The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-22
Village Gossip
By MARY BAEN WRIGHT

Rev B. P Ziegler, who will leave soon to spend a year in the East, and Father McMillan can give his Cordova parishOners only @ part of his time. The Christian Scientists will continue to meet, but as that organization does not employ ministers, Cordova bids fair to be without preachers for at least part of the time.
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 Numerous signs may be noticed around town that the call to clean up and beautify yards is not going un- deeded. A committee is to be ap- pointed consisting of six disinterested judges-three men and three women to make the awards for prizes for the most attractive yards, on a date which will be announced later.
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 Donald McCrae has gone to Katalla with a surveying party. He expects 
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 Twenty-Five members of the Ladies Aid Society met. Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. J. Fraisure to enjoy a session of sewing and visit ing. Mrs. Fraisure served delicious refreshments.
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 Miss Bessie White, who has been commercial teacher in the high school here during the term just finished, sailed for Seward on the Alaska and ! upon arriving there Wednesday eve ming was married to Mike B. Malloy. The marriage comes as a complete surprise to all except Miss Whites closest friends. MT. Malloy left Cor dova several weeks ago for Seward to work for the commission. For three years previous he had lived here i in Cordova, where his kindly heart and l jolly disposition won him many friends as we'll as a bride. Miss White is a Michigan girl, who came here last September. She taught six years in Pittsburg. Her pupils here, with whom she was very popular heard of her plans and hurried down to the Alaska Tuesday morning just in time to give her their kindest wishes. They are going to send her a handsome present of silverware as keepsake of her stay in Cordova.
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 Dr. w. H. Chase returned Wednes- day evening from, trip to Hinchin- 1 brook island.
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 Miss Mary Edelbrock will leave to- morrow on the Watson for Kodiak on sightseeing trip. She will return to Cordova on the same ship, and after spending a few days here will leave for Fairbanks, thence up the 1 Yukon to Dawson, and out to Skag- way over the White Pass railroad. From Skagway she will sail south, her final destination being her home city, San Diego. Miss Edelbrock during her stay here has made many friends, who regret that she is leaving.
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 B. A. Rasmussen of SkagWay arrived on the Alaska to look after business affairs. He is president of the bank of Alaska, which has four establish ments-at Skagway, Wrangell, Cor dova and Anchorage. From Cordova he will go on to Anchorage.
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 Miss Katherine Boyce wended her way Tuesday evening to the home of her schoolmate, Miss Margaret Eos ter, in answer to Peggy's phone call to "come on over and bring that pat tern" On arriving she found the pat tern was merely camoufage for a surprise party made up of Almira Nc Gowan, Marion Daggett, Leona | Churchill, Peggy Foster, Sam Smith, James Dennis, William Mickelasky, l Frank Angerman, Rev. and Mrs. B. P. Ziegler and MT. and Mrs. Foster. Taffy pulling furnished much enjoy 'ment for the crowd. Then they put on Victrola records and danced, be- sides playing games, prominent among which was packing Miss Whites  shower-c chest" Miss Boyce will leave today to spend the summer at Katalla with her parents. She will be great