Kenworthy banquet for employees. Thomas W. Neilson, 35-year employee of Kenworthy Grain & Milling Co., was the honored guest at an informal banquet for company employees held in the Army-Navy Room of the Winthrop Hotel on May 23, 1936. Mr. Neilson, warehouse foreman, had plans to retire. Others in attendance included the branch managers throughout the state that represented the 43-year-old Tacoma business. (Tacoma Daily Ledger, 5-24-36, 16A-article)

Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kenworthy Grain & Milling Co.--Employees;

Charter No. 10 of the Hotel Greeters and auxiliary and guests enjoyed a banquet at the Winthrop Hotel on October 28, 1936. Well-known hotel managers A.C.C. Gamer, L.L. Benbow, and George Calvert were spotted in conversation during the event. Mr. Gamer was president of the organization. (T. Times 10-29-36, p. 7).

Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Gamer, Albert C.C.; Calvert, George; Benbow, L.L.; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

On June 5, 1937, over 1,000 Shriners descended on Tacoma for a spring reunion hosted by Tacoma's Afifi Temple. One of the first things that they did was organize a parade. Seven Shriners, including four flag bearers, gather in front of the Winthrop Hotel to wait for the parade to begin. A Shriners marching band is behind them.

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Tacoma); Flags; Standards (Identifying artifacts); Flag bearers;

An Eastern Star banquet was held at the Winthrop Hotel in July of 1937 for Presiding and Past Matrons and Patrons. Members of the registration committee are seated at a table in front of an elaborate grandfather-style clock. One man stands behind the women. (T. Times).

Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Order of Eastern Star (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Longcase clocks;

International flavor Military Reserve Officers Ball, sponsored by the Tacoma chapter of the Reserve Officers Association February 18, 1939 at the Winthrop Hotel's Crystal Ballroom. Army, Navy and Marine officers from Tacoma, Seattle, Olympia, and nearby cities, as well as officers of the famed Seaforth Highlanders of British Columbia, dance with their partners under row of flags representing the two countries and their various regiments. Over 500 persons were expected to attend the dance. Canada was represented by officers of the Irish Fusiliers and British Columbia Hussars, as well as the Highlanders in their bright plaids. (T. Times, 2/20/1939, p 1)

Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ball dresses; Military uniforms; Ballroom dancing--Tacoma--1930-1940;

International-style Military Ball held February 18, 1939 in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Winthrop. Military officers and wives or guests converse under the guard of three men in uniform, perhaps the Color Guard. Elaborate wallcoverings in background. Over 500 persons attended the ball hosted by the Tacoma chapter of the Reserve Officers Association. The officers represented every military branch in Tacoma, Seattle, Olympia and surrounding cities. Guests from Canada included 55 officers from the famed Seaforth Highlanders as well as the Irish Fusiliers and the British Columbia Hussars. The color guard was drawn from Ft. Lewis and the National Guard. (T. Times, 2/20/1939, p.1)

Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Military uniforms;

International-style Military Ball, held February 18, 1939 at the Hotel Winthrop's Crystal Ballroom. Sue Devlin, of Tacoma, and Elsie Lough, of Vancouver, entertain surrounding officers from their perches on chairs. Admirers, left to right, are Robert Sconce of Tacoma, Capt. Graeme Gibson of the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders, Col. A.W. McMorris of Tacoma and Lt. Fowles of Olympia, liaison officer for the 248th Coast Artillery. (T. Times, 2/20/1939, p. 1)

Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ball dresses; Military uniforms; Scotland--Clothing & dress; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Devlin, Sue; Gibson, Graeme; Lough, Elsie; McMorris, A.W.; Sconce, Robert E.;

An International-style Reserve Officers Military Ball was held on February 18, 1939, at the Crystal Ballroom in the Hotel Winthrop with over 500 people in attendance. Members of the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders from Vancouver, British Columbia, performed a highlander's dance for officers from Washington State. Elsie Lough of Vancouver is pictured dancing with a man dressed in the bright MacKenzie tartan kilt of the Highlanders. (T. Times, 2/20/1939, p. 1-article)

Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ball dresses; Scotland--Clothing & dress; Lough, Elsie;

International-style Reserves Officers Military Ball, held February 18, 1939 at the Crystal Ballroom of the Winthrop Hotel. Miss Elsie Lough, of Vancouver, holds court from atop a chair, teasing the officers surrounding her. Enjoying her witty repartee are, left to right, Lt. Fowles of Olympia, liaison officer of the 248th Coast Artillery, Miss Sue Devlin of Tacoma, Capt. Graeme Gibson (dressed in MacKenzie tartan kilts) of the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders, Col. A. W. McMorris of Tacoma, and Robert Sconce. (T. Times, 2/20/1939, p. 1).

Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ball dresses; Military uniforms; Scotland--Clothing & dress; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Devlin, Sue; Gibson, Graeme; Lough, Elsie; McMorris, A.W.; Sconce, Robert E.;

Reserve Officers International Military Ball held February 18, 1939 at the Hotel Winthrop's Crystal Ballroom. Major Harold E. Snider, of Vancouver, B.C., dressed in kilts, and wife as well as Mrs. Nelson Lynde and Colonel A. W. Melchoir, of the Tacoma Reserve Officers group, are shown arriving at Winthrop Hotel for the dance. The ball was to be attended by regular and reserve officers of all military branches in Tacoma, Seattle, Olympia and surrounding cities, as well as select Canadian regiments. Canada was sending officer representatives of the Seaforth Highlanders, British Columbia Hussars and Irish Fusiliers. All of the officers were resplendent in their elaborate dress uniforms. (T. Times, 2/20/1939, p. 1)

Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ball dresses; Military uniforms; Scotland--Clothing & dress; Snider, Harold--Family; Melchoir, A.W.; Hotel Winthrop (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);

Chamber of Commerce Gridiron Dinner at the Winthrop Hotel. Four men with false handlebar moustaches standing together and singing. (T.Times) (Also dated 04-30-1939)

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

Chamber of Commerce Gridiron Dinner at the Winthrop Hotel. Head table with sign above "1889 - Golden Jubilee Membership Campaign - 1939". (T.Times) (Also Dated 4-30-1939)

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

The Jubilee Princesses smile brightly at the Winthrop Hotel after the preliminary round of selection for the Jubilee Queen, held on June 26, 1939. The resulting six finalists, pictured here, were selected from a field of 26. The winner will be declared Jubilee Hostess Queen and the runner up Miss Pierce County. The remaining four princesses will reign over the four principal features of the celebration: the pageant, air show, water carnival and Mardi Gras festival, also called the "Village of Nations." The girls are, left to right, Elizabeth Johnson, Lucille Courtney, Amy Lou Murray (elected Queen), Kathleen Hurley, Margaret Franich (elected Miss Pierce County) and Venette Maybin. (T. Times 6/27/1939, pg. 1)

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Franich, Margaret; Murray, Amy Lou; Johnson, Elizabeth; Courtney, Lucille; Hurley, Kathleen; Maybin, Venette;

Gyro Club with Jubilee Hats on Winthrop Hotel roof on July 5, 1939. Provident Building, (Second) Tacoma Hotel, 11th Street Bridge and Tideflats in background. Group includes Mayor J. J. Kaufman, Harry P. Cain, C. Val Fawcett, Ira Davisson, Holmes Eastwood and Norton Clapp. The Gyro Club was promoting the wearing of hats during the celebration honoring Washington's 50 years of statehood. Club members are shown wearing a variety of styles including top hats, 10-gallon hats, low crown derbies. Many prominent city, county and civic leaders were included in the group. Clapp was the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce president, Fawcett, Eastwood and Davisson were City Commissioners, and Cain (soon to be elected the next mayor) was the Jubilee Chairman. The sole woman in the group was Mrs. Louise S. Taylor, county superintendent of schools. (T. Times, 7-7-39, p. 1) ALBUM 11.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Mayors--Tacoma; Kaufman, Joseph J.; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Clapp, Norton, 1906-1995; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Taylor, Louise S.;

Real estate developer Norton Clapp towers over County Superintendent of Schools Mrs. Louise S. Taylor as the two shake hands and show off their Jubilee Hats in July of 1939. Both are members of the Gyro Club which declared the wearin' of hats to be the best way to boost the city's Golden Jubilee celebration, July 16-23, 1939. 20,000 hats of all styles, shapes and colors would flood the city so that everybody had a chance to buy one, for as low as 60 cents. The club had announced plans to put old-fashioned police wagons on the streets on July 18th to spot anyone not wearing a hat and suitable "punishment" would ensue. The local Gyro Club had many prominent members including C. Val Fawcett, Harry P. Cain, W.P. Bonney and Sheriff John Bjorklund. (T.Times 7-7-39, p. 1-article; TNT 7-13-39, p. 3-article; TNT 7-16-39, p. 1-article)

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Taylor, Louise S.; Hats; Clapp, Norton, 1906-1995; Gyro Club (Tacoma);

Gyro Club members pose on the roof of the Winthrop Hotel after their luncheon on July 5, 1939, showing off their various styles of Jubilee Hats. They are, left to right, Tacoma Chamber of Commerce manager T. A. Stevenson, Sheriff John Bjorklund, County Superintendent of Schools Mrs. Louise S. Taylor, County Commissioner John Schlarb,and County Commissioner A.A. Rankin. The Club promoted the wearing of hats as a show of support during the Golden Jubilee activities July 16-23, 1939. Some of the county's most prominent citizens model the various styles of headgear.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Bjorklund, John; Taylor, Louise S.; Hats; Schlarb, John; Rankin, A.A.; Stevenson, T.A.;

On July 5, 1939, some Gyro Club members pose on the roof of the Winthrop Hotel modeling their diverse styles of Jubilee Hats. They are promoting the wearing of humorous hats to boost the Golden Jubilee celebration, July 16-23. The hats will be available in all colors, shapes and sizes in styles popular 50 years ago to add a little levity to the celebration. The prominent Pierce County residents are, left to right, Tacoma Chamber of Commerce manager T. A. Stevenson, County Commissioner John Schlarb, County Superintendent of Schools Mrs. Louise S. Taylor, Sheriff John Bjorklund and County Commissioner A.A. Rankin.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Bjorklund, John; Taylor, Louise S.; Hats; Schlarb, John; Rankin, A.A.; Stevenson, T.A.;

Gyro Club with Jubilee Hats on Winthrop roof on July 5, 1939. Front row: Ira Davisson (first on L), W.P. Bonney, Norton Clapp (3rd from L), Mrs. Louise S. Taylor, Mayor J.J. Kaufman (5th from L), Fred Smith, Harry P. Cain, (2nd from R and Sheriff John Bjorklund. Back row: A.A. Rankin, T.A. Stevenson, John Schlarb, Holmes Eastwood, City Controller Tom Swayze, Public Works Commissioner Abner R. Bergersen and C. Val Fawcett. These prominent members of the Gyro Club were promoting the wearing of hats of all shapes, sizes and styles, during Washington State's Golden Jubilee celebration July 16-23, 1939. Low crown derbies, top hats, skimmers, 10-gallon hats and bonnets would all be adorning the heads of Tacomans, strictly for amusement purposes. ALBUM 11. (T. Times, 7-7-39, p. 1)

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Mayors--Tacoma; Kaufman, Joseph J.; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Clapp, Norton, 1906-1995; Davisson, Ira; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Bonney, William P.; Hats--1930-1940; Bjorklund, John;

Gyro Club with Jubilee Hats on Winthrop Hotel roof, July 5, 1939. Prominent members of Tacoma's Gyro Club doff their hats in a salute to the Golden Jubilee celebration of Washington's statehood. Front row: T. A. Stevenson, Ira Davisson (2nd from L), W.P. Bonney, Norton Clapp (4th from L), Mrs. Louise S. Taylor, Mayor J. J. Kaufman, Fred Smith, Harry P. Cain (Jubilee Chairman and future mayor) and Sheriff John Bjorklund. Back row: A.A. Rankin, John Schlarb, Holmes Eastwood, Tom Swayze, Abner R. Bergersen and C. Val Fawcett (Finance Commissioner and future mayor). The wearing of hats was proposed by the Gyro Club to inject levity into the celebration. Hats were available for sale in all colors, shapes and sizes in Tacoma's shops at nominal prices. Residents were asked to don their hats and "chase dignity out of town." (T.Times, 7-7-39, p. 1)

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Mayors--Tacoma; Kaufman, Joseph J.; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Clapp, Norton, 1906-1995; Davisson, Ira; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Eastwood, Holmes;

Gyro Club with Jubilee Hats on Winthrop roof on July 5, 1939. Front row: Public Utilities Commissioner Ira Davisson (first on L), Ferry Museum director W.P. Bonney, Norton Clapp, Chamber of Commerce president, Mrs. Louise S. Taylor, county superintendent of schools, Mayor J.J. Kaufman, County Assessor Fred Smith (on chair), Harry P. Cain, Jubilee Chairman, and Sheriff John Bjorklund. Back row: County Commissioner A.A. Rankin, T.A. Stevenson, mgr. of Tacoma Chamber of Commerce, County Commissioner John Schlarb, Public Safety Commissioner Holmes Eastwood, City Controller Tom Swayze, Public Works Commissioner Abner R. Bergersen, and C. Val Fawcett, Finance Commissioner (last on R). To celebrate Washington state's Golden Jubilee, the Gyro Club decided to promote the wearing of hats during the July 16-23, 1939, activities. Club members, numbering among them some of Tacoma's most notable personalities, are shown modeling a variety of shapes, styles and questionable fashioned headgear. ALBUM 11. (T. Times, 7-7-39, p. 1)

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Mayors--Tacoma; Kaufman, Joseph J.; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Clapp, Norton, 1906-1995; Davisson, Ira; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Eastwood, Holmes; Bjorklund, John; Taylor, Louise S.; Hats;

1939 Junior Women's Club Dance at the Winthrop Hotel. Man in suit with bow tie graciously retrieves coats from coat checker for four women dressed in formal gowns.

Dance parties--Tacoma--1930-1940; Junior Women's Club (Tacoma); Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Coats; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Presentation of ship models by N.C. Garrison at Mayor's reception for "Tugboat Annie Sails Again" premiere on October 18, 1940, at the Winthrop. Left to right: Mayor Harry P. Cain, Donald Crisp, N.C. Garrison, unidentified woman, Hedda Hopper, and Marjorie Rambeau. Mr. Garrison, a well-known model shipbuilder, is holding one of his creations, a square rigger, which he would eventually present to Hedda Hopper. He had earlier presented a model of the "Narcissis" tugboat to Miss Rambeau. ALBUM 6. (T.Times, 10-21-40, p. 6)

Motion picture premieres--Tacoma--1940-1950; Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Rambeau, Marjorie; Crisp, Donald; Hopper, Hedda; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Garrison, N.C.; Model ships;

Mayor's reception for "Tugboat Annie Sails Again" premiere on October 18, 1940, at the Winthrop. Hollywood stars Alan Hale, Sr., Marjorie Rambeau, Ronald Reagan, Mayor Harry P. Cain and columnist Hedda Hopper beam for the camera; Donald Crisp glances downward instead. The film premiered simultaneously at three Tacoma theaters that evening. ALBUM 6.

Motion picture premieres--Tacoma--1940-1950; Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reagan, Ronald Wilson, 1911-; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Hale, Alan; Rambeau, Marjorie; Crisp, Donald; Hopper, Hedda; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Mayor's reception at Hotel Winthrop for "Tugboat Annie Sails Again" premiere on October 18, 1940. Marjorie and Harry P. Cain seated below Life Ring, center. Henry and Wedell Foss flank the glass case holding tugboat model to the right of the Cains. Five hundred local residents capped off an exciting day of Hollywood stars, promotional events, and the premiere of "Tugboat Annie Sails Again" with a celebratory dinner held at the Winthrop. Bagpipes, singing, and reminiscences by Cpt. Oscar V. Brown, former lighthouse keeper at Browns Point were among the evening's highlights. ALBUM 6. (TNT 10-19-40, p. 1)

Motion picture premieres--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994; Foss, Henry O., 1891-1986; Foss, Wedell; Model ships; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Mayor's reception for "Tugboat Annie Sails Again" premiere held at Hotel Winthrop on October 18, 1940. Donald Crisp, Alan Hale, Sr., Marjorie Rambeau, Mayor Harry P. Cain, Marjorie Rambeau and Hedda Hopper pose at center in front of glass encased model ship. Mayor's wife, Marjorie Cain to the left, by flag; Ronald Reagan in shadows, right. The banquet was open to the general public and approximately 500 involved in the fishing and tugboat industry attended. ALBUM 6.

Motion picture premieres--Tacoma--1940-1950; Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reagan, Ronald Wilson, 1911-; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Hale, Alan; Rambeau, Marjorie; Crisp, Donald; Hopper, Hedda; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Ship modeler N.C. Garrison presents his model of tug "Narcissus" to Marjorie Rambeau at Mayor Cain's reception at the Hotel Winthrop for the "Tugboat Annie Sails Again" premiere on October 18, 1940. Henry Foss is at far left, brother Wedell Foss at far right. Mr. Garrison, 6414 Pacific Avenue, had 28 of his models on display throughout the city during the week. "Narcissus" was the screen name chosen for the Foss tugboat (later called the "Arthur Foss") used for the first "Tugboat Annie" film in 1933. ALBUM 6. (T.Times, 10-21-40, p. 6)

Motion picture premieres--Tacoma--1940-1950; Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rambeau, Marjorie; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Garrison, N.C.; Model ships; Foss, Henry O., 1891-1986; Foss, Wedell; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Ship modeler N.C. Garrison presents model of the tug "Narcissus" to actress Marjorie Rambeau at the "Tugboat Annie" dinner held at the Winthrop Hotel on October 18, 1940. Miss Rambeau played the title character in the sequel to the 1933 box-office success. Mr. Garrison also presented an intricate model of a square-rigger to actress-writer Hedda Hopper who attended the event. Seated at the speakers' table on the right, behind a glass-encased model of a typical ocean-going tugboat, are two real-life tugboat captains, Anna Grimison and Dolly Lewis. Among those standing in the background are Mayor Harry P. Cain (partially hidden) and Wedel Foss. Four hundred and fifty people attended the dinner which was part of the activities scheduled during the "Tugboat Annie Sails Again" premiere held in Tacoma. (T. Times, 10-21-40, p. 6) ALBUM 6. TPL-8712

Motion picture premieres--Tacoma--1940-1950; Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rambeau, Marjorie; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Garrison, N.C.; Model ships; Foss, Henry O., 1891-1986; Foss, Wedell; Grimison, Anna; Lewis, Dolly;

It's "thumbs up" at the Canadian Legion Reunion Banquet at the Hotel Winthrop. Canadian and British aviators were the honored guests. Canada entered the war against German in 1939, only a few days after England. The "thumbs up" showed support of the war effort. The Royal Canadian Legion is the largest veterans organization in Canada and maintains branches in the U.S. and Germany. The man in the center of the rear row is reported to be C.A. (Pat) Erskine, Irishman.

Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Canadian Legion (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Metal Trades Convention for the Labor Advocate. On March 2, 1943, four unidentified men who were convention delegates stood behind a table with a blackboard behind them showing tally of votes for president of the Pacific Coast District Metal Trades Council. Incumbent Anthony Ballerini was defeated in a re-election bid by Ed Weston of Seattle. A banner states: "Affiliated with the A.F. of L." Held at the Hotel Winthrop in early March of 1943, the wartime convention was concerned with the metal trade councils' responsibility to deliver vital goods essential to allied victory. Delegates took an aggressive stand against the NLRB-CIO's disruption in the shipbuilding industry. Keynote speaker was John P. Frey, president of the A.F. of L. Metal Trades Department, Washington D.C. (Tacoma Labor Advocate, 3-5-43, p. 1+ -article)

Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Metal Trades Council (Tacoma); Labor unions--Tacoma--1940-1950; American Federation of Labor (Tacoma); Group portraits--1940-1950;