The Nome nugget., 1940-07-12
Letter From Press Agent For Alaska Queens
Enroute West again July l 1940

at least one-third of the time spent in going from one place to another. We enjoyed fifteen minutes with Mrs. Roosevelt. She regretted that she would be un- able to make trip to Alaska this summer because of the war situation.
 Another highlight of New York was Alaska Day, June 27, at the Worlds Fair. Delegate Di- mond became tied up in a de- fense committee meeting and was unable to fly up as he had banned. MT. J. C. Gaffney of Hotel Ten Park Avenue where we were complemented guests, efficiently made arrangements and rounded up a grand assort- ment of Alaskans of all vintages including Rex Beach, Flying Bari tone Bob Crawford; MT. and Mrs. Macdonald; Simeon Oliver, Mrs. Sheldon; Cash Cole; MT. Clauson Mrs. Gaffney, Mrs. Flora White, sister of MT. Macdonald; and many others.
 General Dennis Nolan, repre- senting the United States at the Fair, greeted us and presided at a luncheon in Perylon Hall. Mrs. Nolan recalled that years ago she was at Haines, Alaska. Bob CraW ford, formerly of Fairbanks, sang some good Alaskan songs of his own composition; MT. Oliver played his piano compositions. Miss Alaska and Miss Nome were introduced.
 In the midde of all this I was additionally thrilled when an overseas call came through from Bolivia, s. A. for me.
 The girls met Mayor LaGuard- ia and were photographed with him. A reception was held at the Washington State Building with Harold Crampton in charge. Re- treat took place in the Court of Peace with the Stars and Stripes and the Alaska flag lowered to- gether. Following a radio inter view we returned to our hotel
 Through courtesy of Chevrolet Motors, there has been a car and driver for the party available wherever we stop.
 Margaret Scott met Katherine Hansen, formerly of Nome, but now in ballet work in New York. It has been twelve years since the girls saw each other.
 Through Mildred Maynard of Nome, Charles Rochester invited Margaret & her friends (Minnie and l) to dinner in the Hawaiian Room at the Lexington Hotel, presented us with gardenia leis, tok pictures of the girls with Hawaiian dancers there. He then took us backstage at Olson and Johnson's comedy "Helzapoppin." We saw the show and were intro duced from the stage by Olson and later photographed with the pair.
 While I saw Bob Davis, we'll known to fiction writers, Sumner Blossom of American and others, Mrs. Gaffney took the queens to Gone With the Wind,' Radio City Music Hall, Waldorf, night clubs, shops to see the SS Queen Elizabeth, SS Normandie and many other places. MT. Gaffney secured tickets for Major Bowes' show and the girls were photo graphed with him.
 J. J. Mccarthy of Anchorage escaped intact from the Repub- lican convention at Philadelphia and took Minnie and Margaret to the Fair They all had a grand time and Mac gave a farewell dinner for us the night we left.
 While visiting Bob and Besse Crawford and the little Craw- lords at Greenwich, Conn.,, I learned that Bob plans a con cert and teaching tour of Alaska for next summer.
 Rex Beach claims Bob Reeve of Valdez is the words worst correspondent. How about it, Bob?
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