ca. 1947. Dohrmann Hotel Supply Co. interior and exterior of Progressive Italian American Club. Extravagant waiting room with couple seated on couch.

Italian Americans--Clubs--Tacoma; Bars (Furniture)--Tacoma; Progressive Italian American Club (Tacoma); Dohrmann Hotel Supply Co. (Tacoma);

Gyro Club District Convention. Twelve guests take a break from the festivities. The Gyro Club District Number 4 held their three-day convention August 8, 9, and 10th, 1946, in Tacoma. 500 delegates representing 18 clubs from Washington, Oregon and British Columbia attended the convention. Business was conducted during the daytime. A golf tournament was held the first evening and a barbeque dinner and dance was held the second evening at the Country Club. The convention would conclude with a dinner/dance held in the Crystal Ballroom of the Winthrop Hotel. (T.Times, 8/9/1946, p.1)

Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gyro Club (Tacoma);

American Red Cross Training Center, American Red Cross, Mrs. Thomson. A group photograph of the staff for the Junior Red Cross training session at Benbow Lakes July 1947.

American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Benbow Lakes Resort (Kapowsin); Group portraits; Lakes & ponds--Kapowsin; Benbow Lakes (Kapowsin);

Committee for newspaper, Club of Hearts, Marjorie Joy Miller. Members of the Club of Hearts met to plan their annual formal Fireside tea which was held September 21, 1947, at the home of Patricia Black at 4118 North 38th Street. Members shown, L-R, Marjorie Ludwig (seated on floor), Marjorie Graves, Marjie Joy Miller, Patricia Black, Margaret Matthew, and Lorraine Bottinger. Miss Miller would later be known as film and stage actress Marjie Millar. (T.Times, 9/19/1947, p.5, TNT, 9/20/1947, p.8)

Club of Hearts (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ludwig, Marjorie; Graves, Margorie; Miller, Marjie Joy; Black, Patricia; Matthew, Margaret; Bottinger, Lorraine; Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tea parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Millar, Marjie;

Emmett T. Anderson, ex-Grand Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks No. 174, is visiting Tacoma, and will deliver the eulogy at their annual memorial services. View of Elks members standing with Emmett Anderson, who is visiting from California, they are standing behind their shield and floral arrangements (T. Times, 12/2/47, p. 18).

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Visiting; Memorial rites & ceremonies--Tacoma; Commemoration--Tacoma; Men--Clubs--Tacoma; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, Emmett T.;

Members of the American Legion Auxiliary place gifts around a Christmas tree in the gift shop for patients.

American Legion Auxiliary (Tacoma); Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Christmas presents; Gifts; Gift shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Toys; Christmas trees--Tacoma; Women--Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The Wauna Club's November 11, 1946, ball was hosted with a county fair theme. The ball was held at the Crystal Ballroom at the Hotel Winthrop. L-R, Dale Kiehl, Mada Rieflin, Chick Kiehl (chair for the dance committee), and Bill Rieflin (president of the Wauna Club) stand beneath a sign, "Welcome Wauna County Fair". (T.Times, 11/2/1946, p.16)

Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wauna Club (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Couples--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dance parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Kiehl, Dale; Kiehl, Chick; Rieflin, William; Rieflin, Mada;

Club of Hearts committee group. Eight women pose in the stairway of a residence.

Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Club of Hearts (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950;

American Legion #138 are having a membership drive. Five members stand together looking at a membership booklet.

Veterans; Veterans' organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; American Legion Tacoma Post No. 138 (Tacoma); Membership campaigns--Tacoma--1940-1950;

University-Union Club members and a chef admire the buffet of Scandinavian delicacies on display in late January of 1947 at the annual "Stag and Doe" party. A complete roasted pig was the highlight of the dinner. Club members above have been tentatively identified (from left) as Art Gunderson and Tony Hull at far right.

University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Buffets (Cookery)--Tacoma; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pork; Cooks;

Dr. Hinton D. Jonez (back row, 2nd from left) holds the bottle of cognac that will go to the last survivor of the Past Commanders' Last Man Club of the Edward B. Rhodes Post No.2, American Legion. Each year the post membership feted the post commanders at a banquet. The banquet for November 1945 was held in the Army and Navy Room at the Hotel Winthrop. The six flag draped chairs represent the six past commanders who had died before 1945. Names listed. (T.Times, 11/28/1945, p.7)

American Legion Club (Tacoma); Patriotic societies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Flags--United States; Jonez, Hinton D.; Last Man Club (Tacoma);

Two Red Cross volunteers are transporting materials using their "Woody" truck. One woman holds several baskets and the other is wheeling a large beverage container on a dolly.

American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The annual Shipmates' Tea and Style Show was held at the Yacht Club. Rhodes sports shop directed the modeling, which was done by members of the Shipmates. Patricia Eberhardt on right side with unidentified Shipmates' club member, they are wearing two piece pant suits while planning their next Puget Sound excursion. Model ship in background (T. Times, 4/13/46, p. 2).

Clubs--Tacoma; Fashion shows--Tacoma; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Yacht Club (Tacoma);

Mr. Pirrett. The Tacoma Chamber of Commerce officials invited local business men to participate in the Pacific Northwest Advisory Board. This board would meet on a monthly basis with Governor Langlie. View of nine Tacoma business men, James E. Morris, Vice President of Weyerhauser Sales Co., is in the back row second from left. Photo ordered by Mr. Harrold R. Pirret, Sales Manager at Sperry Flour Co.

Tacoma Chamber of Commerce (Tacoma); Morris, James E.; Pirret, Harrold R.; University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma);

Red Cross pictures. In August 1944 Red Cross celebrated its 80th anniversary. The first recorded notice of Red Cross activities in Tacoma date back to October 1898. In July 1916 Tacoma became an official chapter and in 1931 it was renamed the Pierce County Chapter. View of Red Cross volunteers by Red Cross vehicle, outside of new building.

Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Organizations' facilities--Tacoma; American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma);

Red Cross volunteers were photographed in 1944 posing with their vehicle outside of their new headquarters at 702-04 Broadway. In August of 1944, the International Committee of the Red Cross celebrated the 80th anniversary of the first Geneva Convention. The International Red Cross was also awarded the 1944 Nobel Peace Prize. In Tacoma, the local Red Cross was founded in 1898. In July of 1916 Tacoma became an official chapter and in 1931 it was renamed the Pierce County Chapter. After several mergers, in 2008, the local Red Cross became the American Red Cross Mount Rainier Chapter, serving Pierce, Thurston, Mason and Lewis counties.

Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Organizations' facilities--Tacoma; American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma);

In September of 1944 five unidentified soldiers were photographed while resting in the temporary sleeping quarters provided in Tacoma's Union Station by the USO. During WWII the United Services Organization Travelers Aid Service provided assistance and general information to service men and their wives, newcomers, and other travelers in need of help. They could also provide spartan, overnight sleeping accommodations when called on.

USO clubs (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Beds; Military Personnel--Tacoma; Union Station (Tacoma);

Red Cross. Officials and officers of the Red Cross pose for a group picture. Seated second from left is the Captain of the Women's Emergency Motor Corps, Iris Bryan.

Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma;

Red Cross activities, Mrs. Strong. Registered nurses donate their time as instructors in home nursing. Red Cross classes are provided to train over three million people in home nursing to ease the doctor and nurse shortage due to the war. (T.Times, 2/16/1944, p.6), (TNT, 2/27/1944, p.1).

Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma; Health education; Nursing; Medical equipment & supplies--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Red Cross activities, Mrs. Strong. Seven women are knitting and two other women are working at a typewriter and desk. A roll of paper is on a stand at the end of one of the tables ready to assist in wrapping packages. Money alone would never complete the tremendous task the Red Cross has in helping people in need. Over four million Red Cross workers sew garments for hospitals and refugees and knit sweaters. (T.Times, 2/29/1944, p.1)

Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma; Knitting; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma Credit Women were active members throughout the Tacoma community. They sponsored and hosted events for service men through the United Service Organization Travelers Aid Society. View of Tacoma Credit Women, members of the Tacoma Retail Credit Association.

Women--Organizations--Tacoma; Women--Social life--1940-1950; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Group portraits; Tacoma Retail Credit Association (Tacoma);

More than 200 men attended the installation ceremonies creating the new Delta Phi chapter of Sigma Chi, college social fraternity, at the College of Puget Sound. National officers attended from Chicago, Seattle and Tacoma for the event. Ordered by the Magazine of Sigma Chi, Merrill E. Pritchard.

Sigma Chi (Tacoma); Fraternities & sororities--Tacoma--1950-1960; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Banquets--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Order of Eastern Star Vida Chapter was having their annual installation of officers in the Gothic Room in Tacoma's Masonic Temple; an informal reception would be held in the roof garden with the Starlets serving as hostesses. View of members from the Vida Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, during the ceremony for the installation of new officers (T.N.T., 4/10/49, p. D-8).

Rites & ceremonies--Tacoma; Masonic buildings--Tacoma; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Evening gowns--Tacoma--1940-1950; Order of Eastern Star Vida Chapter No. 35 (Tacoma); Masonic Temple (Tacoma);

Annual meeting of the American Red Cross at the Chapter House in Tacoma in July 1949. . The Pierce County chapter was offering free home nursing courses. The program had awarded 274 home nursing certificates to students, housewives and Army wives during the previous year. It was also the first year that classes were held for Army wives at Fort Lewis. (photo taken for Mrs. Thomson) TNT, 7/7/1949, p.6)

American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Publicity shots, trip to Spokane, Elks Club, Erling Johnson. The Elks committee for their annual trek to the Spokane Lodge staged a preview of "On to Spokane". They are seen in front of the observation car on the Olympian Hiawatha line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad they would ride in on February 16th, 1949. Their names are listed in the newspaper. (TNT, 2/6/1949, p.A-11)

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Railroad observation cars--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Presentation of flag to Boy Scout Troop 55, Ray Hennessy, Salishan. The Rhodes Post No. 2, American Legion, presented an American flag on January 27, 1949 to Senior Patrol Leader Chuck Buck and the Salishan Boy Scout Troop 55 to celebrate Boy Scout week that year. After demonstrating how to properly fold the American flag, the members of the American Legion presented the folded flag to the troop. Names listed in the newspaper. (T.Times, 2/6/1949, p.6; TNT, 2/6/1949, p.A-4)

Boy Scouts (Tacoma)--1940-1950; American Legion Edward B. Rhodes Post No. 2 (Tacoma); Teenagers--1940-1950; Flags--United States; Uniforms;

Tacoma's first annual Golden Gloves event was held in 1949. Bob Sanders, at right, watches as contestants weigh in at the YMCA. The big two-day fistic feature was sponsored by the Tacoma Athletic Commission. Seven rugged fighters from Vancouver, B.C., and others from across the Northwest were in attendance. The Tacoma Times reported that more than 70 boxers entered the competition. (T.Times, 1/24/1949, p.11, 1/27/1949 p.14)

Young Men's Christian Association (Tacoma); Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Scales; Men--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boxing--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boxers (Sports)--Tacoma--1940-1950;

American Red Cross Disaster Relief committee would be providing services to residents in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Red Cross would be collaborating with local and regional resources to provide people with immediate relief, and to address the community needs. View of damage cause in Puyallup home; Puyallup was one of the areas that suffered the most severe damage (T.N.T., 4/21/49, p. B-4).

Charitable organizations--Puyallup; Disaster relief--Puyallup; Rescue work--Puyallup; Disasters--Puyallup; Earthquakes--Puyallup; American National Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma);

Red Cross had started their 1949 fund raising campaign in Pierce County, the organization was encouraging everyone to contribute. Pierce County's Red Cross had very talented volunteers in all of their departments, including Junior Red Cross which was established with student-age volunteers. View of Red Cross volunteers at Louise Bell's home in Fircrest; they will begin their solicitation of funds for the 1949 campaign (T. Times, 3/14/49, p. 1).

Charitable organizations--Tacoma; Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; Charity--Tacoma; Fund raising--Tacoma--1940-1950; American National Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma);

On June 28, 1950, three unidentified members of the Alice Franklin Junior Orthopedic Guild pose with nautical equipment supplied by Steven Marine Supply. By 1954, there were 20 JOG's in the Tacoma area, each sponsored by a senior orthopedic guild of the same name. The junior guilds drew members from various local high schools with the purpose of raising money to help the Tacoma Orthopedic Association's humanitarian efforts. They promoted bake sales, dances, skating parties and other similar activities. In 1954 the JOG's were accused of opening the door for the establishment of sororities in the Tacoma high schools.(TNT 2-21-54, p. A-2)

Tacoma Orthopedic Association, Alice Franklin Junior Guild (Tacoma); Tacoma Orthopedic Association (Tacoma); Steven Marine Supply (Tacoma); Steering wheels; Teenagers--Tacoma--1950-1960;