History

1964 - 1965 A membership drive was kicked off

with a champagne luncheon at the home of B.J.

Fain. The proceeds of a book review were given

to the Juvenile Home for Girls.

1965 - 1966 Membership has now climbed to 79.

In September a poolside champagne luau was

held at the home of Beverly Halt. Braniff

delighted us with a trip on the new BAC-111. A

combined meeting with the AA Kiwis was held

and proceeds from a book review were donated

to the Juvenile Home for Girls. In May, Braniff

once again hosted our champagne luncheon.

1966 - MSP The MSP Clipped B Chapter was

officially organized in 1966. During the years

Braniff was a viable airline the MSP Bs were

called upon to perform many functions to

promote Braniff in the local market. Such

functions included counting passengers who

boarded our competitors' planes going to BI's

destinations; we served coffee to BI passengers

in boarding areas; assisted in travel shows;

assisted in observing customer service skills of

flight attendants while check riding. We

participated, and often hosted the MSP annual

All Airline Luncheon which was comprised of ex-

flight attendants of all airline carriers.

Our emphasis now is primarily maintaining the

wonderful friendships made over the last thirty

years. We continue to meet three times a year as

a group, continue to support our designated

charities, and strive to keep the spirit of Braniff

alive.

Our numerous charities over the years have

included: Our Lady of Good Counsel Home, a

hospice for terminally ill patients; Sister Perone

Marie, who provided layettes for newborn babies

of poor families; local Crisis Center; Make a

Wish Foundation; Grace House, a hospice for

Aids patients; and St. Joseph Children's "Home,

Animal Arc". These are but a few of the charities

we've supported. Our means for fund raising

contributions varied from sponsoring a theater

night to bake sales, craft sales and auctions, and

everything in between. (Nancy Wegland,

President, 1996 - 1997).

1966 - 1967 Braniff feted the Clipped Bs with a

champagne luncheon at BrookHollow Golf Club.

Braniff hostesses modeled the new Emilio Pucci

flight uniforms. The new Clipped B emblem was

introduced on the luncheon invitation. The club

held a bargain and bake sale to benefit The

Special Care School for Handicapped Children.

Our membership has now climbed to 112.

1967 - MKC (Contributed by Mary Lou

Immenschuh) The first chapter of our group

(MKC Bs) was called The Clipped Wings (not

associated with TWA) which Beth Ingram and

Jacquie Coen organized in 1959. The first

President was Marie Pittman. We met once a

month and this Chapter was made up of former

Mid-Continent Airlines flight attendants.

This group evolved into our first chapter of

Clipped Bs in 1967 with Helena Houston as

President.

The newly organized club immediately became

involved in helping Braniff in exchange for hours

toward earning passes. We did some of

the darndest things! Some of us vacuumed the

jetways at the airport, made and served coffee to

enplaning passengers and signed them up for

frequent flyer programs. We also solicited

business sales door to door, called delinquent

accounts, and assisted at travel shows. Not to

be forgotten were the check flying and style

shows wearing the Braniff uniforms over the

years.

We also did a lot of fund raising to support our

various philanthropies. We sold a book called

"The Best of Helpful Hints"; made and sold

Braniff aprons; held raffles; garage sales;

collected Campbell soup labels; sponsored a

night at a dinner theatre and designed and made

a beautiful quilt that was raffled off and won by

our own Beth Ingram. We even served as

hostesses on a chartered bus taking business

people to a convention at Tan-Tar-A at Lake of

the Ozarks, and if you think serving meals on a

rough flight was tough, try it on a bus sometime!

Some of the philanthropies we supported were:

The Spofford Home, Rosebrook Center,

Crittendon Home, The Salvation Army, The

Children's Place, De Lasalle, one of Braniff's

flight attendants who was battling cancer, The

MS Society, Human Growth, The Epileptic

Foundation, and Sunshine Schools.

But the main thing we did was to continue our

friendships and have fun. Our Christmas parties

and summer pool parties when we invite

spouses and friends are always anticipated and

well attended. We are all proud to be part of a

very special group of women.

1967 - 1968 Members received gold "BEE" pins,

compliments of Braniff. A record 135 members

raised $700 for the Special Care School with a

fashion show at SMU. New Clipped B chapters

of MCI and MSP were launched at the Braniff-

sponsored champagne luncheon at BrookHollow

Golf Club. We participated in the dedication of

the new Hostess College with our gift of

sculpture, "The Tree of Life", from Mexico. Our

increased growth called for a new Constitution

and Bylaws.

1968 - 1969 BI was host to the Dallas Clipped

Bs and sister chapter officers at a champagne

luncheon at BrookHollow Golf Club. Several of

the meetings were held in the new Hostess

College. A fashion show at Prestonwood Country

Club, with members modeling, and a sale of

boutique items which members created,

generously benefited The Special Care School.

1969 - 1970 BI hosted a Hawaiian luau for

Dallas Clipped Bs and other chapter officers at

BrookHollow Golf Club. Meetings were held at

the College and in member's homes, with

members bringing homemade cookies for Love

Field USO and items for the Indian Mission. Liz

Wahlquist and Jean Maynard hosted a benefit

premiere of "Goodbye Mr. Chips" in March with

proceeds going to Granville C. Morton Cancer

and Research Center.

1970 - 1971 BI Hosted a Mexican buffet for

members at BrookHollow Golf Club for 143

members. A benefit was held at Country Dinner

Playhouse with proceeds going to the Granville

C. Morton Cancer and Research Hospital.

Members also donated money to help two BI

hostesses

with their work in the Nepal

leper colony.

1971 - 1972 BI hosted the

club at BrookHollow Golf

Club with a Peruvian theme

luncheon. Our benefit,

chaired by Todie Lewis, was

held in the Spring at the

Barn Dinner Playhouse,

which resulted in a donation

of $4,000 to Granville C.

Morton Cancer and

Research Hospital. We

were incorporated under

Texas law to a non-profit

organization.

1972 - HOU The Houston

area chapter was formed in

1972 with Rachel Robinson

Mandell as first president.

We offered our time to local

Braniff sales and earned

our passes in addition to

providing assistance to

Braniff. We hosted a

reunion in 1989 at the Key

Largo Hotel in Galveston.

Tram Tours offered all a

view of the Strand, the old

opera house and the tall

ship "Elyssa". Many opted

for a bus tour of NASA.

While our membership

holds at 23, we try to keep

up with each other.

(Contributed by Nancy Toy,

President).

1972 - 1973 Nostalgia was

the theme for the BI

luncheon at the

BrookHollow Golf Club, with

members presenting a skit

recalling "The Good Old

Days". BI presented the

club with a silver service in

honor of our 25th

Anniversary. The club

donated gifts and clothes to

needy children and families

at Christmas. The benefit at

Western Place, chaired by

Shirley Thedford, netted

$6,400 to buy 2 Sorvall

automatic refrigerated

centrifuge units for

Granville C. Morton Cancer

Hospital. Plaques will bear

the club name.

1973 - SAT The San

Antonio Chapter of Clipped

Bs was founded and

members immediately

began assisting local

Braniff personnel in Sales.

We hosted the reunion in

1984 at La Mansion and

again in 1993 at the

Menger Hotel. Over the

past few years we have

made contributions and

memorials to:

Connie Biggar Fund

Wildlife

Rescue/Rehabilitation in

memory of

Jan Henderson-Kiepfer,

SAT President in 1987.

Ronald McDonald House

Santa Rosa Children's

Hospital

American Cancer Society