Name/Title
Navy Mothers ClubEntry/Object ID
1995.014.023.009Description
Color photo of two women standing next to a table covered with flowers and ribbon. On the front is written memorial, Aug. 11, 1964. Back is torn and not all the writing can be made out, it looks like it once said Aug. 11, 1964 Goins Tex, Memorial Service Natl Con.
Emma Jones began the first Navy Mothers Club in McAllen, Texas, in 1930. Chapter No. 1 began with 29 members. Just before and after World War II, numerous other clubs formed around the U.S. Traveling to Washington, D.C., Jones helped secure recognition of the Navy Mother's Clubs of America from the U.S. Navy itself. The clubs promoted "social, charitable, and educational work among the Navy men and their families," according to a 1941 article in The Monitor newspaper of McAllen. The organization also supported Navy women and Coast Guard members.Collection
Formidable Females