The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-12
OFFICERS ARE
 TAILED BY JUNEAU w. CLUB
Banquet Held Last Evening by Mem CTS Mrs. Anderson Gives Surprise

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 Tn setting of yellow jonquils. in terspersed with the club colors of green and white. the formal install lation banquet of the Juneau Wo- mans Club was held last night at Percy's Cafe, with capacity crowd of club members in attendance Tiny old-fashioned boutonnieres were used as favors for those attending.
 Mrs. Frank Harris was toastmis- tress in charge of the affair, and her clever and delft manner of hand Hing the program elicited frequent applause from those in attendance. "A dramatic reading, Jean Val Jean land the Bishop" delightfully."- given by Mrs Russell Cook, and vocal duet, Tn My Garden of Yester- days by Mrs. Clarence Bands and Mrs. John Chappell, Mrs Harold Smith at the piano, preceded the regular installation program As an encore Mrs Chappen and Mrs. Bands sang Sing Me to Sleep de- 'dicating this number to Mrs. Ray C. Day, retiring president of the club at whose request it was given,
 Taking her theme from the title of the song @In My Garden of Yes- terdays,Y Mrs. R. R. Hermann, President-Elect of the Alaska Fed lelation of Womens Clubs, and a Past President of the local club. briefly reviewed the highlights of achievement of the club, during the ten years of her own utilization with it, as indicated by various projects initiated and carried out by the five Past Presidents of that period, who were in attendance at the ban quet last night. These were Mrs. Harold Smith, Mrs. J. P. Williams, Mrs. A. M. Geyer, Mrs. J. M. Chase, and Mrs. Hermann herself. Con- cluding her address Mrs. Hermann paid special tribute to Mrs. Day and the outgoing officers, present. ing the Past Presidents pin to Mrs. Day in behalf of the club.
 Thanks for Support :. Responding graciously, Mrs. Day thanked officers and members for their support during the past club year, and proceeded with the in- Ilstallation ceremony, by presenting the insignia of her office to the clubs new President, Mrs Thomas Haigh. Each retiring officer then presented her t successor with the office insignia and seated her at the head table in the place formerly occupied by herself &as l3 | A surprise number on the ever ning's, program however, was fur, fnished in the impromptu speech made by Mrs. Alyce Anderson from Sanak, Alaska, associate member eoi the, club for the past five years Mrs Anderson held her audience spellbound as she related interesting anecdotes of her life in some of tlle far places of Alaska, She paid spe- cial tribute to the work sof the Ju- neau Womanis aClube in fostering the associate membership for wo- men situated as she, has been for many years. She pointed out also that from this membership new clubs. such as the one at ,Unga. had developed. and that the work of the Juneau Women's Club generally had had a lasting and beneficial influ- ence on the work of smaller clubs in the Territory, such as those at Seldovia and Homer You would be surprised" she stated, Ito now how much they pattern their work after yours"
 Chairmen Named
 The following department chair- men and chairmen of standing com mittees were named by Mrs. Haigh last night: International Relations Mrs. c. P. Jenne; Applied Education, Mrs. Olaf Eikland; Legisla tion, Mrs Harold Smith; Fine Arts Mrs. John Chappell; Public Welfare, Mrs. H. l. Wood; Civic Improvement, Mrs Walter Hellan. Naming of a chair man of the department of American Home was deferred to a later date
 Chairmen of standing committees who have been appointed to serve under Mrs. Haigh are: Hospitality Mrs. J. M Clark; Finance, Mrs Frank Harris; Publicity, Mrs J. P Williams; Associate membership Mrs R. R. Hermann: Program, Mrs A. M. Geyer.
 Officers Installed
 Officers installed last night be- sides Mrs Haigh were: Vice Presi- dent, Mrs. Joe Kendler; Recording Secretary, Mrs c, C. Rulaford; Co., responding Secretary, Mrs. Pred Tiedt; Treasurer, Mrs. J. F Wor- ley; Member at large on the Execu- tive Board, Mrs. Ray G. Day,
 As a concluding feature of the program last night, Mrs. R. R. Her mann led the members in pledge of loyalty and support to the new 4.