Union Club and University Club charter members hang a new charter over the 1888 fireplace for the merger of the two clubs into the University Union Club. L. to r: Dr. Charles McCreery, Dr. William McCreery, Melville Pugh, John S. Baker, and George P. Fishburne. (T. Times, 6/71939, p. 20).

University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); McCreery, Charles; Pugh, Melville; Baker, John S.; Fishburne, George P.; Charters; McCreery, William B.;

On June 9, 1939, the unidentified University-Union Club doorman opened the automobile door for E. F. Cardin, Jr. and Lorain Cousins, in formal attire, to enter the Club under the canvas-covered awning. The doorman's elegant white uniform added glamour to the evening event, attended by 500 guests, celebrating the clubs' merger. By 1938, the Union Club had been located in the elegant building at 539 Broadway for 50 years. In 1939, a decision was reached by the Union Club and the University Club to merge into one, the University-Union Club, at this location. The membership for the joint club was full at 450 members. Mr. Cardin was a trustee for the new organization. (T. Times 6/7/1939, pg. 11; 6/3/1939, pg. 5- articles only)

University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Cardin, E.F.; Cousins, Lorain;

Dinner honoring Nancy Hewitt at University Union Club on June 26, 1939. Party was probably in honor of her upcoming marriage on June 28, 1939. (filed with Argentum)

University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Hewitt, Nancy;

Girl Scout Day Camp at Point Defiance C.C.C. Camp. Thirteen young girls, Brownie age, work on crafts at a picnic table. The Brownies came to camp on Fridays. They are decorating covers for their mother's telephone directory. The Tacoma Day Camp was entering its fourth season and for the first time it was located at the abandoned CCC camp below Ft. Nisqually. Girls 7-18, whether they were Girl Scouts or not, were invited to attend. The girls are, beginning in the foreground, Marlene Frieshem, Betty Ogden, Eleanor Jones, Barbara Packard, Amelia Stacy, Alice Condon, Delores Wright, Frances Thorness, Joanne Cinilli, Patsy Buffum, Delores Foster, Gwen Adams and Rosemary Neidum. (T. Times 6/18/1939, pg. 9; picture 7/8/1939, pg. 6)

Girl Scouts (Tacoma); Depressions--1929; Civilian Conservation Corps (Tacoma); Point Defiance Park (Tacoma);

Girl Scouts Day Camp on June 27, 1939, held at the Point Defiance C.C.C. Camp. Three teenage girls busily work at a picnic table, assisted with macrame projects by two women wearing "gypsy" costumes. 1939 was the fourth season for the Tacoma GS day camp and the first year that it was held at the abandoned CCC camp below Ft. Nisqually. It began on June 19th and ran for five weeks. Girls, aged 7-18, were invited to attend. (T. Times 6/13/1939, pg. 9 article only)

Girl Scouts (Tacoma); Depressions--1929; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Civilian Conservation Corps (Tacoma); Teenagers--1930-1940;

Girl Scout Day Camp at Point Defiance C.C.C. Camp. Five young girls from the "Pioneer" unit roasting hotdogs on sticks over an open fire, learning the art of stick cookery. Others prepare the lemonade supply. For the first time, the four year old day camp would be located at the abandoned CCC camp near Ft. Nisqually. Intended to give the girls a real outdoor experience, the camp included instructions and practice on preparing your own meal over an open fire. The Scouts around the fire are, left to right, Lucy McIntyre, Laydel Green, Juanita Clark, Phyllis Elsworth, Ruth Strom and Dorothy Allen. (T. Times 6/13/1939, pg. 9; picture 7/8/1939, pg. 6)

Girl Scouts (Tacoma); Depressions--1929; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Outdoor cookery--Tacoma; Campfires; Frankfurters--Tacoma; Civilian Conservation Corps (Tacoma);

Girl Scout Day Camp at Point Defiance C.C.C. Camp. Archery practice. Woman instructs a young girl in the use of a bow. Two other girls hold bows while another girl removes arrows from a bulls-eye target. For the first time, the four year old Tacoma GS Day Camp would be located at the abandoned CCC Camp near Ft. Nisqually. Archery would be one of many outdoor activities offered, with the girls also sampling games, swimming, folk dancing, dramatics and crafts. (T. Times 6/13/1939, pg. 9)

Girl Scouts (Tacoma); Depressions--1929; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Archery--Tacoma; Civilian Conservation Corps (Tacoma);

When life gives them lemons, Girl Scouts make lemonade. Photograph taken June 27, 1939 at the Girl Scout Day Camp held at the Point Defiance C.C.C. Camp. Four Girl Scouts at camp table slicing and squeezing lemons for large pot of lemonade. The "Kapers" chart hanging from the tree in the background is a Girl Scout tradition and lists the chores each girl is responsible for during camp. The day camp activities were intended to give the girls who could not go to one of the overnight camps a real "wilderness" experience. The girls would prepare their own meals, as well as go on nature quests and participate in group singing, games, archery, swimming, folk dancing, dramatics and crafts. (T. Times 6/13/1939, pg. 9)

Girl Scouts (Tacoma); Depressions--1929; Civilian Conservation Corps (Tacoma); Point Defiance Park (Tacoma);

Girl Scouts practice their outdoor cooking skills, roasting hot dogs over a campfire on June 27, 1939 during Day Camp held at the Point Defiance CCC Camp. One girl standing beside the fire carries a knapsack on a long stick over her shoulder. The girls at the picnic table in the background are making lemonade. The "Kapers" chart hanging from the tree behind them is a Girl Scout tradition and lists the chores each girl is responsible for during camp. The Scouts were using the deserted CCC campgrounds near Fort Nisqually as a site for camp for the first time.

Girl Scouts (Tacoma); Depressions--1929; Civilian Conservation Corps (Tacoma); Point Defiance Park (Tacoma);

Pausing in front of the Titus Motor Co., 618-24 Broadway on July 12, 1939, was a Cooney Transfer & Storage Co. flatbed truck with a bevy of young women aboard. They were taking part in the Rainbow Girls Parade and represented Yakima Assembly. The truck carried a basin labeled "Fountain of Youth" that was carefully tendered by the girls.

Meetings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rainbow Girls (Yakima); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ford trucks; Cooney Transfer & Storage Co. (Tacoma); Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma);

Photograph taken on July 12, 1939 of a Cooney Transfer and Storage Co. flatbed truck in front of Titus Motor Company, decorated for the Rainbow Girls Parade. Ten girls with " Yakima Assembly No. 1" banner posed on and around the truck. A decoration labelled "Fountain of Youth" was also featured on the truck. [Also dated 07-13-1939] (filed with Argentum)

Meetings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rainbow Girls (Yakima); Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ford trucks; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma);

Group of Rainbow Girls from Lynden, Washington. Several young women standing in front of and sitting on top of a bus parked in front of the Olympus Hotel. They are dressed in uniform dresses appliqued with tulips.

Organizations - Fraternal Organizations - Rainbow Girls

On August 9, 1939, Emory Reagan Sr., a flagpole painter, used a "bos'n's chair" to ascend the 150 foot flagpole at the University Union Club at 539 Broadway. The pole took 5 1/2 hours to paint, during which time Reagan remained aloft. His young sons Duane, 8, and Emory, Jr., 11, kept him supplied with paint and brushes, sent up by a rope and pulley. Mr. Reagan was 35 at the time of this picture and lived with his wife and family at 5020 6th Ave. (T.Times 8/10/1939 p.1) cropped enlargement of D8738 image 2

University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Painting; Reagan, Emory; Flagpoles;

On August 9, 1939, Emory Reagan Sr., a flagpole painter, used a "bos'n's chair" to ascend the 150 foot flagpole at the University Union Club at 539 Broadway. The pole took 5 1/2 hours to paint, during which time Reagan remained aloft. His young sons Duane, 8, and Emory, Jr., 11, kept him supplied with paint and brushes, sent up by a rope and pulley. Mr. Reagan was 35 at the time of this picture and lived with his wife and family at 5020 6th Ave. (T.Times 8/10/1939 p.1)

University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Painting; Reagan, Emory; Flagpoles;

The small sons of Emory Reagan Sr. take a break from helping Dad paint the flagpole at the University Union Club. Emory Jr., 11, holds on to the rope that sends supplies up to Dad, eliminating the need for him to go up and down the pole repeatedly. Duane, 8, holds a paintbrush and Mickey, the family's two month old terrier. The senior Mr. Reagan remained aloft on the flagpole for 5 1/2 hours completing his paint job. The boys resided with their mom and dad at 5020 6th Ave. (T. Times 8/10/1939, pg. 1)

University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Painting; Reagan, Emory; Reagan, Duane;

Mary Ball Chapter of D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Revolution) at the home of Mrs. P. C. Smith. Seven women wearing dresses are posing on front steps of house with colonial columns, large American flag hangs in background.

Men behind bar at the Tacoma Club.

Tacoma Club (Tacoma);

Pioneer Association meeting at Steilacoom Town Hall; Federal Revival style building by Emanuel J. Bresemann, Architect, built in 1930. On October 11, 1939, the Pierce County Pioneer and Historical Society held their fall meeting in Steilacoom at the Town Hall. The members dressed in their ancestor's period clothing for the event. Between 1850-1858, Steilacoom was home to the first territorial court and the first Protestant Church north of the Columbia river. It was the first area north of the Columbia River to incorporate as a town and had the first public library. (T. Times 10/12/1939, pg. 12) (filed with Argentum)

Pioneer Association (Steilacoom); Steilacoom Town Hall (Steilacoom); Historical societies--Steilacoom;

On October 11, 1939, the fall meeting of the Pierce County Pioneer and Historical Society was held at the Steilacoom Town Hall. Members are dressed in period costumes, ca. 1880, saved in trunks from their ancestors. Steilacoom is historically important to Pierce County, being the first shipping port on the upper Puget Sound, the location of the first territorial court, the first Protestant Church north of the Columbia River, first area north of the Columbia to incorporate as a town and the home to the first public library. (T. Times 10/12/1939, pg. 12)

Pioneer Association (Steilacoom); Steilacoom Town Hall (Steilacoom); Historical societies--Steilacoom;

Pioneer Association meeting at Steilacoom Town Hall; Federal Revival style building by Emanuel J. Bresemann, Architect, built in 1930. On October 11, 1939, the Pierce County Pioneer and Historical Society held their fall meeting in Steilacoom at the Town Hall. The members dressed in their ancestor's period clothing for the event. Between 1850-1858, Steilacoom was home to the first territorial court and the first Protestant Church north of the Columbia river. It was the first area north of the Columbia River to incorporate as a town and had the first public library. (T. Times 10/12/1939, pg. 12) (filed with Argentum)

Pioneer Association (Steilacoom); Steilacoom Town Hall (Steilacoom); Historical societies--Steilacoom;

In October of 1939, members of the Co-Ed Club planning committee were busy planning a hoe down to be held at the Dash Point Community House on the 28th of the month. The rustic barn dance gave the young women and their dates a chance to don harvest related costumes. Seven young women posed for this publicity shot, dressed appropriately for the farm in straw hats, overalls and gingham dresses. Pictured, left to right, are Louise Button, Susan McGoldrick, Barbara Rothermel (in wheelbarrow), Janice Plowden, Helen Jaeger, Donna Rue Teats (top of ladder), and Inez Cliff (bottom of ladder). (T. Times 10/21/1939, pg. 4)

Co-Ed Club (Tacoma); Button, Louise; Plowden, Janice; Cliff, Inez; Rothermel, Barbara; McGoldrick, Susan; Jaeger, Helen; Teats, Donna Rue;

Publicity shot for Co-Ed Club Committee planning barn dance with photograph taken on October 16, 1939. Seven young women pose by a white picket fence, one in a wheelbarrow, dressed in the theme appropriate straw hats, gingham dresses and overalls. Pictured, left to right, are Louise Button, Janice (Mrs. John) Plowden, Inez (Mrs. Virgil) Cliff (in wheelbarrow), Barbara Rothermel, Susan (Mrs. Donald) McGoldrick, Helen Jaeger and Donna Rue Teats. (T. Times 10/21/1939, pg. 4)

Co-Ed Club (Tacoma); Button, Louise; Plowden, Janice; Cliff, Inez; Rothermel, Barbara; McGoldrick, Susan; Jaeger, Helen; Teats, Donna Rue; Wheelbarrows;

Co-Ed Club barn dance at Dash Point Community House. (T. Times).

Co-Ed Club (Tacoma);

Co-Ed Club barn dance at Dash Point Community House. (T. Times).

Co-Ed Club (Tacoma);

Co-Ed Club barn dance at Dash Point Community House. (T. Times).

Co-Ed Club (Tacoma)

Co-Ed Club barn dance at Dash Point Community House. Three "farmers" patiently watch as a fourth milks a "cow" made from straw and a sawhorse with a jack-o-lantern for a head. The milker looks doubtful about the results.

Co-Ed Club (Tacoma);

Co-Ed Club barn dance at Dash Point Community House. Pictured in rustic surroundings are, left to right, Edward Kinnebrew, Chairman of the party Barbara Rothermel, Hunter Johnson and Club president Betty Liby. (T. Times 11/7/1939)

Co-Ed Club (Tacoma); Kinnebrew, Edward; Rothermel, Barbara; Johnson, Hunter; Liby, Betty;

University Union Club waiters. Seven African-American men dressed in waiters' uniforms posed for a group portrait in November of 1939.

University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Waiters--Tacoma--1930-1940; African Americans--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Members of the Woodbrook Hunt Club gathered around the living room fireplace at the club. Several framed hunt scene hang on the plywood paneled walls. The group is amused by three dogs performing tricks.

Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood);

University-Union Club formal dance. Group of four society couples gathered for informal portrait in front of large, American flag. The four people in the center of the photo are tentatively identified as Augusta (Mrs. Bartlett) Rummel, Barbara Ball Hewitt, Bill Brown and Henry Hewitt.

University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma);