Marjorie (Macklen) Jones (1892-1987) was a prominent social services activist in Seattle, and was married to Robert M. Jones (1882-1954), a long-time King County Superior Court judge. Ms. Jones was named to the state's first committee on aging in the 1930s, established the statewide Friendly Visiting Service to help the elderly, and organized day care for women who went to work during World War II. She also served on the state Board Against Discrimination, helped found the Theodora Home, getting the first federal loan to build the home for senior citizens, and was active in Volunteers of America. Ms. Jones was an advisory committee member under President Dwight Eisenhower for the first White House Conference on Aging; president of Hamilton House, Seattle's first senior center, and founder of Evergreen Clubs, social groups for the elderly. She also helped train Junior League members to be volunteers.

In this image Marjorie Jones, left, and Helen Mildred (Thompson) Dorman (1901-1988) sit together at Ms. Dorman's home, where the two were to host a garden carnival sponsored by the alumni of the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Washington. Proceeds from the event were donated to the Mildred Buck Student Loan Fund.

Caption information source: "Marjorie Jones Dies at 96; Social Services Activist," The Seattle Times, December 30, 1987, p. H2.
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.