Iwasaki, Hikaru Des Moines, Iowa. I-640 Seated, left to right, Alice Anderson, Lillian Hammer, Mariko Matsumoto. Standing are Bertha Wininger, Jean McClure, Shirley Cutler, Marion McCullough and Lois Milam. Miss Matsumoto is living at Esther Hall, a Methodist dormitory which houses approximately 85 working girls and business college students. The dormitory is a rather new brick structure located on a hill overlooking a portion of the business district.
Residents have very good supervision so there are some limitations as to hours.
Miss Matsumoto has been employed as a stenographer in Des Moines since early July 1943 and has taken a very active part in all community activities including the Red Cross and is a member of the Nisei Hospitality Committee. Miss Matsumoto is formerly of Los Angeles and relocated from Colorado River Relocation Center at Poston, Arizona. Iwasaki, Hikaru Des Moines, Iowa. Francis Ichikawa and Cloyd Street are shown busily at the work at Clark's Salad Dressing Company. This company is famous all over the Middle West for its excellent salad dressing.