The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-02

lcpen next week. MT. Cook was for merly an electrician at the Navy Yard on Mare Island and has had experience with public utilities work in California
 MT. and Mrs. Max Lurz have moved from the DeArmond house to tke Murry House on Seward i Street.
 | MT. and Mrs. T. J. Cole moved i this week to their new home, on Monastery Street, which they re- gently purchased from Carl Susort- They formerly lived in Art Frank Ilin's house on Etolin Street.
 Mrs. Marie Brightman was dinner ], hostess Thursday evening to Dr. and { Mrs. Louis G. Scharpenberg, Mrs. Len Peterson, Mrs. William Sarvella, MT. and Mrs. Hugh Pace, MT. and Mrs. Jim Brightman, Tim Bright man and Miss Louise Brightman. On Friday afternoon Mrs. Clar- ence Bands and Mrs. Mary Whitti- mere gave a tea in honor of Mrs. Vena Crone, of Goddard, and Miss Nell McCloskey, of Juneau. The guest list included Mrs. Art Frank lin, Mrs. Elliott Fletcher, Mrs. Elizabeth DeArmond, Mrs. R. N. De- Almond, Mrs. Paul Ellis, Mrs. How ard Estelle, Mrs, Frank Calvin, Mrs. ! Jack Calvin, Mrs. J. L. McNamara, 1 Mrs. E. M. Goddard, Mrs. Russ Clitkcro, Mrs. Roy Avrit Mrs Lydia i Tilson, Mrs Frank Metcalf, Mrs. Charles Peterson, Mrs. John Dolenc, | Mrs. Arnold Curtis, Mrs Charles Wortnan, Mrs. Foster Mills and Mrs. J. D. Littlepage. The ladies spant the afternoon sewing, j, Dinner guests at the home Of MT. and Mrs. Jack Schaefer Thursday evening were. MT. and Mrs. Art Franklin, sMr, and Mrs. Douglas Hager and MT. and Mrs. Frank Price
 The Music Department of the Sitka Women's Club will meet Mon day evening, December 4, at the home of Mrs. William Cook. Mrs. L. c. Berg and Miss Adelaide Lo- men will be in charge of the pro- gram for the evening.
 The Elks Club is holding a Me- morial Service at Victory House Sunday afternoon at o'clock. The presence of all Elks is required and the public is cordially invited. The service will be conducted by club officers, with Commander L. L. Will lard giving the address. The music will be under the direction of Mrs c. c. Stuart and Miss LaVerne Sea- gram.
 Jesse McGraw has resigned from the city council The appointment of a new member will be considered at the next regular meeting of the council on December 12.
 The City Council held it's last regular meeting at the fire hall in order to accommodate Is high school students of the civics class, who are studying municipal government. During this meeting the sponsor ship and management of the Presi dents Birthday Ball was turned over to the American Legion. The council also voted to have a resolu- ticn drawn up, petitioning the War Department to have the channel tetween Harbor and Aleutski Islands filled to control the surge of cur rent through the harbor; also to finish dredging the boat channel
 The 1926 $26,000 school bonds have been redeemed and destroyed Also S25,000 1942 city bonds and 1940 S7,000 city bonds which were re- deemed by new issue
 The marriage of Miss Betty Louise Smith and Sterling w. Eller, USCG, took place last Sunday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church with the Rev Arthur N. Billy officiating. Mrs. John Hole sang for the ceremony, accompanied by Mrs. George Rein ert. After the ceremony the Ellers held an informal reception for friends in their apartment in the Kettleson Building
 Guests at the regular Rotary luncheon this week were Carl Ludy, It. Martin Bredvik and Harold Pinckney. President Tilson named the following committee to make ar engagements for the regular annual i Charter Night banquet: E. M. God l n