Members of the Navy Mother's Club were the special guests at the June 7, 1942 "Avenge Pearl Harbor Day" ceremony. Fifteen Tacoma men were sworn into the Navy during a ceremony held at 9th and Broadway. Roxy (Pantages Theater) and Winthrop Hotel pictured in background. Movies playing are "Rings On Her Fingers" and "Call Out The Marines." Pictured are, front row left to right, Mrs. L.L. Lanning, Mrs. R.H. Culbertson, Mrs. Fred Lambert, Mrs. G.V. Pryor, Mrs. Inez Richards, Mrs. Florence Hopkins, Mrs. Clyde Melendy, Mrs. J.R. Myers, Mrs. N. Weeks and Mrs. H.N. Brooks. Back row- Mrs. Jack Doris, Mrs. Helen Wood, Mrs. Nellie Sanford, Mrs. G.M. Crow, Mrs. Paul Braaten, Mrs. Ann Kemp, Mrs. H.H. Lowe, Mrs. Harry Simons, Mrs. Helen Olson, Mrs. G.B. Babcock and Mrs. David Freeman. (T. Times 6/8/1942, pg. 12)
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