The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-22
MANY ATTEND DINNER DANCE
 OF SKI CLUB
Tournament Trophies Are Awarded = Werner
 Postmaster

Man-sized skis were replaced by miniature table favors, and snow covered jackets were out-moded by evening wear, last night, as the Juneau Ski Club turned social to hold it's annual dinner dance in the Scottish Rite Temple
 Attended by half a hundred cou- pies, the colorful banquet was mark ed by presentation of trophies won in the ski tournam-~t of Sunday and was followed by dancing later in the evening.
 Joe Werner, president of the Juneau Ski Club, presided as toast master, introducing the honor guests and speaking briefly of the status of skiing in Juneau. Peter Lund of Petersburg, who was an en- trant in the tournament Sunday, spoke of his experience in skiing in the Old Country, in the States, and in Alaska.
 Forest Service Speakers
 Charles G. Burdick, administra- tive assistant of the Forest Service. summarized the work being done by the Forest Service in building ski trails at Ketchikan and Sitka, and mentioned the improvements made on the Douglas trail. He conclud- ed his talk by applauding the new emphasis upon recreation, and well comed the Forest Services part in contributing to the recreational, as we'll as the commercial value of Alaskan forests.
 Postmaster Werner then intro duced B. Frank HeintZleman, Re- gional Forester, who spoke of the potentiality of developing Southeast Alaska as a region Of winter sports to attract travellers from through out the States.
 Skit Presented
 In an original reading, versatile Ted Danielsen related the exper- fences of girl would-be skier on a trip to the Douglas Ski Cabin, mentioning number of guests present, in the course of his hu- merous confession. His contribu- tion was followed by skit in which Sherwood Wirt showed first of all the well-known Joe Werner tech nique, exemplified by J. Irving Mo- ble. Next, posing as Professor Norman Banfield, Wirt explained a complicated ski chart to Ernest Parsons, climaxed by explanation of the Hixson glide. In the final act of the skit, Mrs. William P. Blanton portrayed Barbara Winn in an expose of ski methods.
 Saren Makes Speech
 Award of trophies marked the conclusion of the dinner, with Miss Barbara Vim, winner of the wo- mems race, receiving the first place cup. Miss Mf.dred Apland was awarded the second place cup, and Miss Ebba Erickson, third place trophy.
 Sven Saren, Juneau Athletic Club winner of botil the down hill race and the jumping division, offered a speech of acceptance which was the high-light of the evening The Dan Moller trophy was presented to him by Dan Moller, while Joe Werner presented the Pacific American Fisheries award for the jumping division.
 Martin Rian was awarded the second place cup for the Mems A down hill race, and the third place trophy was reserved for Ed Eng berg, absent.
 Bill Hixson, winner of Class B in the mems down hill race. was presented the first prize of that di- vision, with Bob Bowling receiving the second place award, and Jack 7 Wilson, third.
 Following presentation of awards, the guests concluded the evening with dancing in the Scottish Rite ballroom. Miss Mary VanderLeest, Ski Club member, was presented in two songs with the orchestra as the final participant in the eve ning's program.