U.S. naval wives honored at luncheon by Chamber of Commerce, Ambassador Hotel, 1935

Title: U.S. naval wives honored at luncheon by Chamber of Commerce, Ambassador Hotel, 1935
Date Created: October 24, 1935
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Related to article, "Prominent Navy Matrons Honored at Luncheon" [Los Angeles Times, October 27, 1935]
Photograph appears with the article, "Prominent Navy Matrons Honored at Luncheon," Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 27
From left to right: Louise A. Bullock (Mrs. John Gillespie Bullock), Mabel C. Laning (Mrs. Harris Laning), Louise Harrington Leahy (Mrs. William Daniel Leahy), and Margaret Bernice McCoid Crail (Mrs. Charles Sheward Crail) pose at a luncheon at the Ambassador Hotel. The event was planned in appreciation of the volunteer efforts of the wives of U.S. naval officers.After husband John G. Bullock's death, Louise Bullock later married judge, Russ Avery. Previous to Bullock, she had married Hugh Wallace.
Caption: Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2610-- Mrs. John G Bullock, Mrs. Harris Lanning [sic], Mrs. WM D Leahy, Mrs. Chas. S Crail, navy wives luncheon at Ambassador Hotel, [stamped:] OCT 29 1935
Text from newspaper caption: Mmes. John Gillespie Bullock, Harris Laning, William D. Leahy and Charles Sheward Crail were among the prominent society matrons at the luncheon Thursday afternoon at the Ambassador honoring wives of officers of the United States Fleet. Mrs. Bullock was chairman of the committee of hostesses and Mrs. Crail, vice-chairman. Mrs. Laning is the wife of Admiral Laning and Mrs. Leahy, wife of Vice-Admiral Leahy. The luncheon was sponsored by the Women's Community Service Auxiliary of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Subjects: Families of military personnel--California--Los Angeles County
Luncheons--California--Los Angeles
Names: Leahy, Louise Harrington, 1876-1942
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Avery, Louise A. Wallace Bullock, 1885-1962
Crail, Margaret Bernice McCoid, 1880-1945
Laning, Mabel C., 1877-1965
Ambassador Hotel
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local identifier: uclamss_1429_9109
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dh3zq
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