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| Date: | 11 26 1952 |
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| Description: | Bessie Koen serves the first course of the traditional turkey-and-trimmings dinner to James Eckert. Dinner was served by the Volunteers of America to 56 me... |
| Date: | 11 04 1947 |
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| Description: | As part of their observance of Zonta Week, members of the Madison Zonta club are shown packing boxes of clothing to be sent to Zontians in Denmark, Holland... |
| Date: | 11 01 1948 |
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| Description: | Joseph Bruno and Santos Caravello. The two men testified regarding the importance of the Optimist Club in helping give them at an early age, as children li... |
| Date: | 09 08 1950 |
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| Description: | Jules S. Jacobs sitting on a bed at the American Red Cross Regional Blood Center on East Washington Avenue after becoming the one thousandth donor at the n... |
| Date: | 09 10 1951 |
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| Description: | Emma (Mrs. W.J.) Teckemeyer poses with some of the 13 quilted lap robes which she has personally made for the patients at the new Veterans' Administration ... |
| Date: | 04 26 1953 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Rena Gigous made 200 cancer dressings in January. The dressings are displayed at Baron's and Yost Kessnichs department stores. |
| Date: | 11 07 1953 |
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| Description: | William Dewey of Visual Education Consultants, Inc. operates a folding machine that prepares manuals to accompany news and curriculum filmstrips. |
| Date: | 05 31 1954 |
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| Description: | Ruth Harris, left, general chair of the Federated Garden Clubs flower show, and Burdean Struckmeyer, in charge of the flower arrangement schedule, sitting ... |
| Date: | 07 30 1954 |
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| Description: | Shorewood Hills boys shown with "Roundy" Coughlin, Wisconsin State Journal columnist, after the presentation of money raised for Roundy's Fun Fund a... |
| Date: | 10 14 1954 |
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| Description: | Edith Getz (left), Lillian Fried, and George Bernhagen cooking pancakes on an improvised grill during a Civil Defence emergency mass-feeding practice. |
| Date: | 10 07 1954 |
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| Description: | Five members of Alpha Delta Kappa, an honorary education sorority, are shown at their Founders' Day Banquet. Seated are: Mrs. Charles Parker, president, Al... |
| Date: | 02 28 1956 |
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| Description: | Three officers of the Junior Catholic League, composed of girls from Madison high schools, prepare refreshments. Right to left: Margaret McConley, Monona G... |
| Date: | 03 12 1956 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin Ph.D. student Peter E. Graf of Syracuse, New York does a laboratory experiment. He is a member of the Red Cross "Two Gallon Blood D... |
| Date: | 05 14 1956 |
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| Description: | Seated at his desk is Darwin H. Leavitt, statistician at Oscar Mayer & Company. He is also a member of and treasurer for the Philharmonic Chorus. The choru... |
| Date: | 08 21 1956 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Mrs. Edward S. Dodge of Lake Mills, program chair of the Madison Woman's Club. |
| Date: | 01 14 1957 |
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| Description: | Three teenagers on the planning committee for the Teens Against Polio dance look at a poster advertising the event. Left to right: Dick Togstad, West High;... |
| Date: | 02 27 1957 |
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| Description: | Portrait of George I. Wallace with pipe in hand. Wallace was a volunteer who served in many offices in area retardation (sic) councils. His two daug... |
| Date: | 05 13 1957 |
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| Description: | Madison General Hospital Junior Aide volunteer Betsy Dye delivers a plant to Mrs. M.C. Palmer at her bedside. |
| Date: | 07 01 1957 |
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| Description: | Chester L. "Grandpa" Gill cooking for his family at a backyard cookout two months after surgery that required several blood transfusions. Several members o... |
| Date: | 07 15 1957 |
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| Description: | Four men attend the installation of Madison Optimists officers. They are, from left to right, Wesley West, lieutenant governor of the Madison area; Melvin ... |
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