A wake was held for the slot machines at the Sportsmen's Club, 902-04 Pacific Ave., on October 31, 1950. A group of "mourners" was leaving the club building in a mock funeral procession, following Emmett T. Krefting, the club manager, who was carrying a wreath to the hearse marked "Don't Say 'Undertaker' Say...O'Hell." Slot machines had been banned by Safety Commissioner James T. Kerr. Ordered by Mr. Krefting. (TNT, 11/2/1950, p.B-11)
Sportsmen's Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Slot machines--Tacoma; Krefting, Emmett T.; Hearses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Tacoma--1950-1960;