Chief Baker, left, of Louistown, Mt., president of the Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs Association, greets his fellow members at the 47th annual convention, held for the first time in Tacoma. Tacoma would play host July 31st - August 3rd, 1940 to 1500 fire chiefs, wives and guests from the western states. Standing second to the right is Jay W. Stevens of San Francisco, secretary of the organization. (T. Times 7/23/1940, pg. 2)

Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stevens, Jay W.;

Tacoma Sculpturing Club exhibit in window at Rhodes Department Store. The plaque in the center reads that the exhibit is by the Tacoma Sculptors Club and the Bryant Creative Arts Studio; a school centered community recreation program and a WPA cooperative program offering free instruction. The project originated four years previously. The larger pieces on display are wood etchings, a cabinet, scenic carvings and a chest. New ideas in carving include covers for photo, guest and scrap books. Also represented are finely carved cameos in hand carved frames. (T. Times 8/19/1940, pg. 7)

Tacoma Sculpting Club (Tacoma); Rhodes Brothers Department Store (Tacoma); Wood carvings; Woodwork;

A couple dressed in the style of the Gay Nineties poses at the Pi Beta Phi style show, held at the Masonic Temple roof garden on September 6, 1940. The style show and tea was hosted by the sororities' alumnae organization. (T. Times 9/5/1940, pg. 10)

Pi Beta Phi (Tacoma); Fraternities & sororities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fashion shows--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma Drama League committee members planning the gala opening night of "Call It A Day" meet in the garden of the home of Mrs. Abner Bergersen. The play by Dodie Smith would be produced at the Tacoma Little Theater March 27-29 and April 3-5, 1941. It would be directed by Marjorie (Mrs. Harry) Cain. Pictured left to right are Mrs. Salem Nourse, Margaret (Mrs. J.W.) Matheson, Mabel (Mrs. Abner) Bergersen and Marion Seymour. (T. Times 3/22/1941, pg. 5)

Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Drama League (Tacoma); Bergersen, Abner R.--Homes & haunts; Matheson, Margaret; Bergersen, Mabel; Seymour, Marion;

Co-Ed Daffodil Dance at Hotel Winthrop on March 22, 1941. The Co-Ed Club annually hosted the opening ball of the Daffodil Festival, held immediately following the coronation. Pictured, left to right, are Mack Koon and his fiance Dorothy LaGasa, Amy Lou Murray and Dean MacDonald. The couple to the right are unidentified. The Koon-LaGasa wedding was scheduled for June. (T. Times 3/29/1941, pg. 5)

Co-Ed Club (Tacoma); Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1941 : Tacoma); Koon, James Mack; La Gasa, Dorothy; Murray, Amy Lou; MacDonald, Dean;

Members of original Thrift Shop committee at the Junior League Thrift Shop. (T. Times)

Junior League (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Thrift shops--Tacoma; Charitable organizations--Tacoma; Junior League Thrift Shop (Tacoma);

New officers and board of the University Union Club, including one of the founding members, John S. Baker, seated. Standing, left to right, are Walter Frankland, ?,?,?, Howard A. Lincoln, James G. Dickerson, Ed Richards, Charles D. Hunter, ?, ?, Club President J. Corning Todd. (photograph also labelled D10285) (T.Times 9/26/1941, pg. 3)

University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Baker, John S.; Richards, Ed;

Room inside Tacoma Club. The Tacoma Club, located on the 17th floor of the Washington Building, was organized and incorporated in November, 1936. (filed with Argentum)

Tacoma Club (Tacoma);

Card room w/small tables and piano in corner, believed to be inside the Tacoma Club. (filed with Argentum)

Tacoma Club (Tacoma);

Dining room w/many tables set, believed to be inside the Tacoma Club. (filed with Argentum)

Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Dining rooms--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1939. Ladies musical club taken at YWCA - about 50 ladies on stage with man in center holding book. Book on music stand open.

Young Womens Christian Association (Tacoma);

Tacoma Club. Facilities on 17th Floor of Washington Building. Hallway opening off elevators. Two mirror tables accent the walls between the three elevator doors. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma Times for coverage of the Club's Grand Opening May 10, 1937. (WSHS)

Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Interior of new facilities for The Tacoma Club on the 17th Floor of the Washington Building. President, John P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr. Dining room with cloth-covered tables and modern chairs. The Grand Opening for the new club was held May 10, 1937.

Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Dining rooms--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Girl Reserves 60th Anniversary celebration publicity. Mrs. Edward Lewis serves cake to Peggy Clancy, Barbara Noble and Arlene Sagen. All three are dressed in Girl Reserve uniforms. The Girl Reserves was an organization for girls sponsored by the Young Women's Christian Association. Room decorated with international flags, including China, France, the Soviet Union and Great Britain. (T.Times 5/1/1941 p.11)

Girl Reserves (Tacoma); Anniversaries--Tacoma; Young Women's Christian Association (Tacoma); Clancy, Peggy; Noble, Barbara; Sagen, Arlene;

Girl Reserves 60th Anniversary celebration publicity. Three teenage girls having a picnic in Wright Park. [Also dated 04-26-1941and 05-02-1941]

Girl Reserves (Tacoma); Wright Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Picnics--Tacoma; Young Women's Christian Association (Tacoma);

Junior League provisionals at Kathryn King's residence. Mrs. Robert Pfeiffer and Mrs. Henry Walker pose on the street outside the home. (T. Times 10/4/1941, pg. 5)

Junior League (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Junior League provisionals at Kathryn King's residence. Seated on a sofa are Mrs. James Will (the former Muriel McDonald), Mrs. Thomas H. Monroe (the former Marion Roseann Burns) and Martha (Mrs. Douglas) Gonyea. (T. Times 10/4/1941, pg. 5)

Junior League (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Will, Muriel; Monroe, Marion; Gonyea, Martha;

New officers of the Tacoma Club pose after their election October 19, 1942 in their clubrooms located in the Washington Building. Seated, left to right, are Lyle Abrahamson, vice president, and Fred Walker, president. Standing are James E. Fowler, treasurer, E.N. Eisenhower, trustee, and L.R. Bonneville, secretary. (T. Times 10/20/1942, pg. 3)

Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Abrahamson, Lyle; Walker, Fred; Fowler, James E.; Eisenhower, Edgar;

ca. 1943. Publicity for St. Patrick's Stag Night at University-Union Club. (work order dated 1/13/1943) Picture possibly from March of 1943.

University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Men--Clubs--Tacoma;

This group of Tacoma youngsters has been "diving" into swimming instruction all summer long at the YWCA pool and they are getting along "swimmingly." For the first time, the pool had remained open all summer long to provide recreation for those kids spending their long vacation days at home. The children pictured standing left to right, looking pretty identical in swim caps, are Larry Nell, Wilma Hartnack, June Otto and Nancy Lee Coons. Seated are Noble Halladay, Kenneth Robinson, Dale Anderson and Sonja Strauman. (T. Times 08-31-1942 p.10)

Young Womens Christian Association (Tacoma); Swimming pools--Tacoma; Swimmers--Tacoma;

One of the greatest changes in the conversion of the Baker Hotel, 1355 Market St., into the Labor Temple was the addition of a private club and restaurant for the use of A.F.of L. members only. View of bar and part of lounge.

Labor unions--Tacoma; Labor Temple (Tacoma);

In April of 1941, the Tacoma Central Labor Council acquired the Baker Hotel, at 1355 Market St., and set about making it their new home. The Council, representing over 60 A.F. of L. unions with a total membership of over 35,000, ordered $75,000 in renovations on the building. The refurbishment included nine meeting halls, with seating capacities from 50- 600. The structure, including improvements, was completely paid for 17 months after it was acquired. It was operated on a co-operative non-profit basis by the unions. (TNT 1/7/1942, pg. 1)

Labor unions--Tacoma; Labor Temple (Tacoma);

New Tacoma Labor Temple, interior of bar. Tables and chairs in foreground, cash register behind bar, slot machines at right. The Club Rooms were located in the new Labor Temple, 1355 Market St., and were for the exclusive use of A.F. of L. members. The Club was operated co-operatively on a non profit basis.

Labor unions--Tacoma; Labor Temple (Tacoma);

After the Tacoma Central Labor Council obtained the Baker Hotel in 1941 for use as their new meeting structure, they allotted $75,000 for improvements to the 4 1/2 story building. This price included the Labor Temple Club and restaurant. The club rooms were located on the mezzanine floor. The building also contained 46 offices, occupied by affiliated unions, nine meeting halls and a printing plant of the first floor, used for the publication of the Labor Advocate. (TNT 1/7/1942, PG. 1)

Labor unions--Tacoma; Labor Temple (Tacoma);

Tacoma Central Labor Council donation to Pierce County Foundation. [Also dated 02-17-1943]

Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gifts; Central Labor Council (Tacoma); Pierce County Foundation (Tacoma);

In 1943 the Poggie Club raffled off an Evinrude Zephyr outboard motor to raise money for their annual Father-Son Derby. Eugene Rubattino, right, was the proud winner. He received his prize at the Washington Hardware Company, 921-23 Commerce Street, from (l to r) Clarence Johnson, Club president, and Everett L. "Tiny" Reynolds, Club Sec. (T. Times 5/5/1943 p.14)

Poggie Club (Tacoma); Fund raising--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boat engines; Rubattino, Eugene; Johnson, Clarence; Reynolds, Everett L.; Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma);

Three couples smile for the camera on February 23, 1943 at the social event following the installation of new officers at the Rudder Club, 1131 Commerce St.

Rudder Club, Inc. (Tacoma);

The new Board of the Spinster Club. Officers are, left to right, Virginia Austin, Ann Baillargeon, Katherine Foss and Mary Marush. Members of the Club will be hosting a dance honoring the Officers of the Army Air Corps at McChord Field. The dance will be held Friday in the Junior ballroom of the Hotel Winthrop. Music will be supplied by the Brad Bannon Orchestra. The decorating theme will be silver bombers against a sky of blue. (T. Times 3/13/1943, pg. 4)

Spinster Club (Tacoma); Austin, Virginia; Baillargeon, Ann; Foss, Katherine; Marush, Mary;

Three members of the Spinster Club are hard at work in May of 1943 on the "Mammy" dolls that will adorn the tables at the 5th annual Dixie Ball, to be held at the Roof Garden of the Hotel Winthrop. The women are, left to right, Mrs. James Hayes, Katherine Foss and Penny (Mrs.H.J.) Croteau.The dolls are made out of cones covered with red gingham fabric. The event in 1943 would also be a benefit for the Army/Navy relief fund. (T.Times 5/5/1943, pg.4; TNT 5/8/1943, pg. 4)

Spinster Club (Tacoma); Dolls; Foss, Katherine; Croteau, Penny;

Mayor Harry P. Cain, center right, shakes hands with Lee Croft, Tacoma delegate to the Eagles National Convention in Chicago, in front of Eagles Hall before his departure. Aerie Pres. Joseph Karpack, left. Aux. Sec. Isabelle Severson and Sec. Fred Race, right. Lee Croft, past president of the Tacoma Eagles, would leave by plane on August 12, 1942 for Chicago where he would represent the local aerie at the National Convention, August 13-16. Only past presidents were able to be representatives to the convention and Mr. Croft had filled all stations at the Aerie. He joined the Eagles in Aberdeen in 1900. In deference to the war, the convention would be very streamlined, no parades, pageants or outdoor gatherings. (TNT 8/13/1942 p.9)

Fraternal Order of Eagles (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Croft, Lee; Karpack, Joseph; Severson, Isabelle; Race, Fred;