The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-14
12TH SESSION
 LEGISLATURE
 BEGINS TODAY
Eleven House Members Take Office at Noon
 Senate Opens Tonight

Promptly at noon today members of the House of Representatives of the Territorial Legislature, who are now in Juneau, convened in the House to be sworn into office and officially begin the Twelfth session of that law-making body. Eleven members answered the roll call and took the oath of office today while the remaining five members are to arrive in the city on the North western and will take the oath of office this evening when the tenn porary organization of the House is to be formed.
 No Senate Session
 Due to the fact that Senators James Frawley, of Nome; Norman R. Walker of Ketchikan and Luth- CT Hess, of Fairbanks, will not ar rive here until this evening, mem bers of the Senate who are in the city postponed the official opening of that body until this evening at 8 o'clock in order that all eight members may be sworn in at the same time.
 E. w. Griffin. Secretary of Alas ka, officially opened the session of the Territorial House of Represen- tatives at 12 o'clock sharp and after reading aloud the names of the members and the Divisions which they represent, requested the Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff to offer a prayer. With both spectators in the gallery and those on the floor reverently standing, Father Kashe- varoff invoked the following short, sincere blessing:
 Almighty God. our Heavenly Father: We would not be true to the trusts that have been commit ed to us if we undertook the du- ties imposed upon us without in- voking Thy blessing upon the la- bor of our hands and hearts. We look to Thee to guide us, to teach us, knowing that Thou hast infi- nite interest in all things that per- tain to the welfare of the people whom we represent. We pray Thee that Thou wilt guide and bless each one of us, that we may have the wisdom and fairness to respond to the calls of duty, and the strength to faithfully discharge every responsibility Bless our na- ton and its President, our country and the Governor together with all those who work for it's welfare. We humbly beseech Thee to be our guide in all our deliberations for the good of the country and the blessing of mankind. Amen"
 Secretary Griffin then announced that Judge George F. Alexander would administer the oath of of flee to the House members present. The members who answered the roll call and standing. repeated the oath after Judge Alexander are, First Division, Joe Baronovich, Joe Green; Second Division, A. M. Chamberlain, Howard Lyng; Third Division, J. S. Holman, James H. Patte rson, H. H. McCutcheon; Fourth Division, William N. Crow den, Andrew Nerland, George A. Lingo and A. G. Nordale.
 Immediately following the im- pressive ceremony, it was moved by Representative Nordale and sec- onded by Representative Lyng, that owing to the absence of five of their members, the House of Repre- sentatives recess until 7:30 o'clock this evening. The motion passed and after being greeted by many of their Juneau friends who had witnessed the ceremony the first session of the House broke up.
 Temporary Organization
 At the special session this eve- ming the remaining members will take the oath of office and it is expected that the temporary organ
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