Modelling her latest formal creation on July 27, 1942, while standing on a stack of books at the YWCA, was USO Junior Hostess Dorothy Blanchfield. Lending a hand with the construction, left to right, were Carolyn Moore, (Miss Blanchfield,) Anna Mae Willman, Marian Allen and Myrl Van Den Heuvel. A USO Junior Hostess, in order to keep her permanent card and be a member in good standing, was required to attend one social function a week. The most popular functions were the dances. In order to have a wide variety of formal dresses and to keep costs down, some of the girls met weekly at the YWCA, with volunteer stylists from the department stores, to sew their own formals. Publicity for Community Chest. (TNT 8/2/1942 p.A-7)

Young Womens Christian Association (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma; Sewing; Seamstresses; Sewing machines; Blanchfield, Dorothy; Moore, Carolyn; Willman, Anna Mae; Allen, Marian; Van Den Heuvel, Myrl;

The seventh annual spring concert of the Normanettes women's choral ensemble was given on Tuesday evening May 23, 1950 at the Tacoma Y.W.C.A. As was usual with this singing group, the performance featured both a number of Scandinavian songs, and a selection of sacred and secular compositions sung in English. The women in this photograph are wearing Scandinavian costumes with beautifully embroidered, close fitting bodices, white, long-sleeved blouses, skirts with embroidery or ribbons and aprons. They performed folk dances at Normanna Hall, possibly in conjunction with the Normanette concert. Ordered by the Tacoma Athletic Association, Mr. Metcalf.

Ethnic groups; Costumes--Swiss; Women--Tacoma--1950-1960; Normanna Hall (Tacoma);

Tacoma's Y.W.C.A had a number of different sports groups meeting during the evening hours at the club; the groups were still accepting new members in January of 1949. Swimming and aquatic sports were just one of the fun groups to join. View of swimmers, Muriel Sagan, Dorothy Jorgenson, Barbara Kitlar, Marilou Baillargeon, Helen Gladstone, Patte Blakeslee, Kathe Childs and Anne Moe; unidentified lifeguard kneeling by the poolside (T.N.T., 1/9/49, p. D-1).

Women--Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Aquatic sports--Tacoma; Lifeguards--Tacoma; Swimming--Tacoma--1940-1950; Sports & recreation facilities--Tacoma; Swimmers--Tacoma; Swimming pools--Tacoma; Young Women's Christian Association (Tacoma);