As his last official act on January 26, 1924, Tacoma City Librarian John Boynton Kaiser passed the keys of the Carnegie Library to his successor Miss Jacqueline Noel. Mr. Kaiser, who had served in the post for the past 10 years, had accepted the position of librarian at the University of Iowa. Miss Noel would hold the position until her retirement in 1947. At that time the City Librarian served as the chief administrator and director of the library. (TNT 1/26/1924, pg. 1) G39.1-079

Kaiser, John Boynton; Noel, Jacqueline; Public libraries--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma); Librarians; Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma)--Employees;

The Sunday School Orchestra of the Disciples of Christ Church, at the corner of Sixth and "K" (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Way) were scheduled to perform during the evening services on February 3, 1924. The primarily young orchestra included both brass and string instruments; one young miss apparently played the saxophone. Pastor William Paul Reagor delivered the sermon; "Marche Militaire," "The Robin's Farewell," and "Les Adieux" were included in the musical program. (TNT 2/2/1924 p.6) G40.1-009

Musicians--Tacoma; Orchestras--Tacoma; First Christian Church (Tacoma); Musical instruments--Tacoma;

The Ingleside Orchestra performed in January of 1924 at the Ingleside Sunken Gardens in Lakewood. The club was built in 1921 as an upper end party place for the Society Set. In the background can be seen the lattice work entwined with artificial flowers and the French windows that gave the building its yearlong feeling of spring. The structure was modeled after the Green Mill Gardens of Chicago and contained 28 sets of French doors and 18 miles of lattice work. The Ingleside Sunken Gardens was destroyed by fire in 1936 and the Ingleside Cafe built on the site in 1940. B10370.

Ingleside Orchestra (Lakewood); Ingleside Sunken Gardens (Lakewood); Dance halls--Lakewood; Taverns (Inns)--Lakewood;

On Saturday, February 2, 1924, an unidentified boy smiled his way through a "Schick test" at the Health Department's clinic, located in the City Hall Annex at 621 Pacific Avenue. The "Schick test" was a diagnostic test developed by Bela Schick in 1913 to determine susceptibility to the dreaded disease diphtheria. Children testing positive to the injected toxin in the skin test would then be immunized with inactive toxin. Fifty one children reported to the clinic to be tested on February 2nd. Tests were administered by Dr. C.F. Engles, City Health Officer, assisted by Dr. W.B. Penny and Nurse Elizabeth Ericksen. TPL-1634 (TDL 2/3/1924, pg. 4-A) G27.1-128; TPL-1634

Vaccinations; Health care facilities--Tacoma--1920-1930; Clinics--Tacoma--1920-1930;

On February 2, 1924, 15 year old singer Marino Sensi, of 4534 South Adams, presented a concert at City Hall for Mayor Angelo Vance Fawcett (seated), city councilmen, employees and visitors. The South Tacoma boy, who had lived here for the last nine years, performed selections designed to illustrate his powerful bass range, rare in a young boy. The bass performs in the lowest vocal range of the human voice. Friends of the young singer were trying to raise money to purchase a piano for his use. Mayor Fawcett and attorney S.A. Gagliardi were pleased to make the first, and generous, contributions. This was not the first time young Sensi had sung for a mayor; he had performed for San Francisco Mayor Rolph the previous year. (TNT 2-2-24, p. 7-article; TNT 2/6/1924, pg. 9) G1.1-066 ALBUM 16

Sensi, Marino; Singers--Tacoma--1920-1930; Mayors--Tacoma--1920-1930; Fawcett, Angelo Vance;

Defiance Lumber Company's cranes at their mill on Ruston Way

Industries; Defiance Lumber Company; Cranes; Ruston Way

A Cleveland Six convertible, with its top down and groaning under the weight of 19 staff members of the Richardson Motor Company, made the rounds of downtown Tacoma in February of 1924, inviting residents to guess the weight of the load, exclusive of the car. The person with the closest guess would win $25.00. The vehicle and its enormous load are shown stopped in front of Clarke's Tire Service at 731 St. Helens Ave. , one of its stops up and down the hilly streets. Benjamin Bailey's entry came the closest to picking the actual combined weight of 3,234.5 pounds, missing it by only 3.5 pounds, and he was awarded the $25 prize. Names of the Richardson staff were listed in the February 10th edition of the Sunday Ledger. G32.1-112; TPL-3700 (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 2-3-24, 2G; Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 2-10-24, G-7-article)

Automobiles--Tacoma--1920-1930; Richardson Motor Co. (Tacoma)--employees; Clarke's Tire Service (Tacoma); Contests--Tacoma--1920-1930;

On February 3, 1924, Eagles who were also employed by the McCormack Bros. department store posed for a group portrait in what is believed to be Eagles Hall, 1305-07 Fawcett Ave. The men, part of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, may have participated in a minstrels show.

Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 3 (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1920-1930; Clubs--Tacoma--1920-1930; McCormack Bros.--Employees;

Copy of drawing or painting of Cushman Dam signed by artist A.M. Watt. Construction of Cushman Dam No. 1 was begun in 1924 by Tacoma Power to bring more hydroelectric power to its city residents. As the drawing/painting indicates, the dam holds back Lake Cushman. Cushman Dam No. 1 would be officially opened by President Calvin Coolidge on May 24, 1926. G24.1-151

Cushman Dam #1 (Lake Cushman); Dams--Lake Cushman; Dam construction; Drawings;

People are lined up in early February of 1924 to register to vote. State law required that all voters in incorporated cities and towns had to register to vote every two years. February 5th was the last day to register to vote in the city primary to be held on February 26th. The registration office at the City Hall Annex was open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily but Genevieve Martin, city clerk, stated that registration would be extended to midnight on the last day if necessary. 2,460 people lined up to register on February 5th, making it the busiest day for registration that year. The final total of registered voters was 31,686 out of the 40,000 eligible. G42.1-073 (TNT 10-30-23, p. 1-article; TDL 1-7-24, p. 3-article; TDL 2-5-24, p. 1-article; TNT 2-5-24, p. 4; TDL 2-6-24, p. 12)

Voter registration--Tacoma--1920-1930; Queues--Tacoma;

Three F.S. Harmon Co. delivery trucks are on display in early February of 1924. Each has a different billboard on one side: Upholstered furniture deluxe, Day-An-Nite davenport and Blabon linoleums. The F.S. Harmon warehouse is visible in the rear. G66.2-130

Trucks--Tacoma--1920-1930; F.S. Harmon Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma);

Water pipes are being hoisted and laid into a pre-dug, relatively shallow ditch at Camp Lewis on February 7, 1924. The start for a permanent Camp Lewis began with the laying of 10-inch cast-iron pipe from the camp's water supply source, Lake Sequalichew. The cast-iron pipe replaced the wooden pipe initially laid when the camp was first built. G69.1-131 (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 2-17-24, 4-A)

Pipes (Conduits);

On February 7, 1924, the Irvings Imperial Midgets energetically attacked the county's collection of confiscated stills in a free-for-all across the street from the Pierce County Courthouse. They were aided in their efforts by deputy sheriffs and jail trustees. The troupe had been invited by Sheriff Tom Desmond to the annual demolition of liquor stills collected by the county dry squad during the year. The European theatrical troupe was the main attraction for "Midget Week" at the Pantages Theater. The 25-member group, ranging in heights from 33 to 44 inches tall, was making its first visit to the United States and appeared in three shows daily during the week. The vaudeville style group, including two women, entertained crowds with musical comedy, acrobatics, boxing, wrestling, singing and dancing. Mayor Angelo Vance Fawcett presented the troupe with the key to the city. (TNT 2-6-24, p. 8, 2-7-24, p. 8, 2-8-24, p. 9; TDL 2-8-24, p.3-article) G24.1-079 TPL-10063

Dwarfs; Publicity; Irvings Imperial Midgets; Stills (Distilleries);

Pipes to carry water are being laid at Camp Lewis in early February of 1924. Several men with picks and shovels are standing in a deep ditch while two other men stand ground level next to sections of pipe. G69.1-132

Pipes (Conduits);

Firefighters W.C. Harbin (driver) and S.J. Pollard are aboard Engine Company # 6 engine in February of 1924. They staffed the headquarters for the Tacoma Fire Department, located at South 9th & A Streets in downtown Tacoma. Company # 6's pump motor had been built in city shops. In 1924 Tacoma had twelve fire stations and the Fire Department had a staff of 145 employees. (print has been torn) (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 2-17-24, G-1)

Tacoma Fire Department (Tacoma); Fire stations--Tacoma--1920-1930; Fire engines & equipment--Tacoma; Fire fighters--Tacoma--1920-1930; Pollard, S.J.; Harbin, W.C.;

Dredging operations on the City Waterway. View of clam shell dredging apparatus and log dump. The City Waterway (now Thea Foss Waterway) was being dredged in February of 1924 to make the waterway deeper so that industries located at the upper end of the channel would be accessible to ocean liners. One beneficiary of the deeper waterway would be the Wheeler-Osgood mill who would be able to load lumber directly onto the big liners from their own modern dock. Henry & McFee of Seattle had been awarded the $23,000 contract to remove about 78,000 cubic yards of material so that the new depth would be 19 feet at low tide. September 25th was the deadline to complete the work. G36.1-075 (TNT 1-21-24, p. 1-article; TNT 2-11-24, p. 5-alternate picture & article)

Dredging--Tacoma; Underwater drilling--Tacoma--1920-1930; City Waterway (Tacoma); Logs;

On February 12, 1924, the concrete work by contractors J.E. Bonnell & Sons on Jones Hall, the first building to be constructed on the new College of Puget Sound campus, was almost complete. The red tile roof was scheduled to be done next. The building was designed by the architecture firm of Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, as was the entire original campus. The school was patterned after the English educational institution of Cambridge. When completed, Jones Hall would represent an investment of $300,000. It was built completely of reinforced concrete with brick veneer, making the building fireproof. It was scheduled to be finished in early summer, in time for the college to transfer from 602 No. Sprague (now the site of Jason Lee) to this location and open for classes in the fall. (TNT 2/14/1924, pg. 10) BU -13585, G67.1-080

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma); Jones Hall (Tacoma)--Building construction; Progress photographs; Building construction--Tacoma--1920-1930; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1920-1930; Sutton, Whitney & Dugan (Tacoma);

Cranes built by Star Iron & Steel for the ASARCO smelter at 5300 N 52nd St, Tacoma

Industries; Star Iron & Steel; ASARCO; Smelters;

Cranes built by Star Iron & Steel for the ASARCO smelter at 5300 N 52nd St, Tacoma

Industries; ASARCO; Star Iron & Steel; Smelters;

Circular tank located at Tacoma Gas & Fuel Co. property in the Tideflats on February 14, 1924. Standard Oil Co. plant in the distance. Construction had begun in late 1923 of a new $250,000 plant on 4 1/2 acres on South River Road. The above tank is a 250,000 cubic feet gas tank. The old Tacoma Gas & Fuel plant was to be abandoned next summer upon the connection of mains to the new plant. G35.1-046; TPL-258 (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 10-7-23, 8-E-article; TNT 1-24-24, p. 6-article)

Tacoma Gas & Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Fuel tanks; Storage tanks--Tacoma;

On February 19, 1924, this giant 40-foot log was successfully loaded onto a Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad freight car by employees of the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. The log, measuring 72 inches in diameter, would be a prime exhibit when shown in the East and Midwest the following summer. The sheer size of the log would remind viewers that lumber from Tacoma mills came from logs similar to the one displayed. TPL-2375; G44.1-093

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Logs; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Railroad freight cars--Tacoma; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Co. (Tacoma);

On February 19, 1924, workers at the St. Paul & Tacoma lumber mill were loading a giant log onto a Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway car. The log was being sent on an exhibition tour. It would be shown at agricultural fairs and educational exhibits in the East and Midwest during the coming summer as a sample of the giant logs from which Tacoma mills got their lumber. The log was 72 inches in diameter and 40 feet long. (TNT 2/20/1924) G36.1-042

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Logs; Railroad freight cars--Tacoma; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Co. (Tacoma); Hoisting machinery;

Bare branches of a 30-foot weeping willow are silhouetted against gray February skies in the winter of 1924. The tree, located at 1115 North Oakes St., is related to a tree growing at the tomb of George Washington in Mount Vernon. The original tree at Washington's burial site is said to be grown from a cutting from a willow found near Napolean's grave at St. Helena. 1115 North Oakes was the home of Mrs. Ada Metsker. G60.1-122; G58.1-054 (TNT 2-22-24, p. 9)

Metsker, Ada--Homes & haunts; Willows--Tacoma; Trees--Tacoma;

Almost 1,000 individuals gathered to see the cornerstone laying ceremony on February 22, 1924 at Jones Hall, the first building to be constructed on the new campus of the College of Puget Sound at 1500 No. Warner St. At this time the college was located at 602 No. Sprague Ave. (now the site of Jason Lee Middle School.) To the extreme left is philanthropist Franke M. Tobey Jones, who was the donor of the building. It was dedicated to her late husband Charles H. Jones, one of the founders of the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. To the left of the flag is D.D. Brown, presiding Elder at the time the first cornerstone was laid at the college's original location, and to the right is Dr.(Rev.) David G. LeSourd, one of the college's trustees and original planners. (TNT 2/23/1924, pg. 3) G67.1-035

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma); Jones Hall (Tacoma); Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1920-1930; Cornerstone laying--Tacoma--1920-1930; Jones, Franke M. Tobey; LeSourd, David G.; Brown, D.D.;

At around 9 a.m. on Saturday February 23, 1924, an explosion in the Stone-Fisher Co. machine shop or garage at 1115-17 Market Street sparked one of the largest fires that Tacoma had seen in years. Traffic was blocked and electric power was shut off as all of Tacoma's fire companies were called to battle the 3 alarm blaze. The five story brick building was occupied by the Greystone Hotel and a garage, machine shop and warehouse used by owner Stone-Fisher Co. The building was gutted, sustaining over $150,000 in damage and leaving the 60 guests at the hotel homeless. (TNT 2/23/1924, pg. 1) TPL-5510, BU-12618;

Greystone Hotel (Tacoma); Stone-Fisher Co. (Tacoma); Fires--Tacoma--1920-1930; Fire fighting--Tacoma--1920-1930;