The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-10-19
ALASKA DAY IS
 THEME OF GAY
 ANNUAL AFFAIR
Mother Daughter Lunch. con of Women's Club
 Has Holiday Motif

Jointly commemorating Alaska Day and the relationship of Gastineau mothers and daughters, the annual Mother Daughter luncheon of the Juneau Womens Club, and this af- ternoon at the Presbyterian Church Parlors, amply fulfilled the expecta- ticns of the many guests who throng- ed the dining room, made festive with Alaskan flags and large deco rative cache to carry out the north ern motif.
 The luncheon was given for the entertainpent of Juneau and par ochial sch ools' high school and eighth grade students, who were the guests of their mothers. Those girls ! who were mctf1erless or whose moth- CTS could not attend were provided with mothers for day. by the Club.
 Honored guests of the club were Ms. Anna Snow, Mrs. M. A. White more, Mrs. Joseph Cohen, and Mrs. Elizabeth McKechnie, all four of whom had daughters and grand daughters present at the luncheon. l Mrs. G. V. Goss, Toastmistress, who
 I ned tsle program immediately af-
 the charming luncheon was serv-
 drew a brilliant comparison be- 1 en the relationship of Territorial stI .zens to Alaska and that of daugh- ters to their mothers-a comparison that drew much applause.
 Mrs. R. R. Hermann was called on for an extemperanecus address.
 Mrs. R. B. Lasher spoke briefly on the subject Discovery and Explora- tion." comparing the early days or : the Territory to the adventure of wom-n into motherhoci. Declaring that motherhood is in itself an all- sufficient reward she asked that wo men find content in their children, net in what they will be in the fu- ture, but in what they are today"
 The rest of the program was as SLOWS:
 Ce,cniza ian, in which Mrs Hel- n Webster beautifully continued the comparison into the adolescence of children.
 Statehood" by Mrs. A. M Geyer, bringing the parallel to it's trium- phant conclusion in the maturity of the daughter and her growing near ness to her mother.
 New Frontiers" by Mrs. Frances Faul, who extended the comparison into the promising future.
 Mrs Catherine McKinnon deliver ed a Mental Salad" address, which won much applause.
 The program was featured, too, by two mother -and-daughter musi- cal combinations Little Althea Bands danced to music furnished by her mother, Mrs. c. R. Bands; and Betty Goodman sang to the accom- panilnent of her mother, Mrs. A. J. Goodman.
 Community singing, tHow-do-you- do," Tn Alaska and When Moth CT Was Girl interspersed the pro- gram. Mrs, Genevieve Van Degteren was pianist.
 Delightful table decorations and attractive programs featured the luncheon.
 ] A welcome committee composed of Mrs. J. M. Chase, Mrs. J. J. Klein, Mrs. J. M. Clark, Mrs o. N. Crone, Mrs. H. Redlingshafer, Mrs. Cath crime McKinnon, and Mrs. R. R. Her mann, saw that introductions were cared for and everyone was seated.
 The following young matrons as- sisted in serving: Mesdames J. G. Klein, H. M Hollmann, Art Judson, E. M. Watkins, Rodney Darnell, K. MacLean, Robert Rice. Ed Jaboda, L. A. Delabuque.
 A poem, Alaska, My Alaska by Mrs. L. P. Dawes, and another en- titled "Alaska's Flag" written by Marie Drake, also appeared on the program