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Full title:A group of the hostesses at the Washington USO for Nisei servicemen and their guests. The USO is run by Miss Gretchen Feiker, assisted by Miss Helena Johnson. In addition to seeing that everyone has a good time, the hostesses do much of the work of making the refreshments, running the victrola for dancing, cleaning up. Left to right, back row, Sophie Ravetta, Lily Tamaki, Central Utah, May Natsumoto, Fumi Takayanagi, Central Utah, Joy Takeshita, Heart Mountain, Yasu Narita, Poston, Yukiye Tanaka, Granada, Secretary-Treasurer, Etty Seki, Minidoka, Marion Muirhead, Eiko Narita, Poston, and Mary Kent. Seated--Dolly Nagai, Rohwer, Miss Helene Johnson, Assistant Director, Miss Gretchen Feiker, USO Director, Kenko Nagaki, hostess chairman, Minidoka. Front--Yvonne Noguchi, Fuki Seki, Minidoka. Photographer: Van Tassel, Gretchen "Washington, D.C.", .
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