Sonya (Mrs. Donald) Doud, left, and Gertrude (Mrs. Roger) Peck prepare to open the Junior League Thrift Shop for business. The shop is open Wednesday, Thursday & Friday from 10 -4 p.m. Established in 1930, the proceeds of the store support the League's well baby clinic.
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Junior League members Sonya (Mrs. Donald) Doud and Gertrude (Mrs. Roger) Peck (from left) pause at the doorway of the League's Thrift Shop in December of 1934. Women donated their time and effort in running the store, with proceeds earmarked for the well-baby clinic they sponsored. The Junior League Thrift Shop was located at 117 S. 10th St. with hours of operation listed on the door's window.
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Three women pose in front of the Junior League Thrift Shop. They are, left to right, Elizabeth Hailey, the Regional director of the Junior League from Portland, Aida (Mrs. Charles) Ingram, local president of the League and Letitia Fogg, head of the local League shop. Charles Ingram was the assistant general manager of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. The window of the shop is decorated with a Christmas tree. The Shop was established in 1930, to support the charitable work of the League. TPL-10523
Two women wearing full length fur coats and hats standing outside the Junior League Thrift Shop in December of 1934. They are, left to right, Mrs. Richard Wagstaff and Miss Letitia Fogg, head of the shop. The shop is open Wednesday, Thursday & Friday from 10 -4p.m. Established in 1930, the proceeds of the store support the League's well baby clinic. The window of the store is decorated with a festive holiday tree. (filed with Argentum)
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Junior League Thrift Shop. Mrs. John Gregg, Cornelia Marie Cardin, and Mrs. John Bates Roberts are shown readying the refurbished shop for re-opening in late January of 1939. Funds raised are used for league's Well Baby Clinic. The woman in the photograph identified by the Tacoma Times as Cornelia Marie Cardin was known to her family as "Connie Rie." She married Paul Sheppard Savidge, Jr. of Tacoma on December 7, 1940 according to her daughter. (T. Times, 1/24/1939, p. 9)
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After repainting in green and blue, the Junior League Thrift Store is ready to reopen in early 1939. Members established the thrift store in 1930 to support their Well Baby Clinic. At counter: Mrs. John Gregg, Cornelia Marie Cardin, Mrs. John Bates Roberts. The woman identified by the Tacoma Times as Cornelia Marie Cardin was known to her family as "Connie Rie;" and, according to her daughter, she married Paul Sheppard Savidge, Jr. of Tacoma on December 7, 1940. (T. Times 1/24/1939, pg. 9)
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