Bathers. National Bank of Tacoma annual picnic at Tacoma Golf and Country Club.The Club purchased this land on the shores of American Lake in 1904. (Argentum)

Swimmers--1920-1930; Bathing suits--1920-1930; National Bank of Tacoma--People; Picnics--1920-1930; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma);

Members of the Tacoma Country and Golf Club reveled at a masquerade ball at the clubhouse on Halloween, 1934. In the center in kilts with wig askew was future Mayor of Tacoma Harry P. Cain. To the far left was his wife, Marjorie Cain, dressed as a Russian cossack. Cain was holding the leg of an unidentified French maid, as an unidentified aviator held that of his wife in this interesting picture. The unidentified cross dressing couple to the right smiled merrily at the camera.

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Masquerades--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Scotland--Clothing & dress; Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994

On October 31, 1934, the Tacoma Golf and Country Club held a holiday Costume Ball. Miss Ohlson posed with her prize, a live turkey. (filed with Argentum)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Hats--1930-1940; Masquerades--Tacoma--1930-1940; Turkeys; Costumes;

Tacoma Country Club Masked Ball. People in costume seated on large staircase. Harry P. Cain, future Tacoma Mayor and U.S. Senator, wearing long wig, is near center of second row, behind and to right of man in convict's stripes. TPL-5823

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Masquerades--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979;

A smaller group of costumed partiers poses for the camera at the Masked Ball at the Tacoma Country & Golf Club. A couple in pirate costumes poses at either end of the group, while the four center people appear dressed as gentlemen and ladies of another era.

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Masquerades--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Harry Cain, future Mayor of Tacoma and U.S. Senator, on right. Cain, wearing kilts and wig, clowns it up with a group of people in costume during Masked Ball at Tacoma Country Club.

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Masquerades--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Scotland--Clothing & dress;

Mrs. John Yerxa, the former Babbie Gilpin, and her small daughter Constance were photographed at the Country Club summer home leased by her brother Joseph Gilpin. The Yerxas were visiting in Tacoma from their home in Boston. Ordered by Janet Brady, for the Tacoma Times society section. (TT 8/3/1935, pg. 7) (WSHS)

Mothers--1930-1940; Girls--1930-1940; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Yerxa, Constance; Gilpin, Babbie; Gilpin, Joseph--Family;

Tennis Club at Country Club. (T. Times, Society)

Clothing & dress--1930-1940; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma);

Four well dressed women pose near the pillars of the Tacoma County & Golf Club in late April, 1937. They are there to attend the first bridge luncheon of the season. They are, from left to right, Mrs. H.A. (Jean) Karlen, Mrs. L.B. (Ida) Macdonald, Mrs. C.E. (Gertrude) Bonnell and Mrs. Fred Karlen. Another view of the four, enlarged and cropped, is D1021-B. (T. Times 5/1/1937, pg. 9)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Karlen, Jean; Macdonald, Ida; Bonnell, Gertrude; Karlen, Fred--Family;

Four well dressed women pose near the pillars of the Tacoma County & Golf Club in late April, 1937. They are there to attend the first bridge luncheon of the season. They are, from left to right, Mrs. H.A. (Jean) Karlen, Mrs. L.B. (Ida) Macdonald, Mrs. C.E. (Gertrude) Bonnell and Mrs. Fred Karlen. Another view of the four, taken from a further distance, is D1021-8. (T. Times 5/1/1937, pg. 9)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Karlen, Jean; Macdonald, Ida; Bonnell, Gertrude; Karlen, Fred--Family;

Resting between tennis games in front of the Country Club clubhouse are Anne Weyerhaeuser (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Weyerhaeuser), Mary Heard (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Heard) and Vera Fraser (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Audsley Fraser.) (T. Times 7/2/1938, pg. 9)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Tennis players; Tennis rackets; Weyerhaeuser, Anne; Heard, Mary; Fraser, Vera;

In June of 1938 four Tacoma girls who were part of the "sub-deb" set were photographed on the lawn of the Tacoma Country and Golf Club, 13204 Gravelly Lake Drive S.W., as they gathered for a busy day of summer sports. Holding her sunglasses and tennis racket is Catharine Snyder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frost Snyder. The three young ladies on bicycles are: (l to r) Hazel Schaeffer, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R.C. Schaeffer, and Suzanne and Marian Ingram, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ingram. (T. Times 7/2/1938, pg. 9)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Tennis players; Tennis rackets; Bicycles & tricycles; Snyder, Catharine; Schaeffer, Hazel; Ingram, Suzanne; Ingram, Marian;

To celebrate their 54th year in the banking business, National Bank of Washington threw a gala banquet and entertainment for 180 directors, officers and employees at the Tacoma Country Club on October 21, 1939. Pictured are Board Chairman Samuel L. Jackson with three young female employees of the bank, dressed in formal gowns. Posed, left to right, are Helen Salander, Barbara Jo Huntsman and Lola Huff. (T. Times 10/23/1939, pg. 14; 10/20/1939, pg. 3)

Anniversaries--Tacoma--1930-1940; National Bank of Washington (Tacoma)--Commemoration; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Salander, Helen; Huntsman, Barbara Jo; Huff, Lola; Jackson, Samuel M.;

In May of 1940, Ruth Babbit was photographed swinging into the spring golfing season at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club. Every Tuesday was Ladies' Day at the Club, and over 50 female members took the opportunity to practice their follow through on the links. Ruth Kennedy Babbit was the wife of Alexander Babbit, then assistant manager of the Bank of California National Association. Mrs. Babbit also excelled in figure skating, later becoming an international skating judge, and was a well known water color artist. She passed away on August 31, 1992, at the age of 89. (T. Times 5/18/1940, pg. 5; TNT 9-2-92, B-4-obituary)

Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Golfers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Babbit, Ruth Kennedy; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Country clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Every Tuesday in May of 1940 was Ladies' Day at the Tacoma Country & Golf Club. Teeing up on the practice green in front of the Clubhouse are, left to right, Mrs. Thomas Curran, Mrs. Harry Andrews, Mrs. O.A. Tucker, Mrs. Lowell T. Murray, Mrs. Fred Davis, Mrs. Charles Peterson and Mrs. Henry Foss. ( T. Times 5/18/1940, pg. 5- photograph reversed in paper)

Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Golfers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Country clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950;

An unidentified bank employee is surrounded by a bevy of beautiful co-workers at the National Bank of Washington company party held October 19, 1940 at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club. The bank was celebrating its 55th anniversary in business. The party was attended by 200 officers and employees from the Tacoma main branch and all surrounding branch offices.

Banks--Tacoma; Banking--Tacoma--1940-1950; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1930-1940; National Bank of Washington (Tacoma)--Commemoration; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma);

First National Bank of Washington company party held October 19, 1940 at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club. The bank was celebrating its 55th anniversary in business. Guest of honor A.E. Connick, left, of San Francisco, is welcomed by bank director Henry O. Foss. Mr. Connick was the vice president of the Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association of San Francisco. (T. Times 12/21/1940, pg. 14)

Banks--Tacoma; Banking--Tacoma--1940-1950; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1930-1940; National Bank of Washington (Tacoma)--Commemoration; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Foss, Henry O., 1891-1986; Connick, A.E.;

Bank executives pose at the company party held October 19, 1940 at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club celebrating the 55th anniversary of the National Bank of Washington. Seated middle of the front row is Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of the bank Samuel Jackson. In the center of the standing row is Bank Director Henry Foss. Over 200 officers and members of the staff of the Tacoma home branch and the surrounding area branches attended the dinner and dance. (T. Times 10/19/1940, pg. 7)

Banks--Tacoma; Banking--Tacoma--1940-1950; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1930-1940; National Bank of Washington (Tacoma)--Commemoration; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Foss, Henry O., 1891-1986; Jackson, Samuel M.;

Three men from the timber industry pose at the 1941 annual Northwest Lumbermans' Handicap Golf Championship held August 9-10 at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club.

Tournaments--Tacoma; Golf--Tacoma--1940-1950; Country clubs--Tacoma; Sports & recreation facilities--Tacoma; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Annual golf tournament sponsored by the Lumbermans' Association and held at the Tacoma Country Club. Photograph ordered by Cecil Cavanaugh. The man in the center holds two loving cups to be awarded as prizes in the Northwest Lumbermans' Handicap Golf Championship on August 9-10, 1941. Hugo Peterson of Tacoma was the big winner. He was employed at the Douglas Fir Plywood Association (DFPA). (T. Times 8/11/1941)

Tournaments--Tacoma; Awards; Golf--Tacoma--1940-1950; Country clubs--Tacoma; Sports & recreation facilities--Tacoma; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

The Pharaoh Club was playing host on September 27, 1941 at a dance at the Tacoma Country & Golf Club. This group picture is posed on the Club's famous staircase. The Pharaoh Club was composed of young men of high school and college age. The dance was advertised as a autumn semi formal. (T. Times 9/20/1941, pg. 5)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Pharaoh Club (Tacoma);

On September 27,1941, the Pharaoh Club was hosting an autumn semi-formal at the Tacoma Country & Golf Club. The young ladies by the piano are believed to be Marian Ingram and Hazel Schaeffer. The Pharaoh Club was composed of young men of high school and college age. (T. Times 9/20/1941, pg. 5)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Pharaoh Club (Tacoma);

Members of the Tacoma Country and Golf Club pose on that building's famous staircase during the annual costume ball on October 28, 1941. Many of the costumes hark back to the Gay Nineties.

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Country clubs--Tacoma; Stairways--Tacoma; Costumes; Masquerades; Parties;

Tuesday was Ladies' Day at the Tacoma Country Club. One of a pair of unidentified female golfers takes a swing while the teenage caddie looks on. The country club purchased the R.B. Lehman farm on the eastern shore of American Lake in 1904. The final price for a total of 287 acres was $7,000. (Country Club One Hundred Years almanac)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Golf--Tacoma--1940-1950;

On June 30, 1943, women at the Tacoma Country Club make surgical dressings for the war injured. The women are working at tables in a cheerful room washed with window light and decorated with floral wallpaper. Most of the women are wearing the white uniform and coronet and veil of the Red Cross Production Service. The volunteers at the Country Club worked Mondays and Wednesday from 12-4 and Friday 10-4.

American National Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Women--Tacoma; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

In June of 1943, four women load boxes of surgical dressings into a Red Cross paneled station wagon at the Tacoma Country Club in Lakewood. During the war, the clubhouse served several days a week as a Surgical Dressing Production Unit. Pictured left to right in their white Red Cross Production Service uniforms are Joyce (Mrs. Herbert) Syford, Mrs. Harry H. Schmalz, Nelsie (Mrs. Minot) Davis, Harriet (Mrs. William) Deering and driver Etta (Mrs. Allan H.) Moody, dressed in the Red Cross Motor Corps suit and visor cap. (T. Times 7/3/1943, pg. 4)

American National Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Women--Tacoma; Syford, Joyce; Davis, Nelsie; Deering, Harriet; Moody, Etta; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Chuck Congdon, Golf Pro, had just won the Intercity Golf Sweepstakes Association Tournament at the Maplewood Golf Course in Renton. He scored five under par. View of Chuck Congdon practicing his swings at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club.

Golf--Tacoma--1940-1950; Sports & recreation facilities--Tacoma; Sporting goods; Athletes--Tacoma; Golfers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Congdon, Chuck; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma);

The Junior Council of Tacoma's Country Club was hosting their first formal ball. The dance was planned by a special committee that was organized during "Junior Week". Left to right view of Juniors wearing their lovely ball gowns for the dance, Gloria Patterson, Kay Klopfenstein, Jean Link, Janis Clark, Anne Martin, Norma Wilder, Betty Satterlee, Christy Scott and Virginia Boldt, staircase in background (T. Times, 12/31/47, p. 9).

Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Evening gowns--Tacoma; Ball dresses; Stairways--Tacoma; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma);

Tacoma Country Club's Junior Council was pleased to be hosting their first holiday dance, dancing would continue until midnight. The Junior Council was planning spring time activities as well. Left to right view of Juniors wearing their beautiful ball gowns, Joan Trauernicht, Helen Ramstedt, Paddy Black, Barbara Stowe (seated) and Suzy Marion. The girls are in the newly remodeled and decorated powder room (T. Times, 12/31/47, p. 9).

Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Evening gowns--Tacoma; Ball dresses; Dressing tables; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma);

The Ida Baille Guild, Tacoma Orthopedic Association, staged a style show and Easter Parade for 100 members who attended the guild luncheon March 22, 1948, at the Country Club. Mrs. John Seward of Helene's Inc. was the stylist. The women posed on the staircase in an assortment of Easter bonnets (styled by Lee Durrell), dresses and suits. Helene's, located on Gravelly Lake Drive SW, sold women's clothing. Names listed in paper. (T.Times, 3/27/1948, p.9)

Fashion shows--Tacoma; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Tacoma Orthopedic Association (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fashion models--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Country clubs--Tacoma; Stairways--Tacoma;