The Monks Club was a residential men's club that began May 1, 1904 at 321 Boren Avenue in what is now Seattle's Chinatown - International District neighborhood. The club maintained a boarding house that served as a "home away from home" for young unmarried businessmen. Membership in the club was also extended to nonresidents who gathered for social occasions. From 1915-1962 the club was located at 1334 Terry Avenue on First Hill; the club was officially dissolved in 1967.
In this image members of the club pose with Jean Frances Severyns (1916-2009), the daughter of Seattle sheriff William B. and Frances Margaret Severyns. The individuals are identified from left as, Donald Keith "Don" Whetstone (1916-1962), Gordon Proctor (1917-), Jean Severyns, Richard "Dick" Brown (1916-), John Tolbert Dalton (1909-1988), and William Herbert "Bill" Pemberton (1911-2002).
Caption information source: The Seattle Times, May 5, 1967, page 34 Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number: 2000.107.170.30.03
Date: 1935
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
