The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-25
CLUB NOTES

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The Woman's club wasfhostess yester-
day afternoon at the Civic Centre and
Club house to the other clubs OF the
two cities. the occasion being the
twenty-ninth anniversary Of the or
~ganizatIon OF the club. The president
OF the club, Mrs. w. II. Barnett, pre-
sided and after welcoming the visiting
ladies and speaking Of the nature Of
the occasion, she announced the OPEN
ing of the programme, which was
splendid duet by Miss Marguerite
Beard and Miss Clara Pollock, who
chose for their first number the first
movement OF Schubert's unfinished
symphony. Miss Beard then sang very
beautifully two numbers from Clough
Leighter,s song cycle. Day of Beauty.
The feature OF the afternoon was a
talk by Mrs. Geo. Hancock on a Cruise
Through the Picturesque Waters OF
Southwestern Alaska. Mrs. Hancock's
address was replete with glowing ac-
counts OF the beauties OF the scenery
along the western coast, not a detail
of its rugged grandeur apparently
ship many interesting stories of the
trail were gathered, and various char
acteristic touches OF human nature
were now and then humorously dwelt
upon. Quite surprising were the as
surances of the speaker that upon
reaching the towns along the Alaskan
coast were to be found flowers bloom
ing in abundance-nasturtiums, pam
sizes, sweet peas, being conspicuous for
their graceful arrangement in gardens
and even window boxes. At Wrangell
c~urrants. blueberries and red rasp-
berries grow at the summers end IN
plentiful quantities and possess ashav-
or Of unusual delicacy. Most interest
ing were the totem poles OF Wrangeii
and Sitka, each bringing to the behold
er a strong sense of its historic sig
n~iflcance as attached to it by the In
dian tribes in whose possession they
were originally found.
Many Indians Of Alaska, Mrs. Han
cock said. are of a distinctly Japan
ese cast Of countenance, b etraying
their partially eastern origin. Upon
d-isembarking upon n occasion, an
Indian chief was found repairing a
was examining with interest a mod
ern sewing machine, going to show
that the aboriginal of our northern
possessions is not behind in matters
of momentous progress. Graphic de-
scriptions were given of Skagway and
Sitka and other settlements, their
picturesque and isolated beauty Great
ing an impression altogether unusual.
At Skagway, known as the city Of the
winds, it was found that from a
population Of $4,000 1t had dwindled
to 400 souls. Along the coast lines to
the north, rise rocky cliffs from 5000
to 1000 feet in height, enclosing the
Lynn canal, "bare and bold and grand
in the extreme, but stern and somber
reminders that this is the northland.
no fitting place for ease or idle dream
ing" Mrs. Hancock told something of
the history Of the famous Treadwell
gold mine. from which millions of dol
lars in gold have been taken, amount
ing to several times as much as the
United States paid TO RussiI for the
whole of Alaska, and of the remark
| able degree of care taken by the own
ers of the plant Of its army of en-
ployes, men from apparently all ma
tons Of the earth.
A tour was made through the mine,
and the attractive appearance of the
model diningroom with Its lowers and
growing plants, Of the clubroom and
swimming pool, received highly favor
able comment. Some Of the great
canning plants were described, and
especially interesting was the account
of the phenomenon of the salmon run
coming into the creek at Ketchekan,
fighting its way against the fearful
4 OuOS OF the TuhuluS LOLISuL VI TIC
falls, in order to get out of the sea
and into the clear waters of the river
in order tt deposit their spawn. A
tribute was paid to the splendid work
of Bishop Rowe and to his missionary
helpers, especially Miss Huntoon and
Miss Reed, under whose direction a
hospital has been established in which
patients are brought from a distance
SO great as eighty miles. Not the
least effective touch Of Mrs. Han
cocks vivid portrayal was the impress
sion received in passing a glacier,
with it's beautiful opalescent tints and
its majestic moving beauty. Mrs.
Hancock's talk was one which every
one present enjoyed and 1t furnished
for them a glimpse of that interesting
country which not many are privt-
legged to visit. The service Of tea and
sandwiches closed a very profitable
afternoon. Miss Irene Carpenter de-
lighted with several piano selections
and assisting with serving were Mrs.
HalIenberg and Mrs. Weiser. The
Civic Centre was attractiyely arrang-
ed with yellow and white tulips, the
club colors being gold and white, and
rugs and other effective arrangements
gave the rooms an air of home which
was most pleasant.
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