A women's group gathers at Memorial Hall in 1919. Memorial Hall was a local gathering place, located on the southeast corner of the Main and Broad streets intersection.
Shown in the photo are (standing from left) Mrs. Earl Holland, Mrs. Maude Holland, Clara Malone, Nora Stone, Kate Smith, Allie Henderson, Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Pete Gilstrap; (sitting from left) Mrs. Ben Graves and Josephine, Mrs. Otis House, Stella Smith, Mary Sumpter Smith, Mrs. Jay Grow, Mrs. Harry D. Nifong Sr. and Mrs. Ruby McGee; (children) Maude Graves, dog Ted and Harry D. Nifong Jr.
To learn more about Mansfield history, check out the Mansfield Historical Museum, 102 N. Main St., open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free. For more info, call 817-473-4250, emailmuseum@mansfieldtexas.gov or go to mansfieldhistory.org.
Photo courtesy of the Mansfield Historical Society.
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