Tel, Christmas Party, Mr. Pavey. Two enlisted women pour coffee for a sailor at the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. Christmas Party. Apples, peanuts, doughnuts and candy are also available.

World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma; Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. (Tacoma);

Tel, Christmas Party, Mr. Pavey. An enlisted woman pours coffee for one of the telephone operators while two sailors, the telephone manager and another man look on at the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. Christmas Party. Apples, peanuts, doughnuts and candy are also available.

World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma; Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. (Tacoma);

Community Chest Travelers Aid at Union Depot. The War Chest in conjunction with the U.S.O. will be opening a men's lounge for service men to have a place to rest on the second floor of Union Depot with cots, a library, comfortable chairs, reading lamps, tabels and writing desks. (T.Times, 11/10/1943, p.10)

World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma; Tacoma Community Chest (Tacoma); Union Station (Tacoma); USO clubs (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Community Chest Travelers Aid at Union Depot. The War Chest in conjunction with the U.S.O. council will be opening a servicemen's lounge at the Union Depot. Going over the plans on November 1, 1943, are, L-R, Dick Richer, Phoebe Lea, J.T. Kane, Rhoda Reynolds, and Andy Rome. (T.Times, 11/10/1943, p.10)

World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma; Tacoma Community Chest (Tacoma); Union Station (Tacoma); USO clubs (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Richer, Dick; Lea, Phoebe; Kane, J.T.; Reynolds, Rhoda; Rome, Andy;

U.S.O. Costume Dance. A sailor and young woman play checkers. Another young woman and a soldier holding a fur and an apple watch on.

World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma; USO clubs (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Labor heads and service men at the U.S.O. Open houses will be held at all four U.S.O. centers in Tacoma. Standing L-R Phillip Robbins, Ralph Chaplin, Frank Horton, next three men unnamed, and Ted Hopkins. Seated L-R H.S. McIlvaigh, Betty Terry (who will be singing in the program), Rudy Davis, Paul Wesdett and an unnamed man. (T.Times, 9/3/1943, p.3) TPL-10199

World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma; USO clubs (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Labor leaders--Tacoma;

Mrs. William Wiley kept her most treasured mementos of her husbands service in Iran during WWII in a leather-bound folder. The clipping from the U.S. Army Dispatch that she received in December of 1943 went right into the folder. The clipping showed her husband, Pvt. William Wiley, meeting the Commander in Chief of the American Military Forces, President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Pvt. Wiley had fractured his leg while on duty with the Persian Gulf Service Command; The President the hospital in which he was recuperating. (T.Times, 12/22/1943, p.1)

World War, 1939-1945--Women--Tacoma;

A group of interested South Tacomans gathers on September 18, 1942 for the formal dedication of the new outdoor fireplace and Barbecue pit at the park surrounding the South Tacoma USO Club. The fireplace was built with donated materials, money and labor.

World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma; USO clubs (Tacoma)--1940-1950; United Service Organizations (Tacoma); Fireplaces--Tacoma;

Publicity for Community Chest. In the foreground, a man snaps a picture of a serviceman and his friends or family. In the center, we can see the backs of a serviceman and a USO junior hostess taking their turns on the archery field.

World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma; USO clubs (Tacoma)--1940-1950; United Service Organizations (Tacoma); Sports; Archery; Bows (Archery); Arrows;

In July of 1942, servicemen and USO junior hostesses were pictured playing volleyball in the park surrounding the South Tacoma USO Club. Due to its location in South Tacoma Park, the Club was able to offer an outdoor sports program. Publicity for Community Chest.

World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma; USO clubs (Tacoma)--1940-1950; United Service Organizations (Tacoma); Volleyball; Sports;

V for Home and World Victory was the slogan of the War Chest of Tacoma, a branch of the Community Chest in 1942, during WWII. These boys and girls gave a spirited victory sign as they stood on the Spanish steps next to the Elks Club at 565 Broadway. Their spirit helped to get them chosen to represent their schools as speakers at community functions such as P.T.A. meetings and civic group luncheons. Left to right are: Kathryn Hultgren, Stadium High School; Bud Cairns, Gault Intermediate; Frank Rossiter, McCarver; Gloria Swanberg, Jason Lee; Bud Berland, Stewart; and Jack Brouwer, Mason. (T. Times 10/14/1942, pg. 1)

World War, 1939-1945--Students--Tacoma; Hultgren, Kathryn; Cairns, Bud; Rossiter, Frank; Swanberg, Gloria; Berland, Bud; Brouwer, Jack;

In October of 1942, Maxwell Super Service Station, 910 Puyallup Ave., really offered its customers super service. Nine women attendants rush out to take care of a 1942 De Soto convertible (with hide-away headlights!) that has stopped for gas. The women pump gas, check under the hood, put air in the tires and clean the headlights. As more men enlisted or went to work in the defense industries, the women took over the jobs they left behind.

World War, 1939-1945--Women--Tacoma; Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; De Soto automobiles; Maxwell Super Service Station (Tacoma);