The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-24
Entertainment by Juneau Native Auxiliary Tues day Evening, Melted
 Eighteen Dollars.
AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM
Large Number of White People Were Present and Enjoyed the
 Exercises.

ne sum or elSnteen dOlldrS Was deposited to the credit of the Ju- neau Chapter, Red Cross, at the B. M. Behrends Bank this morning, by the Junior Native Auxiliary, as entertainment in the Native school house. The affair was intensely pa triotic, and brimming over with in terest and surprises to the large number of white persons present. Miss Frances Dwyer is no stranger to Juneau music lovers, and the native part of the audience keenly appreciated the pleasure of listen ing to her sweet tones, and the courtesy of Mrs. Dawes who played her accompaniments. Mrs. Dawes in turn voiced her own apprecia- tion of the Native soloists, Miss Scott and MT. Mercer. The school dren, especially the Fourth Grade, were complimented by many of the visitors for their perfect pronuncia- tion and mastery of English as well as for their intelligent rendi- ton of the parts assigned.
 The keynote of the addresses was desire on the part of the Native men to be of active service in help ing the Government win the war. Whatever lack of interest has been displayed hitherto, they declared, was due to the fact that the In dians did not understand. Nobody had taken the trouble fully to ex plain things to them prior to the breaking out of the present war. Now, when the men who could read the newspapers returned from their daily work the men who could not read were always waiting for them to learn what the latest war news was.
 Mrs. Mahone's address, interpret ed by Mrs. Harry Willard, was lis tened to with considerable interest by the members of the Native aux iliaries and their families, all anx- ious to comprehend the details of the great order of which they are now a part. Mrs. Malone compli- mented the women for the excel lence of their work. Taking the hand of Mrs. Jenny Hoist, whose name headed the list of knitters on the blackboard, she said that not all white workers could boast having knitted sixteen pairs of perfect socks and stitched a dozen hospital haI oh irte, o present year, in addition to caring for a large family and doing other public work. Mrs. Layton, familiar ly referred to by Natives as "Aunt- ie' had ten pairs of socks to her credit on the blackboard. Mrs. Jes- sic Gray, Mrs. Seward Kunz, Mrs. James Watson, Mrs. Mary Johnson and Mrs. Elizabeth Kunz were also down for honors, and a long list of others who had done their "bit" un- der stress.
 Sixty-two children have been en- rolled as pupils at the Native school during the past winter, many of whom have left for the fishing camps or gone to work The regu- lar course of study followed by the white schools in the State of Wash ington has been adhered to as far as practicable, with the addition of special instruction in citizenship, honesty of purpose, individual re- sponsibility and world knowledge. The school closes on Friday, having been in session for two Saturdays instead of on the last two days of the month.
 The following was the program: Music-Mrs. Hawkesworth. Son, Battle Hymn of Republic, by
 the school children.
 Address. What the Red Cross Does
 with the Money Given It, by Mrs.
 Malone. Song, America, by Primary Glass; Action Piece, Barbara Fritchie, by
 Fourth Grade.
 Songs, by School Children. Vocal Solo, Joan of Arc, by Miss
 Josephine Scott.
 Action Piece, Jane Jones, by Fourth
 Grade.
 Songs, by the School Children. Vocal Solo, by Frank Mercer. Flag Drill and Song, by the School
 Children. Address, Patriotism, by MT. Seward
 Kunz. Our President, with illustrations, by
 Fourth Grade
 Vocol Solo, Sunbeam, by Miss
 Frances Dwyer.
 Adress, Natives and War, by Frank
 Mercer. Songs, by School Children. Short Addresses by each of the fol-
 lowing named: Mrs. l.. P. Dawes,
 Mrs. John w. Troy, Mrs. David
 Waggoner, Mir. Yukum and MT.
 Seivers Songs. Columbia and Star Span-