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BOLAND-B17562
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- 1927-11-09 (Creation)
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The Young Business Woman's Club ukulele orchestra provided part of the musical entertainment at the Y.B.W.C. dinner held on November 9, 1927 in the Peacock room of the Tacoma Hotel. More then 200 members and guests attended the dinner which was organized to honor the various businesses and organizations that employed the club's members. J. Frank Hickey, the president of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce spoke that evening of the increasing role of women in the commercial life of the city. Consisting of four strings, the ukulele came to Hawaii in the 1800's by way of Portuguese immigrants. It became popular in the mainland in the 1920's and '30's. Besides the traditional small guitar shape, ukuleles were shaped like banjos, rectangles, teardrops and even pineapples. Several of the young ladies practicing for their performance are holding banjo-shaped ukuleles. (TNT 11-10-1927 p. 12) G40.1-028
Ukuleles; Musicians--Tacoma--1920-1930; Young Business Womens Club (Tacoma);