 She was hailed as a local hero and given a special banquet by the San Diego Chamber of Commerce on November 22, 1929 and met with Mayor Harry C. Clark.In December, she was flown on a special flight to Oakland, California for a special lunch in her honor with Amelia Earhart.After the lunch, Ruth was flown in a Ford Trimotor around the Bay area and offered the chance to pilot the aircraft, reportedly becoming the third woman in the US to have done so.