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Jacqueline Cochran, world famous aviatrix, was the guest of honor at the 220th state dinner tendered by the Lotus Club at its club house in Manhattan, Nov. 1, 1951. Cochran, shown here with another famous flier, Lt. General James H. Doolittle prior to the dinner, was the tenth woman so honored by the 81-year-old club. (AP Photo/Ed Ford)