Name/Title
Navy Mothers ClubEntry/Object ID
1995.014.023.015Description
Black and white photo of a man standing behind 7 seated women. Written on front is Ty Cobb program, Sept. 1964. On the back is a stamp from Badger Studio, Weslaco, Texas. Handwritten on the back are the names Ty Cobb, Mrs. R.E. Robie, Mrs. John Decker, Mrs. L.W. Leighton, Mrs. W.L. Shipth, Mrs. H. Derr, Mrs. C.L. Vernon, Mrs. H. Wessling.
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 FemalesMade/Created
Place
City
WeslacoCounty
Hidalgo CountyState/Province
TexasCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America