Employees of the Washington Hospital Service enjoyed a tasty luncheon at the Winthrop Hotel on September 23, 1954. The business apparently handled Blue Cross plans and was located in Seattle at 2121 Third Avenue. View of luncheon tables with employees; some have on name tags.

Washington Hospital Service (Seattle)--Employees; Banquets--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Nearly 200 delegates attended the annual summer board meeting of the Business and Professional Women's Clubs held in the Crystal Ballroom of the Winthrop Hotel on August 23, 1952. Ten women, both past and present officials, posed at the head table which had been decorated with candles and a large bouquet of gladiolus. Standing from left to right: Fay Anderson, present of the Tacoma Business and Professional Women's Club; Fae Hite; Mrs. John Stanley; Alice Colman; Helen Haller and Selma Therrault. Seated from left to right: Ruby Grant; Ruth Cullen, national federation chrm.; Margaret Pearson, state president and Marguerite Boye. Later a costume and swimming party was held at the American Lake home of Ruby Grant.

Tacoma Business & Professional Women's Club (Tacoma); Women--Tacoma--1950-1960; Grant, Ruby; Cullen, Ruth; Pearson, Margaret; Boye, Marguerite; Therrault, Selma; Haller, Helen; Colman, Alice; Stanley, John--Family; Hite, Fae; Anderson, Fay;

W.L. Stoddard designed the Winthrop Hotel and it was built in 1924 and dedicated May 15, 1925. It was named for explorer and writer Theodore Winthrop, author of "The Canoe and the Saddle" which helped popularize the Northwest. The hotel was to be a civic center.

Hotels--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Banquet tables have been prepared in the Cystal Ballroom at the Winthrop Hotel. Tables that would seat ten have been covered with white table cloths and set with table ware, cups and saucers and napkins. The room is lit with daylight coming in through the tall windows, chandeliers and sconces. The head table has been set on a dais along the right side with flags behind it. An American flag hangs at the far end of the room.

Hotels--Tacoma; Ballrooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

The wide lobby and lounge at the Winthrop Hotel has been decorated in a grand style. The windows have been draped with light-colored fabric, pulled back with braid and tassels to allow plenty of daylight into the room. Several large sofas have been placed below each window and in the center of the room. Desks have been placed near columns on the left and a few side chairs have been spaced around the edges of the room to allow plenty of open space for people to congregate. Chandeliers hang from the ceiling and a figured carpet covers the floor.

Lobbies--Tacoma; Hotels--Tacoma; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);