The Mayfair Club opens for the Queen’s Ball
In 1938 the Women’s Home Demonstration Building at the fairgrounds began hosting the Tyler Rose Festival Queen’s Ball and became known as the Mayfair Club, after local promoter Max Gilfillan, seeking a home for the ball, approached the fair association in June 1938 to lease it.
Sources
- National Register nomination: Mayfair Building (NR 100010937, 2024; THC Atlas)atlas.thc.texas.gov
The auditorium was known as the Women's Home Demonstration Building until 1938, when it began to host Tyler Rose Festival Queen's Ball.
A local event promoter, Max Gilfillan, wanted to find a home for the Queen's Ball and a football dance associated with the Festival.
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