activities committee, next the beautiful Gold and White Ball. President Frank Nash presided over the annual meeting of February 8, 1966 in the ballroom, an event made memorable not only by the agreeable setting but more so by the formal vote of the membership, 887-75 authorizing sale of the seven acres north of the clubhouse, the "stadium property." Action concurred with the recommendation of the Board, Property Committee and an Ad Hoc Committee of members, that continued ownership of so lar.ge a "downtown" property was economically unsound and that the stadium should be made available first to the city of Portland andfor Multnomah county or, lacking the affirmative action of either within the current year, to other buyers. City voters approved purchase for $2,100,000. On February 26, 1966, just 75 years had passed since Articles of Incorporation for Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club were signed. At the 75th Anniversary Ball that night, there was a champagne toast to the past and future years, in a ballroom larger than all the space first occupied by the club three quarters of a century ago. Ten thousand nine hundred members share the Multnomah Athletic Club of 1967. There are 5000 men including over 1000 nonresident members, 3000 women, 2800 children. Those who choose MAC for its social activities are outnumbered by those who seek its recreational diversions for themselves arid their children. The best of them are winning national and regional championship trophies, the greatest number of all ages are participating for the pleasure of the sport. Both pursuits of excellence are in the Multnomah tradition.
CREDITS: "A H istory of Multnomah A mateur Athletic Club". Copyright 1967 by M ultnomah Athletic Club, Portland, Oregon. Editor: Louise R . Godfrey. Design: Charles S. Politz & Associates. Photographs from University of Oregon Library, A ngelus Collection 4, upper 15, 32; Oregon H istorical Society 5; Multnomah Kennel Club upper 34; Oregon Journal lower 27, tennis 14; Photo Art Commercial Studios 40, 41, upper 44, 54; William Grand 56, 58, badminton 55, decks 57, color plates, end sheets; Dave Kennerly 49, swim 57; Allan deLay 35; Dave Falconer 37; Mel Junghans 47; Roger Jensen 52, handball 55; R alph Vincent 36, group 42, group 45, 50, 51, 53, squash 55. Others from Multnomah Athletic Club Collection, including A ngelus Studios 22,30-31, and A. B. McAlpin, M cAlpin & Lamb, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17, 21, 25. T ypography set in 10 point Roman and 8 point Italic Baskerville M erganthaler Linotype by Portland Linotyping Company. f:ithographed on Hamilton Starwhite. substa.nce 80 text a.nd Hamilton Carousel W hzte substance 80 cover by Sweeney, Knst & Dzm m . Embossm g die and embossing by Fine Arts Engravers. 53
Seventy-five years of Multnomah A mateur A thletic Club history was marked by Anniversary Ball February 26, 1966 in new ballroom. T oast was proposed by President Edward H . L ook (M rs. L ook, left) to completion of 75th year, its president Frank E. Nash, Mrs. Nash.