The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-08-08
CIVIC CLUB

The meeting of the Civic Club last Saturday was presided over by the vice-president, Mrs. A. k. Gurr, in the absence of Mrs. E. Il. Lyons, president, and was prolonged by an unusually large amount of cores pondenee. A lengthy report of the activities of foreign ana territorial clubs and club extension was re- ceived from the foreign and terri torial correspondent of the c. K. w. C., and this included an account, also, Of outstanding activities: Vir- ginia and South Carolina working for a public library in every com munity; Tennessee issuing health badges in connection with the phys ical examination of every child Vermont cooperating with the men to remove all billboards;. Iowa sup porting health clinics for children; California raising $45,O00 in the last two years toward the purchase | and preservation of beautiful grove of redwoods; a club of twelve in Georgia raising $10,000 to pro- vide equipment for a domestic science course in it's high school, and many lesser works.
 Appreciation Shown
 letter of appreciation for the attentions of the local club was re- ceived from Mrs. John F. Sippel, l president of the G. F. w. O., who spent part of the Fourth here. No- tice was received that Mrs. Sippel had given a five years subscription to the General Federation magazine to the library.
 Concert Planned
 A letter from Juneau in regard to having Miss Marye Burns, color atura soprano, appear in concert | here was acted upon and the cor responding secretary instructed to ascertain terms, etc. Miss Burns | has appeared in Juneau a number of times and also at Sitka and Skag- way, where she has given two con certs this year, the second one a | request. She is an Alaska girl and lived here until she took up voice culture in Germany. She sang in grand opera for seven years in Ger many and has given concerts throughout the east and on the coast. Ketchikan will hear her late this month, and it is possible that concert may be arranged here. Bathing Beach
 In addition to the library activi- ties of the Civic Club, matters of community interest and welfare are taken care of and in this connec- tion the preservation of the bathing beach near the cemetery came up l for discussion at the August meet ing. Winds and tides as well as removal of gravel for road improve ment have threatened to render the beach unfit for bathing and unless something is done to remedy mat ters the young people of Wrangell will be deprived of their only bath ing beach. An appeal to city au- thorities brought an immediate as- surance of cooperation.
 Labor Day Dance
 While the club has discontinued most of it's benefit dances, the La bor Day dance has been given each year to raise money for the library and will be given this year as usual. The club is incorporating in order to get a territorial refund on books and magazines and plans are being made to discontinue the library dues as soon as possible, but mean while sum large enough to carry on until this refund is obtained must be raised and the dancing pub l lie as well as all who are interested in the library are asked to bear the Labor Day Dance in mind It will be given at the gym, and the com mittees in charge will endeavor to make it a decidedly worthwhile oc- casion. Punch will be served and members of the club will be asked to furnish the ingredients for it in order to swell the proceeds.