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VOL. XVI

W 7 l S l 'N E W S L E T T E R

SPECIAL EDITION   NOVEMBER 1978

***CLARA   JO MARSH STEMBER ***

All who knew and loved her were deeply shocked and saddened to

learn that Clara Jo Marsh Stember died suddenly on July 10, 1978

of a heart attack in Hartford, Connecticut while working as an art

therapist on an experimental state program designed to help sexual-

ly abused children. She was one of few practicing children's art

therapists in New York state and was shortly to be awarded a PhD

in art therapy from Antioch College, Ohio. She had been commut-

ing to Connecticut from her home in Glen Cove, Long Island,

New York since last November, devoting her fine talents to thisunique program.

Clara Jo (44-3) and Kay Dussaq (44-1) were the prime movers and 

initiators in forming the Order of Fifinella about a month before

deactivation, December 20, 1944. They were pursuing the principal

objectives - to create a unified postwar WASP organization to

influence legislation, to contact potential employers in the aviation

industry who could use our unique military flying experience and 

to perpetuate the common bond we share.

As our first chairman and national president, Clara Jo and her staff-

Ruth Mary Petry, secretary/treasurer, and Hally Stires, Executive

secretary and business manager - witnessed the formation of the

Order of Fifinella on June 28,1946. Clara Jo lent us great strength

and guidance in those early days; she launched the first nationwide

communications effort through the initial issues of the Newsletter 

and Roster, and helped organize our first national convention.

Many of us carry the memories of the flying and fun of that first

convention sponsored by Piper Aircraft, Lock Haven, Pennsylvan-

ia which culminated in the great historic delivery flight of a

hundred Cubs in formation, flying from Lock Haven to Akron for 

the National Air Races, and then on to delivery points through-

out the United States. A few went overseas.

Clara Jo was certified as a pilot at age 15 and flew in an air circus

with her brothers. She was born in Duluth, Minnesota ...and spent,

her growing years in that area. Her active life was one of 

achievement, dedication, compassion, and a special enthus-

iasm for whatever task she undertook. The last seven years of 

her life gave her a tremendous sense of accomplishment. The

Hartford program chairman, Dr. Susan Segroi, said of her,

"She was so enthusiastic about what she was doing that sheused the art materials as an entryway - not only into the

home but into the situation. She was.a unique and remark.

able person .. .in many ways, she's irreplaceable."

This expresses the feelings of the WASPs who were privileged 

to know and work with her over the years. Clara Jo will not

 be soon forgotten.

She is survived by her husband, Jerry, an attorney; two sons,

Alan and Stephen; and two brothers, Marvin Marsh of 

Birmingham, Mich., and Francis Marsh of Maumee, Ohio.

Written Aug. 16, 1978

Betty Jane Williams

 Noni Anderson

. ' .-

Clara Jo held a bachelor's degree from Wayne State Univer-

sity and a master's from Adelphi. She was to get a doctoratein art therapy from Union Graduate School of Antioch

College ~ Ohio in December..  ,"

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Officers 1978 - 1980

Lillian Roberts - President.Elizabeth Nicholas - Vice~PresidentEdna Davis - Secretary/Treasurer Marty Wyall - HistorianLeoti Deaton - Board Member Byrd Granger - BoardMember Bernice H~du - BoardMember 

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Lee Wheelwright - ChairmanVeteran •. CongressionalLiaison CCIllIIlittee.

Dora DoughertyStrother - ChairmanStudy COIIDDittee,Incorporation   & Name .

Change.Patricia Hughes- Special Advisor to the Board 

Betty Cross - Editor, Newsletter 

B.J. Williams - Director Publicity/Public Relationl

**PROFILEOFlIDi   OFFICERS**

President: LlUJ:ANROBERTS885-26 South OrangeGrovePasadena, Ca. 91105

Phone: (213)   799~Zl

MyWarmestGreetings ToEach Of You:Howfine to be able to speak to you at last.

1 regret that it has been necessary tor me towait this considerable time to tell you howdeep-ly 1 apprecoate your entrusting mewith the off-

ice of WASPPresident. Yousurprised me and youdelighted me and 1 thank you with all myheart.

It is mybelief, based upon the'simple fact of your vote, that the matters of primary interestto you are .as follows: .(1) Arapid settbment of our WASPveteran status

and clarification of"the individual procedures to be followed. .(2) Structuring for our group the permanent frame-work of   a   veterans organization plus auxiliarywithin which the WASPand all of their friendscan fit comfortably. '

These, then, are the matters uponwhich 1 shallconcentrate for now. Ho",ever, since myconceptof the primary function of a WASPofficer is thatof a conduit through which each of you transmitto all of you, 1 urge you to keep me co.antlyaware of your other interests. For sharing isour wealth; our shared experiences, ideas, memor-

ies, emotions, visions, laughter, companionship-•• r .' .

this is what we are all about. This is what weare' and what we have always been. What a joy itwill be for the next two years to have a part inensuring that this is what we remain.

Thankyou for assigning me so generous a role

in such a happyendeavor.Godbless you,Lillian Roberts

BIOGRAPHYOFLlu.IANCONNER ROBERTS

President, WomenAirforce Service Pilots, WWII

BornFt. Worth, Texas. Movedto Los Angeles CAin 1931, and to NewYork City in 1935. Learned tofly in Miami, Fla., in a Piper Cubon pontoons,therefore initially licensed with sea rating onlyand acquired land rating shortly thereafter.

In 1942, was requested by General Luke Smith(Hdqs. ArmyAir Corps, Training Camnand)to cometo

Washington, D.C. as assistant to Jacqueline Coch-ran whowas shortly to arrive in that city to directthe proposed Armyprogramto train womenpilots and 

to expand their utilization. Occupied office withMiss Cochranin old Munitions Bldg. in D.C. through-out formative stages of program and there interview-

ed a numberof the womenwholater entered theearly training classes. During this period flew tomanyparts of the U.S. to explore with the militarytheir projections of the types and numberof essen-tial flying jobs that would increasingly be drained of pilots due to the accelerating withdrawal of men

 pilots for duty overseas, and the question of thefeasibility of placing Armytrained womenpilots inthose jobs. After Headquarters madethe decisionto utilize NancyLove1s WAFSas the mlcleus of amilitarized corps of J.rmytrained womenpilots,flew with Miss Cochran on someof her inspection

trips to prospective WASPheadquarters locationsand training fields. WhenMiss Cochranestablished her WASPHeadquarters in.Texas, movedover to thenewly opened Pentagon.to wind up the Washington,D.C. paperwork and .then went to Houston in.time to

enter the class of 43-3.This class had its training split about evenly

 between Houston and Sweetwater. After graduationwas stationed at Ranulus Field in Michigan (under Squadron COIIlIII&Dder.Barbara Donohue, one of the or-iginal WAFSwith NancyLove) and ferried planesuntil WASPdeactivation. Graduated fromPursuitSchool in Brownsville, TX, and received instrumenttraining and rating on B-251s in St. Joseph, MO.Flewthe usual motley assortment of whatever the

ArrIryneededmovedaround in the five classificationsof liason-training, light cargo, heavy cargo, medium bc:IDbersand pursuit, with emphasis on"P-51Is, PT-.261 S   (to training fields scattered throughout Can-ada), P-391s and P-631s (to Great Falls), B-251s(to Montreal),' and two tour s of extended serviceat the Beechcrat't factory in Wichita ferrying pri-marily their twin-eilgine 14-passenger plane bearingthe ArrIrydesignation of   e-J.6-   or.g-45. Memorysome-times stumbles whencasting back morethan thirty

yeare for such details •. lnm.diate~ after WASPdeactivation returned to

family hane in California, and very soon thereafter met'and married the actor   &If   Roberts. Wrote and'

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lectured for someyears on political. philosophy,geo-politics, constitutional law and related sub- jects. After Mr. Roberts' death in Mayof 1975,movedto a farm in Virignia located about two milesfrom that of Barbara DonohueRoss, and thirty-sixmiles from Washington, D.C., where other longtimeWASPfriends (such as Ramulus-basedMargaret Kerr Boylan) resided.

In Companywith such friends took up gliding at

the Warrenton (Va.) Soaring Center, but was unableto get past novice stage before f~ matters ne-cessitated return to west coast. Nowreside inPasadena, California.

VICE-PRESIDENT*   BET1'Y   PETTITTNICHOLAS125 West 82nd St.Indianapolis, Ind. 46260

MESSAGE

f " amBetty Nicholas

Manythanks for your vote of confidence in elect-ing me the newVice-President of the Order of Fifi-nella. Naturally, I will do all in mypower tohelp makethis a good two years for the organiza-tion along with the other elected officers.

It was good to see so manyold friends at the' re-

union as well as makethe acquaintance of newones.The job of secretary/treasurer has been a great

opportunity to get better acquainted with manymoreof you, and I feel sure the new secretary/treasurer 

will find it as rewarding.Betty Nioholas

As a profile was written on our newVice-Pres.

when she was elected secretary/treasurer in 1975I will not repeat this. Her record from her prev-ious term as an Officer of OOFstands for itself and she has (kindly) agreed to continue doing theRoster along with her newduties as Vice-President.This past year she did have a slight job changefrom being manager of the word processing center where she works to, now, preparing procedure man-uals, users' guide, and a dictating course for word  processing. She says it does take the pressure off  but isn't half as interesting. However, after allthese years she finally has regular hours. ED.

'.Seet./Treu.: EDNA.MODISETTEDAVIS

114 H. Norton Ave.. Los Angeles, CA90004

(2l.3) 464-3746 (b)3B6-3007

IIpearl Harbor, a BA-degree,  A   Private Pilot lic-ense, a train to Sweetwater and I was in 43-W-5.11

After graduation-.it was the Ferry Command at Love

Field at Dallas. Then, assignment to DodgeCity,Kansas in the dead of winter which was no fun butthe B-26 wasl The rest of duty time was spent

towing targets in B-26's at Harlingen, Texas.This was a gunnery training base and, as such, wewere fortunate to check out in everything that passes through the field such as the P-39, P-63,

etc.Upondeactivation - matrimony and Jack Davis, aB-24 pilot at the samebase. East met West, hefrom South Carolina and I from Los Angeles. Hereturned from B-29's to LawSchool in Columbia,South Carolina and I instructed for a short per-

iod.Then, the long period of time for all those thingsone does with life •••• two sons, on and off flying,skiing and traveling with a homebase in the mid-dle of Los Angeles, involvement in manyactivi-ties in the volunteer field ••• seven community boards (not all at once), and I served as pres-ident of four. I ampresently serving as pres-

ident of Western Region of SA'DH--5ocietyfor theAdvancementof Travel for the Handicapped.I keep up myCommerciallicense but amnot seri-ously active - letting airline-p1lots do the work.After sixteen years in the .travel business-in allfacets such as tour conducting ,"outh groupe to

Europe to managingagencies-I openedmyownIITravel Place" in 1976. Responsibility for four co-horts limits mytravels somewhatbut I amal-most in the Century Club, which requires visiting

100 countries.Having lived and workedwith all you free-indep-endent womenhas prepared mefor all this and I

laveitlSo here you are, still together, still free-indep-

endent-doerslBeing lour Secretary/Treasurer is a challengingtask with the opportunity   t o r    me to knowyou all.

I'll certainly do mybest •••• Youhave myheart

and mydedication.

BOARDMnffiER *   BYRDHOWELLGRANGER 10681East Broadway

Tucson, AZ85710

IIANOTEOFTHANKSII

Dear WASPs:Thankyou for electing   :IIle   to serve in your be-

half as a memberof the Board of Directors of our organization. It will be a privilege to helpWomenAir Force Service Pilots to achieve an or-ganization in the form chosen by the majority omd to help attain veterans' benefits as well as con-tinuing to maintain the ideals which madeus serveas WanenAir Force Service Pilots manyyears ago.I deeply appreciate your trust in having mademea memberof our Board and assure you that I shall

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do all ll.nTlI3   powert.o serve well.

Sincere~,Byrd Howell Gr~er 

Dr. ByrdHowellGranger was one of the llguinea

 pigsll

in the first class, was editor-in-ehief of the IIFifinella Gazettell  published while training

was done in Houston, and was directly responsiblefor obtaining our Fifi insignia fram Walt Disney.Following graduation, she was stationed at LoveField, Dallas, in the Ferrying COIIIlIland. NancyLove appointed her cOIIIlIlandingofficer for the

WASPferrying squadron at PalmSprings, California.Her academic career led to her international re-

cognition as a folklorist. At the University   a tArizona she held a double professorship in Litera-ture and in Folklore. During her career she, atthe request of the AmericanNameSociety, organiZ'8Gand for several years served as Director of the

 Natioti.al Place NameSurvey, stepping down£romthat

 position whenshe was elected president of the Am-erican NameSociety. She also established and was,at the time of her retirement, Director of theSouthwestern Lore Center at the University of Ariz-ona formedas the result of a grant fram the Nat-ion~ Endowmentfor the Humanities. Following her retirement in January of this year, she has beentravelling and writing. In October, she was app-ointed to a four~ember Advisory Board of the Am-erican Jet School.

imongWASPs,ByrdGranger is mownfor her assem- bling and preparing the effective report which de-monstrated beyondquestion the military serviceaccamplished by WomenAir Force Service Pilots.

BOARDMEMBER *   BEEFALKHAYDURD   2, Box 519

 Newton, N.J.   07860

Our former President of the WASPorganizationfram June 1975   to October  1978.   As I printed a

 profile en Bea whenshe took office in   1975   I willnot repeat it at this time. She is a welcomemeIl1-

 ber to the Board, bringing with her the experienoegained fram being president of such a large organ-iaation during a time whenour intensified fight for Militarization was put into full swing and endeclin

our fina.l.ly realizing t.he .Longsought victory for Re~ognition and Veterans Benefits as a memberof the Military. She has pledged her support to thenewslate of Officers and, if her past record of hours and time put in while our President is anyindication, "knowshe will take the position asBoardMemberjust as seriously. ED.

The Former PREZSEZ

To mow that what we have done for others isappreciated is the llltimate in gratification. Howgrateful and thankful I amfor the Awardgiven tome and the highest of Awards, the Order of FifinellaStatue, given to Joe and I at the Conference Banq-uet, Sept. 30,   1978.   Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs,Colorado. Whenthe be autiful lead crystal amphoraon a lighted stand was presented to me, I was gen-uinely surprised and so pleased not only because of 

its beauty, but because of the fact that all of youdid this for me. This is a work of art to be cher-ished but more important is the thought and effortthat went into the procuring of such a fine giftas well as the designing and text of the inscrip-tions. Onthe crystal amphorais written:

B E E H A YD U

PresidentOrder of Fifinella

1975 - 1978In Appreciation

WomenAirforce Service Pilots

(WASPWINGS)

and on the lighted stand is inscribed:

"For YourInspiring LeadershipAndSteadfast Dedication AtACritical TimeIn Our Historyll

A1 3   if that were not enough, this Awardwas fol-lowed by another, the highest of Awardsthat can be given, the ORDER OFFIFINELLA.AWARDwhosere-

cipient.s are listed on the back page of the roster.

Inscribed on this Awardis :

liToJOEand BEEHAEJUfor exceptional Steward-

ship in the affairs of the WanenAirforce Ser-vice Pilots (WASP)WWIIto obtain militaryveterans' recognition.Colorado Springs, Colorado September 30,   197811

Thefine "Fifill   sculpture was done by Frances A.Withers and AnnAtkeison. This is a miniature of the one on the WishingWell at AvengerField, Sweet-water, Texas. Joe and I are so proud to be listed amontthose whohave received this coveted work of art.   W e   wish to extend an open !avitation to allof you to see theBe   beautiful Awardswhich will behoused in a place of honor in our Florida condom-

inium:4200N. OceanDriveHi.viera Beach, Florida   33404

Please do not hesitate to call us whenin the area(a drink goes with the visit).

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Vi c e P r e s i d en t : S ar a P a yn e Ha y de n2 2 S t a d i u m Ro a dMet huen, MA 01844

I t h as b ee n a p l e as u r e a nd p r i v i l e ge t o s e r v e a sy o u r V i c e P r e s i d e nt a n d wo r k wi t h t h e b o ar d me m-b er s a nd y o u i n a mo s t r e wa r d i n g a s s o c i a t i o n.

 Th an k you . "

*  A SPECI AL THANKS   *f r omB et t y J o Re e d

I wa nt t o t h an k a l l o f y ou f o r c o mi n g t o t h e WAS PCo nf e r e nc e i n Co l o r a do S pr i n gs , Co l o r a do . Al lt h e p l a n ni n g , t i me s p e nt , a n d me e t i n gs wo u l d n o th av e me an t a t h i n g i f y ou h ad n ot c o me t o t h eWA SP Co n f e r e n c e . F o u r l e t t e r s a n d y o ur c o mme n t so n wh at a wo nd er f u l t i me y o u h ad we r e s o v e r y n i c e ,a nd I wa nt t o t h an k e ac h a nd e ve r y on e o f y ou wh ohave wr i t t en t o me.I wo ul d l i k e t o r e po r t t h at a t o t a l o f 5 86 p eo pl ea t t e nd ed t h e c o nf e r e nc e . T he f o l l o wi n g i s a n e x-c e r p t f r o m Ma r l y n Pe y t o n ' s r e p or t o n r e g i s t r a -

t i o n. Ag ai n , I wa nt t o me nt i o n t h e wo nd er f u lc r o s s - f i l i n g o f i n f o r ma t i o n t h a t Ma r l y n h a s d o ne ,a nd t h i s i n f o r ma t i o n wi l l b e p as s e d o n t o o uror gani zat i on.

F I NAL TOTALS

5 86 p eo pl e a t t e nd ed a nd p ai d f o r t h e Co nf e r e nc e . Th e br e ak do wn f o l l ows :

h av e a l l Ne ws l e t t e r c o py i n h i s h an ds b y No v emb er1 0, a nd t o c o nf i n e t h e a mo un t o f c o py t o a ma xi -mu m o f ( l 4 ) p ag es . T hu s , t h er e h av i n g b ee n n ei t h ers p a c e n or t i me f o r i n c l u s i o n o f t h e u s ua l r e po r t sa nd f e at u r e s , t h i s s p ec i a l Ne ws l e t t e r h as o nl y af ew l i mi t ed but . essent i a l f unct i ons .

P r i ma r i l y , i t mu s t s e r v e t o i d e nt i f y a n d l o c a t et h e n ew o f f i c e r s f o r t h e me mb er s h i p . I t a l s o a f -f o r d s t h e i mn i e d i a t e o p po r t u n i t y t o a c q ua i n t y o u

wi t h t h e n e w a p po i n t me n t s , c a n mi t t e e s a n d p r o c e d -u r e s t h at h av e b ee n i n i t i a t e d s i n c e t h e e l e c t i o n. Th e s ub j ec t mat t e r of t hes e and f u t u r e c ommi t t e esa n d d e pa r t me n t s i s u s u al l y s e l f - e x p l a n at o r y a n ds o mo s t r e l a t e d ma t e r i a l wi l l q ui t e n a t u r a l l y b ed i r e c t e d t o t h e a p pr o p r i a t e b o dy . Un f o r t u na t e l y ,s u c h i s n ot a l wa ys t h e c a s e i n t h e a r e a o f p ub l i -c i t y a nd p ub l i c r e l a t i o ns . I t i s u nf a i r t o t h eWAS P , t o o ut s i d e p er s o ns a nd o r g an i z a t i o ns , a ndt o B . J . Wi l l i a ms t o h a ve s u c h ma t t e r s d e al t wi t hb y i n di v i d ua l s o r l o c al g r o up s . T he r e f o r e i t mu s tb e e mp h a: ! l i z e d t h a t a l l r e q ue s t s f o r d i s p l a y ma t e r -i a l , i n t e r v i e ws , s p e ec h es , p er s o n al a pp ea r a nc e s ,WA SP r e p r e s e n t a t i o n , e t c . ; wi l l b e r e f e r r e d , wi t h -o ut e xc e pt i o n, t o o ur d i r e c t o r o f p ub l i c i t y a nd

pub l i c r e l a t i ons , B . J . Wi l l i ams .I a m a dv i s e d t h at a f u l l i s s u e o f t h e Ne ws l e t t e r

p r o b ab l y c a n no t b e p u t t o g et h e r b e f o r e s o me t h i n gl i k e Ma r c h o f n ex t . y e a r . B y t h en o ur h ap py t i me si n Co l o r a do S pr i n gs ma y s e e m a b i t f a r a wa y f o rr e ha s h i n g b ut p er h ap s we c a n i n s t e a d s h a r e t h eg l o r i e s a n d ma r v e l s o f t h e C hr i s t ma s s e a s o n .

Happy Ho l i days l

IIIF r a n T h e P r e a i d e nt   III

 Th i s ed i t i on of t he News l et t e r i s o f ne c es s i t yq ui t e b r i e f . T he n ea r n es s o f t h e h ol i d ay s e as o nh a s i mp o s e d s e v e r e r e s t r i c t i o n s o n S mi t t y ' s t i mea s h e mu s t v e r y s o o n b eg i n h i s p r i n t i n g a nd ma i l -i n g o f Ch r i s t ma s c a r d s a n d r e l a t e d i t e ms ; t h e r e -r o r e , i t h as b ee n n ec e s s ar y f o r Be t t y Cr o s s t o

( 22 who pr e- r egi st er ed   &c a nc e l l e d p r i o r t o t h ec o nf e r e nc e s o a r e n ot c o un t e d i n t h es e f i g ur e s )

We we r e s o r r y t o h ea r o f t h e d ea t h o f Be t t y J o

Re e d Ma r t i n ' s f a t h er . Un de r s t a nd ab l y , t h i s p r e -v e nt e d o ur g et t i n g h er r e po r t o f t h e Co nv e nt i o ni n t i me f o r t h i s i s s u e a nd i t wi l l b e r e po r t e d i nt h e n ex t i s s u e o f t h e Ne ws l e t t e r . Ou r s i n ce r e s ts y mp at h y f r o m a l l o f u s a t y o ur l o s s Be t t y J o . E D.

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1I 111' REPORTon WASP VETERAN STATUS I IIII If r om

Lee Wheel wr i ght - Cha i r manVet er an   &Congr ess i onal Commi t t ee

3810- 70DEPAR' l MENT OF DEFENSE

Of f i c e o f t h e S e c r e t a r y( 3 2 CF R P a r t 4 7)

DETERMI NATI ONS OF ACTI VE DUTY AND DI SCHARGECi v i l i an or Cont . r act ua l Per sonne l

A GE NCY : Of f i c e o f t h e S e c r e t a r y o f De f e n s e .S UMMARY : T hi s p r o po s e d r u l e e s t a bl i s h e s De pt . o f  De f e ns e ( OOD) p ol i c i e s a nd p r o c e du r e s f o r t h e o p-e r a t i o n o f a c i v i l i a n / mi l i t a r y s e r v i c e r e v i e wb oa r d t o i mp l e me nt t h e p r o v i s i o ns o f s e c t i o n 4 01o f P ub. L . 95- 202, T he GI Bi l l I mp r o nme nt Ac t o f  1 977. T hi s a ct d i r e ct s t he Se ct . o f De f e ns e t o

det er mi ne i f c i v i l i an empl oyment or cont r act ua ls e r v i c e r e nd er e d b y g r o up s t o t h e Ar me d F o r c e s o f  t h e Un i t e d S t a t e s s h a l l b e c o ns i d er e d a c t i v e d ut ya nd , i f f i n di n g t h at i t s h al l , t o i s s u e e ac h me m-b er o f s u c h g r o up a d i s c ha r g e u nd er h on or a bl e c o n-d i t i o ns i f t h e s e r v i c e o f e ac h me mb er   50  war r ant s.DAT E: Co mme nt s s h o ul d b e r e c ei v e d b y Oc t . 1 3, ' 7 8.ADDRE SS ES : Of f i c e o f t h e S ec r e t a r y o f t h e Ai rF o r c e ( P e r s o n ne l Co un c i l ) ( S AF j MI p c ) , T he P e nt a -g o n, Wa s h i n gt o n , D. C . 2 0 33 0.FOR FURTHER I NFORMATI ON CONTACT: Capt . Mar y C .P r u i t t , US AF , t e l e p ho n e 6 94 - 5 20 4 o r 6 94 - 5 0 74 .

47. 3 Def i n i t i ons.

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UInthe last Newsletter the procedure for bonafide collectors and museumsto obtain WASPwingswas published. This was set up by the board tokeep a tight control on our wings, and this met-hod has been workingwell. It depends on a WASPactually seeing the collection and sending averifying letter, and you are d,oinga fine job.

(a) Active Duty. The aUle as in section 101,Title 39, United States Code.

(b) Group. Anorganization aimilarly situated tothe Women'sAir Forces Service Pilots (sic), whichwas an organization of Federal civilian employeesattached to the United States ArmyAir Forcesduring WorldWarII. Its membersrendered ser-vices, then considered civilian employmentor contractual, to the ArmedForces of the United 

States (Pub. L. 95-202)47.4 Policy and criteria.

Determinations of the active duty status of agroup shall be madeconsidering jUdicial and other appropriate precedent and application of statu~orycriteria including lithe extent to which (a) suchgroup received military training and acquired amilitary capability or the service performedbysuch group was critical to the success of a mil-itary mission, (b) the membersof such group weresubject to military justice, discipline, and con-trol, (c) the membersof such group were permit-ted to resign, (d) the membersof such group weresusceptible to assignment for duty in a combatzone, and (e) the membersof such group had rea-

sonable expectations that their service wouldbeconsidered to be active military service" (Pub.L .   9 5 - 2 0 2 ) .

Fromthe time of publication of the abovenoticein the Federal Register on Sept. 13, 1978, awaiting period of 30 daTs was designated for the

 purpose of allowing a response fromall groupsand organizations interested in being considered for Veteran's Status under the above newregula-tion. OnOct. 13, a one weekextension was gran-

. ted to those still wishing to submit application.This phase ended permanently on Oct. 21.All applications were then sent to the Legal Dept.ot   the Air Force for study and a decision on themerits of the various applicants, a process re-quiring approximately two weeks. Thematter thengoes to the Air Force Reviewboard which is the

 body empoweredto grant group certification. Itis this WASPCertification that we need before wecan safely and properly proceed as individuals,and our certification will not be forthcominguntil after the first part of the year.After our WASPCertification is granted, each of us will be contacted by the Dept. of Defense and 

 be asked to fill out a formpertaining to our Individual history ae WASP.Each of us then deem-ed to have served as WomenAirforce Service Pilots

in WWIIwill then be given an Honorable Discharge;after whichwema;rproceed with individual action.

At our reunion in Reno, the meeting ended with

various memberswhohad somethingto sell announ-cing over the microphonethat they were ~vailablein the left hand corner of the room, right hand corner, middle, at the door - .t1erever. This

 promptedmeto think that our souvenirs and merch-andise should have a central place for collectionand display. I have discovered manytalented WASPswith moreideas for salable items than wecan keep up with. However,we are pleased withthe results.

Wehave two requirements to meetwhenwe order anitem: (1) Howmanywe think will sell, and (2)whether the treasury has enoughmoneyto pay for the merchandise. Wecannot afford excess stock,

 but we do promise to re-order whenwe run out. Wesell NOTHINGwithout someprofit to the organiza-tion.

It sometimestakttS three or four months to getthe qualitT merchandise we want. Wespent ninemonthstrying.to get an acceptable embroidered Firi patch and could not, and rejected severalsamples for the Photo patch.

Mysincere appreci.tion to all of you whohavehelped run the store.MadgeMinton, Lorraine Blaylock, Jackie Riley, HutFerree, Lois Auchterlonie, NancyBaker, ShutsyReynolds, MartyWyall, Bucky, I sabelle Martell and Dottie Lewis.

TheWASPmailing list nowtotals 1,200 names;ot   those, 890 (give or take one or two) are WASP

grads.

Of that 1,200 there 802 current dues-p.ying mem- bers, which is 67%of the tobl mailing list.However,everyone gets the newsletter and -.ny spe-cial mailings but must be a paid memberto receivea roster. Since we recently billed everyone for any unpaid '77-'78 dues, and also for upcoming'78-'79 dues, wenowhave 628 paid membersfor '78-'79;--even 3 for '79-'80. This takes care of 78%of current paid members. I hope the newsecretarywill be happy.t this news. The reason for advan-ce billing, as noted on the billing itself, was to

 preclude happening what occurred at Hot Springs.I spent a lot of time taking in dues right up to

meeting time. However,I do want to reming youthat you have had your billing for the next year and there will not be another sent unless the newsecretary decides to do so - and she should not haveto. Dueto our current discussions, somepeoplerefrained frompaying future dues for their ownreasons - but you have had your billing for them.

Donations have all been listed undttr militariza-tion because that was the general purpose toward which wewere working all along. Somesent it for  postage, somesent it as assistance to another WASPwhomight not be able to pay her dues, two havesent donations in memoryof Emily Chapin. Andtal-

Colorado9/30/78

Secretary's Reportto the

General Meeting

Order of Fifinella

9 / 3 0 / 7 8

1978WASPCONFERENCE

VICEPRESIDENT'SREPORl'- Sara Hayden

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TOTHE

TREASURER'SREPORT

$2,752.0919,278.00

7,464.9095.00

1.35

$3,897.922,562.311,600.75,.421.99

363.791,348.09

157.686,408.18

236.00587.18247.58215.95643.47

$18,690.89

Militarization

PrintingRostersPostageTelephone

List MaintenanceBoard TravelBoard LodgingSales ItemsCorporation ExpenseConference advance and expense Newsletter SuppliesMiscellaneousAwards, sculptures, trophies

Publicity   &Public RelationsTelephonePos1;qgeSuppliesPrintingHeadquarters officeWitness travel and expenseMiscellaneous

Total Receipts

Militarization:Donations*Washington Hdqtrs.

Regular 

Disbursements:

Receipts:Regular: Transfer from sav. acct.

! Al e s

Sales ItemsMinus bad checksMinus deposit error 

 procured a WATSline and has done 50 muchto makethe roster an accurate record.

By the way, Loes MacKenzieis NOTlost - the postoffice returned someof our accurately-addressed mail as it did with several others. If you have acopy of the roster update, please also place Bea-trice Medes on the deceased list. I just learned that a day or two ago. If there are any others, please let meknow- if you knowwhere someof the

lost membersare, please be sure to get in touchwith   me.

If you have any questions, I'll be glad to try toanswer them.

Betty NicholasSecretary

ORDEROFFIFINELLA.- GENERALMEETING_ SEPl'. 30, 1978

Balance on HandOctober 23, 1976 --- $1,337.67

king about Emily Chapin, she madeher owncontrib-ution in the form of a bill for $69.54 with thisnotation written across it: "Consider AccountSettled as Personal Donation. AndI have a li~of expenditures fromyour president for over a thou-sand dollars which is considered a donation. Icould add on and on to this list of all those whohave given their invaluable time and have received minimummonetary return or none at all. There is

no way to reach everyone of you whohas done so but the fact of our success last Novemberand thegratitude of your fellow WASPsis the only wayitcan be expressed.

Actual donations in '76-'77 amountedto $735,in '77-'78 to $2.049, and for '78-'79, $95. Of 

 particular interest is the fact we picked up thr-ough our recent billing 119 memberswhohad never 

 paid anything before. 99'1>0f these paid two years'

dues so I feel this .;ustifies th~ direct billing process and recommendit to the next secretary-treasurer.

In addition to the above donations, the board has done everything humanlypossible to keep down

the costs. Wehave met centrally, twice at myhomein Indianapolis, with local WASPs putting them up;we have actually had only one hotel bill for board members. Weate at homeor were entertained byfellow WASPsso restaurant bills were minimal.Our only hotel venture was this past Mayin Wind-sor Locks, Connecticut. The reason for that un-usual meeting place was that one of our board memberswas expected there for another organiza-tion meeting. Her airline expenses were alreadytaken care of 50 we did not have to share that.Oneof our memberslived not too far away; shedrove up. 1 was planning a vacation with myfamilyin NewJersey and Marty wanted to visit her son inHartford so the two of us flew over in my150 atno cost to the organization and drove to Connecti-cut with Bee Hayduwhowas already at her N.J.home. Wehave corresponded as muchas possible tosave on phone bills. Bee Haydumanagedto get theuse of a WATSline in Florida which saved hundredsof dollars during the time she was there. Beealso managedto get most of her copying done freeand 1 used the modernmachinery at myownofficeto keep typing costs downand provide an easy,quick system for running off the necessary labels.Here I might add that you girls surely do getaroundJ Each time I had to run off the list therewere quite a number('of changes to be made. 1 urgeeach of you to drop a postcard to the secretary-treasurer whenyou move so that you can be kept up

to date on the mailing list. Dueto the fact wefound so manymovingand not informing us, we had high return postage bills. I solved this by dis-cussing somealternatives with the post office -nowrosters and other mail are forwarded to you,you pay the postage, but 1 al80 get a report as toyour correct address.

In addition, Sara Hayllenhas purchased manyitemsand set up a system for making a percentage of pro-fit on things madeby others and sold through our efforts. I have just talked about the board's ef-fort and have not gone into the manyareas of others like Ziggy Hunter, for instance, whoalso

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Headquarters Office

ADler.Leg. Conv. Exp.PublicityPrintingOffice expenseTelephone, W.U. chargeC~a   &Bach AwardsAppreciation Party &luncheons

Rent &

  ParkingHapArnold Educ. Fund Bank ChargesFlowers

Total Disbursements

Checking Account:Washington Office:

$8,l.48.85

4 4 3 . 8 5

$8,592.70

30,559.82

$  8,593.00

(30~error)

newspapers throughout the United States were sentto the Historian and also to the Washington Head-quarters. Aninventory of these clippings re-

 presented 30 states and 66 cities. Manymorewere not sent to the Historian or to Washington, but would still be appreciated. Because of theduplication of content only a representative ar-ticle was included in the scrapbook.

DISPLAYKITIn the Spring of 1978 an idea created by our President, Bea Haydu, was implemented. Order of Fifinella nowhas a WASPExhibit Kit, which can be used for temporary displays in museums, air shows, libraries and etc. Manyof the articlesin this packet were donated to OOFby GretchenGormanGraba, 43-3, before her death. This isa composite of our history of the WASPduring thewar and the organization of the Order of Fifinellaranging from logbooks and uniforms to a pictorial

 booklet of our Anniversary Reunion in Sweetwater,Texas.

1 leather Fifi patch(brown background)

Received Sept. 1978

FromRuth Florey

MUSEUMSANDDONATEDARTICLESThe following is an inventory of donated parts

of uniforms which the Historian has at the pre-sent time:FromDCHeadquarters

The tragic fire at the ian Diego Aerospace Mus-eumonly points up the fact that our precioushistorical articles are easily destroyed forever through fire and neglect. Until the Board of Dir-ectors   &the OOFdecides where these articlesshould be permanently deposited, I hope WASPscontinue to consider the Historian of   o o F   as a

1 Santiago Blue Suit top3 Eisenhower battlejackets1 pro summerslacks1 wool light blue shirt1 oxford cloth blue shirt1 ATCtan slacks1 ATCtan shirt

Received January, 1977 1 ATCtan flat hat1 bluel

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temporary homefor their WASPmaterials. Each

WASPshould go through her WASPthings; box them,lable them and put instructions on the outsidewhere they are to be taken or whois to receivethem. Dothis NOWbefore WASPUDiforms, pictures,

scrapbooks and keepsakes become someoneelse's junk that are not appreciated and eventually dis-carded. .

During the past 2 years, the Historian has re-ceived letters fromMrs. Doris Scott, of the Int-ernational WOOlen'sAir   &   Space Museum,Inc. inDayton, Ohio. They are in the process of design-ing a 6 million dollar facility and are seeld.ngfunds from womenall over the world to supportthis projecil. Whenthe Museumis completed therewill be a workshop, a fulltime director/curator and a large space for a WASPdisplay. If a WASPwould like to donate anything to this Jmtseum(moneyor materials), they are acceptable immed-iately. Just write:

International WOOlen'sAir   &  Space Museum,Inc.Address: P.O. Box1387 Dayton, Ohi045401Shipment: 272 Leo Street Dayton, Ohio 45404

Phone: (513) 22.3-8223This will be posted on the bulletin board for those interested in writing Doris Scott.

SCRAPBOOK ANDCLIPPINGS

1 have not itemized the different clippingsthat go into the scrapbooks, but have received someinteresting ones. Where space ia availablemanyare pasted in the WASPclasses section, othersare put where a special event took place - suchas the P-47 Thunderbolt get-togethers.

I also have a file on obituaries which isn't avery pleasant thought, but would appreciate re-ceiving any newspaper notices of deaths of WASPsfrom any friends or WASPsin the area.

It is a pleasure to serve in this unelected  position as Historian. I hope we continue to beconsiderate of our OOF.

This concluded the Historian's Report.

Respectfully submitted,Marty Wyall

STAMPADVISORYCOMMITTEE

Chairman: HELENSNAPP

6416 Olmi-Landrith DriveAlexandria, Va. 22307703-768-7060 (b) 202-245-4802

Report to WASPConference - Sept. 28, 1978

Ladies:

In the process of involvement with the propos-al of a CCIIIIIIlCIlorativestamp honoring the WASPs,

I have learned a number of things. Oneit is nota simple process although I didn't really think 

it was. It's just a sit back, wait, and.hope aff-ai;r, and then keep re:ml::mit.tingover a period of tl.lI1e.

I was advised by a friend at Postal ServiceHeadquarters, the best wayto go about this was

to request help from a Congressmanor Senator.Therefore, I sent letters to Senator Barry Gold-water, CongresswomenMargaret Heckler and LindyBoggs. I received a warmresponse fram all three.

Last week I visited the Oftice of StampAd-visory Camnittee and talked with a very nicegentleman whoexplained the whole procedure tome. The StampAdvisory Committeemeets 4 times

a year and consists of eight people, not connec-

ted with the govermnent, whomare chosen by thePMG. These people consider all the proposed stamps submitted and then choose the ones theythink have merit. These are then sent to theOffice of PMGfor a final decision. This year they are working on stamps for 1980. So, you cansee if we ever are chosen for a stamp it will bein the future.

I also found out one thing that madeour chancesnot too promising. Organizations are not partic-ularly favored. It seems there are too manyand hard to honor one group over another.

However,periodically, previous proposals (and there are thousands of them) are pulled fram thefiles and reconsidered.

All I can say is that I III keep hanging inthere and keep trying.

ThankyouHelen Snapp

MEMBERSHIPCOMMITTEE

Chairman: ZIGGYHUNTER 838 Ravenwood Dallas, TX75232

(214) 224-2905 or   352-5204

Report to OOFConference - Sept• .30, 1978

Distribution of 1977 Roster update to Sept. '78

to paid up membersonly.

Sad news first - We've had 14 membersreported as ha.vingleft our group on their final flight.

Eleven former finds as lost aga.in. Onehad  been found aga.in through mail before meeting(Eleanor Wagner). Another, Loes MonkMacKenzieis here&not lost. The post office lost her.This mayhave happened in other cases. Asked group to check list   &   report any others whomay

 be on list.

OnFoundlist of same39 on update, we've al-ready added two: Alfred Fleishman and Eleanor 

Wagner. For 44-9' s we've learned Frances Stroud married Lt. Steve Ochoaof AAF. Let's nowtry toadd her to the found's.

Phone nWllbers: We've added phone numbers tosomeof the group here but need class membersinattendance to help complete list.

Mobile Membership: Already haTe added some20to 30 changes to this list of updates sinc. arr-iving in Colorado Springs.

Urged all membersto keep the changes cominginto Secrotary   &   MembershipCOIIIDittoes&s soon asthey occur or even before moving, if you know.

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And, please include all information: Current lastname- WASPname-mail address and also streetaddrese if different---Phone number(s)   &   husband'snameor initials. Manyof group have been espec-ially helpful in updating roster by sending other WASPchanges. Urge that each membercheck lostmembersin class roster and concentrate on help-ing to find them.

I  J   I   SERVICECOMMITTEE111

Chairman: DELLATISSAWV. V. Box1340Cottonwood, AZ86326

The "Service CClIIIIIIitteeis NOTa welfare committee". No.1. It has not been established that we need 

a welfare fund. No.2. It has not been est.blished that our or-

ganization is in a position to establisha wel:rare fund.

 No.3. Wedo not want to do anything that would destroy our tax exempt status.

THESERVICECOMMITTEEIS:

Friends helping friends. Family helping famil,..

I rememberthat during mytraining days at Sweet-water, Texas--One of the greatest things I learned 

was, the attitude of "Onefor all ALLfor one".Wewere a family, everyone helped everyone elsewith any and all knownproblems.

Weare still that family.

This is the aim of the Service Cammittee-- ~eWASPare such wonderful people that somethings

in this line have already been done without a com-mittee. Wejust want to be sure that we don't

miss anyone. There are those whohave made dona-

tions from which the dues of somewhocouldn1tafford it, have been paid. This is the way of the

WASP.

I have heard of someof the girls finding outabout a WASPwhohad had cancer of the throat and was very despondent and downin the depths of des- pair. They let her knowthat someone cared and they encouraged her to try sometreatments she had not considered. I nowunderstand that she hasrallied and is doing great. Thanks to her WASPfriends.

I have learned of a WASPwhois burdened by thecare of an invalid in the family. I hope to find a waywe could provide relief care that would giveher a little relief time. I suspect she could use

other help too, but she would not admit it to me.

I met a lady at the coffee counter in the AntlersHotel at Colo. Springs whowas so thrilled and en-thused that after manyyeare of lanliness she had 

 been drawn back into the fold of companionship,was included, wae not forgotten.

This is what we want to accomplish-to do the little

thinge that mean so much. To let all WASPknowthey are not forgotten, they are still a memberof 

the family of the WASP.

I request that all of you, please write to me of anyone you mayknowwhois alone, lonely, ill, etc.Also, please, please, give meyour ideas and sugg-estions as to what we can do to help.

Write to: Della TissawVVBox1340Cottonwood, AZ8:3623

Patricia Hughes' columnis once more going to becarried by Stars   &   Stripes, probably with the nextissue. Stars   &   Stripes Address is P.O. Box1803,

Washington, D.C. 20013.

Corre&t address for Patricia Hughesis: (Business)

4326 MontgomeryAve.Bethesda, Md. 20014(301) 657-1630

"""NOTICE"""

With this special Newsletter, and in all sublieq-ent Newsletters in the next two years, a newpol-icy will be maintained with regard to the publi-cation of pictures. There will be only one picture

 per person per Newsletter. There will be no ex-ceptione. This is a group publication designed for the equal enjoyment of all of us and this will bethe primary consideration in compiling future

editione.

"""CERTIFICATESof APPREl;IATION"IIt'AWARDED

At the Appreciation Breakfast held Sept. 30, '78,the following namedrecipients received the cert-

ificate shownabove.

Presented by Col. Bruce Arnold for:MIUTARlZATIONCCllMITTEEWORK 

Frances Standefer Acker Velta HaneyBennMargaret Kerr BoylanSusan BradleyRosa Charlyne Creger 

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4.3-5

4 . 3 - 64.3-74.3-844-144-2

44-.3

44- 444- 544- 6

44-7

44-844- 944-10

Dorothy H. Davis Natalie Ellis FahyDorothy Deane FergusonByrd Howell Granger Elaine D. HarmonPatricia Collins HughesZiggy M. Hunter Teresa JamesMary Regalbuto JonesBett,.. Jo Streff Reed Captain George F. RodgersDr. Dora DoughertT Strother Doris B. Tanner Margaret Ann Hamilton runner Lt. Gen. William H. runner Lee Leonard WheelwrightLt. Col. Bett,.. Jane WilliamsLucile Doll Wise

Presented    bY '   Bee Hayduto:

MIUTARlZATIONCOHMUNICATIONSCAPTAINS

 Nanc;rLee Baker Adele F. Beyer 

Frankie Lovvorn Bretherick (traveling, absent) Nell Stevenson BrightEmil,.. Chapin - will be sent to her good friend,

Gertrude Holzer, whonotified us of her death.

Rosa Charlyne Creger - who already has her Cert-ificate but want to mention shewas al so active on the Militariza-tion and Communications Committees.

Pe~ie Parker EcclesOpal Hicks FaganBetty Archibald FernandesRuth Under woodFlore,..Joan GoughFrostRuth Dailey Helm

Kathleen A. Hilbrandt Norma"Penny" Hall HoughtonCaptola Whittaker JohnsonMar,..Ellen KeilMary MacLeodLoomisI sabel TynonMartellJacqueline Twitchell Morgan

 Nona Holt PickeringAilsa Connolly SimonsonJulie Jenner Stege

Enl1n L. Trammell

The following Certificates being awarded for out-standing work other than Militarization Committee,

AnnA.tkeison-- her continuous efforts on AwardsCommittee, her labor in getting aFifinella statue on the WishingWell at Sweetwater, Texa,..

Bett,.. Roth Cross - her ver;r difficult task as

Editor of the Newsletter.Betty Jane BachmanBuehner - For her efforts in

. the forming of WASPMEMORIALS,INC.and the obtaining of a tax exemptstatus which saved us so muchinmailings.

Jewel Estes - For the creation of the beautiful plaque which many of you have seen,one of which is at the U. of Texasin Austin.

J.R. Smith (Smitty) - For his Chairmanship of theHot Springs, Ark. reunion in 1976,his special handling of our News-letters and Roster and the manyother contributions he has made toOOF.

Rig Edwards - For his never ending interest and efforts on our behalf the least of 

which was overseeing the install-ation of the Fifi statue on theWishing Well at Avenger Field,Sweetwater, .Texas and the   IIlliJlYother activities on our behalf inSweetwater.

Presented b,.. Sara Haydenfor:

UnsungHeroes - CLASSSECRETARIES

WAFS- Kathryn "Sis" Fine Bernheim4.3-1 Gertrude "Brownie" Kindig4.3-2 Martha Wagenseil Rupley4.3-.3 Betty Fernandes who has already received 

one as Militarization CommunicationsCaptain.

4.3-4 Ruth FloreT who has already one as Mili tar-ization Communications Captain.

Jill S. McCormick Joann GarrettMary Helen BurkeMarjorie Selfridge DresbachJeanette J. Jenkin.Mar;rEllen Keil whohas already received 

one as Militarization CommunicationsCaptain.

Margaret Chamberlain '.IlamplinJem F. McCartLorraine Nelson BainBeverl,.. L. Beesemyer 

Eleanor M. Gunderson

AnneMarie Dailey MarshallBett,.. Stagg Turner 

Charlyn Creger who has already received. one

for Militarization Committee and C~ca-

tions Captain.Sect. Gip Oldham, Jr.f'or InRt.ruct.ors.

(Designed b,.. Dottie Swain Lewis)

WASPstatues given to:Hon. Antonia ChayesHon. Lind,.. BoggsHon. Margaret Heckler In.cribed as follows: 1978

With DeepAppreciation to

(Name)WanenAirforce Service Pilots WWII

Wine Decanter to Col. Bruce Arnold: InscriptionIn Appreciation ToCOL.BRUCEARNOLD

Fromthe WASPs,WWII

1978

To Officers and Board Members, OOFby Col. Arnold 

SARAPAYNEHAYDEN,Vice PresidentBETTYNICHOLAS,Secretary/ Treasurer MARTYWYALL,Historian"DEDIE"DEATON,Board Member 

Those on "the hill" whoworked so hard for usand whowere invited to attend this function but

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could not because  o r   pressing business in Wash-ington (except Terry Emersonand Senator Go~d-w~ter). In replying to the invitation, they allWJ.shedto extend their congratulations to all and say howdeserving was this accomplishment.

1. Congressnan DonH. Clausen - Introduced aBill.

2. Mr. Terry J. Emerson- (spoke at banquet)Senator Barry Goldwater's Aide.

3.   Ms. MimiGriffin, Press Aide for the Hon.Lindy Boggs.

4.   Mrs. Florence Madden- Office of the Secre-tary of the Air Force, General Counsel,Pentagon - worked closely with A. Chayesand Shirley Bach as attorney advisors.

5.   Congressnan Robert H. Mollohan- Introduced a Bill

6.   CongressmanJames H. Quillen - Introduced aBill and attended almost every one of our functions.

7.   Karen Rittinger - Aide for Margaret Heckler B.   CongressmanRobert A. Roe- Introduced a Bill9.   Peter S. Sroka, Minority Counsel, Comnrl.ttee

on Veterans Affairs and Aide to MargaretHeckler. Hephoned and requested thatSara Haydenand Mildred Ferree of Mass.accept this Certificate for him.

10. Stephen Teichler, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force (worked closely with A.Chayes and Shirley Bach as attorney adv-isors).

11. CongressmanGuyVander Jagt - Introduced aBill

12. CongressmanBobWilson - Introduced a Bill130   CongressmanCharles Whalen, Jr. - Introduced 

a Bill

Certificate of Appreciation and remembranceto eachof Chairwomenof Convention:

MaryHelen ChappellBetty Jo Reed 

Winedecanter with a silver engraved plaque and Certificate of Appreciation:Col. Bruce Arnold 

Statue madeby Dot Lewis and a Certificate of 

Appreciation:

General K. L. Tallman, Supt. of the Air ForceAcademy.

The Fifinella Award:Senator Barry Goldwater - in recognition of asignificant contribution madeto the WASP

 program.

AWARDSCOMMITl'EE

Chairman: ANNATKEISON

3B4B   W. BiddisonFort Worth, TX76109

817-924-1717

The AwardsCommitt•• filled requests from the Ex-ecutive Committeeto prepare and obtain Certifi-cates of Appreciation.The COJIIIlIi.tteereviewed candidates submitted by theOrder of Fifinella membershipfor the Fifi Award.Aunique decision was made and will be revealed at the Order of Fifinella AwardBanquet on Sept.

30, 1978 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. No other action was required of the AwardsComm-

ittee.Ed. note: The above report by Annwas submitted 

to the OOFExecutive Committeeafter the meetingon Sept. 30. For those of you whoattended theConvention at Colo. Springs you mowthat our out-

going President and her wonderful husband Joe werethe recipiente of this coveted award and believeeveryone felt this unique decision by the AwardsCommitteewas truly justified by the acclaim withwhich it was received by the membershipin attend-

ance.

Weextend our .thanks and gratitude to the follow-

i ng:

All those whoarranged TV, radio and personalappearances as well as those whogave talk 7and had article. printed whowere not preY.l.ously

named .AFifinella pin, presented to Sally Jennings,Betty. Jo Reed's Secty. whoworked long hard hours on Conference, helping Betty Jo.

Presented by Bee Haydu POSTSCRIPT- 1977

Statue madeby Dot Lewis and a Certificate of Appreciation: (Unable to attend)

Col. Shirley Bach, assistant to Hon. Antonia

Chayes, Dept. of Defense whodid so Jm.lchresearch and leg work for her.Hon. Antonia Chayes, Asst. Secretary of the Air 

Force (Manpower,Reserve Affairs   &   Install-ations) - Her constant and continued supp-ort of us even in the face of perhaps beingfired was unbelievable as well as gratifying.

CongreSBWomanMargaret Heckler who, whenwe metwith her outside the Houseof Rep. chambers,as she sawother Congressmenand womengo by she would rush off and bring them over so we could speak with them. She phonedand requested that Sara Haydenand Mildred Ferreeaccept this award for her.

Thirty-five years have cane and goneThe battle is over - our dreamhas been won.

The promises madeback in '42 - to militarize Wasp

has finally cometrue •••We're proud as can be••• on this you can bet •••

After all of these years - we're finally a "VeUI

Bruce ArneJi.d •••welen yeu••• and Geldwater ~•••••Whenour hopes were exhausted, you carrJ.ed us

thru.Younever forgot us••• nor will we forget you•••

Three cheers from the hearts of the Waspto youl

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Shmmabove is the picture painted in honor of the WASPsin this, The Year of the WASPs,by   thetamous airplane artist, Rick Broome,ColoradoSprings, Colorado. Prints have been taken tromthis painting and wre ottered for sale tor thefirst time at the Colorado Springs Conference inSeptember. There are a limited amountof numbered  prints reserved for our organization.

WhenRick Broomeoffered to paint a picture for the WASPsand those in Order ot   Fifinella, he wan-ted the thoughts of both the Conference Committeeand the Board. Twoanapshots were sent 1;0him,one of the AT6U222(which was actuaJ.l.7used intraining .at Swetwater) and an aerial picturetaken   by   Fran (Smith) Tuchband, 44-2, durin$ her training ( a copy of which was given to her).Betty Jo Reedworked closely with Rick Broane on1;his picture and they went to great lengths for detail and accuracy. Bymeans of a powerful mag-nifying glass, they were able to locate the Wish-ing Well which can be seen in the finished picture.

These prints are available for sale £t   $40   each.If you want to have a special paint put on the picture by the artist that, whena black light isused, will showthe lights fran the buildings aswell as the light.s on the plane and the back-ground darkens to night, the clmrge for this pic-ture and the special paint is   $95.   Betty Jo Reed,4080   'II.   BowlesAve., Little\on, CO80123   is hand-ling the sale of these pictures and, of course, a

 percentage is going to Order of Fifinella. (This)is the ~e framed prin1; giTen by Rick BroometoSen. Goldwater at the Banquet, Sept.   30, 1978.Sen. Goldwater mentioned he had another Rick BrOQlll8 painting in his oftic e.)

AnnAtkeison presenting FIFI Awardto Bee and Joe Haydu.

Order of Fifinella Banquet - Senator Barry Gold-water and Rick Broane, Artist, presenting framed  print to the Senator.

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Bet t y J o Reed , Conf e r ence co - Cha i r man, awar d i ngs t at ue made   b . 1   WA SP Dot L ewi s and a Cer t i f i ca t eo f A ppr ec i a t i on f r om t he WA SPs t o Gener a l Ken

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A i r F o r c e A c a de mY , C o l ot   Spr i ngs , Co l o .L . t o R . A i r F o r c e C ad e t ; B et t y P f i s t e r ; Do tL ewi s ; Cadet ; Dor i s Tanner ; Bet t y J ane Wi l l i ams ;Rut h F l o r ey ; Cadet ; Char l yne Cr eger ; Cadet ;Do t K i e l t y ; J . R . S mi t h ; L e o t i De a t o n ; C a de t .P r i o r t o i n f o r ma l semi nar bet ween WA SPs andc a d e t s h e l d a t t h e a c a d e my t o e x c h a n g e f a c t sa ~o u t t r a i n i n g i n o u r d a y a n d p r e s e n t d a y .

WA SP gr oup a t Cadet Chape l A i r f o r ce A cademy.

C ol o n e l J o h n H. B un d T a n d WA SP s wh o h a d b e e nu n de r h i s c o mma n d a t E a g l e P a s s c o n d u c t i n g t h e

o p e ni n g c e r e mo n i e s a t t h e B an q ue t . I n r u l l   U n- .i t o r m next t o   the   C o l . i s Ol a R ex r o a t   44'tfl.

Co l . B r uce A r no l d awar d i ng Cer t i f i ca t e o f A ppr e -c i a t i on f r om WA SP t o Secy . / T r eas . E l i zabet hNi chol as .

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