The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-28
Newsy Notes From, Skagway

BubllQdy- 1AlG BuCstS NSAC NAA' N'AiN' Mrs. Arnold Gutfeld, MT and Mrs. Jack Keller, MT. and Mrs. William Wasser, Mrs. Florence Smith, and Charles Coffee
 Mrs. Florence Smith of Seattle arrived in Skagway by Alaska Coas- tai Friday to visit her parents, MT. and Mrs. William Wasser.
 Mrs. Carl Bloomquist visited her sister and brother-in-law, Mir. and Mrs. Ed Hestnes and daughters over the weekend. She made the trip by Alaska Coastal.
 Mr. and Mrs. Bob Munk of Napha, Calif., are guests of MT and Mrs Bruce Boynton.
 MT. and Mrs. c. Machado of Sac- ramento, Calf, were guests of MT and Mrs. William Bigham while the Princess Louise was in port. The Machados are on their honeymoon.
 SKAGWAY, Alaska, June l6- Sgt. Robert Naff returned to Skag- way by Alaska Coastal June 8, to spend two weeks furlough with his family. Sgt Naff has been trans ferred to Ketchikan so the family plan to move there shortly.
 MT. and Mrs, E. A. Larson enter tained MT. and Mrs Gail Budd and their daughters, sharon and Pat ricia and MT. and Mrs. Don Magnu- son at dinner wednesday evening, June g, to celebrate Mrs. Budds birthday.
 Mrs. Marvin Taylor is working in the Post Office while Mrs. Self is on vacation.
 The part of members of the Pres hyterian Seminar sponsored by the Board of National Missions arrived in Skagway on the Princeton-Hall, the Presbyterian Mission Boat, Wednesday, June g. The officers and members of the Presbyterian church of Skagway entertained them at a dinner given at the Skagway Grill. The Rev. John Dodge gave a short history of the Church; Dr. J. E. Jackman introduced the visitors; and Mrs. Hal Johnston gave talk on the history of Skagway
 Mrs. Fred Nord gave garden par ty Thursday afternoon, June 10 at her home at Tenth and Alaska. The party was a surprise birthday party to compliment Mrs. A. M. Brown and proved to he really complete surprise for Mrs. Brown had been told it was to compliment two out of-town guests, Mrs. Florence Smith of Seattle, and Mrs. Munk of Napa, California. These two ladies were presented with necklaces of gold nuggets',-souvenir of Skagway's Gold Rush--by the hostess. While the guests were eating delicious re- treatments the lighted birthday cake was brought out and presented to Mrs. Brown with a number of lovely gifts. The guests weresMrs. William Wasser, Mrs. Florence Smith, Mrs. Bruce Boynton, Mrs. Munk, Mrs. o. P. Flynn, Mrs. Hal Johnston, Mrs. H. Fraser, Mrs. Joseph Sheleby and Mrs. William Stevenson.
 Miss Beverly Beitinger was hos tess as a surprise shower Thursday evening to compliment Miss Ella Matthews who has chosen June Is as the day of her marriage to MT. James Sullivan of Skagway. Some twenty guests spent most pleasant evening and Miss Matthews was pre- sented with many beautiful gifts.
 MT. and Mrs. Bruce Boynton and family and their guests, MT. and Mrs. Munk of Napa, California, spent several days fishing at the Portage.
 The Emblem Club held its regu- lar meeting Friday evening, June II. Three committees were appointed. The Ways and Means Committee which acts throughout the club year is composed of Mrs. Evelyn Boynton, chairman; Mrs. Dorothy Sheleby, Mrs. Gerry Blanchard, Mrs. Juanita Stevenson: and Mrs. Lenora Moe.
 The Welfare Committee will be under the chairmanship of Mrs. Vera Dahl who will select her own committee.
 The Membership Committee will be Mrs. Gertrude Beitinger, chair man, Mrs. Evangeline Taylor, and Mrs. Edith Wheaton.
 The Club project for this year is to try to assist the Orthopedic Hos pital at Sitka, a member of the Alas ka Crippled Chiidren's Association. At this meeting four boxes of cloth ing and handiwork materials were packed to be sent to the Hospital.
 Refreshments were served by Mrs. Ingrid Nord, Mrs. Aetna McVey,