild
er, p. ID. Latchis, w H. Webb, j. L
Sparks, d. S Derby, F. r. Crowl, H. L
Smith, Mrs. Addie Warmer, Sherman
i F. Abbott, f. Rollin Knight, Attorne,
Harold f. Whitney, and Edwin f. Lind
sey Mr.. Llndsey's flight, which was tn
last for the day, was begun at 6.55 ant
| completed at 7,05. This made IL for tn
afternoon.
Other bookings were made for thi
morning but on account of the rain n
flights are being made today. Lieut. Lu
cas- will remain here, however, until tn
weather clears and will devote anothe
half day here to carrying passengers a
ready booked and others who may wis
} to fly. He is staying at c. A. Harris
on North street, telephone 235-W.
: Passengers already booked to fly whe
| the weather clears are Miss Lillian Law
ton, Miss H. Z. Latchis, Mrs Harold l
, Whitney, j. +. Bushnell, Joseph Trahar
j. B. Manley, H. H. Fair, J. f. Helya
and Frank Lazelle
Lieut.. Lucas takes off and aliglits o
the North end of the Retreat meadow
3 which he says is an ideal spot for tina
| purpose.
!, The two aviators Lieut.. Lucas an
i Lieut.. Moffat, trained together both q
) ground school and flying school Sherma
F. Abbott may go with Lieut.. Luea
I when he returns to Springfield.