The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-21

Mrs William Dewar The ladies sent S5 donation to the Desert Mission
 in Phoenix, Arizona. They will serve
 rolls and coffee for a Congregational
 Pot-Luck Supper to be held in the Community Hall January 19. The Rev. John Dodge was asked to re-
 present the Auxiliary at the next Teen Age Club meeting. Christmas
 letters were received from Mrs. E A. Rasmuson, Mrs. Rotenberry, Mrs
 c. Policy and Mrs. Rapuzzi. Mrs
 Eagle will be hostess for the Feb
 ruary meeting.
 Cpl. Gordon Burn of Bremerton,
 Wash, is now stationed with the A.C.S. in Skagway. For the past six months he was stationed in Juneau. He is Central Office Repsatsr Man.
 The Florence Circle met Wednes- day afternoon, January IA, at the home of Mrs. Arnold Gutfeld. The lofficers for 1948, Mrs. Harold Prib- berow, President, and Mrs. Jack Hovt, Secretary Treasurer, took charge of the meeting. The ladiss decided to purchase a coffe-maker to be used by Naomi Chapter No. g, OES. A letter of thanks was receiv- eed from Care" for the recent dona- ton. The Circle will meet next month at the home of Mrs. Pribber- now.
 i At the last meeting of Naomi Chapter No. g, OES a donation of $lO was sent to Care" to he used for food package to be given to some needy widow with children in i Greece.
 A birthday supper party was given | by Larry Carroll at his home Jan uary IA to celebrate his sixth birth day. The guests were Terry Tierney, David Stevenson, Billy Ceiarburg, Danny and Gary Cox, Thomas and Terry Mason, and Kenny Reed.
 A robin, harbinger of spring, spent the morning in the P. E. Olsen yard, Wednesday, January II.
 Mrs. Hans Soldin went to White horse for dental attention Sunday, January II. She was accompanied by Larry Carroll. They returned to Skagway Tuesday.
 The Skagway Chamber of Com merce held the regular dinner meet ing Wednesday evening, January 14, at Patterson's Grill. Letters from Alaska's Governor and the Des Moines Stsel Corporation promise the delivery of steel for the Dyea Bridge by the first of March. The completion of the road has been promised for the first of August. A lengthy discussion was held on the question of g connection Icing made Between Skagway and the Alaska Highway. It was reported that the high school basketball team had been invited to Sitka for tourna- nient On the advise of Coach An derson the Chamber of Commerce declined this invitation.
 "A heated discussion was held on the subject as to whether or not the Chamber of Commerce should sponsor a queen to be sent from Skagway to the Carnival held each winter in Whitehorse, VT. The Chamber was almost evenly divided or the subject but one extra vote decided that the Chamber would not sponsor a queen this year.
 Hal Johnson, C.PR. Agent in Skagway, who returned on the Nor ah from a meeting with the C.PR. officials in Victoria, B. O., reported that the C.PR. boats would remain in port during the summer months for the Days of '98 dances as they did last summer He said that the C.PR. files were full of letters from tourists telling how pleased they were with Skagway's friendli- ness and hospitality and the fun of the dances. They felt that the time spent in skagway was the high light of the trip.
 A letter was received from C.. Rogers informing the Chamber of Commerce that the White Pass and Yukon Railroad would be pleased to cooperate with the City in pre- pairing to celebrate the City's fiftieth anniversary.
 Mrs. Hal Johnston gave short resume of her trip. She said that the same comments were made in the CPR. offices in Los Angeles in re- gards to the Days of '98 Dances. Cba told Of boori,,n A1ocEa,c Gnu-