The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-25
News Nofes
 From Sitka
ESPECIAL coRREsPoNDENcE)

Sl hh, AlaSka, rep. Z3.-MrS. Lon Grover has bought Connie s Dress Shop from Mrs. Charles Whittimore. March l has been set as the official date of transfer and will be marked by tea at the shop, given by Mrs. Whitti- more to introduce the new owner to Ter customers.
 World Day of Prayer was ob- served in Sitka Friday by com- runity services at the Lutheran Church throughout the day and eve hing, from 10:30 a. m. to p. m. A special gathering at noon for business men was followed by a luncheon served at the Service Center by members of the St. Peters Guild.
 Services were continued on Sun day at the Presbyterian Church with special bus service for those wishing to attend the early morn- ing Bible school and later for the regular morning service.
 The Sitka Woman's Club gave a tea Saturday afternoon at the USO building for the new ladies of the Alaska Native Service on Japsonski and recent arrivals in town. All the local women were invited to meet the new residents.
 Presiding at the tea table during the afternoon were: Mrs. H. J. Hodgins, Mrs. John Holic, Mrs. Tom Tilson, Mrs. Katherine Ban ward, Mrs E. T. Morrow and Miss Sara Fernald. In charge of the guest book were Mrs. Leslie Yaw, Mrs. E. M. Goddard and Mrs. Roy Avrit. Acting as hostesses were Mrs. Jack Schaefer, Mrs. Carl Peterson and Mrs. William Smith, assisted by members of the Club.
 Howard Stabler, Jack Fargher, Walter Heisel and J. w. Leivers arrived by plane last Saturday for the Scottish Rite Reunion which was held Saturday through Mon- day. Members of the Class were Roy Avrit, H. T. Doran, Ken Nordby, Rex Marchant, Joe Ash by, J. T. Peterson and Andy John- son.
 The Reunion Dinner was held Monday evening at the Lutheran Service Center. Several dinner parties were given over the week end for the visiting Masons.
 The Sitka Woman's Club has placed a Food Basket in Bands Music Store, for the collection of canned and packaged foods for the Pentecostal Orphanage. Ev- eryone is urged to contribute.
 The Sheldon Jackson Junior College team left early Thursday morning aboard the SJS II, skip pered by L. T. Doig, to play in the Central States Gold Medal Basketball Tourney in Juneau. On the team are: John Borgridge captain; Mark Davis, George Hal dane, Hubert Didrickson, Lee Jim- my, Melbourne Booth, Howard Bremmer and Henry Bension with Ronald Wurster, dean of the Jun for College. manager.
 Following the Juneau games, the team will fly to Anchorage and Fairbanks to participate in games there. Funds for sending the team north were raised by the community.
 Play looks for the annual senior play have arrived and practice will begin as soon as the parts are assigned by Miss Jean Jordan dramatic coach. Date for the pre- sentation of the drama, "The h. ner Willy" will be announced lat CT.
 The Sitka Rotary Club has chal- lenged the girls of the Beta Sig ma Phi to basketball game, tc be played March at the Higt School gym. during the intermis- sion between two regularly sched- uled games. The game is to de termine the championhip of Bar anof Island. Proceeds from tht game will go to the Library Build ing fund.
 New officers of the local branch of the United Trollers Union were elected at a meeting Wednesday evening. They are: President, w H. Hills, of the troller Winona Vice President, Ernest Handy oi the troller Sunbeam; Secretary