The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-28


 Service plane Monday, to join her husband.
 Mrs. Lester Elkins arrived from Petersburg on the Alaska last weekend with her fifteen months old daughter Gayle Marie who will be under the care of Dr. Phillip Moore until Christmas for a foot correction With Mrs. Elkins was i her sister, Ms. T. w. Benson who returned to Petersburg by plane Tuesday.
 Wally Simms, of the Sitka Ma rine Railways, returned with his wife Sunday from a brief vaca- tion in California and Mexico.
 MT. and Mrs. Isaacson left on the Alaska for their annual win ter's vacation in the States. They plan to return in time for the fishing season in the spring.
 Leaving by plane for Seattle on Wednesday were Charles Peterson, local business man, and Frank Wright, Jr., manager of the Pyra- mid Fisheries. Peterson plans to be away only a week on business, while MT Wright, whose home is in Seattle plans to attend the fish hearings.
 Jack Conway of the Conway Dock Company, left by plane on Thursday, having been called to Seattle suddenly on business. He will remain with his family in Seattle until after the holiday season.
 Sitka Woman's Club report on the County Fair of October 4: To- tai receipts, $915.47; expenses of $23866; profit of S67679 Set aside for premiums for the 1948 fair, $2OO.
 MT. and Mrs. Alton Coon, who returned recently aboard their cruiser, the Photographic, from summers tuna fishing outside have announced that they will again open their portrait studio for pre- holiday appointments, beginning November 1.
 The Barn Dance given at the Moose Hall Wednesday by Beta Sigma Phi Sorority members for their husbands, was well attended and thoroughly enjoyed by all. Square dances, called by James Reeder, and athletic games were followed by refreshments.
 Members initiated into the ElkS Club Friday evening were: Glenn Green, Pete Meland, Dr. Phillip Moore, Vincent Thomas and Rob- ert Wheeler Future Elks events include the Purple Bubble Ball on November g.
 Wednesday, October 29 will be celebrated by Sitka LOOM members as the 34th anniversary of Moose heart Cocktails will be served be- tween 7:30 and 8:30, to be followed , by a banquet and special enter , tainment which will include the , first public appearance of the Women of the Moose Drill Team.
 The Annual Firemen's Ball has been scheduled for Saturday eve- ming, November l. At that time the new Plymouth of the Sitka Liquor Dealers Association for the tenefith of Alaska crippled chil- dren, will be awarded.
 Mrs. D. A. Hope and Mrs. J. H. McGrath were hostesses Monday evening at surprise birthday party for their sister, Mrs. Fred Schrey. Ten guests, bearing gifts and refreshments, called at the Schrey home.
 Mrs. Richard Crueger and Mrs. Paul Morgan were hostesses on Thursday evening at a stork show CT for Mrs. Paul Jacoby. Twenty one guests were invited to the Morgan home in Jamestown Bay. The gifts were presented in a decorated bassinette and after their opening games were played.
 MT and Mrs. John Gushing were hosts last Saturday evening at a buffet dinner for their houseguests from Milwaukee, Wis, MT. and Mrs. Jack Waite. The party of twelve attended the Elks Plantation Show Boat party later in the evening.
 , MT and Mrs. Jack Calvin were hosts at a buffet dinner last