The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-05-14
y SETKA NEWS X

Sunday evening about twent
, friends dropped in at the Rand
, home, bearing gifts and a buffe
, supper for surprise birthday part
for Mrs. Clarence Rands.
The Rev. and Mrs William Thorn
as were hosts May at an informa
| supper party at their home.
|, weiner roast was held before tn
fireplace and the evening spent lis
tening to photograph music. MIN
guests were present.
Mrs. Ray Peterman was hostes
last Friday to a group of ten friends
for an afternoon of sewing and Wis.
iting. The Petermans plan to leave
Sitka permanently on the next boa
to make their home in Juneau.
Lee Rhoades and Larry Miller
senior and junior students in Sitks
High, plan to leave for Seattle tc
join the Navy at the end of the
school year. Stan Westover left
school in midterm to join the Navy
Ben Miller left by plane Tuesday
for Glacier Bay on three week
survey trip for the National Park
Service.
Under the leadership of the Rev.
, Ernest Nygaard, group of men
have organized a brotherhood club
with Ed Reed as president. The
men plan to meet at 8 p. m. on
the second and fourth Wednesdays
Of each month at the Lutheran
Service Center. E. M. Goddard was
the principal speaker at the meet
ing on May 9. Any man interested
in Joining the club is invited to at
tend.
With the sudden and glorious ar
rival of spring, many parties are go
ing trout fishing nightly. Steel
head are summing at Sawmill Greek,
the usual trout are jumping at
Thimbleberry and Heart Lakes, and
the days are warm and long. Those
who aren't fishing are busily digging
and planting their victory and flow
er gardens. The berry bushes are
heavily laden with blossoms, prom
Using plenty of jellies and jams this
summer.
AL the classes in the Sitka Pub
lie Grade School held their annual
picnics this week Some went by
bus to Sawmill Greek, others walk
cd to the park Several children
were tempted to. go swimming but a
few minutes of wading sufficed to
discourage the bright idea.
The women of the Lutheran
Church met Thursday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Thomas Tilson for
their regular business meeting and
a surprise handkerchief farewell
shower for Mrs. Ray Peterman. Mrs.
Feterman has been a very active
member of the organization and will
be missed greatly.
Leaving en- the North Seat were :
Mr. and Mrs. Nels Bredvik, to
Seattle where Mr.. Bredvik will re-
oeive medical treatment. He is the
proprietor of store on Front Street;
Mrs. Gertrude Buchanan and her in
FAINT daughter, Mary, to vacation in
Juneau; David Dawson, taxi driver,
enroute to Los Angeles; Nick Lind
quist, plumber for Bill Beach, to va
cation in Seattle; Mrs. Lee Wins,
for Seattle; Mrs. George Stragier to
visit her husbands family in
Juneau; AL Richter and Henry Moy,
to Juneau. Mr.. Moy made a return
trip by plane Thursday and left for
Juneau again Friday.
Stijivon Chutuk appeared before
U. S. Commissioner w. W. Knight
May on larceny charge made by
Al Richter He was released on $500
bail.
At their regular business meeting
Monday evening the Moose mem
Lers voted in favor of joining the
Alaska Moose Association which, ac-
cording to present plans, will be
formed in Ketchikan this fall. The
Sitka Moose Lodge is the richest,
per capita, not only in Alaska, but
in the entire United States.
In wire received this week from
Mrs. VIM. c. Charters, she states
that Capt. Charters is enroute to
| the South Pacific and that she plans
| to spend the early summer months
visiting relatives and friends in the
middle west before returning to
her home in Sitka. Capt. ad Mrs
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