Mr. Ripley challenged Kae to produce a New York Tip Toppers club; three days later, Ripley's audience included two rows of tip toppers (later called the New York Stratoliners). The New York Tip Toppers Club was formed in April 1939 by George Mann (6'4") of the Barto and Mann comedic dance act then performing with Hellzapoppin. The Club was patterned on the California Tip Toppers Club. The clubs 'grew' rapidly following World War II. In 1945 there were 60 clubs in the United States and Canada. Beginning July 17, 1947 the first convention of tall clubs was held in Hollywood, California hosted by CTTC; fifteen clubs from around the United States and Canada were in attendance: California Tip Toppers Club Greater Kansas City Skyliners Pittsburgh Tip Toppers New York Stratoliners Paramount Tall Club of Chicago Tall Girl's Club of Chicago Tower Club of Philadelphia New Jersey Tip Topper Club Texas Tip Toppers of Dallas Golden Gate Tip Toppers Skyscrapers Club of Cleveland Vancouver Tip Toppers Club St. Louis Tip Toppers Houston Higher Ups Seattle Timberliners Miss Tip Topper of 1947 was also crowned from among the various club queens in attendance. This became the initial basis for the American Affiliation of Tall Clubs (AATC). By 1966 the affiliation had grown to the point where a new name was needed; the name "Tall Clubs International and Miss Tall Universe" was unanimously adopted by the delegates; incorporation occurred by 1967. The name was amended in 1974 to become "Tall Clubs International and Miss Tall International, Incorporated". The development of tall furnishings was one major goal of the members. They wrote letters, made many phone calls, and visited business to encourage them to lower the cost of custom-made items. From that goal, the King Size Mattress was created. Kae stayed active in the tall clubs and TCI from their inception, and attended most of the conventions through the rest of her life. As of 1989 more than 200 tall clubs were in operation in the US and Canada, though not all at the same time. Tall Club International (TCI) consists of 54 member clubs. There are tall clubs in Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland which have not affiliated with TCI because their minimum height requirements vary from TCI's standards of 5'10" for women and 6'2" for men measured in stocking feet. Later years George W. Einfeldt met Kae