Three girls wearing dresses of velvet and taffeta or velvet with lace ruffles, white anklets and black shoes with straps stand ready with baskets full of wedding favors during a wedding reception at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club.

Girls--Tacoma--1950-1960; Children--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma);

Tribune. The Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club officially opened the season for 1949 with a tea held May 25, 1949. A group of women of the Tennis Club board met to discuss plans for the event. Shown here, L-R, are: Dorothy W. (Mrs. Camille J.) Pessemier, Doris T. (Mrs. Leon) Titus, Frances B. (Mrs. Earl V.) Clifford, Edith (Mrs. Will J.) Connor, Mrs. Maddox Mellinger, and Mary C. (Mrs. George R.) Thompson. (TNT, 5/22/1949, p.D-3)

Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pessemier, Dorothy W.; Titus, Doris T.; Clifford, Frances B.; Connor, Edith; Mellinger, Maddox--Family; Thompson, Mary C.;

Rosemary Tollefson and Ardeis Harold Myers, Jr. held their wedding reception at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club. The bride and groom are ready to cut their wedding cake. The large cake, in the shape of a cross, is made up of square cakes with four on each side of the central, highest tier of cakes. Flowers decorate the base of the cake and bride and groom figurines under a bell decorate the top. A gladiola bouquet is next to the cake table. The bride's satin dress shimmers in the light; her curved neckline is decorated with lace. Lace appliques have been added to her veil. Rosemary's bridal bouquet is seen on the table next to the cake. 600 guests were invited to the wedding, making it one of Tacoma's largest of the season. (TNT 8-21-49, D-1)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Receptions--Tacoma; Cakes--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tollefson, Rosemary--Marriage; Myers, Ardeis Harold--Family;

Congressman Thor Tollefson with his daughter Rosemary on the occasion of her marriage to Ardeis H. Myers, Jr., of Kansas City, MO, at Tacoma's Central Lutheran Church. They are seen here during the reception held at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club. It was one of the largest weddings of the season which saw 600 guests in attendance at the double-ring candlelit ceremony. The bride had ten attendants, all dressed alike in Empire-styled models of chartreuse velvet. She wore an ivory satin gown with fitted bodice and stand-up collar, accessorized by orange blossoms in her silk illusion fingertip veil. The new Mrs. Myers was a graduate of Stadium High School and Stephens College in Columbia, MO. After a three week honeymoon in the South, the newlyweds will be home in Columbia where they will continue studies at the University of Missouri. (TNT 8-14-49, D-2, TNT, 8-21-49, D-1) ALBUM 4.

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Tollefson, Rosemary--Marriage; Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Tollefson, Thor C., 1901-1982; Legislators--Washington--1940-1950;

Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club matrons were hosting the second guest luncheon of the season. Creigh C. Fratt (right) was attending with her daughter, Mrs. Gaston Jennings; Mrs. Jennings was visiting from Greenville, South Carolina; she would be spending five weeks with her parents (T.N.T., 8/11/49, p. 24).

Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Social life--1940-1950; Socialites--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mothers & children--Tacoma; Fratt, Creigh C.--Family; Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma);

Swimming and wading pools at Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club. The Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club was established in 1905. The original clubhouse was demolished in 1967 and replaced. The ground was broken for this pool in June of 1954 and the pool opened in September of 1954. The opening ceremony was a luncheon and pool party for 500.

Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Swimming pools--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The Pansy Ring Tea was a Delta Delta Delta tradition at the College of Puget Sound. Each year the sorority would honor all senior women on campus with a special tea. The women did not have to be Greek-affiliated. A large ring of flowers would be erected at the site of the tea; in the spring of 1954, the tea was held at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club. A young college student is demurely posed here in front of the Pansy Ring; she has on a small hat with veil, gloves, and a black purse to complement her black and white dress. (TNT 5-2-54, D-4)

Delta Delta Delta (Tacoma); Fraternities & sororities--Tacoma--1950-1960; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960; Flowers--Tacoma; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Two tennis players on the courts of the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club pose for a portrait on July 20, 1957. Dressed in traditional whites, the couple are carrying their Bancroft and Spalding of Canada rackets. John Been of Shawnee, Oklahoma, and Sue Butt, 19, of Victoria B.C., were finalists in the men's and women's singles during the 66th annual Pacific Northwest Championships which opened on July 15, 1957. Been went on to lose to top seeded Noel Brown of Santa Monica, California, in straight sets, but rebounded to win the men's doubles and mixed doubles championships. Butt, second seeded in singles, defeated top seeded 16-year-old Patty Miller of Portland, 6-1, 6-2. She also teamed with Miller to win the women's doubles. Matches took place at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club. Established in 1905, Tacoma Lawn Tennis is still located in Tacoma's North end, next door to Annie Wright Seminary. Members continue to play tennis on the well-maintained courts and lessons are offered by club professionals. 2002 marked the 111th annual Pacific Northwest Championships held at the Club; the event attracted participants from as far away as the Czech Republic. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club. (TNT 7-14-57, B-10, 11, TNT 7-21-57, B-12, TNT 7-22-57, p. 18)

Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Tennis players--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tennis rackets;

Taken for the News Tribune; three young women walking toward the camera with trees on either side at the Tacoma Lawn & Tennis Club. This picture was not used in the August 1935 News Tribune, but was probably taken in conjunction with their large tennis tournament early in August and its accompanying parties and social events.

Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Women--Clothing & dress--1930-1940;

Four young women carry wood-frame tennis rackets as they walk across lawn at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club to participate in tennis matches. The Club was hosting the Northwest Tennis Tournament in July of 1938. The girls are, left to right, Hazel Schenck of Portland, Lucille Price of Hood River, Wyona Diener and Virginia Welker of Tacoma. (T. Times 7/16/1938, pg. 9)

Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Tennis players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tennis rackets;

On July 10, 1940, a group of teenagers at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club, located at 502 Bourough Rd., were enjoying a game of croquet on one of the lawns. The game was sandwiched between the matches of the annual Pacific Northwest Tennis Tournament. The venerable club was celebrating its Golden Anniversary. Pictured, left to right, were Budge Patty of Los Angeles, Patricia Greenup of Tacoma, Donald Harris of LA, Jo Ann Schwalen and Juliette Schwalen of Tacoma. (T. Times 7/13/1940, pg. 5)

Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Croquet--Tacoma; Tennis rackets; Tennis players--Tacoma--1940-1950; Greenup, Patricia; Schwalen, Jo Ann; Schwalen, Juliette;

Participants in the September, 1923, tennis tournament at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club posed outdoors on the club's property. The athletes were from Tacoma and Hoquiam. The team from Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club defeated the visiting Hoquiam squad 8 matches to 5. The player wearing #23 on his sweater has been identified as Wally Scott, outstanding Tacoma product who was the defending Tacoma city champion. G55.1-004 (TDL 10-1-23, p. 7-article)

Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Tennis players--Tacoma--1920-1930; Scott, Wally;

Five young adults relax in the evening on an outdoor swing at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club House where tennis matches are being held. The Club is hosting the Northwest Tennis Tournament. The young people are, left to right, Virginia Haines, Robert Stanford of Los Angeles, Betty Doud of Beverly Hills and Tacoma, Dorothy Buckell of Oakland and Edward Hamilton. (T. Times 7/16/1938, pg. 9)

Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Doud, Betty;

Dick Bennett, formerly of California and now residing in Tacoma, prepares to smash one over the net in the July 1938 Pacific Northwest Tennis Tournament being held at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club. Bennett is favored to win the men's singles title. (T. Times 7/16/1938, pg. 13)

Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Tennis players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tennis rackets;

Rising tennis star Helen Gurley is caught in midair as she leaps over a tennis net at the end of her match. Miss Gurley of Sacramento is one of the one hundred plus young players competing at the Pacific Northwest Tennis Tournament being held at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club in July of 1938. Buoyed by her victories, Miss Gurley will play Barbara Duncan for the crown. (T. Times 7/16/1938, pg. 13)

Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Tennis players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tennis rackets; Gurley, Helen;

Each year the Tennis Club held a Presidents' Tea to open the summer season. It was sponsored by the board members to honor all past presidents of the club. In 1937, it was held on May 20th. Pictured pouring is Mrs. Welles Wheeler. Standing are Mrs. Grant S. Hicks, Mrs. W. S. Anderson, Mrs. D.J. Young and Mrs. James Morris (order uncertain.) (T.Times 5/22/1937, pg. 9).

Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma);

Tacoma News Tribune. Publicity for the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club. Fourteen young women pose in a yard with lawn furniture.

Tennis--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma);

At the conclusion of the annual July tennis tournament at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club, a tournament ball was held for members, especially the younger set, and visiting players. A group of members is pictured at the July 17, 1942 ball. Pictured left to right are Ensign H.W. Whitman, Lt. William Hyde, MIss Noreen Inveen, Ensign Ralph Hill, Miss Phyllis Dickman and Lt. Chester Johnson. (T. Times)

Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hyde, William; Inveen, Noreen; Hill, Ralph; Dickman, Phyllis; Johnson, Chester;

Annual ball, held on July 17, 1942, following the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club tournament. The two young couples hold hands in dance mode while posing for the camera.

Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Teenagers--1940-1950;

Mary Elizabeth Morton and Donald Howard Wollett were married June 30, 1950, at the College of Puget Sound. This portrait shows the bride wearing an ankle-length gown with short sleeves, a V-neckline and several rows of lace in the skirt. She wears a broad-brimmed picture hat and stands in front of the large fireplace at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club where the reception was held. Large bouquets of flowers stand on either side and on the mantel. (TNT, 7/9/1950, p.D-2)

Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Fireplaces--Tacoma; Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma);

A banquet table has been set for the McMath-Prentice wedding reception with carved melon, floral centerpieces and silverware for at least three courses. Janet Ruth McMath and Gordon A. Prentice were married June 16, 1950, at the First Presbyterian Church chapel. They held their wedding reception at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club. (TNT, 6/19/1950, p.5)

Table settings & decorations; Tableware; Glassware; Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Banquets--Tacoma--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Three smiling women pose for the camera at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club. The attractive trio of matrons are members of the planning committee for the fashion show tea to be held August 22, 1956 around the pool of the Club. Tables will be set around the pool and models wearing the latest fall fashion will stroll among the tables. Helen (Mrs. Hall D.) Murtland is perched on the edge of the flower bed. Roberta (Mrs. F.A. Haines Jr.) stands on the left with Betty (Mrs. Judd) Day to her right. All three women are dressed in the summer style of the time; brightly patterned dresses with cinched waists and full skirts. (TNT 8/12/1956, pg. D-4)

Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Murtland, Helen; Haines, Roberta; Day, Betty; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Many members of the upscale Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club turn out for a pool side fest. The occasion is the second annual Tennis Club Steak Fry on June 12, 1955. Serving tables are set up behind the deep end of the pool. The pool is surrounded by members dining at small tables. Spectators sit on benches to watch the children swimming and diving in the pool. The occasion is made even more festive this year by the Club's addition of new umbrellas set up for the first time around the pool and on the lawn. June of 1955 was sweltering, with temperatures in the 80's and the poolside party was a welcome respite. Scores of families braved the heat to spend time at the new pool, tennis courts, croquet grounds or seated on the green lawns. (TNT 6/12/1955, pg. D-1& 6/19/1955, pg. D-7))

Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Swimming pools--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Young women pose around the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club pool in the latest summer swimwear. The girls on either side wear strapless one piece suits. The girl in the center is attired for tennis. The girls are, left to right, Sharon Nourse, Clarissa Smith, Patricia Greenup, Margaret Strachan and Mary Mellinger. The Club is busy with activity as the members celebrate the second annual Tennis Club Steak Fry June 12, 1955. The weather in June of 1955 was unusually hot, even cresting at 90 degrees on one occasion, making a June swim very attractive. (TNT 6/12/1955, pg. D-1 & 6/19/1955, pg. D-7))

Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Swimming pools--Tacoma--1950-1960; Bathing suits--1950-1960; Nourse, Sharon; Smith, Clarissa; Greenup, Patricia; Strachan, Margaret; Mellinger, Mary;