Wauna Club dance on Roof Garden at Hotel Winthrop; event was held on April 22, 1939. Four women are holding gifts, pottery water pitchers. L-R are Mrs. Allan M. Hudson, Mrs. F.R. Griffiths, Mrs. Tim Kimball, Mr. and Mrs. James Healy, Mrs. Carroll C. Carlson and Elmer G. Hagen. (T. Times, 4-29-39, p. 7).

Wauna Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Wauna Club dance on the Roof Garden at the Hotel Winthrop. Several people stand under a rainbow arch. The women are holding gifts of pottery. Woman in striped skirt is Mrs. Carroll C. Carlson. (T. Times, 4/29/1939, p. 7)

Wauna Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Two couples at the Co-Ed Club dance. Fritz Haines, Roberta Cohoon, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller pose in formal wear at the April 21, 1939, Co-Ed Club dance. Behind them is a large emblem hung by wires. The event was held in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Winthrop. (T.Times, 4-29-39, p. 7)

Co-Ed Club (Tacoma); Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Haines, Fritz; Cohoon, Roberta; Miller, Harry;

1939 Co-Ed Dance at Winthrop Hotel. Two couples wait on sidewalk for another couple arriving by Red Top Taxi for the Co-Ed Club dance. Two women are wearing fur coats--one a jacket, the other full-length. Gardenias are a favorite, worn as corsages and in hair. (T. Times, 4/29, p.6)

Co-Ed Club (Tacoma); Couples--Tacoma--1930-1940; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Taxicabs--Tacoma;

Co-Ed Club dance at Hotel Winthrop. Two young couples pause in the hotel lounge to converse on April 21, 1939. Seated in a wicker chair is Bette Yancey. Next to her is Myron Johnson. Virginia Welker and John Piper are standing on the right. Club members and guests danced the night away in the hotel's Crystal Ballroom. (T. Times, 4/29/1939, p. 7)

Co-Ed Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Yancey, Bette; Johnson, Myron; Welker, Virginia; Piper, John;

Three women and a blonde lass model the latest fashions for the Young Mens Business Club, Womens Auxiliary. Their annual fashion show would be held March 4th at the Top of the Ocean. It would include a luncheon and style show. Pictured left to right are Ellen (Mrs. Raymond) Magnuson- co-chairman, Madeline (Mrs. Peter) Pelegruti, Merilee Marie Magnuson- both models, and Billie (Mrs. Arthur) Paulson- co-chairman. (TNT 2/21/1954, pg. D-4)

Young Mens Business Club, Womens Auxiliary (Tacoma); Fashion shows--Tacoma--1950-1960; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1950-1960; Magnuson, Ellen; Pelegruti, Madeline H.; Magnuson, Merilee Marie; Paulson, Billie;

ca. 1937. Lions Club convention delegates at the Winthrop Hotel circa 1937. Several men gathered around the registrar's table. (T. Times).

Lions Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. Lions Club convention delegates at the Winthrop Hotel. Several men gathered around the registrar's table in this circa 1937 photograph (T. Times).

Lions Club (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Ira L. Davisson, seated, Utilities Commissioner and Acting Mayor during the illness of Mayor Siegle, helps the Young Men's Business Club boost Tacoma by purchasing poster stamps of Tacoma and nearby scenes. The stamps are being sold by Ebner Mortenson, right, stamp chairman and Dr. H. V. Hoover, left, club president. The stamps will be affixed to 35,000 pieces of departmental mail. In April, Tacoma was in an uproar when Tacoma Postmaster George Fishburne, on order from Washington D.C., banned the Jubilee poster stamps on U.S. mail as being "illegally" similar to some postage stamps. The Post Office recommended that the present seals be withdrawn and larger ones issued, so postal authorities could accept them as "labels." (T. Times, 3/29/1939, p.18; T. Times 4/13/1939, pg. 1)

Young Mens Business Club (Tacoma); Davisson, Ira; Mortenson, Ebner; Hoover, Harold V., 1896-1966; Postage stamps;

Marilyn Keil, Mrs. Jennie B. Gregg and Ronna Mage posed for the camera with the chocolate covered mint candies sold in February of 1954 as a fund raiser for the Camp Fire Girls' organization. Marilyn was a "Bluebird" from the Washington school district, one of the younger members of the organization. Ronna Mage was a Camp Fire girl from Downing School and wore the organization's campfire logo on her beanie. More than 1,300 Camp Fire Girls and Bluebirds in the Tacoma area hit the streets for the 6th annual candy sale beginning February 5th and continuing through the 22nd. Funds raised were used to complete the purchase of a camp for the organization near Longbranch. Mrs. Gregg was the general chairman for the sale. (TNT 1-24-1954, pg. A-11) TPL-9271

Camp Fire Girls (Tacoma); Fund raising--Tacoma--1950-1960; Gregg, Jennie B.; Keil, Marilyn; Mage, Ronna;

Camp Fire Girls preparing for upcoming summer fun camping out under the stars. They are practicing camping techniques right in the comfort of their home. One of the items being practiced is the proper tucking in procedure for a sleeping bag. Mrs. Ralph Anderson puts away the dinner dishes while Mary Lynn Anderson, a Camp Fire Girl from Mason School, tucks her sister Kris, a Blue Bird, into her sleeping bag. Mrs. Anderson was the sponsor for the Blue Bird group and the chairman of the booth and organizational sale of chocolate mints. The sale of the mints was intended to generate funds for the development of the Tacoma Camp Fire Girls campsite near Longbranch. (TNT 1/31/1954, pg. D-1) TPL-8618

Camp Fire Girls (Tacoma); Girls--Tacoma--1950-1960; Anderson, Mary Lynn; Anderson, Kris; Camping--Tacoma--1950-1960;

National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Barbara (Mrs. Jerry M.) Sage is holding an empty jar to be used for collecting donations during the annual Mothers March for the March of Dimes Jan. 28, 1954. Her daughter Barbara Ellen Sage watches from the doorway. The Mothers March, under the direction of Mrs. Kenneth Finfrock, will wind up the March's month long campaign. The nationwide goal for the March of Dimes campaign was $75 million dollars. The funds from the campaign supported patient care, research, education and polio prevention. One third of all 1954 contributions in the drive were designated for prevention and the mass field trials of the new polio vaccine. The Mothers March was held Jan. 28th from 7p.m.- 8p.m. During this hour volunteers went door to door in every rural area, city & town in the county. Those who wished to contribute left their porchlight on or a lamp or candle in a front window. Apartment dwellers could also tie something to their doorknob. "Operation Porchlight" was an extremely successful fundraiser for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. (TNT 1/22/1954, pg. 5 & 1/24/1954, pg. D-1)

Charitable organizations--Tacoma; Fund raising--Tacoma--1950-1960; Poliomyelitis--Prevention; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (Tacoma); March of Dimes (Tacoma); Sage, Barbara; Sage, Barbara Ellen;

Posed around the table laden with Christmas decorations and appetizers at the University Union Club are, left to right, Linda Ross, Eleanor Dickman, Robin Ross, Kay Kelly, Diana Davis, Jill Davis and Charlotte Rowland. Ordered by the Tacoma News Tribune. The UU Women's Christmas Tea was scheduled for December 11th, 1953 from 3-5p.m. The tea had a silver Christmas motif. The day dawned darkly, but rainy skies did not dampen the atmosphere at the candlelit tea. Mrs. Dickman and Rowland poured while the girls served. (TNT 12/9/1953, pg. B-8)

University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Buffets (Cookery)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ross, Linda; Dickman, Eleanor; Ross, Robin; Kelly, Kay; Davis, Diana; Davis, Jill; Rowland, Charlotte;

Celebration of the 1939 National Boy Scout Week. Sea Scout Willard Hoveland of Ship 110 is illustrating to Cub Scout Kenny Johnston of Cub Pack 6 how rope knots are tied. Knot tying instruction was one of the planned activities for the weekend celebration of Scout Week. Scouting was founded in 1907 in Britain by Robert Baden-Powell. It was established in America in 1910. (T.Times, 2/14/1939, p. 1)

Boy Scouts (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Sea Scouts (Tacoma); Hoveland, Willard; Johnston, Kenny;

National Boy Scout Week. Scouts entering First United Presbyterian Church for special Sunday evening service. Twenty-two hundred Tacoma area Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts, and Cub Packs from 110 units attended weekend events scheduled to celebrate National Boy Scout Week. (T. Times, 2/14/1939, p. 1)

Boy Scouts (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Presbyterian churches--Tacoma; First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma);

Three scouts (l to r) Jim Myers, Troop 59, David Rees, Troop 2 and Frank Taylor, Troop 99, illustrated the correct way to give the Scout Sign during National Boy Scout Week in 1939. The three middle fingers of the right hand are held upward, representing the three parts of the Scout oath, and the thumb and the little finger touch, representing the bond that unites Scouts throughout the world. Over 2,200 Tacoma area Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts and Cub Scouts from the 110 organized scout units in Tacoma joined together for a full weekend of scout activities in February of 1939. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson declared the first National Boy Scout Week, in recognition of their service during the first World War. (T. Times, 2/14/1939, p. 1)

Boy Scouts (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Taylor, Frank; Myers, Jim; Rees, David;

In February of 1939 in honor of National Boy Scout Week, (l-r) David Rees, Troop 21, Frank Taylor, Troop 99, and Jim Myers, Troop 59, were busy learning map making. Over 2,200 Tacoma scouts representing Boys Scouts, Sea Scouts and Cub Scouts gathered over the weekend to share knowledge and celebrate the Scout event. Boy Scouting was established in America in 1910. President Woodrow Wilson declared the first National Boy Scout Week in 1919, in recognition of the Scout's service during the first World War. (T. Times, 2/14/1939, p. 1)

Boy Scouts (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Rees, David; Taylor, Frank; Myers, Jim;

National Boy Scout Week. Boys gather around Scout Commissioner W.W. Glenn at the First United Presbyterian Church. The church serves as sponsor for the troop. Boys are Lawrence Myers, Jack Thompson, Howard Perkins, Bryce Jensen, Ross Everett, Bob Barnett and Duane Dennis. (T. Times, 2/14/1939, p. 1)

Boy Scouts (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Presbyterian churches--Tacoma; First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma); Glenn, W.W.;

National Boy Scout Week. Three scouts observe growth rings on a tree stump in Wright Park on February 11, 1939. Scouts worked on projects during a weekend assembly of 2,200 Tacoma area Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts and Cub Packs from 110 local units. (T. Times, 2/14/39, p. 1-montage of scout pictures, this image not printed in newspaper).

Boy Scouts (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Parks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Wright Park (Tacoma); Tree stumps--Tacoma;

Members of the Tacoma and Puyallup chapters of the P.E.O. (philanthropic educational organization) gave a tableaux performance on January 28, 1939 in period costumes, in honor of the 70th anniversary of the Sisterhood. The program and breakfast party was held at the Y.W.C.A. Weyerhaeuser Hall. PEO was a women's organization that celebrated the achievements of women and promoted their educational advancement. Standing, left to right, Mrs. Lyle Lemley, Mrs. Charles W. Mason, Mrs. Karl Weiss, Mrs. Oliver T. Craig and Mrs. Clarence Yager. Seated: Miss Linda Van Norden, Mrs. Glen Cushing and Mrs. Charles Welker. (T. Times, 2/4/1939, p. 7)

Young Womens Christian Association (Tacoma); P.E.O. (Tacoma); Historical dramas;

Pictured are six of the seven Tacoma senior Girl Scouts who last year took a "gypsy trip" from Camp Wildwood in Portland, Oregon, to Camp Merriweather in Tillamook. Left to right: Mary McDonald, Marian Hartwich, Peggy Shaw, Jane Loren, Jane Lund, Julia Schwalen. Not picture is Betty Lou Card. The previous summer's trip took them from the Portland Girl Scout camp to Eugene Oregon and on to the coed Tillamook Camp, where they were the guests of the Boy Scouts. A similar trip is planned for August this year from local Camp St. Albans. The trip, as well as other St Albans innovations, will be financed by the "Cookie Crunch," Jan. 23-Feb. 6th, when the girls take advance orders for Girl Scout cookies. New to St. Albans this year will be a Pioneer Unit for senior girls, sailing trips for the Mariner division and the first time admission of Brownies to camp. Camp St. Albans is featured in the framed sketch in the background. (T. Times 1/25/1939, pg. 9; 1/28/1939, pg. 4)

Girl Scouts (Tacoma); McDonald, Mary; Hartwich, Marian; Shaw, Peggy; Loren, Jane; Lund, Jane; Schwalen, Julia;

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)

Junior League (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940; Thrift shops--Tacoma; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Junior League Thrift Shop (Tacoma); Showcases; Cardin, Cornelia Marie; Gregg, John--Family; Roberts, John Bates--Family;

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)

Junior League (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940; Thrift shops--Tacoma; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Junior League Thrift Shop (Tacoma); Showcases; Cardin, Cornelia Marie; Gregg, John--Family; Roberts, John Bates--Family;

Young Men's Business Club (YMBC) airshow at Mueller-Harkins airport June 13, 1937. 25 planes took part in the first annual air circus with nearly 50,000 spectators cheering them on. Hundreds of 1920s and 1930s automobiles circle the airfield. Spectators gather around airplanes and sit on the hoods and roofs of vehicles. (T. Times, TNT)

Young Men's Business Club (Tacoma); Events--Tacoma--1930-1940; Airplanes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Biplanes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Air shows--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Young Men's Business Club (YMBC) airshow at Mueller-Harkins airport June 13, 1937. 25 planes took part in the first annual air circus with nearly 50,000 spectators cheering them on. View of event in progress from roof of airport building. (T. Times, TNT).

Young Men's Business Club (Tacoma); Air shows--Tacoma--1930-1940; Events--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Club of Hearts annual yuletide dance. Three unidentified couples gather in front of a Christmas tree at the Winthrop Hotel for one of the most popular affairs of the season.. (T. Times, 12/31/1938, p. 4)

Club of Hearts (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Christmas trees; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Four young ladies smilingly gaze over their shoulders at the camera prior to entering the Club of Hearts yearly formal ball held at the Winthrop Hotel on December 26, 1938. From left to right are: Helen Feek, Lorraine Ronquist, Sheryl Nyman and Marcelle Patrick. This is the same image as D7769, image 5, only cropped.

Club of Hearts (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Feek, Helen; Ronquist, Lorraine; Nyman, Sheryl; Patrick, Marcelle; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940;

One of the most anticipated social events for the younger set in 1938 was the "Club of Hearts" yearly formal ball held in the Winthrop Hotel's Crystal Ballroom on December 26, 1938. Helen Feek, Lorraine Ronquist, Sheryl Nyman, and Marcelle Patrick smilingly glance back over their shoulders to have their picture taken. The young ladies are all wearing lovely evening gowns and corsages. (T. Times, 12/31/1938, p. 4).)

Club of Hearts (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Feek, Helen; Ronquist, Lorraine; Nyman, Sheryl; Patrick, Marcelle; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Junior Women's Club dance, "Night in Harlem." Mrs. Russell, A. T. Dockeray and Eleanor Dockeray wearing formal attire and standing in doorway under Club Cotton sign on November 26, 1938. The popular jitterbug dance highlighted the evening. (T. Times, 11/26/38, p. 11).

Junior Women's Club (Tacoma); Dockeray, A.T.; Dockeray, Eleanor;

Members of the Yacht Club pose with their day's catch for the Tribune's Fall Sportsman layout. Pictured with their prize salmon are, left to right, Herbert Syford, Gershom Rowland, Joseph Henderson, Charlotte Rowland (seated), Edith Henderson (seated), Joyce Syford, Mrs. Roy Dingman and Roy A. Dingman. (TNT 10/18/1953, pg. D-1)

Clubs--Tacoma; Yachts--Tacoma; Tacoma Yacht Club (Tacoma); Fishing--Washington; Salmon--Washington; Syford, Herbert; Rowland, Gershom; Henderson, Joseph; Rowland, Charlotte; Henderson, Edith; Dingman, Roy A.;