The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-31
Hundreds Of Visitors
 Arriving Here For
 POtIatCh Next Week
CBy Associated #Press)


 and west, the crowds will gather in Wrangell this week end for the first annual Potlatch which opens with the formal dedication of Shakes Is land Community house at 10 o'clock Monday morning.
 TraYeling in their own boats, 121 Rake people came in Tuesday, guests of Chief Kudanake-shakes VII. The Northland tomorrow will bring large delegation from Juneau and Coast Cutter also will bring a party from the capital city. coming in during the week end. Another Coast Guard cutter will bring a large party from Ketchikan. The court party headed by Federal Judge George F. Alexander, will be up from Ketehikan.
 Five boats are due in over the week end and on Potlateh days. bringing hundreds more to take part in the Potlateh festivities.
 Opening Ceremonies
 Starting the Potlatch ceremonies Monday morning will be the dedi- cation at the Island with General Superintendent Claud M Hirst of the Indian Office and Regional For ester B. F. Heintzleman of the U. s. Forest Service giving the addresses.
 Promptly at noon, the inaugural ceremony for Chief Kudanake Shakes VII will start with the ar rival of the Indian canoes at the is land Following a brief ceremony there, the entire procession will come up the street, led by the Rake band, to the Alaska Native Broth erhood hall where the rest of the ceremony will be held, lasting until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. During the same hours sports contests for the youngsters will be held on the school grounds under the direction of School Superintendent George Fabricius.
 Banquet
 At o'clock Monday evening, the banquet for 25O guests will be held at Wrangell Institute with Princi- pal George T. Barrett as toastmast- CT. At this affair, one of the high lights of the social program, talks will be heard by Gov. Gruening, MT. Hirst, Mr Heintzleman, Chief Kud- anake-Shakes, Dr. Gabrielson and several other dignitaries.
 From g to II Monday evening, the Indian people will be having gambling games in the ANB hall which the public may see and at II o'clock the Alaska Native Brother hood is sponsoring a dance in the hall.
 Totem Unveiling
 Opening the features of Tuesday will be the unveiling of the Tagook totem at the head of Front Street. Following this will be the Chiefs Burial Canoe ceremonial, one of the highlights of the celebration which hasn't been seen in years and rarely, if ever, by white man of modern days.
 During Tuesday afternoon the In dian womens ceremonies will be held in the ANB hall. Colorful and authentic, this is another rarely witnessed ceremonial.
 Final Big Dance
 From to sTuesday afternoon will be the Indian band concert al the Island and in the evening from to 10 will be ceremonial dances in the ANB hall which will be fol- lowed at II D. m. by the big Pot latch dance, sponsored by Wrangell Potlatch, Inc, the finale of the two day celebration. The Finance com mittee made up of Chairman Frank S. Barnes, Leo MCormack, Walter .C. Waters, Leonard Campbell and James Nolan will be in charge of the dance and are planning 1t to be one of the most colorful ever held bara poflatchz blol1ana are fin order