The Matlages

Mr. W. T. Matlage, Sr. was born in Rosenberg in 1890.  He came to Sugar Land early in the 20th century as a chemist/lab technician for Imperial Sugar.  Before long, he became the town's druggist.  

I've posted several items in the past about Mr. Matlage, but I looked through some old photos recently and found a collection contributed by Tracey Matlage Calvert, the Matlages' granddaughter.  My thanks go to her for providing these scans to my brother. 

I like these particularly because Mrs. Matlage appears in them.  All the kids in our neighborhood loved Mrs. Matlage -- she often had cookies or other treats for us.

I found this in the album, too.  It's a patch for the civilian women's observer corps.  These were volunteers who watched the skies during WWII.  My paternal grandmother was also a member, although we don't have her patch.

The Sugar Land group met at the small building that served as a community center just off Highway-90A.  It stood roughly where the city park is now located, behind the Shell station where Bayview intersects the Highway.