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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: | 06 28 1955 |
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| Description: | Leslie Gillett is sitting in her traditional antique-filled living room at 3443 Edgehill Parkway in Shorewood Hills. The home will be featured in the Attic... |
| 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 07 1949 |
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| Description: | Attending the annual dinner of the Madison Community Chest are, left to right: Chief Justice Marvin Rosenberry, first president of the organization; Stanle... |
| Date: | 04 05 1949 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Phoebe Hayes, librarian for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and representative from the Madison Feder... |
| Date: | 07 07 1950 |
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| Description: | Pictured are three newly-elected officers of the United Givers' Fund. Left to right are: Bernhard Mautz, president; Morgan Manchester, first vice-presiden... |
| Date: | 10 16 1950 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Sophia Siebecker, far right, explains the duties of the Travelers' Aid Association of which she is the director in Madison, to four United Givers' Fun... |
| Date: | 10 23 1950 |
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| Description: | Shown at the United Givers' Fund campaign luncheon speakers' table are, from left to right, starting at sixth from the right: Former Chief Justice Marvin B... |
| Date: | 03 10 1952 |
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| Description: | Edward Meier painting artistic floral plaques, a skill Mr. Meier learned through the Homecraft training service provided by the district rehabilitation off... |
| Date: | 05 22 1952 |
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| Description: | "Roundy" Coughlin posing with a parking meter given to him for collecting donations to his empty stocking fund. |
| Date: | 07 17 1951 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Edgar A. Spees, new Director of Dane County Red Cross, sitting at a desk. |
| Date: | 08 12 1952 |
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| Description: | Roundy Coughlin accepts a dollar from a boy, probably for his Fun Fund. |
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| Description: | A group of elderly women sit together at a table working on March of Dimes activities. Pictured are Ona Smith, Julie Simonson, Mary Zweifel, Gussie Rowe, M... |
| Date: | 09 16 1953 |
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| Description: | President George Holmes (right) of the Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce presents a $75 check to Bill Doudna (left) of The State Journal for the Empty Sto... |
| Date: | 03 15 1954 |
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| Description: | Margaret Fliegel holds a book while sitting on her bed in front of an anatomy chart. She was a senior physical therapy student and a Easter Seal grant rec... |
| Date: | 05 25 1954 |
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| Description: | Officers of Zonta International of Madison, a professional women's service organization, present a contribution to Hear, Inc., a new organization for heari... |
| Date: | 09 01 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of John R. Wrage, general campaign manager of the 1954 United Givers Campaign, as well as personnel director and assistant vice-president at Gisho... |
| Date: | 09 08 1954 |
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| Description: | Nels Anderson of 524 East Washington Avenue tells why he endorses the "fair share" plan of the United Givers Campaign. |
| Date: | 09 08 1954 |
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| Description: | Richard E. Gabriel of 723 West Johnson Street, a salesman for Olson and Veerhusen, tells why he supports the "fair share" plan of the United Givers Campaig... |
| Date: | 10 29 1954 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin President E.B. Fred receives a check from Dr. Robin Allin of the Wisconsin Heart Association. Looking on is John Wrage, chairman of... |
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