Evening star., 1932-09-22
W0MANENDURANCE
FLYERS ARRIVE
AT AIRPORT HERE
Mrs. Louise Thaden and Mrs.
Frances MarsaIis Come
in Flying Boudoir.
GREETED AT WHITE HOUSE
BY PRESIDENT HOOVER
Guests of Aero Club of Washing
ton-Will Give Demonstration
Sunday Afternoon.

Flying a wing-to-wing formation
with their refueling plane, Mrs. Louise
McPhetridge Thaden and Mrs. Frances
Harrel Marsalis, holders of the world
airplane refueling endurance record
for women, arrived at Washington
Hoover Airport in their Flying Bou-
doir'' today for four days of honors
by aviation leaders of the National
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Taken to White House.
The woman flyers, who spent eight
days in continuous flight in the
cramped quarters Of their blue and
yellow cabin monoplane, were taken to
the White House early this afternoon,
to be presented to President Hoover by
Clarence M. Young, Assistant Secre-
tary of Commerce for Aeronautics.
From the White House they were
taken to the Willard Hotel to be the
first women guests Of honor OF the
Aero Club Of Washington, chapter of
the National Aeronautic Association,
which certified and made their record
official as world mark for woman
flyers.
Refueling Demonstration.
Mrs Thaden and Mrs. MarSaliS will
bring their visit to Washington to
climax Sunday afternoon. when they
will make demonstration refuel1ng
over the Potomac River. The refuel-
ing plane will be in charge of Stuart
ReiSs, former Washington pilot, and
walker" who will handle the hose
Reiss and Runger supplied the Boudoir
with all its fuel for the endurance
flight. making repeated contacts for the
transfer, not only of fuel and oil, but
also of food and other supplies for the
women.
The two planes arrived over the local
airport precisely on schedule at 1890
this morning and the endurance flyers
and refueling crew we're met by Re-
ception Committee headed by John S.
Wynne. manager of the airport; Mrs
Jack Stearns Gray, aviation pioneer
and author, and Miss Irene Juno of
Air Promotion Service. Mrs. Gray and
Miss Juno will act as hcstesses to the
women flyers during their stay here
Led by a police motorcycle escort, the
vcmen pilots were taken to Highway
Bricge, caught by an open draw span.
Island to the Arlington Memorial
Bridge to keep newsreel appointment
at the Fox Theater at H. They then
were taken to the Carlton Hotel to
register at aviation headquarters before
continuing to the White House.
Guests Of Mrs. Tuckerman.
Mrs. Marsalis and Mrs. Thaden are to
be guests Of Mrs. Walter Tuckerman at
a tea at the National Wcmans Country
Club at 430 this afternoon. A dinner
will be given in their honor at the
Rossdhu Castle Club at O'Clock this
evening. John F. Victory. secretary of
the National Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics. will be co-guest of honor.
An open house will follow the dinner.
Tomorrow morning the woman flyers
are to be officially welcomed to the Ma
tional Capital by Maj. Gen. Herbert B.
Crosby on behalf of the Beard OF Dis
trict Commissioners. The greater part
of the day will be spent in sightseeing,
including a visit to Walter Reed Hos
pital in the afternoon. A dinner at the
Carlton tomorrow night and box party
at the Fox Theater will conclude the
days program.
The chief social event Of their visit
will be an aviation dinner at the
Rossdhu Castle Club Saturday evening.