Tacoma Elks members were greeted at the Spokane train station by the Spokane Elks' 10 piece band. The band members then marched the Tacoma Elks through a downtown parade in their honor (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13).

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Fraternal lodges--Spokane; Theatrical productions--Spokane; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Clubhouses--Spokane; Elks Club (Spokane); Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

Tacoma Elks would be enjoying a dancing and vaudeville show with the Spokane Elks members at their clubhouse. View of unidentified "uptight-looking" woman being greeted by an Elks member in costume (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13).

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Fraternal lodges--Spokane; Theatrical productions--Spokane; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Clubhouses--Spokane; Elks Club (Spokane); Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

John H. Anderson, Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future Mayor (right), shakes hands with his Spokane counterpart in front of the Lilac City's Great Northern Station during a Spokane visit by the Tacoma Elks (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13). ALBUM 14

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Men--Social life--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Great Northern Railway Co. (Spokane); Anderson, John H.; Shaking hands--Spokane

John H. Anderson, Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future Mayor, feels the effects of too much good cheer on a private rail car equipped as a bar during a club trip to Spokane (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13). ALBUM 14.

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal lodges--Spokane; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Elks Club (Spokane); Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, John H.;

Tacoma Elks Club was welcoming their past exalted ruler, Emmett T. Anderson, back home in late September of 1949. The club members had many activities planned for the national leader; Anderson had just visited lodges in the East and South, and was visiting the Tacoma lodge on official business. View of Elks members welcoming their past exalted ruler, Emmett T. Anderson (left), back to his home lodge; names appear in newspaper. Among those present were future Tacoma mayor John H. Anderson and Public Safety Commissioner Robert S. Temme. (T.N.T., 10/2/49, p. A-12).

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Men--Social life--1940-1950; Men--Clubs--Tacoma; Anderson, Emmett T.; Anderson, John H.; Temme, Robert S.; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

John H. Anderson, in cap with cigar, Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future Mayor, gambles with fellow Elks on a private rail car during a club trip to Spokane (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13). ALBUM 14.

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad passenger cars--Tacoma; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, John H.;

John H. Anderson, in cap with cigar, Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future Mayor, watches fellow Elks play cards on a private rail car during a club trip to Spokane (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13). ALBUM 14.

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad passenger cars--Tacoma; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, John H.; Card games;

Interior view of the Elks Club in Spokane, Washington; members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge Number 174 visited the Spokane lodge during the latter part of October 1949 (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13).

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Fraternal lodges--Spokane; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Clubhouses--Spokane; Elks Club (Spokane); Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

The Tacoma Elks were visiting the Spokane Elks' Club; the visiting delegation arrived on October 19, 1949 and would be staying for about a week. View of unidentified woman holding a "Welcome Tacoma" sign, she is likely at the train station waiting to greet the Tacoma Elks members (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13).

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Fraternal lodges--Tacoma; Theatrical productions--Spokane; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Clubhouses--Spokane; Elks Club (Spokane); Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

Tacoma's Own Comes Home. Ex-Tacoma resident Emmett T. Anderson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks National Organization, is presented a commeratative newspaper during a visit to Tacoma in October of 1949. Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Lodge and future Mayor John H. Anderson (in white coat and bow tie), stands next to Emmett Anderson. Headlines in the newspaper read: "Emmett T. Anderson Extra!" "Tacoma's Own Comes Home" ALBUM 14.

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, John H.; Anderson, Emmett T.; Newspapers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Newspaper headlines;

John H. Anderson, Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future Mayor (right), shakes hands with his Spokane counterpart on the rostrum of the Spokane Elks Club during a Lilac City visit by the Tacoma Elks (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13). ALBUM 14.

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Men--Social life--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, John H.; Shaking hands--Spokane;

John H. Anderson, second from right, Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future Mayor, enjoys fellowship with fellow Elks on a private rail car equipped as a bar during a club trip to Spokane. The Tacoma Elks would be spending a week at the Spokane clubhouse (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13). ALBUM 14.

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad passenger cars--Tacoma; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Men--Social life--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, John H.;

Members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge Number 174 were visiting the Spokane Elks. The club members would be celebrating the visit with a variety of events. View of the unidentified restaurant staff at the Spokane Elks' Club (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13).

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Fraternal lodges--Spokane; Cooks; Waitresses--Spokane; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Clubhouses--Spokane; Elks Club (Spokane); Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge Number 174 members were visiting the Spokane Elks for a week long visit in October of 1949. The Tacoma delegation would be greeted at the train station by a band; they would then participate in a Spokane parade, followed by a dancing and vaudeville show at the Spokane clubhouse (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13).

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Fraternal lodges--Spokane; Men--Social life--1940-1950; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Clubhouses--Spokane; Murals--Spokane; Elks Club (Spokane); Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

View of the Tacoma and the Spokane Elks enjoying the Spokane club facilities with a "Happy Hour;" murals depicting Washington State landmarks in background (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13).

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Fraternal lodges--Spokane; Men--Social Life--1940-1950; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Clubhouses--Spokane; Murals--Spokane; Elks Club (Spokane); Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

John H. Anderson, Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future mayor, exchanges handshakes with his Spokane counterpart during a week-long visit by a large Tacoma Elks contingent to the Lilac City. The Tacoma group had traveled by train and arrived at the Great Northern Station in mid-October of 1949. ALBUM 14.

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Men--Social life--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Great Northern Railway Co. (Spokane); Anderson, John H.; Shaking hands--Spokane

John H. Anderson, in cap with cigar, Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future Mayor, at bar with fellow Elks on a private rail car equipped as a bar during a club trip to Spokane (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13). ALBUM 14. (Photo is damaged at bottom)

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad passenger cars--Tacoma; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, John H.;

John H. Anderson, Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future Mayor, enjoys a practical joke greeting at the Spokane Elks pool during a club trip to the Lilac City (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13) TPL-9828

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Swimming pools--Spokane; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Men--Social life--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, John H.;

John H. Anderson, in cap with cigar, Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future Mayor, enjoys fellowship with fellow Elks on a private rail car equipped as a bar during a club trip to Spokane (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13). ALBUM 14.

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Railroad passenger cars--Tacoma; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Men--Social life--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, John H.;

John H. Anderson, Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future Mayor, and fellow Tacoma Elks pose with banners and "I'm Going" buttons before a Milwaukee Road rail dining car. This was a publicity picture for the October 19, 1949, trip to Spokane. According to the banner held by John Anderson and others, $25 would cover the round trip tickets and a room at the Davenport Hotel. ALBUM 14.

Anderson, John H.; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Elks Club. Members of the Elks are starting work on their 1949 Elks Stocking Fillers' annual Christmas benefit for Tacoma's under-privileged children. Three men review a long list of names of those Elks who have already signed up to work on the project.

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950;

John H. Anderson, Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future Mayor, holds a big salmon for another man to measure in front of the Elks Temple on Broadway. Third man holds some smaller fish. ALBUM 14.

Anderson, John H.; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Salmon;

Printers dinner honoring Emmett Anderson, Dammeier Printing Co. Emmett T. Anderson, seated at the head of the table, was elected as Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks in July 1949. He was the owner of Anderson Printing Company in Tacoma. He is being honored by his fellow printers in the Tacoma area at a dinner held on August 4, 1949. Seated on the left is George R. Allen. Seated on Emmett Anderson's right is Arthur P. Allen. In the foreground seated with his hands crossed is James W. Anderson, Sr., brother of Emmett Anderson. (Additional identification provided by a reader)

Anderson, Emmett T.; Dammeier Printing Co. (Tacoma); Allen, George R.; Allen, Arthur P.; Anderson, James W.; Group portraits; Printers; Printing industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Eating & drinking--Tacoma--1940-1950;

New tile floor at Elks Club kitchen, Stebner's Inc., Ed Keenan. Interior view of the new kitchen, Head Chef Mitchell Pentel will be preparing meals for the Elks; everything has been remodeled and all the appliances are new, including an automatic dishwasher, sterilizers and a walk-in quick freeze storage room (T.N.T., 12/30/48, p. 4-7).

Fraternal organizations'--Tacoma; Kitchens--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal lodges--Tacoma; Men--Clubs--Tacoma; Remodeling--Tacoma; Elks Club (Tacoma);

The Elks Club Band and their majorette, Gloria Ellexson, posed next to the Elks Temple before leaving for Cleveland, Ohio, in July of 1949 for the Elks National Convention. The band, under the direction of L.R. Grass, had been the 1948 state champions and Miss Ellexson was the state champion majorette. The band performed at the convention in Ohio, and Gloria, a student at the College of Puget Sound, was named the 1949 National Champion Drum Majorette. (TNT, 7/6/1949, p.10)

Elks Temple (Tacoma); Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Marching bands; Bands--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ellexson, Gloria; Drum majorettes--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Forrest M. LaSuer, secretary of the Tacoma Moose Lodge, won a membership drive contest in June 1949. Harold Jordan, secretary of the Kelso-Longview Moose Lodge, lost the contest and was required to push LaSuer in a wheelbarrow, wearing a feed-sack dress with bonnet. LaSuer enjoyed the ride - he is wearing his own bonnet and night shirt, is holding a baby bottle and smoking a cigar. Jordan pushed the triumphant LaSuer past the Moose Lodge quarters at 737 Commerce St. (7/5/1949, p.2)

Loyal Order of Moose, Tacoma Lodge 435 (Tacoma); Wheelbarrows; Bottle feeding--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cigars; Bonnets; Dresses--Tacoma--1940-1950; LaSuer, Forrest M.; Jordan, Harold;

The Elks Band was playing and majorette Gloria Ellexson was performing while club members waited on July 7, 1949 at Union Station for the train taking them to the national convention in Cleveland, Ohio. The Tacoma Elks ritual team, which held the state championship, together with coach Russ Barlow, would also compete in Cleveland. It was reported during the convention that Gloria Ellexson, a student at the College of Puget Sound, had been named national champion drum majorette. Ordered by Harry Lynch, Elks Club. (TNT, 7/6/1l949, p.10; TNT, 7/13/1949, p.1)

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Union Station (Tacoma); Marching bands; Bands--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ellexson, Gloria; Drum majorettes--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad travel--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Moose Troop 435, Boy Scouts of America, was organized in September, 1950. It was sponsored by Tacoma Lodge 435, Loyal Order of Moose, as part of their civic affairs program. Scoutmaster J. F. (Lucky) Wahl shares the troop application form with Joseph Ryan, the first member of the troop. The young Scout with his hand across Scoutmaster Wahl's shoulders is believed to be Stanley Blattner. Wayne Ruoff, holding the sign identifying the troop, stands next to Douglas Ruoff. (TNT 9-17-50, p. A-9)

Loyal Order of Moose, Tacoma Lodge 435 (Tacoma); Boy Scouts (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Boys--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A large contingent of Royal Arch Masons gathered at the sandstone quarry in Tenino for Masonic ceremonies on August 5, 1950. The men are posed in front of the massive quarry walls. Masonic chapters from Washington and Oregon attended the members-only event which was sponsored by the Centralia Chapter #44. A block of Tenino stone can be found in the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. (TNT 8-1-50, p. 26)

Royal Arch Masons; Fraternal organizations; Sandstone quarrying--Tenino;

ca. 1950. Interior photograph of club. It is five minutes to one and the dance floor is empty. The piano, drums and jukebox are silent at the Tacoma Aerie No. 3 chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. The grand opening of new club rooms at 13th and Fawcett Avenue was on October 4, 1940. Barely a year later, the Eagles celebrated the opening of the club's completely remodeled lounge and basement quarters. It was necessary to have additional space due to the large increase of members who would be able to enjoy the new furnishings and modernistic furniture. (TNT 10-4-40, Tacoma Progress edition, p. 15-20; TNT 12-20-41, p.11)

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Clubs--Tacoma; Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 3 (Tacoma); Jukeboxes;