United Service Organization Activities

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20049727

Description

Wives of United Service Organization (U. S. O.) directors of the Jewish Welfare Board, who are attending a conference in Fort Worth, Texas, are serving coffee and doughnuts to service men at the U. S. O. headquarters in Hotel Texas. Standing left to right are Mrs. Alex Weinstein, of Houston, Texas, Mrs. Elconan H. Saulson, of Abilene, Texas, Private John T. Duffy, of Chicago, Illinois, and Private Richard O. Ferguson, of Los Angeles, California. Duffy and Ferguson are both stationed at Camp Wolters. An unidentified military man is standing in the background, seen between Mrs. Saulson and Private Duffy. Mrs. Weinstein is wearing a blouse, blazer and a wide-brimmed hat. Mrs. Saulson is wearing a dress with a geometric print. The privates are wearing their military uniforms.

Archival Date

1941-10-11

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1395

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

United Service Organization (U. S. O.); Coffee; Doughnuts; Weinstein, Alex (Mrs.); Saulson, Elconan H. (Mrs.); Duffy, John T. (Pvt.); Ferguson, Richard O. (Pvt.); Military personnel; Hotel Texas (Fort Worth, Tex.); Military uniforms; Dresses; Jewish Welfare Board; Fort Wolters (Tex.)