The Nome nugget., 1920-10-16
cHiLDREN's HOME HOSPITAL BENEFIT
 BIG SUCCESS

The benefit dance and entertainment given at Eagle Hall Saturday evening under the auspices of a committee of citizens selected by the City council in aid of the Children's Home and Maynard Columbus Hospital proved a distinct success and netted clase to fifteen hundred dollars. Of this ex cellent return. $1,01s dollars was ob- tained through pledges received from various individuals and firms for the support of child inmates of the home, every one of the 59 youngsters being provided for with one months sub sistence. In addition the handsome ] sum of $697 was realized from the en- tertainment, 1862 being received for admissions. $2O7. 50 from the raffIe booth. $96. 50 fro msale of refresh- ments and SIS from the punch booth. The total receipts amounted to s1 ,697 and the essential expenditures to $225 leaving the sum of $1.472 to be turned over to the Home and Hospital.
 The entertainment. although some what marred owing to the inability of several of the entertainers to appea~. was decidedly interesting event. Mir. Jack Nelson, n former professional singer who was scheduled to lead the Program. was compelled to leave for St Michael and Jack Scott. who was also down for a vocal solo. was unable to appear. AS result of this dis arrangement, the program comprised an Eskimo dance by sixteen native children; cornet solo by MT. Dufresne: who performed with excellent skill. contfalto solo by Miss Marguerite kaulum, whose finely modulnted tones were displayed with excellent effect in two pleasing numbers: piano solo by that well known artist. Mrs. Helen Lovegren; soprano solo by Miss Vida Olson and character recitations by Mrs Peggy C. Tait of Wales. Miss Olson's work was highly pleasing The young lady possesses a clear. sweet soprano and acquitted herseI: excellently in two difficult numbers. Mrs Tatt displayed considerable clcou- tionarv ability and histroin:c learning i, o:arsacter rec;,ations and made decided hit with the audience. Mrs LOvegren president at he piano.
 Following the entertainment danc- ing was inaugurated and lasted urt;l the small hours of Sunday morf.ing. During the course of the evening a considerable list of valuable prizes wah raffled and the luncheon and punch booths were generally patrion- ized.
 Those in charge of the benefit are entitled to the highest praise for their labors. and especially the finance com mittee thru whose efforts the donations for monthly care of the children's home inmates were secured. This com mittee. with Mir. George R. Goshaw as the leading spirit raised by their individual efforts almost two thirds of the entire proceeds.
 Following is the personnel of the various committees.
 General Contmittee-A. Polet, Chair man.
 Refreslnnent Commnttee-Chas. Rice. Chairman. Mrs. o. D.. Cochran. Mrs. R. w. J. Reed, Mrs. T. Lehmanr. Mrs. R. B. Julian, Miss Catherine Anpher, Miss. Grace Grantham, Miss. Emma c. Juth. Ed. Holt, R. B. Julian Entertainment and Dance-Elmer Reed, Chairman. Harry Gabrielson. Floor Committee-Jafet Lindeberg, Chairman, Miss. Helen Lomen, w. A.. Holzheimer, w. c. McGuire, Hugh O'Neill, Fred Harrison.
 Publicity Committee-M. w. Grif filth.
 Finance Committee-Mrs. Curtic Welch. Mrs. E. R. Jordan, Mrs. J. M. Clements. R. L. Rockwell, G. R. Jackson, Alfred Lr.nen, George R. GOshaw