On May 21, 1942, all eyes were on Ida (Mrs. Murray W.) McCarty as she taught a Red Cross Home Nursing class at the home of Charles Ingram, 414 No. 7th St. As the war raged, the prominent women of Tacoma marshalled their forces to help with the war effort; the social season and its parties were put on a back burner. Pictured seated, left to right, Mrs. L.B. MacDonald, Aida (Mrs. Charles) Ingram, Mrs. M. McElroy, Mrs. John Hewitt, Mrs. Fred P. Dravis and Mrs. Ralph Schaeffer. Standing: Mrs. Stevens Sanderson and Mrs. Raymond T. Mallery. (T. Times 5/23/1942 p.5)

Ingram, Charles--Homes & haunts; American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Medical aspects--Tacoma; Nurses; Ingram, Aida; McCarty, Ida;

On May 21, 1942, a Red Cross Home Nursing class was being conducted at the Charles Ingram home, 414 No. 7th St., by Ida (Mrs. Murray W.) McCarty. Busy wartime years found prominent Tacoma women occupied with constructive work and study; the usual whirl of the social season put aside. Here the women receive instruction in proper bed making from Mrs. McCarty. Pictured, left to right, are Harriet (Mrs. William C.) Deering, Geraldine (Mrs. Gerald) Longstreth, Aida (Mrs. Charles) Ingram, Mrs. A.R. Miller and Kate (Mrs. Guy) Eernisse. (T. Times 5/23/1942 p.5)

Ingram, Charles--Homes & haunts; American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Medical aspects--Tacoma; Nurses; McCarty, Ida; Deering, Harriet; Longstreth, Geraldine; Ingram, Aida; Eernisse, Kate;

On April 7, 1942, the recently elected Junior League board members pose outside the home of Mrs. Charles Ingram, 414 No. 7th St. Pictured left to right are Dorothy (Mrs. James Mack) Koon (maiden name La Gasa), Phoebe (Mrs. Charles Jr.) Lea, Ruth (Mrs Paul) Graff, Edna (Mrs. John Bates) Roberts, Charlotte (Mrs. Walter) Baumann, Mrs. John Wood Jr. and Mrs. Thomas Henderson. (T. Times 4/11/1942, pg. 4)

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