RMS Titanic Afternoon Tea, Meadowlark Tearoom, Vancouver, Washington

This afternoon Sharon Harbeck's Meadowlark Tea Room in Vancouver's Uptown Neighborhood was transformed into the 1912 Edwardian Era. More than 60 people attended; many were dressed in elaborate costumes - a few were quite outstanding.

The tables were set with white tablecloths, china and long stemmed red roses. The special RMS Titanic Tea was a blend of four classic teas by Harney & Sons similar to the blend served aboard the ship. The eight-course meal was inspired by the last dinner served aboard the Titanic.

A String Quartet played tunes of the time which made conversation rather difficult. A Naval Officer, Alexander MacKenzie, as Capt. Edward Smith narrated the events as they occurred during the voyage of the ill-fated Titanic.

At the conclusion of the RMS Titanic Afternoon Tea we all stood. Each guest had received a boarding pass bearing the name of an actual Titanic passenger. As the names of the passengers were read of the persons who did not survive they sat down. It was truly moving to look around to see who did not make it. I, as Mrs Karolina Byström, age 42, second class passenger, was rescued by the Carpathia. However my daughter Catherine, as Mrs Anna Sigrid Maria Danbom, age 28, third class passenger, died in the sinking.