The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-09-23

| Kessler and Mrs. Carl Susort.
 Mrs. Don McGraw and Mrs. Ed
 Van Horn were co-nosteSses at , birthday luncheon given at the formers home for their sister, Mrs.
 John Osbakken. Tie guests in-
 cluded Mrs. Wm Hanlon, Mrs.
 Juja Roy, Mrs. John Hollywood,
 Mrs. Lena M tel ell, and Mrs. Thomas Tilson Also invited but
 unable to attend were Mrs. Ray
 Elliott, Mrs Nick Lindquist, Mrs.
 Frank Cashel and Mrs Jess Me
 Graw
 Mi and Mrs. George Morgan,
 Nancy and Sue Morgan were din
 ner guests at the home of MT. and
 Mrs. Clarence Bands on Monday
 evening.
 Tuesday evening Helen ElliSton and Mrs. Earl Forsythe were CO., hostesses at a farewell party given
 for Mrs. Irene Williamson at Miss Ellistons home. The evening was spent playing games, prizes being won by Mrs Rita Johnson and Mrs Russell Cartmill Guests were Mrs. Orlan Johnson, Mrs Emily Allen, Mrs. Jack Culbert Mrs. Rex Mar | 3hant, Mrs. Rita Johnson, Mrs. Ted Johnstone, Mrs. Chas. Steele, Mrs J. w. Forsythe, Miss Pat O'Brien, md Mrs. Russell Cartmill Charles Johnstone. CM 2lc with wife and daughter. Gale, have re- turned from Seattle to pay a short visit
 The following homes changed
 ownership during the past week. i i Dan Moller'si cabin was purchased by Peter Quick the new Jess Me Graw home was purchased by Will | liam Rodenberg; and the w. D. | Conant home on D Street was pur- chased by Colua Long.
 The High School Junior Class with Miss Dorothy VanZante as advisor, is in charge of the school party at Victory House this Satur- day evening. Games and informal dancing is scheduled on the pro- gram.
 Mrs. Arnold Curtis will be hos i tess for a dessert luncheon to the members of St. Peters Guild on September 26 at 1 o'clock. Ladies are asked to take the sewing they had taken home to finish for the proposed bazaar.
 On Saturday afternoon of this week the Sitka Women's Club is hclaing a food sale at the John Peterson store The advertising posters for the sale were oustand- inely attractive and clever and should bring in many customers.
 Miss Darlene Bands celebrated her fifth birthday Monday after noon by inviting the following guests to her home Nancy Hagen, Diane Tilson, Barbara McGraw, jDlckie Bands, Buster Burns, Mary Gayle Hagerup, Marlene Frederick son, John McGraw Dick Sunde, Alicia Nelson, Bruce Whitcomb and Cheryl McGraw
 The Ruby Hazlewood trunk mystery has been solved, accord ing to Deputy U. S. Marshal Charles Whlttimore. Miss Hazlewood's trunk containing a large sum of
 money and other valuables had
 been stolen from her room more than year ago and though re-
 ward of $2500 had been offered for Iinformation leading to the arrest of the thieves and the empty trunk had been found on a back street, tEo robbery remained unsOlved until
 the present. Though two arrests
 have been made and a confession
 obtained, only small amount of money has been recovered. More
 arrests will be made shortly. ] On Friday Mrs. Jack Calvin was , hostess to a group of friends for an !, evening of bridge. The guests in cluded Mrs. Clyde Hager, Mrs. liar l old Veatch, Mrs. w. c. Charteris, . Ms. Earl Shennett, Mrs. Jack : Littlepage, Mrs. T. J. Cole and Mrs , Frank Calvin. Later in the eve- | ming several of the husbands joined 1 the party for refreshments. :. Tuesday Mrs. John Olson return ed by plane to Juneau after a ten l, day vacation in Sitka.
 The quartermaster corps spends $40 to keep the average soldier in fighting trim for his first year int tba Ar,,7y