The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-18
CANDY MEN HERE TOMORROW N00N; BIG DAY PLANNED
To Be Met at Dock-Gover- nor Will Give Address of
 Welcome - Features.

The Floating Convention" of the American Confectioners' Association, the first of it's kind in the history of the Pacific Coast, will arrive in Juneau tomorrow noon on the steam ship Spokane, according to advices received this morning at the local office of the Pacific Steamship Com pany The convention will stop over here until late tomorrow evening and will be entertained by the people Of Juneau from the hour the Spokane docks here until it leaves The en- tertainment for the guests has been arranged by the Juneau Commercial Association.
 To Be Met at Dock
 The convention will be met at the Pacific Steamship Company dock by delegation of local business men and citizens, headed by Gov Scott C. Bone, Mayor R. E. Robertson, P. R Bradley and a committee com posed of c. F. Forrest, Oak Olson and H. J. Fisher, of the Juneau Com mercial committee, who are in charge of the entertainment for the visitors. The convention will be formally wei comed by Governor Bone in an ad- dress to be delivered at the dock. The City Band will provide music for the occasion.
 Oak Olson joined the party at Ketchikan and is completing arrange ments with the members for the en- tertainment in Juneau
 Afternoon Entertainment
 In the afternoon a number of the guests will be taken on an automo- bile tour to Mendenhal Glacier and Aux Lake and others will be taken through the Alaska-Juneau mill and mine where they will be presented with quartz specimens. containing free gold, as souvenirs.
 From o'clock until o'clock Gov ernor and Mrs. Bone will receive the members of the convention at the Governors House. They will be as sisted in receiving by Mayor and Mrs. R. E. Robertson.
 Big Time in Evening
 At 9:30 o'clock the main feature of the entertainment will be staged at A. B Hall, when the visitors will be ushered into the hall to be greet cd by an exact replica of the M. X N Dance Hall of Dawson in the Days of '98 The affair is in charge of Ed Drake and a regular night of the old days" is to be put on by this clever etertainer, who was in the Interior during the gold rush and knows how it was done.
 Celebrated Characters Present
 Several citizens who were in Daw son when the M. & N. blossomed with all it's glitter. have consented to play the parts of William Fink. Frisco Stanley, Harry Woolrich and Alex Pantages and other regular fellows are learning the parts of the other celebrated characters of early Dawson days, while one of the best will be Charlie Hoxie, partner of Tex Rickard, by himself, and Jim McCloskey. the chief of police.
 Beautiful Cherry Malotte, famed from Dawson to Nome, and acclaimed for her art in music, will be there to watch over your shoulder as you place your bets on co, and to play light melodies and dreamy waltzes for the dancers Fanny Hall and The Only Madeline will also play prom inent part in the one evening from their closed chapter of the North.
 Lid Is of
 Roulette. blackjack, craps and nd cry of Ibid 'em high and sleep in the streets, but the bars still open, will greet the guest as he enters the door and draw him in as one of the crowd. Everyone is warned to keep a sharp lookout on the hand he draws and a glance every once in a while under the roulette table for the M. & N boys are known as as fine bunch of crooks as ever robbed a safe.
 Prizes will be given to guests hold ing the largest amount of money at the close of the big show.
 Will Be Different
 ''The people of Juneau have been entertained by many fine show of the Days of '9S," but Pm willing to wager they have never seen an exact replica of the most celebrated dance hall in the North. which will Ire put on tomorrow night" said Ed Drake today Men who were in Daw- son when the dance hall was going it's best have assisted me in every | detail and I want to say it will be | one big show"