Evening star., 1934-10-14
GIRL PILOTS MEET
IN CONTEST TODAY
Noted Flyers Belonging to
99-erS to Hold 4-H0ur
Program.

Noted women flyers from all parts
Of the United States are assembled
in Washington for the first local
meeting of the 99ers, national Or
ganization of women flyers, cul-
minating in a flying meet at College
Park Airport at ! O'Clock this after
noon.
Today's meet. the first for women
pilots only to be held in the East,
will result in more than four hours
Of continuous competition. The pro-
gram includes a 25-mile handicap
race, spot landing, bomb dropping
and acrobatic contests and parachute
jumping to mark.
Among the nationallyknown pilots
who few into Washington yesterday
and last night were Mrs. Florence
Lowe "Pancho" Barnes, head OF the
Women's Air Reserve of California;
Miss Evelyn "Bobbie" Trout, former
holder of the worlds airplane endur-
ance record for women; Miss Viola
Gentry of New York, Miss Helen
MacCloskey of Pittsburgh, Mrs. Alex
ander P. de Seversky of Detroit, Miss
Annette Gipson of New York, Miss
Melba Beard of California, Miss
Margaret Cooper, chief Of the 99ers,
and Miss Dot Leigh, former central
eastern governor of the association.
Local Women to Compete.
The Washington Women Pilots As
sociation, organized to sponsor the
meet. will send into competition
against the visitors Miss Edna M.
Gardner, Naval Hospital nurse and
outstanding woman racing star of
1884; Mrs. Genevieve Savage, leader
in one of last years largest cross
country flight competitions; Miss
Helen Frigo, Miss Helen Cavis, Miss
HARRIET Sackett, Miss Johnson Busse,
and others who have made names for
themselves at regional meets.
At the only business session of the
99ers' convention. held yesterday after
noon at College Park, Mrs. Savage, the
wife of Capt. Charles NJ. Savage,
Army Air Corps, adjutant at Boiling
Field, was elected governor of the
central eastern district, including
Washington. The organization Gre
ated a junior membership, open to
women student pilots who have not
completed their 10-hour solo flights.
These fledgHng pilots will have all
privileges of regular membership ex-
cept the right to vote. Full member
ship will be restricted to women who
hold Department of Commerce pilots
licenses.
Raoonfinr1 of CnHnfru GInh
Following yesterdays meeting, the
women flyers were the guests of Ches-
ter H. Warrington, president of the
Washington Air Derby Association,
and Mrs. Warrington at the Congress
sional Country Club. A reception
and dance were held last night at
the Roosevelt Hotel.
Officers of the Washington Women
Pilots Association in charge of to-
days meet are Mrs. Savage, presi-
dent; Miss Gardner, vice president;
Miss Frigo, secretary, and Miss Busse,
treasurer. Among the local woman
flyers participating, in addition to the
officers, are Misses Alberta Barber,
Helen Cavis, Lydia Clement, Elise
Cooper, Mary Craig, Irene Evans, Fern
Kyle, Sarah Livingstone, Dorothy
Moreland, Marjorie Murphy, Andre
Patichoud and Ethel Mae Taylor, and
Mrs. Chloe Kettler.
Mrs. Omlie to Be Referee.
Mrs. Phoebe Omlie, director of air
intelligence of the National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics, will act
as referee for today'S meet. Jesse
Lankford and A. v. Verville of the
Bureau of Air Commerce, will serve
as starters; William Enyart of the
National Aeronautic Association, as
timer; Maj. Gen. James E. Fechet,
Col. J. Carroll Cone and Comdr. P.
v. H. Weems as judges, and j. Earl
Steinhauer, Harley Clappaddle and
William Marsalis as field marshals.
Chairmen of committees in charge
are c. II. Warrington, Contest; Har-
riett Sacket, Traffic; George c.
Brinckerhoff, Airport; Bill Coyle, Pub
licity and Broadcast: DR.. B. L. JAR
man, Medical; Mrs. Phoebe Omlie, Re-
ception, and Margaret Cooper, Trophy.