The Washington times., 1922-10-11
AV|ATR|XSEES
PLANE As CURE
FOR NERVES
Lillian GatIin Declares Cross
Continent Flight Is Pleas
ure Jaunt.
BY WILLENE TAYLOR.
Cosmo mopolltan News Service.

NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-"Nerves!"
would float from her and fade into
! the ether. II she would take up fly.
ing, according to Miss Lillian Gatlin.
first woman to fly across the conti-
nent. and founder of the National
Association OF the Aviation Gold Star
Mothers, who arrived in New York
from San Francisco via the air mail
service.
Aviatrix Gatlin took off, from
Mineola field. Long Island, to arrive
in Detroit today. She will remain
there for the second national aero
congress and then go to Washington
where she will be received by Presi.
dent Harding.
ITO soar 1880 feet over the
Rockies, to gently coast down into
the valleys-oh, what a nerve treat.
ment for a woman" the aviatrix
said as she pulled on a great heavy
leather coat and high boots. "Of
course, a woman has to have that
feeling to want to'fly.
Because a woman is high strung
or tempermental, she need not think
she wouldn't like flying. am high
strung.
More Girls TO Fly.
"Oh, what a field for women-as
broad as the never-ending skies.
can see more girls flying over this
continent just as l have done. II
will be a short time now-less than
five years, I think-before the whole
country will be taking aviation
jaunts where now they use the auto
mobile. There.is no doubt that air
plane pleasure riding will supercede
the automobile because 1t is % much
more comfortable.
Now, II had worked six months
and was completely worn out-on the
verge Of nervous collapse, and
wanted to have a perfect rest-such
as one would usually seek in a sani.
tarium, I'd go for a long airplane
ride. After coming from the west
coast to New York in the air, feel
as rested as II had been taking a
cure somewhere. In the air is where
get thorough relaxation.
II went into aviation for three rea-
sons-to find air, motion and free.
dom, and I've found all three. I've
been flying since 1911 and have
watched aviation develop into the
wonderful science 1t is today. I've
watched the crashes of many of the
pioneer aviators and / want. above
all else, to assure the mothers Of
these dead heroes that they died for
a constructive purpose, and are re-
membered yet.
"The establishment Of tribute to
these mothers comprises my life-it
Is my husband, my child. my family
to me-"
Credits Beachy.
Miss Gatlin and co.workers in San
Francisco have been working for
several years to have the tribute
nationalized, since they have been
observing 1t over the grave of Lin.
coin Beachy since his death. The
project has now been endorsed by
the air mail service, the navy, and
the National Aeronautics Associa.
ton. Of which Miss Gatlin is the
only woman member.
From San Francisco, where she
was escorted by ten planes until she
reached Mineola field here. she said
the air mail service provided her
with their best planes and pilots.
She used ten planes, and made the
$3.50 miles in 81 hours and 4 min
utes actual flying time.
To Lincoln Beachy, she credits
all her flying. She il not superstiti.
Gus but puts her faith in a good mo-
tor. a good plane. knowing ones
business in the air. and attending
to 1t.