The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-05

From Skagway SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
 SKAGWAY, Alaska, Feb. 26.-Th' American Legion gave a fund rais. ing" dance at the Legion Hall, Sat. urday, February 2l, poppy crowo attended.
 Malcolm Moe acted as Exalted Ruler at the February 19 meeting of the BPOE Elks while Exalted Ruler Bruce Boynton sat on the side fines.
 Roy Good Bob Shy, Ralph Ora ham, Roy Eagle and Robert Kortf were voted new membership. The Elks will sponsor their invitationaI dance, the Purple Bubble Ball. or March 13.
 skagway is suffering an epidemic If flu. Practically every home ir the town has several cases. The Plus x Mission was forced to close fer several days because of it.
 The Princess Norah, in port Sat urday, Fetruary 21 brought the following:
 Mrs. Max Kopanski and her three weeks old daughter, Maxine Harriet returned home from Tacoma, Wash MT. and Mrs. Hugh Tiemey from a short visit in the States. MT. Tierney plans to leave immediately to take new position in Portland, Oregon Mrs. Tierney and the family will re- main in Skagway until the close oi school.
 John and Charles Burnham ot Plains, Montana, are visiting then sister, Mrs. Howard Johnson.
 MT. William Burfield left on the Norah to visit his mother in Seattle This is a surprise visit with MT. Bur field arriving on his mothers birth day. He has not seen her for ter years.
 Capt. George Black of Fairbanks visited in Skagway several days witt his sister and brotheri in-law, MT and Mrs. Guy Sipprell, while waiting for the Norah Capt Black is an old time resident of Skagway. Forrest Bates of Juneau is the new Customs officers in Skagway He is from an old-time Juneal family.
 Mrs. Carl Shuue of Haines visit ed Mrs. Ken Lamereaux several days this week.
 The Cub Goooo banquet wnicr was scheduled for Monday evening February 23, was postponed becaus' Of the many cases of illness.
 Mrs. Anne Briggs, seventh ant eighth grade teacher, has been il in the White Pass Hospital all weel with the flu.
 
 Mir and Mrs. Robert Lee are tn parents of son, born February le The baby weighed pounds 12 ounc eS.
 Some very interesting news item have been received from forme residents of Skagway.
 A daughter was born to MT. ant Mrs. Joe Goding of Ketchikan, Al aska, Jan. 28. The baby has heel named Joan Leigh. MT. Goding wa not only born in Skagway but livet here a number of years until h. entered Pan American service. Jesse Wallace, formerly an engin eer with the White Pass and Yu kon RR and now employed by tn Alaska Railroad, has been promoted to Superintendent of the Round house at Anchorage. Miss Sharon Stiles, niece of MI Jesse Stiles, who spent several year in Skagway attending the Higi School here, was recently married t L. J. Maffioli of San Diego. MT. anC Mrs. Maffioli are living in Sprine Valley, Calf, at present.
 The marriage of Miss Florence Krusal to Robert Frank Boyd, sor of MT. and Mrs. Frank Boyd oi Skagway, will take place March B at a High-Nuptial Mass in the new Missicn Chapel. The Rev. Edgar Gallant will perform the ceremony The two sisters of the groom, FL eanor and Marilyn Boyd, and Caro- lena Johnston will be the brides maids. Conrad Rasmussen will be the best man.
 MT. Bolton of the Veterans Ad- ministration from Juneau spent sev- eral days in Skagway. He left by Alaska Coastal for Haines Feb. 19.