The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-05-28
BUSINESS MEN
FROM SEATTLE
ARE DUE TODAY
Excursionists Coming on Ala
media Due at 7 O'clock
Official Welcome.

The excursion party of the Seat
tie Business Mems Club is due to
arrive in Juneau this evening at
Z O'Clock aboard the steamer Ala
media, Capt. julius Johansen in
command.
Immediately upon arriving here,
the Juneau reception committee,
headed by Gov. Scott C. Bone, Mayor
Isadore Goldstein, President r. e.
Robertson, Juneau Chamber of Com
merce and other members, augu-
mented by Juneau residents in gen
eral, will go aboard the Alameda
turned over to the Seattle delega-
tion following a short welcoming
speech by the Governor.
During the evening, Gov. and
Mrs. Bone will receive the ex-
cursionists at the mansion.
As the majority of the business
men are coming north on an er-
rand of business. no set program
has been arranged for special en-
tertainment.
1t is understood there is an or
chestra and a quartette accompany
ing the excursionists.
At the hour of going to press
nothing definite was learned as to
the lcngth of stay in port of the
Alameda. From Juneau the steamer
will go to Skagway and Haines, to
Sitka and return to Juneau south
bound.
Excursionists on Alameda
Among the Young Mems Business
Club excursionists, as we'll as sew
eral well known Juneauites return
ing home are the following:
Farwell p. Lilly, President of the
Club and son of Charles II. Lilly.
Fred Peterson, President of
the Club, we'll known insurance man,
of Seattle, accompanied by his wife.
E. B. Burwell, of the Seattle Hard
ware Company.
Charles d. Garfield, we'll known
former Alaskan and Secretary of
the Alaska Bureau, Seattle Chamber
of Commerce.
F. S. Lang, stove manufacturer
of Seattle, accompanied by his wife
who is an accomplished singer
Lieut.. Gov. "Wee" J. Coyle. of
the State of Washington, accompan-
led by his wife.
X. Fleming, Fl. r. French, w. C..
French, Miss c. Clifford, Miss Low
man, Miss Larson, Miss d. Nc. Nabb,
Miss M. Mack and Mrs. Tripp.
Mrs. Denniston. Geo. Pankratz,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Stevens, Mr.
and Mrs. C. F. Grant A. Itkin
and wife, Mrs. l. Bracken, Miss F.
Bracken, Mrs. G. L. Duce, Miss NJ
Maher and Mrs. J. d. Helps.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Shields. J..
A. Amos, M. Polglase, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. C. Kennedy, A. Diven and Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Lidral
Miss Ruth Hooking, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. e. Colvin, Mrs. l. Iscnberg, Mr.
and Mrs. C. ]. Frisble, Mr. and Mrs.
F A. Strang, Mrs. Mittelstadt, Mrs.
Mattson and Frank Ward.
Fred ]. Arnold, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. M Craig, J. f. Davies, Geo. d.
Baird, Mrs. Plitz, Mrs. Carrie Han
sci and Herman Celian.
Opal Fl. Johnson, DIR. F. e. Wood,
and Chas. More.
Motto of Club
The motto of tho Y. NJ B. C..
is "Better Men, Better Business"
and 1t is to forward that idea that
the present trip has been planned.
Founded twelve years ago in Sc
attle, from group of young men
that used to meet once a week, and
talk over business matters of COM
mon interest, The Young Mems
Business Club of Seattle has grown
to membership of more than three
hundred and thirty members, en-
bracing all branches of business, as
well as the professions. They are
a live. energetic, earnest lot of men
who believe in their business, in
the products OF the firms that they
represent and believe that the OBJ
ject of their organization can best
be worked out by getting together
and talking over the common prob
lens that besct the business world
and the establishing of a personal
contact between the buyer and sell
ler.-
Purposes of Trip
Being young men of vision, they
realize the Importance of Alaska in
the commercial development of Sc