Seward daily gateway., 1923-04-28
LATOUCHE ITEMS

Seeley was returning passenger on the Admiral Watson from Valdez. MT. Seeley and Mir. Dick Gelineau have dissolved partnership in the firm of Seeley and Gelineau and have just completed satisfactory arrangements. Mir. Seeley bought Mir. Gelineau's in- terests and will continue to run the hotel as in the past. MT. Gelineau, who has been in poor health for the past several months made round trip to Kodiak on the Watson and left for Seattle on her. He will visit with relatives in various parts of the state in an effort to regain his health. Dick is an old timer here and his depart ure is keenly regretted by all.
 Mrs. c. E. Murray will open a danc- ing class beginning Thursday, April 26th. Mrs. Murray is an accomplished dancer and teacher having had consid- erable experience in the work.
 Mrs. J. F. Hart was a dinner guest of MT. and Mrs. Bevan Presley Fri day evening.
 Dr. and Mrs. D. M. Harlor entertain ed at bridge on Tuesday evening. Their guests were Miss Mary Stuart Smith and Miss Mary Ritchie, MT. and Mrs. Travis P. Lane, Mrs. Frank Hart and Mr. and Mrs. D. Garrison.
 The halibut schooner Republic ar rived in Latouche Monday. Master N. B. Hegge reported to the marshaPs s office that John Ness, one of the fish ermen, was drowned. Ness was out in one of the dories when it swamped. His body was not recovered. The ac- cident took place on the fishing banks 130 miles south of Cape Clear. The Republic sailed Tuesday for ketchi- kan.
 The Alaska Steamship Company's $ freighter Valdez arrived in port Tues day and is discharging a large cargo of general freight and coal After leaving Latouche she sailed for Sew ard, Uganik and Kanatak.
 The steamship Northwestern arriv- ed Wednesday morning with four first cabin passengers and 17 steerage. The cabin passengers were, H. Wolfram Mrs. B. Wiley, J. Olstad and J. Metz M0f1 0rh h. Northwestern from the States has taken a position as transitman in the mine.
 Phillip Covich was an outbounc passenger on the Northwestern.
 SCHOOL NOTES.
 In the primary room there has beer | much excitement for the past week over the May pole. The little tots have had great deal of fun concert ing the sand table into a green mea- dow and erecting a miniature May pole. The diminutive dancers are made from clothespins daintily garbed in boffant dresses of gaily colored crepe paper. Each little lady carries a pink or nile green streamer, the other end of which is fastened to the top of the pole. There are also pret- tily dressed Kewpies watching the gay scene In one corner of the sand ta- ble a tiny queen wearing a crown and seated on throne rules them all.
 The paper cutting this month has centered around garden implements The children have also cut tiny fig. ures carrying huge black umbrellas
 The older pupils have made an Alas ka booklet comprising collection o1 pictures of Alaskan scenes, descrip tive of inhabitants and industries and few snapshots of themselves. They have also made similar booklet or physiology containing free hand draw. ings of the various bones, muscles and organs of the body. These book lets have been sent to the Junior Rec Cross museum in Washington, D. c. Last week the Place Geography tests" were given tt the fifth, sixth and seventh grades.
 Mrs. J. F. Hart was a dinner gues of MT. and Mrs. D. M. Harlor or Thursday evening.
 Owing to stormy weather there wal but a small crowd at the dance Satur