week, and the Hoaloha Club, made up
of WAC girls and young women between
the ages of 16 and 21, sang and danced
for servicemen at the Bremerton Navy
Yard, Paine Field, Sand Point Naval Air
Station, Pier 41, and Fort Lawton. The last
of those locations is now better known as
Discovery Park and served as a major port
of embarkation for soldiers and materials
bound for the Pacific Ocean. Lists of WAC
men in service were printed in WAC News.
Inside the Club, first aid classes became
one of the most popular activities.
As the war continued, so did work in
the Victory Work Center. In a single day
in 1944, WAC women sewed 115 sheets
for the Army hospital ship Marigold, which
left from Seattle to join the war. A special
commendation from the Seattle chapter of
the Red Cross followed the effort, stating: "It
is gratifying to know that we may depend on
your unit for any emergency work."
Now, 70 years after the war and 85
years after the founding of the WAC, we
pause to reflect. The best reverence, after
all, floats in silence.
—Darrick Meneken is Managing Editor of
WAC Magazine.
LOOK ING BACK
Learn more about the WAC's 85 years of
history. Other articles in this series include:
• Uncover our rich athletics history,
wacmagazine.com/i/450770/34.
• Discover the crucial role of women and families at
the Club, wacmagazine.com/i/484756/28.
• Follow the Clubhouse's expansion and improvement
through the years, wacmagazine.com/i/519795/28.
• Meet the people behind Clubhouse spaces,
wacmagazine.com/i/546729-august-2015/34.
SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2015 | Washington Athletic Club Magazine | 33
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