These missionaries didn’t need engraved name-badges to alert everyone to their status as Mormon missionaries. Elders like those in this picture (whose identity may be known to someone, although not to me), with their bowler hats and their umbrellas and grips, often called on my family in the early 20th century. Grandma used to say that the first notice her family had of the arrival of the missionaries was a loud “thunk” as they threw their grips on the porch as loudly as they could, and called “Mother! We’re here!”