### Notes: Member of [[The Grace Shannon Balloon Company]] When the Company stopped in Delia's hometown of Charlotte, she "begged to join the troupe, and with the consent of her parents, she debuted as 'Dot Zelno.'" [^3] [[Delia Jaquins|Dot Zelno]] travelled to Rocky Mount to perform her "blood-thrilling Parachute jump" for the [[Rocky Mount Improvement and Manufacturing Company]]'s Grand Auction Sale held on June 15, 1892.[^4] ![[The_Charlotte_Observer_1892_06_09_2.jpg]] ![[Pasted image 20240613110541.png]] *The Norfolk Virginian*, June 15, 1892, 8 ### Events: [^3]: Kuntz, Jerry. _A Leap from the Clouds: The Balloon-Parachute Act and the Daredevil Heritage of Aviation_. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2022, 114-15. [^4]: *The Charlotte Observer*, June 9, 1892, 2.