On November 21, 1938, Charles and Marian Bedford celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary with 200 friends and relatives at their home. They lived at 3718 South M Street. They were married November 21, 1888, in Minneapolis and came to Tacoma in 1899. (T. Times, 11/26/1938, p. 9)

Anniversaries; Bedford, Charles; Bedford, Marian;

50th Anniversary banquet of Troop B Cavalry and Washington Cavalry Association, held in Tacoma June 25th, 1938. The banquet gathered together all the cavalrymen who had ridden under the flag of Troop B, Tacoma's most famous military organization. Troop B was the oldest military group in the state and was often referred to as the "City Troop" by old timers. Its actual designation was Headquarters Troop, 24th Cavalry Division, Washington National Guard. Troop B served as the guard of honor at the inauguration of the first Governor of the state in 1889, as well as in conflicts in Mexico and Berlin. (T. Times 6/23/1938, pg. 8)

Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington National Guard, 24th Cavalry Division (Tacoma);

Chamber of Commerce Gridiron Dinner at the Winthrop Hotel. (T.Times).

Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Chamber of Commerce (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Commerce Street Business Men's Dog Parade. The April 22, 1939, parade has ended, sidewalks clear, and parents, children, and dogs wait for the judges' decisions. Proud children pause to pamper their faithful pets. (T. Times, 4/24/1939, p. 1).

Commerce Street Business Men's Club (Tacoma); Dogs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children & animals;

The Commerce Street Business Men's Club Dog Parade, held on April 22, 1939. Children walking with their dogs in a parade on Commerce Street. One child dressed in a clown suit, straw hat, & beard, is holding two costumed dogs on leashes as they pass by the Roxy Theatre. (T. Times, 4/24/1939, p. 1).

Commerce Street Business Men's Club (Tacoma); Dogs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children & animals;

Commerce Street Business Men's Club Dog Parade, April 22, 1939. A huge crowd of children, dogs, and adults gather on Commerce Street by the City Hall and Elks Temple (at left) to register and wait for the parade to begin. (T. Times, 4/24/1939, p. 1).

Commerce Street Business Men's Club (Tacoma); Dogs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children & animals; Old City Hall (Tacoma); Elks Temple (Tacoma);

The Commerce Street Business Men's Club Dog Parade was held on April 22, 1939. The only requirements to enter were that kids had to be under 16 and have a dog. Over 1,000 kids turned out to parade, viewed by many times that number parents and well wishers. The Grand prize winner, Shirley King (2nd from right) is pictured with her 14-year-old dog Bummer; runner-up Donald Grassfield (right) holds the collar of his German shepherd. (T. Times, 4/24/1939, p. 1).

Commerce Street Business Men's Club (Tacoma); Dogs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; King, Shirley; Grassfield, Donald; Children & animals;

Commerce Street Dog Parade passes in front of two flatbed trucks parked end to end. Standing and seated on the back of the trucks are judges, announcers,children, and a photographer. Restaurant signs visible. (T. Times, 4/24/1939, p. 1)

Commerce Street Business Mens' Club (Tacoma); Dogs; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children & animals;

Commerce Street Dog (Mutt) Parade. Several children are standing and holding onto their dogs as they wait for announcement of winners. Although some were disappointed, all received baseball caps, ice cream, and doggy treats.(T. Times, 4/24/1939, p.14).

Commerce Street Business Mens' Club (Tacoma); Dogs; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children & animals;

Easter Sunday at the churches. Seated congregation in a unidentified church building with curved, wooden beams. Small altar alcove decorated with Easter flowers. This photograph was one of several taken on April 9, 1939, at various churches in the Tacoma area.

Easter--Tacoma; Churches--Tacoma--1930-1940; Religious services--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Inside the "Arena of Death" at the 1937 Puyallup Fair. The stunt rider brings his second leg up- soon he will be riding with both legs on the handlebars.

Daredevils; Stunt performers; Midways--Puyallup--1930-1940; Motorcycles--1930-1940; Western Washington Fair (Puyallup); Fairs--Puyallup--1930-1940;

On October 30, 1941, the troops of the 3rd Infantry Division of Fort Lewis took to the streets of downtown Tacoma in a tremendous military spectacle. Over 10,000 soldiers, as well as their mechanized units, took part in an enormous Army parade. A crowd of Tacomans turned out to watch the spectacle.

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950;

On October 30, 1941, jeeps roll down the Broadway parade route as Fort Lewis shows off its military strength in a parade. Over 10,000 soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division marched as well as a steady flow of tanks, artillery and mechanized machinery.

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950;

On October 30, 1941, the 3rd Infantry Division of Fort Lewis took part in a huge military parade through downtown Tacoma. Men in jeeps pull artillery weapons. The Roxy Theater is on the right. The Bostwick building can be seen in the center background.

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950;

On October 30, 1941, the men of the 3rd Infantry, a division of Fort Lewis, march down the street in mass formation, suggesting the tremendous military power of the US. The line of marching men was over 6 miles long.

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950;

On April 6, 1942, the Army held its first wartime parade in downtown Tacoma. It was held on the anniversary of the US war declaration of World War I (4/6/1917). The parade included an whole infantry of soldiers, fully outfitted. They also demonstrated their current equipment, such as these light scout cars armed with automatic rifles. (T. Times 4/6/1942, pg.1)

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Soldiers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Marching--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--Tacoma;

Seventeen entrants pose in the Puyallup High School auditorium during the annual judging of queen contestants for the 1942 Daffodil Festival. For the first time, the contest was open to girls from different locales. After much deliberation from the news photographers serving as judges and finally a coin toss, seventeen year old Shirley Nieman, sixth from left, a senior at Puyallup High School was chosen as the Daffodil Queen. Her attendants were Beverly Belfoy of Stadium High, Tacoma, and Elaine Steele, Sumner High senior. At the request of the Army, there was no parade in 1942 but all other events were held March 20-22. (TNT 2/25/1942, pg. 1)

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1942 : Puyallup); Nieman, Shirley;

June 6, 1942 wedding of Barbara Bartley and William J. Rankin at Ferguson Chapel, First Presbyterian Church. Ruth Anderson served as her best friend's Maid of Honor and was attired in pink. Marianne Bartley, sister of the bride, and Joizell Wilkenson were bridesmaids; one was dressed in yellow and the other in aqua. Dale Darling was Best Man, assisted by Clinton Nordquist and Mose Dieffenbach. (T. Times 6/12/1942, pg. 8-announcement)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bartley, Barbara Joyce--Marriage; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Rankin, William J.; World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma; Wedding clothing & dress--1940-1950;

Friends of the bridegroom provided the music for the June 6, 1942 wedding of Barbara Joyce Bartley and William J. (Bill) Rankin. Pictured are Bill Rhodenbough, organist, and Bob Kirkpatrick, soloist. The pair performed the classic "Oh Promise Me." (T. Times 6/12/1942, pg. 8)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma; Rhodenbough, Bill; Kirkpatrick, Bob;

St Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing graduating class of 1942. Twenty nine members of the class received their diplomas on Tuesday, May 26th. (T. Times 5/28/1942, pg. 9- names in newspaper caption)

Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Medical students--Tacoma; Nurses--Tacoma; Nursing--Tacoma; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma);

St Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing graduating class of 1942. Twenty nine members of the class received their diplomas on Tuesday, May 26th. Proudly wearing their dark capes and nursing uniforms were: Front row (L-R) Myrtle Dora Connelly, Harriett Belle Howard, Bettie Jane Frodel, Lois Madalyn Ayres, Margaret Helen McConnell, Agnes Rae Smith, Alice Victoria Milne, Monja Pankiewicz, Rosa Irene Lecertua and Esther Massie Dunnigan. Middle row: Mary Dolores Smith, salutatorian Darlene Dorothy Caillier, Betsy Irene Leonard, class president Mary Patricia Smith, Lorraine Mary Gay, Kathleen Vincent Singleton, class vice-president Vera McMillan, June Dorothea Melton and Martha Jean Sparling. Back row: Roberta Edythe Clark, valedictorian Mary Agnes Pagoaga, Zita Susann Corapina, Patricia June Brown, Dorothy Rosemary Dreyer, Ruth Elizabeth Werner, Helen Marie Krippaehne, Edith Pelle Peason, Rita Irene Becker and Delta Lillian Nicholls. (T. Times 5/28/1942, pg. 9)

Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Nurses--Tacoma; Nursing--Tacoma; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma);

Fort Lewis arranged a 3-5 hour parade of military might on May 9, 1941 in honor of Lt. General John L. DeWitt, commanding general of the 4th Army. 45,000 troops would pass in review, as well as 5,000 mechanized units. In this picture, trucks pull artillery, with 10 soldiers riding in the back of each truck. (T. Times 5/6/1941, pg. 2; 5/9/41, pg. 1)

Military parades & ceremonies--Fort Lewis; Artillery (Weaponry)--Fort Lewis;

On May 9, 1941, a large military review, the largest since World War I, was held at Fort Lewis for the benefit of Lt. General John L. DeWitt. Here, all terrain vehicles tow artillery mounted on trailers. (T. Times 5/6/1941, pg. 2; 5/9/41, pg. 1)

Military parades & ceremonies--Fort Lewis; Artillery (Weaponry)--Fort Lewis;

A three star review, the largest since World War I, was held at Fort Lewis in honor of Lt. General John L. DeWitt, the West's only 3 star General. Lt. Gen. DeWitt, commanding general of the Fourth Army, was visiting the Fort from his Headquarters at the Presidio, San Francisco. Over 45,000 troops would pass in review, as well as tanks, a blimp, artillery with its pack mules and Cavalry. During the parade, ten bands comprised of 400 musicians played continuously for the 3-5 hours. (T. Times 5/6/1941, pg. 2; 5/9/41, pg. 1)

Military parades & ceremonies--Fort Lewis; Musicians--Fort Lewis--1940-1950; Fort Lewis (Wash.); Marching bands;

Pretty young majorettes dressed in white surround a small donkey festooned with flowers at the 1941 Daffodil Festival parade, held on March 29, 1941. The girls are Roberta Sayers, Lois Hetrick, Esther Spear, Ruth Gallert and Jo Ann Allen. The parade was one of the largest in years, comprised of 53 units, including 25 floats and 11 bands. (T. Times 3/29/1941, pg. 1)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Festivals--Tacoma; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1941 : Tacoma); Donkeys; Drum majorettes; Sayers, Roberta; Hetrick, Lois; Spear, Esther; Gallert, Ruth; Allen, Jo Ann;

Members of the Woodbrook Hunt Club pose with their dogs on their floral tribute to the Hunt, entered in the March 29, 1941 Daffodil Parade. The hunters, in full English riding costume but minus their horses, are in pursuit of the fox at the front of the float. The riders have been tentatively identified as, left to right, Arthur Hannum, Mrs. Arthur Hannum and Don Campbell.

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Festivals--Tacoma; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1941 : Tacoma); Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood);

Female wedding guests scramble for the bouquet tossed by new bride Jean McDonald Jepson. Jean McDonald and William Jepson were married on August 17, 1941 at the Little Church on the Prairie. The wedding was followed by a reception at the Steilacoom Lake home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Weller, the bride's aunt and uncle, and the site of this free for all. The bride still appears to be attired in her modern wedding costume of ice green silk jersey dinner dress with elbow length gloves and matching turban. (T. Times 8/18/1941, pg.7)

Weddings--Lakewood--1940-1950; McDonald, Jean--Marriage; Brides--1940-1950;

Wedding of Miss Barbara Ball and Henry Hewitt, Jr., held May 24, 1941 at the Mount Baker Presbyterian Church, Seattle, followed by a reception at the Rainier Club. Four men in formal wear pictured at the wedding. The one only half seen on the right appears to be the father of the bride, R. Douglas Ball.

Weddings--Seattle--1940-1950;

Wedding of Miss Barbara Ball and Henry Hewitt, Jr., held May 24, 1941 at the Mount Baker Presbyterian Church, Seattle, followed by a reception at the Rainier Club. A woman believed to be Mrs. Henry Hewitt, second from right, sits with wedding guests..

Weddings--Seattle--1940-1950;

Wedding of Miss Barbara Ball and Henry Hewitt, Jr. The couple wed May 24, 1941 at the Mt. Baker Presbyterian Church in Seattle. The reception was held at the Rainier Club. The couple is photographed cutting their wedding cake. (T. Times 5/31/1941, pg. 5)

Weddings--Seattle--1940-1950; Ball, Barbara--Marriage; Hewitt, Henry; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Cakes;