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Title
D13014-14
Date(s)
- 1942-06-20 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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On June 20, 1942, a young soldier donned an apron and offered to help with the dishes after dining and rooming at the First Congregational Church, 209 So. J St. In answer to an urgent call by Tacoma Mayor Harry Cain for weekend housing for the soldiers swelling the area military bases and coming to Tacoma for weekend entertainment, the Tacoma Ministerial Association opened three of the larger churches as dormitories. The first three to offer this service were First Presbyterian, First Congregational and First Christian. (T. Times 5/21/1942, pg. 1)
World War, 1939-1945--Military life--Tacoma; First Congregational Church (Tacoma);