Seward daily gateway., 1923-02-24
LATOUCHE NEWS

Conrad was returning passenger on the Alameda. Marshal Conrad was call ed to Valdez on Court business.
 Dr. and Mrs. D. NJ. Harlor entertain ed with Bridge Friday evening. Their guests were M1. and Mrs. Frank Halt, Mir. and Mrs Bevan Prestley, MT. and Mrs. J. E. Lain, Miss Mary Stuart Smith Miss Mary Richie, MT. E. J. Duggan, Mr. James L. Fozard, M-. J. Louttit, and MT. Guy Job.
 ! The Mechanics are making elabor- ate preparations for thelr Annual St. Patrick's Ball. As this is the social event of the year and as the MechaE- ics have the reputation of being won decful hosts, everyone is anXiously awaiting the Seventeenth of March
 February is busy and interesting school month. With the appropriate celebration of Lincoln's Birthday and St. Valentines Day-to say nothing of ground hog day, and the approaching birthday of Washington-the children have been very busy and the class rooms are gaily decorated with their handwork and illustrated stories. Sev- eral new special songs have been learn ed. In connection with the Folk Lore stories the children are studying che native folk. dances.
 With a heavy fall of fresh snow, skiing is again the most popular recre- ation.
 The Bowling Tournament is in full swing and there is much competition, and rivalry between the teams of the various departments.
 Gilbert Oberg was an outgoing pas senger on the Alameda. Mir. Oberg wno has been employed in the mech anical department, is brother of MT E. Kellogg.
 Superintendant James L. FoZard re turned on the Alameda after an ab sence of nearly four months. Mrs. 10 gard remained in Bridgeport, Conn with relatives. The FoZards visis",: friends and relatives in New York Ohio, New Jersey, California and Con neticut.
 Miss Fuller of the American Red Gloss spent several days here last week, coming down on, the Alameda and returning on the Co:dova. Miss Fuller of the American Red Cross spent several days here last week coming down on the Alameda and re- turning on the Cordova. Miss Fulie- visited the school and talked to the children about the Junior Red Cross, and their various activities. Miss Full Ter expressed her pleasure in learning that all the children were members ol the Junior Red Cross and that they all read the News" Miss Fuller also prevailed upon the children to send some of their work to the Exhibit ln Washington, D. c. I.atouche Juniors will be given physical examinations by Dr. D. NJ. Harlor, this week.
 Mir. J. B. Lain, general mill superin- tendent of Kennecots, is in Latouche. He is accompanied by Mrs. Lain.
 M-. and Mrs. T. c. Bohall and daugn ter Frances, returned from short trip to Valdez.
 On Thursday evening MT. and Mrs IR lain were the dinner guests of MT. and Mrs. BeVan Presley.
 The Masque Ball Saturday evening was very we'll attended. Many surprls- ingly original costumes were display ed. Mrs. F. H. Hart in beautiful Chi nese costume won the prize as the .sbest dressed lady" and MT. F. J. Duggan, as an English dandy, recelved the award as the best dressed gen. tleman." Prizes for most ridiculous costumes were awarded to Miss Laura
 
 Barnes as Sis Hopkins and MT. George Hammer as Scotch Highlander. Mrs. Travis Lain, as ballet dancer, and Mir. Alfred Ludlow. beautifully dress ed in a lady's gown, won the prizes for Opposite impersonations." The boooy prizes were given to Mrs. c. M. O'keel who wore black ballet costume and to MT. James L. Fozard, who was garb- cd as a "Chink." Other especially cleverly costumed dancers were MISS Mary Saturt Smith. as "big fat south ern Nanny" Mrs. M. Brakovlen as MT. J. A. Richards, as the "SpearmlnS Rachus. Mrs, G. Garrison as Night,