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Empty Stocking Club
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Portrait of Rev. E. J. Van Handel, Madison's Diocesan Director of the Catholic Welfare Bureau, sitting at his desk. Fr. Van Handel was also a promoter of the Empty Stocking club, which was a organized group dedicated to the cause of forgotten children.
November 27, 1956
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women
April 10, 1956
Group portrait of three of the leaders of the second annual convention of the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women held at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Left to right are: Mrs. Har...
Empty Stocking Club
November 17, 1957
Joseph "Roundy" Coughlin holds an autographed football auctioned off at an Empty Stocking Club telethon. Standing with him is Patricia Cornwell, secretary to Roy Matson, editor of the Wisconsin Sta...
Empty Stocking Club
November 26, 1956
Portrait of Robert I. Perina, deputy district attorney of Dane county, seated at his desk. He assisted the Empty Stocking Club, an organized group dedicated to the cause of forgotten children, from...
Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women
August 9, 1956
Portrait of the new members of the board of the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. Left to right: Johnette G, Finnegan, Mrs. Carroll Bremner, Kath. B. Cummings, and Elizabeth Meng.
Empty Stocking Club
November 23, 1954
Jeffery Radder, age five, holds a football he received from the Empty Stocking Fund, as imagined in Monte Allen's dream. The Club, sponsored by the Wisconsin State Journal, raises funds for Christm...
Empty Stocking Club
November 23, 1954
Monte Allen, age eight, saves money for the Empty Stocking Club by putting coins into his piggy bank. The Club, sponsored by the Wisconsin State Journal newspaper, raises funds for Christmas toys f...
