Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-24
Fairbanks Excursion
 Was Grand Success

the Seward Chamber of Commerce! The excursion to Fairbanks to at tend the Midnight Sun festival was an unqualified success, and the tired but happy crowd that returned last night was enthusiastic over the trip with it's scenic grandeur and chance to view the interior towns first hand. Leaving Seward Thursday morning the train took on two cars at Anchor age filled with boosters for the coast chambers, proceeding to Curry where ;kn elaborate eight course dinner was served by the railroad management, the affair last two and a half hours and being most elaborate. The menu was as follows:
 Alaska Shrimp Cocktail
 Caviar en Canape
 Green Olives Salted Peanuts
 Clam Broth, Seldovia
 Cheese Straws
 Boiled King Salmon, la Seward Creamed Sweetbreads au Anchorage
 Cranberry Sauce
 Fried Spring Chicken la Alaska Ky.
 Sweet Potatoes Green Peas Salad au Fairbanks
 Nesselrode Pudding Assorted Cakes
 Coffee
 Following the dinner the crowd danced the remainder of the night. From Curry the run was made to Mile PTS where a grand view of Mt. Mckinley was obtained, the train stopping ten minutes to allow the ex- cursionists to gather flowers and to take pictures. A stop was made at Hurricane Gulch to enable the tourists to view this wonderful engineering feat, after which the run was made to Nenana, where an elaborate lunch con was served, consisting of reindeer steaks, wild sheep, caribou and moose steaks, with grouse and ducks being on the bill of fare.
 Leaving Nenana the train stopped at Standard to enable the incoming tourist train and the coast excursion ists to meet and become acquainted Here the Seward bunch distinguished themselves under cheer leader J. P. Hannon by making the wilderness ring with Seward yells.
 Upon arriving at Fairbanks the ex- cursionists were taken over the town in autos provided, and later that night were given dance by the Chamber of Commerce. The Hard Boiled members were separated from their ladies and taken to 18-Mile roadhouse where a cold lunch was provided, the crowd returning to Fairbanks during the early hours of the morning. Saturday many of the Seward delegation visited the creeks and mining camps, togeth- CT with the many fine farms and the Alaska college. The farms were espe- cially attractive, showin gthe poten- Eal resources of the district. The cIreeks were busy sluicing, despite the scarcity of water owing to the dry season. The visit to the college was a revelation to Sewardites, who were cordially greeted and entertained by President Bunnell. The college will be treated later in another article lack of space forbidding detailed account of the visit.
 Saturday night dance was given by the Native Sons and Daughters, And baseball game was played at midnight by the Fairbanks and Anchor age teams, the latter winning by the score of 90.
 Rodebaugh's airplane was kept busy during the day, practically all the Sewardites taking the trip up in the plane, the pilot looping the loop and going thru special tricks with his pas sengers for their entertainment
 At 10 o'clock Sunday morning the party left for home, stopping two hours at Nenana where a trap shoot was enjoyed by the visitors. At Curry another elaborate banquet was served and a dance given the visitors by the splendid orchestra taken along by the railway management. The train stopped at Anchorage for luncheon arriving a Seward about 800 o'clock tired but happy.
 Sewardites attending the excursion were MT. and Mrs. H. E. Ellsworth Mr. and Mrs. Leon Urbach, Thelma Ellsworth, MT. and Mrs. w. E. Moul- tray, Beatrice Baughman, George Ya- konote, Elsie Leslie, Patricia Ray John Walker, Wm. Kaiser, Mel Hornel A. E Fucker and wife, MT. and Mrs J. H. Flickinger, Mrs. E. Swetmann MT. and Mrs. B. E. Crow, Mrs. o. A. Johansen, Otto Schallerer, J. P. Han non, P. c. McMullen, Oscar Dahl, J. W. Edmunds, Mrs. Seiffert, Mrs. Mar tha Jones and two children, A. H Young, MT. Kelly, Nick Meckem, H MHoben, MT .and Mrs. H. B. Selby Chas. Benson.
 General Manager Lee H. Landis ac