The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 27, 1949, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT MEMORIAL DAY | SERVICES BEGIN 10:30, ELKS HALL services will begin Memorial Day / at 10:30 o'clock at the Elks Hall with city officials, memkers of veteran and auxiliary units, the! Filipino Community, military per- | sonnel and the City Band joining in the program Capt. Paul Drouilhet, U.S. Navy, senior member of Lt. Gen. Nathan F Twining's Alaskan Command will arrive here Sunday to act as principal speaker of the day Lt. Col. Joseph Alexander is ex- pected to return from Anchorage Sunday to act as master of cere- monies. The Rev. Robert Treat will deliver the opening prayer at the Elks Hall ceremonies. Following the “rief program, par- ticipants and audience will march to the Alaska Steamship Dock where short services will honor the Navy dead of two World Wars. Father Sweeney will deliver the| prayer for naval war dead with the VFW and American Legion auxili-| aries and the Filipino Community | rjt plans to leave within about ten; placing the wreath. From the water front, the parade | will proceed up Main Street to| Calhoun Ave. and to the Evergreen Cemetery. The line of march will include | representatives from the VFW and| American Legion departments, the| VFW and American Legion posts, | auxiliaries to both posts, national | deputy chief of staff for the VFW | Are Co-Hosiesses At Bridge Party Mrs, Hunt Gruening and Mrs. Alex Young were co-hostesses at a bridge party for 40 guests last eve- ninz at the Governor's House. ssisting in the serving of des- rt lunch were Mrs. Joe Alexander, Mrs. Marvin Kristan and Mrs. Joe McLean High bridge honors for the eve- ning went to Mrs. Alexander, with Mrs. Keith Wildes taking second place and Mrs. Harold Foss as con~ solation winner. FACULTY MEMBERS LEAVE T0 SPEND SUMMER VACATIONS With the end of the school term. Juneau high and grade school teachers have plans for a variety of summer vacations and summer jobs. | High School Principal Leslie Av- days for the states, to be joined lat- ed by Mrs. Avrit. Indefinite plans include possibilities of schooling and & West Cpast vaca- tion Superintendent of Schools Bawin | Clark will remain on the job until his resignation is effective in Aug- ust, when he will leave for the states. | Miss Helen Schaefer, English and summer | {for a cabaret dance to be given TR AT PETEARC B D e W e SRTRLI L nis APG IR 2 PR = THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE_JUNEAU, ALASKA - e " e Sy ‘5 Yards at Houghton singge Februar 4, the Victoria is set to sign”on' a crew the first of the week and to|) |go on loading berth at Pier 42,|) | May 31. . Captain Adolph Danielson, who | has served with the Alaska Line ince 1921, will command the Vic- toria this season. ition, “will ;:} %o her hoe at Kan- Fil 2 BPWC COMMITTEES *|STEAMER VICFORIA I Sport Coach Dade Nickel will |leave in a few days for a short va- “AMED '".“s WEEK BA(K ALASKA RUN | tending summer session at the Uni- | 4 i | versity of New Mexico. | BY NEw pRBIDE“I 1 | cation in Ventura, Calif.,, before at- | Miss Alberta Murphy, third grade, | will spend the summer at Freewat-, Mis..C. J. (Helen) Ehrendreich as | er, Ore., Miss Emily Dean, English, | Presided for the first time | will spend a short vacation in 5m1 newly-elected president at the last | Prancisco and return to Juneay,| Meeting of the Juneau Business | Miss Elizabeth Gehringer, kinder- (#nd Professional Women's Glub. | garten teacher who has resignea,| Defore the reading of the audit- { will 9o &6 ber hope vin-Papiijion, | I8 committee’s report, e presis Nebr. Misé* Marfbrie ~THiotson,| dent welcomed Mrs. Betty McCors mathematics, plans to spend her | mick, who recently returned fromg vacation in Juneay. e | the states and a long convalescence Stewart Washburh, mathematics, | o™ & serious iliness. has resigned his post and will Spend | the summer at the 'Univers y nf‘ en Maslanka, public affairs; The steamer Victoria, senior ves- Isel in the Alaska service, is being recommissioned to augment the active fleet of the Alaska Steam- ship Company to meet the seasonal needs of the trade, Admiral F. A. Zeusler, Executive Assistant to the President of the company, an- nounces. Sailing for tne first time June 3, the Victoria will inaugurate direct service from Seattle to the ports BPW'S TO CO-SPONSOR i CIVIC SOCIAL AFFAIRS | Juneau Business ana Professional ‘l Women agreed at their last meeting | ‘ to continue a policy of sponsorship | 1 of social affairs planned by city| ’ officials, First affair to be sponsor- | ' ed under the new agreement will be | g | | New committee chairmen are Hel- | of Valdez and Seward. According |a dance for enlisted men aboard the | 1 € Kate | to present plans, she will remain|USS Maddox, navy destroyer to be Pénnsylvania. is"‘“h' international relations; W: on this run throughout the sum-|in port over the week end. | Mrs. Tom Selby, Tee Harbor| Gustafson, finance; Edna Lomen, mer. | BPW’s announced there wiil be teacher who will be a kindergarten | legislation; Elsie Pegues, news ser~| In lay-up at the Alaska Steam- no meeting next week due to the teacher next year, will-attend the| yjce; Wilda Hustdd, program co- ship Company Lake Washington | Monday holiday. Superior State Teachers College at |'ordination; Betty McCormick, par-| —— e Superfor, Wisc. | liamentarian, and Louise Houston, | SRR | historian. EMBLEM CLUB MEETS; | A new project was started—the FIVE ARE INITIATED | Sunshine Fund, from which cheer- The final meeting of the sea-|UP messages will be sent to mem-| son was held last night by the Ju- | bers who are il neau Emblem Club No. 90 in the| Plans for a Fouttn of July obser- | Elks Hall with President Betty Cas- vance were discussed. person presiding.” Helen Maslanka was asked to tell The 1ollowing candidates - were | of her recent vacation, and did so.| initiated: Ruby Ellery, Lynna Hol- Officers are reminded that there land, Lucille Johnson, Dorothy will be a board meeting next Matson and Ruby Sterling. Thursday. Routine business matters were _— | taken up and plans were discussed PIONEER PINOCHLE PARTY Friday, 8:15 p. m, IOOF Hall! Community Piano Fund. 207 1t about Hallowe'en time. Refreshments were served and the white elephant party enjoyed. The first meeting of the fall season will be held September 8. Coin-operated vending machines started to become a sizeable sales outlet in the U. S. in the 1930's. ...A GRAND OLD NAME /N CANADA | | { | \ | \ | | | L | FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1949 m ANNOUNCING | New Enferfainment at the Country Club EVERY 2 WEEKS Pirect from Hollywood o FRIDAY NIGHT—MAY 27 ROBERTA GREGORY Novelty Dancer See the Opening Atfradlion 3- Floor Shows Nightly - 3 auxiliary, Betty McCormick; mem- 000, teqcher, will attend the Pur- 1’:; "‘A:fik?a;g“‘;;‘:;fi]"“;’;:f; due University at Fort Wayne, In- \emIU. S. Army personnel, and diana, during the summer. Miss ihe'City Band, Veteran group of- Norma Goss, kindergarten, plans to ticers will act as honor guard, rifle | :)e;‘li“m @/ Ret hoge DL IIRARR IO squad and color bearers, It is also! Mrs. Helen Wilson; who has re- hoped that. the USCGC Stotia Per" ! signed as fourth grade teacher, will sonnel will participate in the Me-| joi; her husband at San Bruno, 10:00 P. M. 1:00 - A. M. - 3:00 a | AN AMERICAN BLENDED WHISKEY Available it QUARTS 4/5 QUART PINTS 1/2 PINTS MINIATURES morial Day exercises. | Short ceremonies at the cemetery graveside will include the prayer| by the Rev. Herman Beyer and the | laying of the wreath by VFW and| American Legion posts and the| Filipino Community. [ Special Memorial Day music for the Elks Hall program will be given | by singer Bill Bush, accompanied | by Fred (Pappy) McKinney. SILVER TEA IS GIVEN BY GIRL SCOUTS NO. 9| The members of Troop No. ¥ ol the Girl Scouts gave a Silver Tea Thursday at the home of Lhelr‘ leader, Mrs, Charmaine Gross on Gold Belt Avenue, between 3 and 5 p.m. Mothers and members of the/ Girl Scout Board were invited. | The girls looked ceautiful in their | pastel 1ormals and took turns pour- ing. The table contained hors| d'oeuvres, cakes, tea and coffee| made by the girls and their leader,| Mrs. Gross and Assistant Leader, | Mrs. Nadia Kardanof. Entertainment was a solo by| Mary Whittaker, singing “Going| My Way?" a piano solo by Marion | Jackson, vocal by Lynn Bodding| “Look for the Silver Lining” and| a special arrangement of “Cruising | Down the River” played by Ann| Henning and sung by Lynn Bodd-| ing and Carol Shelenbarger and ac- | companied by Sally Crooks, Ann| Parsons, Mary Whittaker, Marion | Jackson and Ajleen Kronquist. The money raised at the tea isi to be given by the troop to pay the| way of one Brownie Girl Scout| to Eagle River Camp this summer who might not otherwise be able to attend. C Y O DANCE 9:30 tonight in Parish Hall. All| teen-agers welcome. Adm. 25¢ 1t | Clarkston, Wash., for the summer. Calif. Miss Genevieve Mayberry ! left yesterday on PAA bound for Milton, Ore., where she plans to spend the summer writing. Robert Garrett, eighth grade instructor, will remain in Juneau. Mrs. Marion Williamson, fourth grade, will go to Anchorage on a short trip and then return to Miss Rosalind Hermes, fifth grade, | returns to her home at Mooreton, ; i N. D. Miss Juanita Wilson, second | grade, goes home for the first| time in two years to Haworth, Ol | Miss Naomi Nay, fifth grade, left | yesterday for Anchorage, and plans | to go South to San Francisco be- fore going to Edinburg, Ind., to! spend the summer.. 4 Miss Ruth Johnson, eighth grade, | returns to her hom at Hibbing, Minn. Miss Emil Madsen, English | and Journalsm, returns to Stanford University for graduate work. Miss | Regina Hauser plans to spend the| summer in Juneau. 1 Miss Rose Olive King, second | grade, plans to spend the summer | in Juneau. Miss Ethel Murphy, sec- | ond grade, will work for Dr. J. O. Rude. Miss Avis Aamot, first grade. returns to her home at Fer- ‘ bus Falls, Minn. | Mrs. Helen Webster will go to | California, where ‘she will take an | exchange job in the San Carlos | schools next fall. | Mr. and Mrs. A. N. (Gil Eide) | plan to leave ‘next Wednesday drive down the Alcan highway to| to| ! Missoula, Mont., where he will at- tend the University of Montana. Mrs. Beatrice McNeely, vocal in- structor who has resigned her pos- CORBY'S RESERVE BLENDED WHISKEY 86 PROOF 68.4% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS JAS. BARCLAY & CO. LIMITED * PEORIA, ILLINOIS L @ Yes—lighting can be exciting! . . . Particularly when it does such wonderful things to enhance the beauty of your home. These Aladdin lamps are lovely to look at—and a well lighted room is lovelier to look at, too. See us about Aladdin’s | latest table and floor lamps the next time you | go shopping. 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