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| Date: | 11 29 1947 |
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| Description: | In the lobby of the Capitol Theatre, manager Fred Reeths is holding Johnny Heitz while he drops a coin into the Empty Stocking Club stocking. Johnny's moth... |
| Date: | 12 06 1947 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Dames club members sewing doll dresses for dolls to be sold at the Christmas bazaar. Proceeds to be used to purchase Christmas baskets for needy... |
| Date: | 12 13 1947 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Mrs. John L. (Mary) Gillin, 2211 Chamberlain Avenue, seated in a chair knitting for the State Journal Empty Stocking Club. |
| Date: | 12 16 1947 |
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| Description: | Members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce Auxiliary preparing yule baskets for two families at the home of R.M. (Frances) Larson, 3914 Nakoma Road. Left t... |
| Date: | 12 17 1947 |
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| Description: | Three workers setting up "Santa's Shop" at the Empty Stocking Club's toy depot at the Madison Community Center, 16-20 East Doty Street. The club is sponsor... |
| Date: | 12 23 1947 |
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| Description: | Members of the Madison Board of Realtors with three baskets of Christmas gifts for the Empty Stocking Club. Pictured left to right: Arnold Wake, chairman; ... |
| Date: | 01 07 1948 |
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| Description: | Roundy's Fun Fund committee looking at a check for the benefit of children's activities, including Camp Wawbeek. Pictured are, left to right: Carl H. Walle... |
| Date: | 01 10 1948 |
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| Description: | Six Westmorland carolers contributing to Roundy's Fun Fund. Shown with "Roundy" Coughlin are kids, left to right: Ann Holmgren, Karen Sherry, John Holmgren... |
| Date: | 01 28 1948 |
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| Description: | Members of the Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce auxiliary, "Jaycettes," addressing 3000 letters to be mailed to Dane County residents as part of a fund ... |
| Date: | 01 23 1948 |
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| Description: | Five members of the Young Adult Club dropping coins into a wishing well during a dance at the Community Center to aid the March of Dimes. Pictured left to ... |
| Date: | 01 31 1948 |
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| Description: | Roundy Coughlin, sports columnist for the Wisconsin State Journal, accepting a check from four children for his Fun Fund. Pictured left to right: Ke... |
| Date: | 02 09 1948 |
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| Description: | Members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce south team, who took part in the "Race for Dimes" to raise money for the March of Dimes. Standing left to right: ... |
| Date: | 02 19 1948 |
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| Description: | The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) instigated a collection of eyeglasses to send overseas. Most of the eyeglasses are being sent to Austria at this... |
| Date: | 02 27 1948 |
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| Description: | Sisters Suzanne and Jane LaCourt, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. H.A. LaCourt, donating their "choo-gum" savings of 79 cents to Dorothy Davis, head of the bookk... |
| Date: | 03 02 1948 |
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| Description: | Honorary city commander of the Madison branch of the Wisconsin Division of the American Cancer society, Mrs. Oscar (Mary) Rennebohm, was given a citation b... |
| Date: | 04 28 1948 |
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| Description: | Governor Oscar Rennebohm met with executive committee members of Christian Rural Overseas Program (CROP), to endorse the relief food program the organizati... |
| Date: | 05 26 1948 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Marvin V. Bump, Junior Chamber of Commerce state cerebral palsy drive chairman, accepts a $2,000 check from Anna Cary, Dane County drive chairman. Lef... |
| Date: | 06 25 1948 |
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| Description: | Posing outdoors on the shoreline of a lake are, left to right: Clem McCann, Thomas McGuire, Kathleen Kellogg and Robert Dunn, committee members of "The Ass... |
| Date: | 06 25 1948 |
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| Description: | Co-chairmen of "The Assembly" dance committee are Harriet Sisk, on the left, and Marjorie Bolz on the right, posing outdoors on steps. |
| Date: | 07 08 1948 |
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| Description: | View from road of large stacks of boxes containing food and clothing on the lawn of Congregation Adas Jeshurun temple at the corner of Mound and Murray Str... |
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