The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-30
Visitors Greeted at Dock
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Social, Luncheon
FREE PROGRAM THIS
AFTERNOON AT 2::30
Captain Dobbsie and En-
ferfainers 10 Stage Show
al Coliseum Theatre

friendships which have been building
for many years in the realm of bust
ness, lat men and women of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce ar
rived in Juneau today on their an
nual goodwill tour of Alaska cities.
Bringing greetings from the Queen
City, the party led by Chairman T.
Harry Gowman, President w. Walter
Williams and Assistant G neraI
Manager Foster l.. McGovern. ar
rived on the Aleutian at $50 o'clock
this morning to meet friendly well
come at the odck from Juneau
Chamber of Commerce members and
citizens generally.
This morning, the visitors dis
persed to the glacier. to the PAA
airport where so were taken on free
rides aboard Electras and to num-
erous Juneau homes to renew ac-
quaintances with old friends.
Friendly Luncheon
Speaking at noon luncheon at
the Baranof Hotel. Gowman. who
confesses to having little hotel of
his own in Seattle, extended the
greetings of the visitors. McGovern
remarked the cooperation which has
always existed between. Seattle and
Juneau business men, noted in glow
ing terms the progress which Juneau
has made in the two years since he
was last a visitor here and intro
duced a number of the prominent
members of the Seattle group. Will
Jams, who Is President Of the Seat
tie Chamber and whose gracious
wife is a member OF the goodwill
tour party, bespoke the sincere in
terest which Seattle has always had
in Alaska.
The luncheon, at which the Seat
tie visitors were hosts to members
of the Juneau Chamber, followed a
reception and social session at the
Baranof.
Show Awaited
This afternoon the highfight of
the program is to be free show for
Juneauites at the Coliseum Theatre,
with Hugh Barrett Dobbs Captain
Dobbsie) and group of talented
performers from Seattle putting on
an entertainment on the stage and
over the air. The show will open
with an organ recital at 2:30 by
Eddie Clifford organist. Captain
Dobbsie and his troupe will go to
the theatre as soon as they conclude
broadcast from the Baranof which
is to go by radiophone to Seattle
for release over Station KOMO and
which is to be broadcast locally by
KINY. The entire Coliseum pro-
gram also is to be broadcast by
KINY.
The Seattleites were welcomed at
the dock by Charles w. Carter,
President of the Juneau Chamber,
and by Mayor Harry I. Lucas.
Alaska Cordial
Receptions all along the line have
been most cordial, the Seattle visit
ors said today. Yesterday at Ket-
chikan, in beautiful sunny weather.
the travellers had luncheon at the
Blue Fox with the Ketchikan Cham
Der of Commerce ond Rotary Club.
following reception aboard the
Aleutian. Welcome to Ketchikan
and to Alaska was extended by Wal
ter King, President OF the Chamber
of Commerce, and George Beck.
President of Rotary. Responses were
expressed by Gowman, McGovern
and Williams and Dobbsie's enter
tainers staged brief program.
A seafood supper dance at Pet
ersburg last night followed brief
stop at Wrangell Festivities at Pet
ersburg continued until 2 o'clock
this morning.
The Aleutian is to leave Juneau
at 5 o'clock this afternoon, setting
the Seattle men and women ashore
at Seward Thursday morning. They
will board special train there.
stopping for luncheon at Anchorage.
dinner at Curry and spending the
night at Mount Mckinley National
Park. They will be in Fairbanks all
day Friday, making the same stops
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