The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-14
HONEYMOON JOURNEY BY
AIRPLANE HAS A HAPPY
ENDING AT LAKELAND

} rived IN Lakeland just before dusk
last evening, completing successfully
and pleasantly the last lap of the re-
markable journey by flying from Kis =.
simmee. Accompanying the bride and
groom, in another airplane, were Fred
Cam, of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, ana
} Waldo s. Boyd, Of Boothbay Harbor,
Maine. Previous announcement had
been made in the columns of the Eve
ming Telegram that Mr.. and Mrs.
Haldeman were expected during the
, day so that when the buzzing of the
planes was heard. all Lakeland knew
) Of the return of the young and popu-
lar homefolks. Within few minutes
scores of automobiles were rushing to
the aviation field with friends Of the
aviators anxious to extend hearty
welcome. The affair developed into
a sort Of informal reception which
lasted until darkness fell.
Mrs. Haldeman was formerly Miss
Virginia Lufsey, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. E. Lufsey of Lakeland, and
her wedding to Mr.. Haldeman, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Haldeman of
Lakeland, took place month ago at
the home of the brides uncle, DR..
Peacock at Thomasville, N. C.
The wedding created much press
attention at the time, as the groom
arrived in Thomasville by auto and
the couple left after the ceremony
for their aerial honeymoon through
the atmosphere of several states.
Mr. Haldeman left Lakeland last
spring in company with Roger @.
Williams and Mr.. Boyd, composing
the World Famous Trio of Flyers
They made several stops in north
ern Florida and southern Georgia,
and it was at the beginning of this
trip that Roger @. Williams at Lake
City had the misfortune of falling
with the Imp" the old reliable air.
plane Of the Inter-City Airline Cor.
poration.
The trio continued with their one
plane to Atlanta where they gave an
exhibition on May Day, Roger @.
Williams leaving the trio at this city.
From Atlanta, Mr.. Boyd and Mr.. Hal
deman continued with the 'one air
plane-visiting over forty cities in
Georgia,-on into Alabama where
they did exhibition work at Montgom-
cry and Birmingham, and continued
through Mississippi to Memphis, Ten
nessee, and there organized again the
exhibition crew with which they went
through the season. Mr.. Cam AMI
Mr.. Haldeman joined forces in Men,
phis and with Mr.. Boyd, Geo. T.
, Wright, aerial acrobat who walked
wings and changed planes; Thomas
Thigpen, parachute jumper, and r.
Curley Beans, veteran manager and
advance man, the crew gave exhibi-
ton work at many fairs which took
: them as far west as Texas, as far
} north as Missouri and southern Ken
! lucky, including several stops in Ar
/ kansas.
According to Mr.. Haldeman, the
; time when the crew was called upon
for the most speed was between Mem
! phis, Tennessee, and Gainesville,
I Georgia. The Trio State Fair exhibit
) ton work closed at noon Sept. Goth,
! and the trio were scheduled to give
an exhibition the next afternoon in
Gainesville. Leaving Memphis at
about one o'clock on Sept .2S, Messrs.
Cam, Haldeman and Boyd flew to Co.
rinth, Miss, thence to Tuscumbia,
Ala, then to Albany, Ala, where they
spent the night. Leaving Albany, Alat,
they flew to Rome, Ca, distance OF
15G miles, in two hours and from
Rome into Gainesville, arriving there
at II o'clock ready to perform that
afternoon. In flying from Albany,
Ala, to Rome, Ca, the flyers flew
J directly over the Lookout mountains
and it was necessary to fly at about
two miles altitude to cross the high
est peaks.
From Gainesville the crew did ex-
hibition work at Monroe, Griffin, Ma
con, Augusta, Ga, and then into
South Carolina. 1t was after an ex-
hibition at Columbia that Mr.. Halde-
man continued his flight, accompanied
by Mr.. Cam and Mr.. Boyd to Thom-
, asville, N c., where he and Miss Luf-
sey were married.
Leaving Thomasville, the Flyers,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Haldeman in their
plane together few to Rock Hill, S
c., Sumter, s. c.; Allendale, S. G.;
Savannah, Ca; Brunswick, Ca;
Jacksonville. Fla; st. Augustine,
Daytona, Orlando, Kissimmee, and in
to Lakeland exactly one month from
J the day thew left ThomasvilIe