The first place winner in the Education and Youth Division of the 1955 Daffodil Parade was this floral beauty sponsored by Pacific Lutheran College. A flower bedecked representation of the world is topped by a cross. A bridge or a rainbow leads from the globe to the front of the float. The 1955 parade also had a touch of Hollywood glamour as the honorary Grand Marshall was Marjie Millar, Tacoma native and the star of television and movies. This was the first time that a woman had served as Grand Marshall.
Parades & processions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1955 : Tacoma); Festivals--Tacoma; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1950-1960; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1950-1960;
Pepsi Cola sponsored this salute to Tacoma's Rainbow Girls in the 1955 Daffodil Parade. The side of the float refers to Pepsi as "the light refreshment." No doubt the girls riding on the float in the abbreviated swimsuits were goose bumped as the day was both rainy and cool, however both girls smile at the crowd. The other girls are dressed in sleeveless evening gowns. Membership in the Order of the Rainbow is open to girls 13-20 who are related to members of the Masonic Lodge or the Eastern Star. The order was founded in 1922 in Oklahoma. Their ritual is based on the 9th chapter of Genesis and the virtues of faith, hope and charity. The seven colors of the rainbow symbolize life, religion, nature, immortality, fidelity, patriotism and virtue.
The float entered by the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Co. won third place in the Industrial Division. Two twin globes flank the front of the float, while the Statue of Liberty stands guard before a depiction of an atom at the rear of the float. A young boy representing Uncle Sam had gotten tired and is sitting on the base of the Statue. A south of the border vaquero and a safari hunter also ride at the rear of the float next to a palm tree.
Parades & processions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1955 : Tacoma); Festivals--Tacoma; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1950-1960; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);
Students from the Marymount Military Academy, marching in precision with rifles, drill past the intersection of Pacific Ave. and 11th St. in the 22nd annual Daffodil Parade. They are dressed in uniforms and led by platoon officers with swords and banners. Founded in 1923, Marymount was the only military school in the state of Washington. It was run by the Dominican sisters and located south of Tacoma in Spanaway on the grounds of the Shields "Shangarry" estate. Students came from around the world to attend this boarding school.
Parades & processions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1955 : Tacoma); Festivals--Tacoma; Marymount Military Academy (Spanaway); Private schools--Spanaway; Military education--Spanaway;
The flower girl, Rhoda Marcia Simpson, really lays one on the ring bearer, Bruce Allan Jennison, in this original wedding picture. There is an indication that this photo was displayed in the front window of the Richards studio with the caption "What can the poor guy do!" The young couple were the attendants at the June 11, 1955 wedding of Lois Marilyn Antilla and Paul John Putnam. The younger couple were the niece and nephew of the bride. The ringleted lass wears a dotted swiss gown and carries a basket. The young man wears a white sport coat and saddle shoes. (TNT 6/19/1955, pg. D-9)
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Children kissing--Tacoma; Kissing; Children--Tacoma--1950-1960; Simpson, Rhoda Marcia; Jennison, Bruce Allan; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1950-1960;
Wedding picture of Mr. & Mrs. Clarence O. Lynn, owners of the C.O. Lynn Mortuary. Copy of the customers' print, no negative available. The First Lutheran Church of Tacoma was the scene of the nuptials June 14, 1905 that united Hilma Johnson of Tacoma and Clarence O. Lynn of Omaha, Nebraska. The couple was married in the church where they first met. When Mr. Lynn came west to establish himself, he was first employed by Conrad Hoska, funeral director. At the time of his marriage, Lynn went into business for himself, opening his own funeral home. In 1918, he built his own building at 717-19 Tacoma Ave. So. In 2000, the Lynn family still operates their business out of this building. (TNT 6/12/1955, pg. D-1)
Bridesmaids in the February, 1958, Goodno-Taylor wedding line up to display their attractive flower settings in white muffs. They are all wearing white hair ornaments to match the muffs and white velvet gowns. Myrna Ball, Judy Helgeson, Teddi Finholm and Joan LaFurgey were listed as Carol Gaye Goodno's bridesmaids. The smiling bride and her maid of honor, Sally Gehrke, can be spotted in the background. Carol Goodno and Donald Allen Taylor were married in Central Lutheran Church on February 8, 1958. Photograph ordered by Carol Taylor.
Dr. R. Franklin Thompson, president of the College of Puget Sound, was the featured speaker at the annual banquet of the Pacific Northwest Conference Savings & Loan Associations on May 24, 1954. His speech was entitled "Prelude to a New Age." At the head table in the Winthrop Hotel's Crystal Ballroom with Dr. Thompson were Mr. and Mrs. Ben Perham, Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit VanderEnde, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Alston Adams. More than 150 delegates and wives attended the two day savings & loan conference. (TNT 5-23-54, C-16, TNT 5-25-54, p. 11)
Meetings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Public speaking--Tacoma--1950-1960; Thompson, R. Franklin, 1908-1999; Perham, Ben; VanderEnde, Gerrit; Adams, J. Alston;
Unidentified wedding party consisting of the bride and groom, three bridesmaids and three groomsmen. All are wearing formal wedding outfits. This wedding occurred in July of 1954.
ca. 1954. A lovely bride stands with her five attendants in the summer of 1954. She is dressed in a floor-length lace and satin gown and wearing a fingertip veil. Her bridesmaids appear to be wearing satin calf-length dresses with high collared bolero jackets. Flowered hair ornaments accentuate the summery clothing.
Convivial Shriners enjoy themselves at the "Jesters" banquet in early June, 1957. Tam-o'-shanters seem to be the fashion of the evening. A seated guest extends his hand toward the head table; he appears to be speaking directly into a microphone. Their "Book of the Play" had been held earlier. Photograph ordered by Pacific Northwest Shrine Association. (TNT 6-6-57, A-1)
Banquets--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hats; Pacific Northwest Shrine Association (Tacoma);
Representing Boise, Idaho, at the Pacific Northwest Shrine Association 's June gathering were the El Korah Temple members. Their drum and bugle corps was accompanied by a drum major. El Korah was one of eight bands attending the massive convention; they were photographed at night on June 7, 1957, prior to entertaining fellow Shriners. Photograph ordered by Pacific Northwest Shrine Association.
Algeria Temple's Drum Corps was perhaps a misnomer; the Shrine band consisted of tubas, horns, and clarinets in addition to the ever-present bass and snare drums. They had traveled from the Kalispell-Helena region of Montana to attend the three day Pacific Northwest Shrine Association convention held in Tacoma in early June, 1957. Dressed in full regalia, complete with fezzes, the Drum Corps was ready to do their part in entertaining the thousands of Shriners plus the general public at the Lincoln Bowl. Photograph ordered by Pacific Northwest Shrine Association.
Meetings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Pacific Northwest Shrine Association (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Montana--Kalispell; Uniforms; Drums;
The musicians in the Oriental Band were from the El Katif Temple, Blue Mountain Shrine Club, and possibly the Spokane area of Eastern Washington. Instruments in hand, they were set to provide entertainment to a massive crowd of Shriners at the Lincoln Bowl. Woodwinds, gongs, and drums accompanied most of the band; one bearded fellow clutches a scimitar, perhaps to serve as conductor. Five states and two Canadian provinces, totaling fourteen temples, participated in the annual Pacific Northwest Shrine Association gathering. The general public was invited to attend the "Shrine-O-Rama" pageant on June 7th where 17 Shrine patrols, eight bands, eight Oriental bands, six mounted patrols and a pipe band, among other entertainment, would be presented. Photograph ordered by Pacific Northwest Shrine Association. (TNT 5-19-57, A-12)
1978 Daffodil Festival Parade. The Judges Trophy for originality was awarded to the Orting Community's entry in the 1978 Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival Parade. It was one of the 33 floats entered in the parade. Orting had selected the theme "Lighter than Air" which was aptly displayed by the use of three flowered hot-air balloons floating on large white clouds. Several young ladies in pastels and white, possibly seniors at Orting High School, graced the float. The float measured 42-feet long, 11-feet wide and 13-feet high with some 35,000 white daffodils. The News Tribune noted in its front page parade article that it was a "crowd favorite." (TNT 4-9-78, A-1)
Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1978 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1970-1980; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1970-1980;
1978 Daffodil Festival Parade. The 30-member drill team from Gov. John R. Rogers High School in Puyallup march proudly down Pacific Avenue during the April, 1978, Daffodil Festival Parade. The school's 90-piece marching band follows. The Rogers High School entry was one of 12 marching units and drill teams participating in the parade.
Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1978 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1970-1980; Marching bands; Drill teams;
