The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-16
kAKE COUNCIL
 ORGANIZED FOR
 EFFICIENT WORK
Newly Elected Body Elects Members of Various
 Boards for Year.
Special Correspondence.)

.KAKE, Jan. 13.-At the first meet ing of tho new council, elected re, gently, much important business was transacted. The council members were assigned to various duties as follows.
 School board-Charles Newton chairman; Walter Williams, secre tary; Jesse Cooday.
 Board of health-Peter Hansen, Da vid Stuteen. Kelly Brown
 Street commissioners-Pete Grant Fred Friday, Johnny Jackson.
 Fire Departm Bean, Ar thur Johnson.
 Town magistrate-Arthur Johnson.
 Town marshal-Johnny K. Johnson.
 Deputy marshal-Lawrence Paul.
 The last two appointments were made outside the council members. The 13 men mentioned above, togeth- CT with Charles s. Johnson, the mayor, constitute the powers that be" in the town of Rake. They are q very progressive bunch, and we are sure Rake will prosper under their regime.
 The Rake Day celebration was ob- served last Monday. The bugle call aroused the people early in the morn ing. At 10 o'clock a procession was formed at the extreme end of Fron. Street. Led by the band. all the organizations of Rake followed, with flags and banners flying. The parade ended at the church. There the new council members made speeches. Representatives of the various organ izations also gave short talks. John ny K. Johnson spoke for the Rake Athletic Club and for the Alaska Ma tive Brotherhood; Mrs: Fred Friday for the Village Improvement Society, and Walter Williams for the Excel sior Society.
 In all the speeches much stress was laid upon the new school law recently passed by the council re- quiring the attendance of the school sessions of all children of school age throughout the school year. The Rake people are in earnest in wish ing to give their children every edu- cational advantage possible. The council school board promises to oversee the attendance and cooper ate with the government teachers in every way possible. They hope to have more teachers employed next year, and more children in attend ance.
 At present there are about 50 chil dren in regular attendance. There are many more in neighboring towns and camps whose families have been absent from Rake since last May These children are now without school advantages. But it is the plar of the council to have them all ir school next year.
 As expressive of the desire of the people to assist in increasing the at tendance, quite a fund has already been raised for the council to dis purse in taking care of needy cases. After the speeches Monday morn ing the women of the Village I'm provement Society served lunch 1T i Fred Fridays house Then in tht evening the council. assisted by tht ! Improvement Society put on yer, interesting program in the Wilson Hall Music, stunts, skits and home made moving pictures called fort much applause. At the close of tn program lunches were again served In all total of some $50 was turne' over to the council for the schoo l fund.
 At a town meeting held last nigh in the Army Hall it was decided t again begin work on the Town Hal by April i. However. the locatio of the hall was changed. The pla now is to build it near the beac below the jail. This lotation wa chosen as being nearer to the futur center of the town and more COT venient to the fuel supply.
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