National Wool Growers Association and Women's Auxiliary

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20031139

Description

The Women's Auxiliary is meeting with the National Wool Growers Association to discuss post-war uses of wool, lamb, and sheep by-products. The organizations are meeting at the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth, Texas. Attending the convention, left to right, are Mrs. Merle Drake, an unidentified women, Mrs. Leonard Longmire, and Mrs. Clell Lung. Mrs. Drake, of Challis, Idaho, is wearing a hat, blazer, and a skirt and clutching her purse. She will represent the president of that state auxiliary. Mrs. Longmire, of Naches, Washington, is wearing a frilly button-up blouse and a skirt. She is the national secretary-treasurer. Mrs. Lung, of Yakima, Washington, is wearing a patterned dress and eyeglasses. She was declared president of the Washington State Auxiliary. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, January 29, 1945.

Archival Date

1945-01-27

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-314

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Drake, Merle (Mrs.); Longmire, Leonard (Mrs.); Lung, Clell (Mrs.); Women's Auxiliary; Meetings; Conventions; Organizations; Dresses; Purses; Hotel Texas (Fort Worth, Tex.); National Wool Growers Association (U.S.); Hotel Texas (Fort Worth, Tex.) (Hilton Fort Worth)