Name/Title
Navy Mothers ClubEntry/Object ID
1995.014.023.025Description
Black and white photo of 13 women. Included is newspaper copy of the photo with caption Navy Mothers' Club Officers-The Rio Grande Valley Navy Mothers' Club One officers were installed Tuesday night at the Community Building in San Juan. Seated left to right are Mmes. J.E. Becker of Pharr, O.E. Avery of Pharr, L.W. Leighton of Alamo and K.B. Barnes of Pharr. Standing in the same order are Mmes. Albert Black of McAllen, Percy Davis of Pharr, Fred Hansler of Pharr, A.K. West of Pharr, C.L. Vernon of Pharr and Henry Derr of Pharr, G.H. Bushey of Mission, A.C.LaDuke of Weslaco and Coleman Gimnich of San Juan.
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