Hostess Peggy Grumbling, left, and three of her friends listen to a scary story read by a Halloween witch at this costume party held at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfeus Grumbling. The girls also enjoyed games directed by Miss Helen Poe. ( T. Times 10/31/1938, pg. 11)

Halloween; Costumes; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Grumbling, Peggy;

Celia Grace Schofield, member of the Girls Exhibition Drill Team, sits astride her horse "Gilt" at the Annual Horse Show held October 28-29th, 1938. The show was held at the new stables of the Woodbrook Hunt Club. A performance by the costumed drill team was part of the evening's entertainment. (T. Times, 11/5/1938, p. 9).

Show horses; Woodbrook Stables (Lakewood); Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Schofield, Celia Grace;

Minnie (Mrs. Eric) Bennett at home, crocheting while sitting in a chair next to a window. She is wearing a double strand of pearls wrapped around her neck and a cameo. Decorative ceramic pots, planted with succulent plants, sit on the window ledge. Mrs. Bennett and husband Eric were to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on November 29, 1938, at their South Asotin home.

Bennett, Minnie; Anniveraries--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bennett, Minnie--Homes & haunts; Older people--Tacoma--1930-1940; Jewelry--Tacoma; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Portrait of Eric and Minnie Bennett on their 50th Wedding Anniversary. The Bennetts lived at 4424 Asotin and were celebrating their Golden Anniversary with an open house on November 29, 1938. They had lived in Tacoma for 40 years. (TNT 11-28-38, p. 8)

Bennett, Eric; Bennett, Minnie; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1930-1940; Couples; Older people--Tacoma--1930-1940; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Minne Bennett pauses while crocheting in this November of 1938 photograph. Mrs. Bennett and husband Eric were celebrating their Golden Anniversary on November 29, 1938, with an open house at their home located on South Asotin Street. Her dark outfit with white blouse is accessorized with a double strand pearl necklace and cameo and a large corsage.

Bennett, Minnie; Anniveraries--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bennett, Minnie--Homes & haunts; Older people--Tacoma--1930-1940; Jewelry--Tacoma; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Barbara Ann Reed and her mother, Gertrude (Mrs. William B.) Reed, go over the Beethoven composition that Barbara Ann will be performing in concert soon with her violin. Mrs. Reed plays a difficult portion on the piano while Barbara Ann observes in this November, 1938, photograph.

Reed, William B.--Family; Families--Tacoma--1930-1940; Reed, Gertrude; Reed, Barbara Ann; Violins; Pianos;

Barbara Ann Reed, daughter of William B. and Gertrude Reed, was preparing for an upcoming concert with the help of her mother in November of 1938. She stands close to a piano while holding her violin. Mrs. Reed is seated at the piano with one hand on the keys. The Reeds resided at 3409 North 21st St. in Tacoma.

Reed, William B.--Family; Reed, Gertrude; Reed, Barbara Ann; Violins; Pianos; Families--Tacoma--1930-1940;

On November 30, 1938, with the contracts awarded and construction assured, the "Narrows Bridge Gang" held their final meeting at the Winthrop Hotel. The group representing all parts of the city had formed in January of 1936 and held weekly luncheon meetings. Their purpose was to urge the construction of a bridge across the Narrows. Pictured are: front row, left to right, M.G. Tennent, H.H. Brouse, Walter Morrissette, P.W. Bourgaize and Frank Walsh. Middle row: Hy Mandles, C.F. Mason, J. P. Lesher, J.T. McCutcheon, W.B. Hamilton and C.E. Hogberg. Back row: Jos. M. Mallery, C.F. Knecht, Dr. Josiah S. Davies, Wm A. Osborne and A.O. Andreasen. (T. Times 12/1/1938, pg. 4) (filed with Argentum)

Suspension bridges--Tacoma; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma);

Music runs in the William B. Reed family. Mother Gertrude Reed poses at the piano, while daughter Barbara Ann plays the violin. The pair go over a difficult passage in a Beethoven composition for violin that Barbara Ann will be performing in concert. (T. Times 11/25/1938, pg. 16) (filed with Argentum)

Reed, William B.--Family; Reed, Gertrude; Reed, Barbara Ann; Violins; Pianos; Mothers & children--1930-1940; Children playing musical instruments;

Photograph caption reads "Northwest Grotto Association Ceremonial. Tacobat Grotto Hosts- Tacoma, Nov. 5, 1938. Wm. B. Nicoll, Secy.- B.P. Eckler, Monarch, 1938." (filed with Argentum)

Tacobat Grotto (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Mrs. Pearl Britton Lees is shown at her loom in this photograph from November 1938. Because of a high degree of interest in traditional crafts in the Tacoma area, Mrs. Lees started the Wayside Arts and Crafts School. The classes for the school were taught at her home at 3520 So. 10th St. In her weaving, she used yarn made from wool produced by sheep raised in Pierce County. Her wool dyes came from locally grown plants and trees. (T. Times, 11/11/1938, p. 4)..

Wayside Arts and Craft School (Tacoma); Weaving--Tacoma--1930-1940; Looms; Lees, Pearl Britton;

Pearl Britton Lees demonstrates hand-weaving on her loom for the Weaver's Guild. Lees teaches the recently revived craft in her home at 3520 So. 10th St., where she operates the Wayside Arts and Craft School. One of the techniques demonstrated was the purely American "Summer and Winter" weave in an eight harness technique. (T. Times, 11/11/1938, p. 4).

Wayside Arts and Craft School (Tacoma); Weaving--Tacoma--1930-1940; Looms; Lees, Pearl Britton;

Members of the Puyallup Valley Japanese-American Citizens League dance group. They will be performing a ceremonial dance in traditional Japanese dress during "Japan Night", a Japanese bazaar, to be held at Fife High School on November 12, 1938. The second annual bazaar, carnival and dance was held to acquaint Tacoma and Valley people with the young group's activities and culture. Over 1,000 people attended, the majority of which were not of Japanese heritage. (T. Times, 11/10/1938, p. 20; 11/14/1938, pg. 3)

Kimonos; Japanese-American Citizen's League (Tacoma); Japanese Americans--Fife--1930-1940; Ceremonial dancers; Japanese Americans--Dance;

Three Japanese American women and a child watch a team of four women perform a traditional Japanese dance during a dress rehearsal for the Japanese-American Citizen's League's second annual carnival and bazaar, to be held on November 12, 1938 at the Fife High School. The group is attired in kimonos and posed in front of a background of cherry blossoms. The watching group on the left is composed of Haruko Yaguchi (standing), Fugiye Sasaki (seated), Lillian Mizukami (kneeling) and three year old Arlene Sakahara. The dancers are, left to right, Betty Sasaki, Dorothy Norisada, Miyo Yoshida and Amy Marumoto. (T. Times 11/10/1938, pg. 20; 11/14/1938, pg. 3)

Kimonos; Japanese-American Citizen's League (Tacoma); Japanese Americans--Fife--1930-1940; Ceremonial dancers; Japanese Americans--Dance;

Portrait of large two story frame house on corner lot, 3520 N. Washington, for Comfort and Davis. The house was built in 1927; Wm H. Hiltbrunn, builder and George M. Brewer, contractor. Early owners were Dr. H.S. Argue and Gerry Waechter, who bought the house in 1938 when this photograph was taken. (filed with Argentum)

Houses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

In November of 1938, five unidentified young ladies dressed in traditional kimonos rehearsed a ceremonial dance staged among artificial flowering cherry trees. They were members of the 18 person Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizen's League dance group. The group performed November 12th at "Japan Night," a bazaar hosted at Fife High School. This was the second year that the Citizen's League had sponsored this bazaar, carnival and dance, intended to acquaint Tacoma and Valley people with the group's activities and culture. A mixture of traditional Japanese and American food was served, followed by the evening's entertainment of ceremonial dances performed in front of a background of cherry blossoms and red, white and blue hangings. Over 1,000 people turned out to glimpse the culture of Old Japan. (T. Times 11/10/38, p. 20)

Kimonos; Japanese-American Citizen's League (Tacoma); Japanese Americans--Fife--1930-1940; Ceremonial dancers; Japanese Americans--Dance;

Group portrait of eighteen young women, and a child, who are members of the Puyallup Valley Japanese-American Citizens League dance group. They will be performing a ceremonial dance in traditional Japanese dress during "Japan Night," a Japanese bazaar, to be held at Fife High School on November 12, 1938. Over 1,000 people attended the event that offered a glimpse into the island empire's ancient culture. In the afternoon, girls in kimonos served Japanese noodles, rice curry and "osushmis" as well as American salads, pies and hot dogs. In the evening, a program of the dances of old Japan was performed before a background of cherry blossoms and red, white and blue hangings. (T. Times, 11/10/1938, p. 20; 11/14/1938, pg. 3).

Kimonos; Japanese-American Citizen's League (Tacoma); Japanese Americans--Fife--1930-1940; Ceremonial dancers; Japanese Americans--Dance;

Haskett (or Hackett) family; ordered by Mrs. Minnie Haskett. A woman sits tuning a radio, young men stand on either side of it. All are well dressed. This photograph was taken in November of 1938.

Radios; Families--1930-1940;

Tacoma Beauty Supply, 1135 Commerce. Man fixing woman's hair while beauticians and patrons watch. (filed with Argentum)

Tacoma Beauty Supply (Tacoma);

Five-year-old Delores Tylen, a kindergartner at Sherman School, received a "Snow White" doll from the Tacoma Times for getting three subscriptions to the newspaper. The doll was a replica of the Walt Disney heroine in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." Miss Tylen resided at 3630 No. Gove St. (T. Times 11/15/1938, p. 16).

Tylen, Delores; Dolls; Children playing with dolls; Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma);

Schoenfeld's Furniture. Studio display of toys. Automobile service station model toy. (filed with Argentum)

Dictating machines; Toys; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

Schoenfeld's Furniture. Studio display of toys. Badminton set on the left and a doctor's kit on the right. (filed with Argentum)

Toys; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

Schoenfeld's Furniture. Studio display of toys. "Gilbert Fun with Electricity Set", Badminton Set. (filed with Argentum)

Toys; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

Schoenfeld's Furniture. Studio display of toys. Three dimensional painting kit and "Scotland Yard Detective Kit". (filed with Argentum)

Dictating machines; Toys; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

Schoenfeld's Furniture, China and Glassware department. (filed with Argentum)

Glassware; Tableware; Art objects; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

Schoenfeld's Furniture. Studio display of toys. Model of an airport with two circulating planes. (filed with Argentum)

Toys; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

Schoenfeld's Furniture. Studio display of toys. Archery and golf toy sets. (filed with Argentum)

Toys; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

Schoenfeld's Furniture, China and Glassware department. Shelves are crammed full of vases and other pottery. Photograph taken in November of 1938. (filed with Argentum)

Vases; Pottery--Tacoma; Art objects; Furniture stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Parkhurst, pioneer residents of Tacoma, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Thanksgiving Day, 1938. The Parkhursts celebrated by sitting down to a large dinner with their children and grandchildren. They were married in 1888 at Brooking, S.D., and moved to Tacoma in 1890. For the past 33 years, they have resided in the same house at 2820 So. Yakima Ave. Mr. Parkhurst retired nine years ago. He had worked for the city, Peterman Manufacturing Co., F.S. Harmon & Co. and at the Courthouse. (T. Times 11/23/1938, pg. 3)

Parkhurst, C.A.; Anniversaries;

On November 21, 1938, Charles and Marian Bedford celebrate 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;