The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-08

tipns from the usual custom. Eacf
member will contribute the contents
for three baskets this year, and or
December %, members will gather
at the home of Mrs. Ray G.. Day, tt
prepare the baskets for distribution
Last year 118 baskets were prepared
and distributed by the committee II
charge, and this year the number
viii be considerably augmented.
Mrs. j. M. Clark has been appoint
ed to take the census" of those ir
town to whom baskets are to be
sent, and anyone knowing an aged
or shut-in person who would care
to receive the clubs greetings is re-
quested to notify her. The baskets
are not intended as charitable Of
ferings, but merely bear Christmas
greetings to those who might, be-
cause of their age or infirmities
fail to be included In the festivities
of the holiday season. A Christmas
candle to burn on Christmas Eve
and Christmas goodies are included
in each basket.
Two special announcements for
officers of the Alaska Federation
of Womens Clubs were received
and read at yesterdays meeting.
Participation in the publication Of
an Anthology of Alaskan verse was
asked in an interesting letter from
Mrs. P. C. McMullen of Seward,
Chairman of the Division of Poetry
of the Fine Arts Department of the
Federation, who urges all clubs to
assist in compiling and publishing a
book of Alaskan verse. Mrs. Harold
Smith, chairman of the Department
of Fine Arts in the Juneau Woman's
Club. was named to collect copies
of verses from the POLITICALLY in
clined in Juneau with the view to
contributing them to this Anthology.
Essay Contest
Another Federation announce
ment of special interest was re-
ceived from Mrs. Robert B. At
wood, of Anchorage President OF
the Alaska Federation An essay
contest for club women only is
suggested by Mrs. Atwood, on the
general subject "Alaska's Heritage
Becomes an Inheritance" Mrs. At
wood asks all Alaska clubwomen to
participate in this contest by SUBJ
hitting essays telling how residence
in Alaska has enriched their lives.
Substantial cash prizes are offered
for this event. Mrs. M. 0. johnson
of Wrangell, is named as chairman
of judges for this contest, which Is
open to all clubwomen, including
associate members of the Juneau
Womans Club.
A report of the charity ball held
during the latter part of November.
under the auspices of the Public
Welfare Department, was given by
Mrs Glen Wilcox. chairman of the
committee in charge of this event,
who paid tribute to the assistants
she had on this committee.
A vote of thanks was accorded
Mrs. Wilcox and her committee for
their work on this project. A fur
Their report from the Public We'll
fare Department included some of
the things this department Is ac-
comprising. A baby bed, cot and
a baby walker, contributed to this
department found immediate place
ment, and the. need for childs
high chair was reported.
The clubs annual Essay Contest
for grade school students, is now
under way, and will close just be-
fore the holiday season, according
to announcement made by Mrs. r.
B. Lesher, Chairman of the Depart
ment of Applied Education. This
contest Is conducted annually as
means of arousing interest in stu
dents in the history and resources
of Alaska. The topic this year is
"Alaska's Gifts from Mother Earth"
it being left to the individual STU
dent to determine whether he will
write on the subject of Agriculture,