University-Union Club formal dance. Four men are pictured clowning around, all dressed in tuxedos and sporting gruesome false teeth. The men are identified as, left to right, Horace Wright, Norton Clapp, future mayor Harry P. Cain and an unidentified man.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Clapp, Norton, 1906-1995 ; University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma);

Annual Judges Banquet at University-Union Club. Seated are Govenor-elect Arthur B. Langlie (center), Mayor Harry P. Cain (perched on arm of chair) and U.S. District Court Judge Lloyd T. Black. Others in the November 21, 1940, photograph include State Supreme Court justices William J. Steinert, C.G. Jeffers, Samuel R. Driver, George B. Simpson, John T. Robinson and retired justice William D. Askew. The 33rd annual dinner for state supreme court judges was held on Thanksgiving Eve, November 20, 1940, with 271 men in attendance. Mayor Cain acted as Toastmaster. Mr. Langlie had been involved in a very close gubernatorial race with Spokane Democrat and former U.S. Senator C.C. Dill who refused to concede weeks after the election. Mr. Langlie would be the only GOP candidate to win a major office in Washington State in 1940. TPL-4586. (T.Times, 11-21-40, p. 9, 11-22-40, p. 18) ALBUM 10, ALBUM 12.

Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Judges; University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma);

March, 1942, publicity for St. Patrick's Stag Night at University-Union Club. L to R: Back; H.L. Blangy, Ed Richards, Warren Hull, Mayor Harry P. Cain, Fred Hansen, A.L. Lee. Seated: J. Corning Todd, Joseph Gordon, John Schlarb, Jr., William A. Johnson, William Buchanan, P.Scheibler, Irving Thomas and E.M. Wetherell. All the men are wearing chef's hats, obviously practicing for preparing their own meal at the annual St. Pat's steak fry. ALBUM 13. (T. Times 3/16/42, pg. 12)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950; University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Men--Clubs--Tacoma; Richards, Ed;

Judges Banquet at Univ.- Union Club. Each year state supreme court judges gathered for a banquet; the November 21, 1941, dinner at the University-Union Club would have been the 34th. Also invited were Pierce County superior court judges and judges of the federal courts. Reno Odlin, Tacoma banker, was the toastmaster. Mayor Harry P. Cain is standing, extreme right; seated in the center is Chief Justice John Robinson, flanked by Supreme Court justices John F. Main and George B. Simpson. U.S District Court Judge Lloyd T. Black is seated, extreme right. ALBUM 12. (T.Times 11-19-41, p. 10)

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Judges--Tacoma; Robinson, John; Main, John T.; Simpson, George B.; Black, Lloyd T.;

Leaving a luncheon at University-Union Club are (L-R) John Boettiger (publisher of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and son-in-law of the Roosevelts), First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Anna Roosevelt Boettiger and Mayor Harry P. Cain. Automobile at curbside is a 1941 Plymouth. Mrs. Roosevelt is the head of the women's defense activities for the nation and was making several stops in the West Coast and Pacific Northwest to meet with state and local defense councils. (TNT 12-13-41, p. 1; TNT 12-15-41, p. 9) ALBUM 1.

Presidents' spouses; Roosevelt, Anna Eleanor, 1884-1962; Visits of state--Tacoma; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Boettiger, John; University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Boettiger, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Dall, 1906-1975;

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt receives a gift from Marjorie Cain during a luncheon at the University-Union Club on December 13, 1941. Mayor Harry P. Cain, holding a cigarette, is to the right of Mrs. Roosevelt. Mrs. Roosevelt was paying a short visit to Tacoma to speak to local civil defense leaders in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor. She was accompanied by her daughter, Anna Eleanor Boettiger and Anna's husband, John. (TNT 12-13-41, p. 1, TNT 12-15-41, p. 9) ALBUM 1.

Presidents' spouses; Roosevelt, Anna Eleanor, 1884-1962; Visits of state--Tacoma; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994; World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Tacoma;

Eleanor Roosevelt attends a luncheon at the University-Union Club. Mayor Harry P. Cain is to the right of Mrs. Roosevelt. Also in attendance were John and Anna Boettiger; Mrs. Boettiger is the daughter of President and Mrs. Roosevelt. Eleanor Roosevelt was visiting several major cities on the West Coast and the Pacific Northwest as head of the women's defense activities for the nation. Pearl Harbor had occurred just six days before her visit to Tacoma; she had met with several state and local defense councils to assess the nation's readiness. (TNT 12-13-41, p. 1, TNT 12-15-41, p. 9) ALBUM 1.

Presidents' spouses; Roosevelt, Anna Eleanor, 1884-1962; Visits of state--Tacoma; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Tacoma;

Tacoma's brand new mayor, Val Fawcett, (center) with two unidentified men while attending the Electrical Products Banquet at the University - Union Club on June 3, 1946. Mayor Fawcett had been sworn into office that morning. He had served four terms as finance commissioner and also served as acting mayor during Harry P. Cain's absence. Mayor Fawcett's father, Angelo, was also Tacoma's mayor for several terms. ALBUM 14.

Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma Mayor C. Val Fawcett, (2nd from R), with a group of men attending the Electrical Products Banquet at the University - Union Club the evening of his June 3rd swearing in. Mayor Fawcett was already well known in Tacoma politics as he had served four terms as finance commissioner and also assumed the duties of mayor for an extended period of time when Harry P. Cain entered the Army. Val Fawcett was the son of former multi-term mayor A.V. Fawcett, nicknamed the "fightin' mayor." ALBUM 14.

Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Autographed photo, attendees of Electrical Products Banquet at the University - Union Club the evening of Mayor Val Fawcett's swearing in on June 3, 1946. Standing (from L): Fawcett; 2nd, Abner Bergersen; 3rd. Seated: Leon Titus; 3rd, Jerry Geehan; 4th, Harry P. Cain; 9th. Cain had acted as master of ceremonies during Fawcett's swearing in process. He and Fawcett had worked together on the city council for several years. ALBUM 13.

Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Bergersen, Abner R.; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Autographs;

Farewell party on Christmas Eve for Senator-elect Harry P. Cain (fifth from right in photo) and wife Marjorie (third from right) at the University - Union Club, prior to their departure for Washington, DC. Congressman Thor Tollefson is second from right with wife Eva. Cain was a former mayor of Tacoma. ALBUM 13.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Legislators--Washington--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994; Tollefson, Thor C., 1901-1982; Tollefson, Eva;