Name/Title
Navy Mothers ClubEntry/Object ID
1995.014.023.022Description
Black and white photo of 8 women. Newspaper copy of photo included with caption Go to Convention-Nine members of the Rio Grande Valley Navy Mothers' Club One left Friday for Dallas to attend the National Convention Aug. 8 through 14. Left to right, seated, are Mrs. Fred Hansler, Mrs. John Decker, Mrs. Percy Davis, and Mrs. R.E. Robie of Pharr. Standing are Mrs. C.L. Vernon of Pharr, Mrs. Coleman Gimich of San Juan, Mrs. L.W. Leighton of Alamo and Mrs. K. B. Barnes of Pharr. Also attending, but not in the picture, is Mrs. Sarah Haley of Pharr.
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