President Warren G. Harding and his wife visited Tacoma on July 5, 1923. A crowd estimated at 25,000 in the Stadium Bowl braved drizzling rain to give President Warren G. Harding and his wife a very warm welcome. Those in attendance had been asked to bring small American flags to wave upon the President's arrival in the Stadium. Thousands more had stood for hours on Pacific Avenue awaiting the Presidential special at Union Station. The Presidential party, including Cabinet Secretaries Herbert Hoover and Henry C. Wallace, motored to the Tacoma Hotel for a public reception after which President and Mrs. Harding visited the disabled veterans at Cushman Hospital prior to the Stadium appearance. The Hardings left Tacoma via the transport USS Henderson, which circled the bay close to Stadium, so that the crowds could give one last cheer. (TDL 7-5-23, p. 1) B8286; G68.1-074; TPL-901

Harding, Warren G.; Presidents--United States; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Guests--Tacoma--1920-1930; Crowds--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Mayor George Smitley shakes hands with Maj. Gen. David L. Stone during the second annual Armistice Day Army-Navy football game at Stadium Bowl. General Stone is the commander of Fort Lewis. His counterpart, Rear Adm. T.T. Craven, head of the 13th Naval District, was also in attendance. Ten thousand-plus fans watched the football game and military pageant which saw Navy triumph 14-0. Navy had also won the previous year's contest 6-2. Sepia photograph taken on November 11, 1936. (T. Times 11-12-36, p. 1, 17) ALBUM 11. TPL-10453

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Smitley, George A., 1872-1956; Stone, David L.; Generals; Shaking hands--Tacoma;

1935 Armistice Day Navy vs. Army football game at Stadium Bowl. Tacoma Mayor George Smitley (center) with Rear Admiral T. T. Craven and Brig. General C.H. Conrad Jr., commanding officer at Fort Lewis. (Bremerton Sun)

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Smitley, George A., 1872-1956; Football--Tacoma--1930-1940; Craven, T.T.; Admirals--Tacoma; Conrad, C.H.;

Army officers, city officials, and Mayor Harry P. Cain planning bomb show at Stadium Bowl. Mayor Cain is standing third from right. Stadium High School is in the background. City officials joined Army personnel on August 4, 1942, in planning a practical demonstration of how civilians might protect themselves against incendiary bombs if dropped in enemy air raids. Temporary buildings, including seven "homes" and a three-story "hotel," would be constructed in Stadium Bowl on which bombs would be deliberately set off. Techniques to put out bombs would include stream and spray methods, "dunking in bathtubs," and what to do when the bombs burn themselves out. The demonstration would draw some 10,000 spectators on the evening of August 19th. On Stadium's field are: Elmer Bashey of Public Works, Lt. Jack Barrows, City health director Dr. Lee (Leland E.) Powers, local CD coordinator Frank Evans, Public utilities first aid expert Theodore O. Powers, Mayor Cain, Chief air warden Fred Sandstrom and Capt. Charles Eisenbacher of the Tacoma Fire Department. (T.Times 8-5-42, p. 2; TNT 8-19-42, p. 1, TNT 8-20-42, p. 1-articles on bomb demonstration)

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Stadium High School (Tacoma); Bashey, Elmer; Barrows, Jack; Powers, Leland E.; Evans, Frank; Powers, Theodore O.; Sandstrom, Fred; Eisenbacher, Charles J.;