The Cordova daily times., 1921-05-19
BREEZY NEWS ABOUT D0INCS
 AT DOUGLASS

DOUGLAS, May 19.-The marriage of James Shell and Miss Emily Lea Mrs. Matt Hahn on St. Ann avenue. Attending the principals were Mrs. Hahn and Albert Shell, brohter of the groom. The ceremony was per formed by John Henson, U. s. con- missioner for Douglas. The ceremony was quiet one, only the intimate friends of the contracting parties be- ing present. A wedding supper was served soon after the ceremony
 The bride is. recent arrival on Douglas Island from Canada, where she has been since her arrival from England, six month ago. The groom has lived here for years, much of which time he has been employed as hoistman for the Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Company.
 The young people became acquaint- ed in England, where they lived in the same little town in the western part of the country, and have been engaged for dozen years, or be- fore MT. Shell came to America to make his home.
 They will make their home in Doug las for a time at least.
 The marriage of Jennie Cecile Roaming and William Seymour Fletch- CT took place in the office of U. s. Commissioner John Henson on We'd neSday evening, Judge Henson ger forming the ceremony. Witnesses were John Ronning, father of the bride. and Miss Elizabeth Thompson. MT. Roaming gave the bride away and also gave his consent to the marriage, as the young lady was only 16 years of age.
 Mr. Fletcher is employed at Thane and his wife recently arrived at Ju- neau from Wrangell. They will live in Juneau.
 Mrs Catherine McKanna has been visiting on the channel for several days from Amalga with her daugh- ter-in-law, Mrs. James McKanna. Joseph H. Jones, for many years engaged in mining on Douglas Isl and, has recently returned from the Goddard sanitarium at Sitka Hot Springs, where he was on a vacation for several weeks. MT. Jones will re- turn to William Henry bay, where he has a position with the Alaska Endicott Mining Company.
 The engagement of Miss Alma Wilmert and Alexander c. McMillan has been announced here, and in honor of the brideto-be Mrs F. A. J. Gallwas and Mrs. P. H. Abbott gave a shower at the home of the latter on Monday evening.
 Miss Wilmert is a member of the teaching staff of the Douglas public school, while MT. McMillan is a ma chinist employed in Juneau. The wedding, it is said will occur some time after the close of the present term of school.
 The bride-to-be was presented with a miscellaneous collection of very useful articles.
 At a very pleasant meeting of the Douglas Island Woman's Club at the home of Mrs. Gustav Grundler, Mrs. Egbert Loomis was elected president of the organization. The other of ficers elected were Mrs. F. A. J Gallwas, vice president; Mrs. John Richards, secretary, and Mrs. J. F. Henson, treasurer.
 Mrs. Joseph Manley, a member of the club who has been living at Ten akee for almost year, was present at the meeting and told of some in teresting experiences at the hot springs town.
 In celebration of his 6Sth birth day, B. Gravrock entertained four of his grandchildren, Miss Marie Henson, Miss Lola Gravrock, Law renee and Mona Carlson, with lunch. Miss Elizabeth Sey was an additional guest.
 Mrs. M. c. Holman, formerly teach CT of the government school in Doug las and during the present year hold, ing a similar position at Sitka, will soon leave for Chignik, Kodiak isl and, where she will do social service work among the natives this summer