postmarked January 22, 1954, Orlando, Fla.
arrived 10 P.M. Tuesday night. Left Newark Airport 6P.M. and was here in 4 hrs. Did not stop until we reached Orlando. Some speed Flew 20 thousand feet.
Do write.
Love, Marion
Very warm.
Mrs. Frank L Mason
70 Chestnut Street
West Haven, Conn
Hopefully Marion is not on amphetamines, and is talking about her flight. If you were flying from Orlando to Newark today, the 938 mile journey would take you a little over 2 hours, averaging a flight speed of 434 mph. So think of how much progress has been made, from jet airliners that fly around 35,000 feet, all to save two lousy hours!
I thought the recipient's name was "Mason," but Google corrected me with the right spelling. The recipient is Mrs. Frank Nason, and she is a graduate of Wellesley College in 1882, with a Bachelor of Science. Marion probably knew her best as Thalia Painter. Frank Nason was a mining engineer, and they had at least one son, Alexis, who died fighting for the Canadians in World War I. According to his commanding officer, Private Nason was killed while leading his men in the attack on a machine gun post.
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