The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 3, 1936, Page 15

. . . % » . THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, SEPT. 3, 1936. BRADFORD UNIT HISTORY TOLD BY MRS. OLSON Robert Simpson First President, Legion Aux- iliary in Juneau M BY MRS. OSCAR OL! Histerian Juneau Unit The Auxiliary Unit of Alford John Bradford Post No. 4 was or- gonized early in March 1922 with a Jarge and enthusiastic member ard during the fourteen years of its, existence has become one of the' most potent forces in the commun- ity. Mrs. Robert Simpson was its 1 President, and its charter amembership roll contains the names of many of the towns best known pioneer families. One of the first pieces of work! carried out by the new organiza- tion was the establishment of the custom of having an annual May| Day Dance. With variations accord- ing to the different years in which it has been held, that is still a regu: lar feature of the unit's work Juneau. The first spring also saw the unit’s partisipation in the first local Poppy Sale, another feature of work that has been carried on through the years, with outstanding success. The following year, in 1923, the * unit became a member of the newly crganized Department of Alaska, and Mrs. C. J. Skuse, who had been prominent in the work of the local auxiliary first President, journeying to An- chorage that spring, where she pre- sided at the first Department con- vention. During the year of 1923 the unit became interested in hospitalization work also, and that year contribut- | €d the sum of $150 for the purchase of two wheel chairs which it donat- ed To the Veterans Hospital in Port- | land. Another achievement of this' W. P. Fuller & Co. Columbia Steel Co. Keystone Lubricating Co. Crane Company, Plumbing Fairbanks, Morse & Co. The Simmons Co. General Furniture Co. Seattle Steel Co. Celotex Co. Lang Mfg. Ce., Stoves 91 Columbia Street year was its affiliation with the na- tional organization. Mrs. Robert Simpson attended the national con- venon that year as a delegate from the local unit. Among its| money-making events of 1924 was| the operation of a booth at the | Southeastern Alaska Fair, from| | which a substantial sum was added | to the unit treasury. Mrs. Polley Past President The year 1924 started out auspici- ously with Mrs. Edna Polley as President. A permanent charter was secured early in January of this year. Mrs. M. C. Ducey was the ‘units delegate to the Department T Convention held in Sitka this year. Additional gifts for hospitalized veterans included this year a sew- ing machine for the hospital at Am- 1\\hole-hesrtod support in this ven-; out most successfully. abated enthusiasm and interest.| count of the work Mrs. E. E. Ninnis represented the during this convention unit at the department convention Mrs. Elizabeth Nordling was the held in Cordova this year. Plans for | Unit's choice for the Presidency for building the present Dugout were\ 1931, and under her able and en- formulated by the Legion during| thusiastic direction the regular this year and the Auxiliary lent| work of the Auxiliary was carried The Child ture. Special emphasis was placed | Clinic was continued through this locally, and territorially on Child|year, with even more notable suc- Welfare work this year and a great cess than that of the year before. deal of worth-while work accom-| Other work also was carried out plished along this line. Early in the with butstanding success, and a fall the Auxiliary accepted with re- | greatly increased membership and gret Mrs. Frawley's resignation,| progress in all undertakings testi- which she was obliged to tender be- | fied to the renewed enthusiasm and cause of leaving Juneau, and Mrs. interest members were showipg in J. B. Bernhofer was elected to fin- the Unit’s work. ish her unexpired term. Among the! , mending could be done, and gen- became the Department’s| Greetings to ALASKA LEGIONNAIRES Carrmgton 8 Jones SERVING ALASK.A MERCHANTS AND MINES SINCE 1915 ALASKA REI’REQENTATIVES FOR With an organization having a full knowledge of Alaskan requirements and with lines repre- senting the best products of American manufacturers, we are prepared to offer an unexcelled service to the industrial organizations and { merchants of Alaska Carrington & Jones JOBBERS, WHOLESALERS and ALASKA FORWARDERS various money-making events of the year, several card parties and rummage sales proved to be popu- lar with the townspeople, and the| Auxiliary's work received further impetus from the fine support ac- | corded them in these ventures, One of the auxiliary’s most active mem- bers, Mrs. E. E. Ninnis was honored this year n being selected as sec- retary for the Department of Al- aska, which position she filled capa- bly and with credit to the local unit. Mrs. Bernhofer Re-Elected ' erican Lake, where the hospital erous supply of Christmas Tree or- naments, for the same hosbpital. Mrs. Polley was unanimously re- elected to serve the year of 1925/ and the fine program of work be- | gun under her leadlership was con- | tinued. The presentation of the | moving picture “The Lost Battal-! ion” was a feature of the work dur-| ing the early part of this year, and proved to be extremely successful.| A further contribution to the vet-| | erans hospital this year was the ser-| Mrs. . Bernhofer was re-elected as| wicss of a woman, one day each, President for the year 1928. The, | week, to do the hospital mending at | auxiliary’s contribution to the Dug- American Lake. Miss Ducey again|Out furnishings this year was a represented the unit in the depart- ' do: chairs which were placed in ment convention, which was held | the large assembly room. The need in Fairbanks this year. A substantial | for financing the services of the contribution toward a swimming|mending woman at American Lake pool fund for veterans at the hos-'having expired, the auxiliary voted | pital at Palo Alto, California, was! instead to send ten dollars monthly an added piece of valuable work to the Hospital to be used as a to- performed by the umit this year,|bacco and magazine fund for the which carried out as usual the an- Patients there. Another worth-while nual projects begun in previous Piece of work for this year was the buying of new shades and drapes . H. W. Frawley was elected for the Dugout. The local unit also as"unit President for the year 1926, united with the other units in the | The, fine work carried out during |department of Alaska this year, to previous years was continued dur- Purchase a radio for the Veterans ing her administration, the unit Hospital gt Palo Alto, California. continuing to finance the services, Mrs. Robert Simpson was the of a woman to do mending at the Ulit’s delegate to the Department American Lake Hospital, and con-|Convention held in Ketchikan this tributing generously whenever!year. called on to assist with work at| The year 1929 got off to an excel- | other veterans' hospitals. Mrs. Fraw- | lent start with the election to the ley was elected to serve again in| presidency of Mrs. Edith Sheelor as e ‘Pr(sldenl This was a red letter year for the Unit in that Juneau was the first Department ‘hosle:s for ‘Cum-en(mn held in the capital city, and entertained the large number {of delegates from all over Alaska! for a week of convention business |and festivi y. The wmay Day Dance, stablished as an annual event \during the first year of the Unit's existence, had an added interest | this year by having the Hope Chest Raffle held in connection with it— an added feature that has contin- ued up to the present time. In-| creased interest in the work of the Auxiliary led to the custom of hold- ing a monthly social meeting, the previous ‘meetings having been lim- |ited to one business session per month. This custom has also contin- ued until the present time, and has| been productive of many interest- iIng and delightful social affairs for ‘members anstheir guests. The Un-‘ |it’s contribution to the Dugout. this year was the installation of the) telephone, a convenience that both| Legion and Auxiliary members have found of creat value. | Mrs. Sheelor was re-elected as \Presldent for the year 1930 and an-‘ iwere contributed to the Veterans' Hospital at American Lake this| year. Seven delegates attended the! Department convention held in An-| chorage this year, also showing the| Unit’s increased interest in De- | partmental matters, and an aug-| mented Department-Consciousness. ' Child Welfare Clinic This year also the unit initiated and carried out one of the most out- | Hammer-Bray, Spark Oil . Stoves Gypsum Pmducls 'Corp Plasterboard Superior Portland Cement Company Wm. Volker & Co. standing pieces of work that it has| | Carman Mfg. Co. ever undertaken, the free child wel- | | And Other Manufacturers fare clinic, for children of pre-school | | and Jobbers |for weighing, and general check-up age. The cooperation of Miss Mild- red Keaton, R.N,, was enlisted for this work and monthly clinics were | held throughout the year, where mothers could bring their children and advice from the nurse. A great {deal of interest was manifested in | this work, and the attendance each | cial meetin This year the unit transferred its support from the hospital at Ameri- can Lake to the hospital at Walla Walla, the latter being the place where Alaska’s own veterans were being cared for. Carrying out the' idea expressed in the child clinic, the auxiliary this year sponsored a baby show at the Southeastern Alaska Fair, and prizes were award- ed in two groups, one to white ba- bies and one to native babies. This proved to be a delightful innovation, and attracted wide attention from those attending. The Auxiliary was also honored this year by a visit from Mrs. Beth Laubaugh, National vice President, from Montana, who spent several days in Juneau during the summer. Mrs. Laubaugh was entertained at several events during her stay in Juneau, and members of the Aux- iliary thoroughly enjoyed the privil- | ege of meeting her. Electric Range The Unit's contribution to the Dugout this year was the electric range which replaced the old coal range, and has been a source of great satisfaction at the various so- , and dinners gven by the Auxiliary and the Legion. Eight delegates were selected to attend the Department convention held in Pet- ersburg in September, and a fine delegation attended, and succeeded in putting the local unit on the map | in no uncertain manner. Mrs. Esther Seelye, became the Unit President in 1932, and contin- ued the excellent work which had gained such impetus under the leadership of the previous Presi- dents. The Auxiliary this year made a substantial contribution toward the furnishing of a room in Persh- ing Hall, a memorial to World War veterans, for the purpose of furnishings and endowing a room, where the English language would be taught to the children of American veterans liv- ing in Paris. The unit was honored this year in having one of its most active members, Mrs, Edith Sheelor elect- ed to the office of Department Pres- ident of the Auxiliary. A special piece of worthy work this year done by the Auxiliary was its payment of the fare to Seattle, for a local veteran who was with- out funds, and seriously in need of hospitalization. A contribution of thirty dollars was made this year to the Christmas fund of the vet- erans at the Walla Walla Hospital, Mrs, Seelye Continues Mrs. Seelye continued in the Pres- idency for the year 1933 and an- other year of excellent work was credited to the unit. Free inocula- tions against whooping cough, were given under the direction of the child health clinic. The wife of a veteran, unfortunately stranded in #Juneau, had her fare paid to Seat- tle, and an additional twenty dol- |lars given her for expenses in reaching her home in Oregon, through the generosity of the Aux- 2 - THE SANITARY MEAT MARKET ED SCHAEFFER Greets the 1936 Ameérican Legion Convention Juneau, Alaska Ranttle,’ Washion Telephone 478 To Greet the 17th Annual American Legion Convention & LIQUORS—BEERS WINES—DELICATESSEN FRUITS—GROCERIES CALIFORNIA GROCERY "“THE PURE FOODS STORE” Prompt Delivery in Paris. This fund was; 1927, and under her leadership theyvemxon held in Boston this year,|iliary, and during this same year iy work of the unit continued with un-| and returned with a glowing ac-|the Auxiliary began sending twenty|al Vice President of the Western accomphshedldo]lan monthly to the wife and four | Federation, | { i 1000000000000 A children of another who was a former unit. This payment has been con- tinued through the years since then, | and is still being made from the! unit’s rehabilitation fund. An ad-‘ ditional contribution of five dol-| lars per 'month was made to a lo-| cal disabled veteran ill in the Vet-| erans Hospital in Portland, and this payment continued until his death| occurred a year later. Membership received new impetus this year| through a national ruling permit- | ting daughters of veterans, to come| into the unit as junior members, and forty-four of these younger members were enrolled on the mem- bership roster this year. Nineteen thirty-four saw Mrs. Edith Bavard (Kyler )in the chair, and a number of new and interest- ing projects undertaken. The open- | ing event of this year was the St. | Patricks Day Dinner, which was a| delightful innovation in the way of dinners, and netted a nice sum for! the Unit treasury. Nine delegates! were elected to attend the Depart- ment convention at Ketchikan this year, and Mrs. Leslie Hogins, a new veteran, member, represented the unit at the national convention held in| Miami. Booth at Fair A booth conducted at the South- eastern Alaska Fair, netted addi- tional funds for the treasury and| was a very successful undertaking. Another special fall event was the first of a series of “White Elephant” and Book Sales, held in November. This also was a pronounced finan- cial success. This year, however, proved to be a “short year,” constitution was revised and the date of new officers as uming their | duties was fixed at October 1, in- stead of January 1, so that the Aux- iliary was deprived of two months of Mrs. Bavard’s excellent services as President Mrs. Theo McKanna, now living in Fairbanks, and serving this year as Department President, was the first President under the new rule, assuming her office in October 1934. One of the first events of her ad- ministration was the Dugout Show- | member of the local| ! as the| | this year was Mrs. Saxton, nation- who was entertained during her visit in Juneau at a no- host dinner, where everyone pres- ent enjoyed an interesting session given over to National Auxiliary | work and a fine address by Mrs. Saxton. The Junior Auxiliary was| perfected during Mrs. pr McKanna's ency, and placed on a sub- stantial footing where it began to| go places and do things. Twelve delegates were elected for the De- partment Convention held in Sew- ard during the fall of this year, at which Mrs. McKanna, now a resi- dent of Fairbanks, was elected De- partment President. Mrs. Newman President Mrs. Alba Newman was elected president for the year 1936. This | year has been outstanding in the {variety of undertakings and tl\c success with which the unit's work | been, carried out. Not only T er, held jointly by the Legion and the Auxiliary for the purpose of | refurnishing the Dugout. A charge of fifty cents was made to eachj persen attending and the proceeds were turned over toward buying | new curtains and other furnishings | for the Dugout. An mterestmg‘ Christmas party for the Juniors, and a public dance held in Janu- ary kept the interest of members up during the winter months. Ten dollars was contributed for the purchase of Christmas gifts at both the American Lake and the Walla Walla hospitals. Another successful “White Elephant” sale, wrote a new chapter of progress for March of i this rear. A distinguished visitor durlng um|||l||||||||uu||||||||mmm||||mnmuimnnu||||m|m|mm|mu||||m|nmu’m|mn|||mumunmu||i'mlm:minmuumm Welcome American Legion JUNEAU have the usual projects been car- | vied out with remarkable success but many new events have marked the passing of the months also. The Auxiliary has continued to cooper- ,ate with the veterans hospitals at American Lake and Walla, Walla, and is this year trying to promote | the sale of leather goods and bas- | kets made by the disabled veterans. The Junior Auxiliary has carried on | fine work also, and under the capa- ble leadership of Mrs. Lucille Stone- house has carried out a number of | interesting and successful projects. A series of bridge luncheons held | during the spring proved to be de-| | Ightful social events, and helped boost the treasury. Six dozen silver knives and forks were purchased by | the Auxiliary for their dining room | equipment, and these added to the spoons previously acquired, now constitute a splendid silver equip- ment. The Auxiliary also sponsored a very successful rummage sale dur- ing the spring and later added new laurels to its achievements in pre- senting the talkie, “If You Could Only Cook,” given at the Coliseum Theatre last month. The Auxiliary and Mrs. Newman feels it a privilege and an honor to be hostess for the second time in its history, this year, to the women of the other Units of Alaska, who are attending the Department Con- vention, and extend to all visitors and delegates the hospitality of the city, e Pat O'Brien has one unfailing rule when it comes to the study of lines for his pictures. He prefers to learn while “getting the works” in a barber chair. ———,-—— Gertrude Michael has created a new guessing game. 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