The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14
GaStineau Gossip (An Intercepted Letter)

cred in the first real, Old-faShlOned Winter day we have had this year when it began yesterday morning. All week it has been showing, the fine, dry kind of snow that comes to stay-you know-and we have been wading through drifts of it ever since. l think it served as an i'm petus in driving so many South for the Holidays.
 Among those who left this week is Mrs. Behrends. She will visit her daughter and son-in-law, MT and Mrs. Jack Mullen and her little grandson and granddaughter she will see the latter for the first time. Mrs. Behrends will remain South for about three months.
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 Miss Margaret Scott left during the week to spend the holidays with her family in the South.
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 MT Faulkner is going South soon to join Mrs. Faulkner.
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 Hal. McMicken received his orders to report to headquarters in Seat tle just in time to take him home for the holidays. He expects to see the Dupuys in Seattle. They have been staying at the Pennington, where his father and mother are spending the Winter.
 That looks like a "personal' col umn in one of the papers, doesn't lit?
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 Winter sports are the thing just now There have been several bob ping and skiing parties on the hills this week. Their shouts indicated that those in the parties were hay ing the time of their lives. Oh, the thrill of going down Main Street OH bob! It has been several years since I have done it. but if I can I am going to inveigle bid to join one of the parties out of some one, before the Winter is over and make one more dash down that hill
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 The affair was sponsored by Mrs. Peter w. Davison, wife of the former commander of Camp Kearney, who is spending some time in the South," says the society section of one of the Seattle papers in telling of xx,ho ;oin in tho tion matinee at the U. s. Grant Ho tel palm court. The monster aerial parade which they reviewed, was a celebration of the Allied victory, the item said, and 110 aviators from the North Island Aviation School at San Diego participated in it. One can, be certain that where Mrs. Da- vison goes, brilliant affairs will fol low
 Everybody was glad to see Nal com Wilson come back I think he is the first Juneau boy who has been in the service to return.
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 An Ell1s' dance this week that ey- eryon&. pronounced some party" There were quite number there and everybody had a good time. I hope it is just the first-and that there will be more to come.
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 LeRoy Vestal Juneau's boy sol dier is on his way to San Francisco II hear. His mother. Mrs. Day, has been informed that he may be able to get furlough from San Fran cisco in order to visit home. Won't everybody be glad to see him back He was wounded in the right arm, you know, and he is still being treat ed for it, I understand.
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 MT. Horton's friends are mighty sorry that he will leave soon for the South. Though he has been here but a short time. he will leave many friends in this little old town.
 :f x Were you surprised to learn that Mona Graves and Cy Spear were married? Though they have been rlrying together for quite awile, don't think anyone knew they were engaged. much less intending to get married. Cy's in the Regular Army end I understand that they will make their home in Seattle. hope they will. cor1e up North and pay us one more visit though They are both
 R..yr good to see them again.
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 Do yon think I am ever going to stop? Guess again, Mary. Yours for hurried Christmas shopping leaves tomorrow. Si