The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-31
DOUBLE BIRTHDAY PARTIES OBSERVED
 AT BpW MEETING

The Juneau Business and Profess sional Wcmen's Club held their regular weekly luncheon Monday neon on the terrace of the Baran- of with Mrs. Rhea MacFarlane, president, presiding. Lucille John son, club treasurer, was welcomed back after a vacation in the States.
 Announcement was made of an Executive Board meeting to be held Thursday evening April l, at 8 o'clock at the home of the Presi- dent in the odd Fellow apart ments.
 Chairmen were reminded to have their annual reports ready for the meeting in April and also it was announced that election Of off cers would be the business of the meeting on April 5.
 The meeting was turned over to Mrs. Gladys Vuille, chairman for the February and March birthdays She stated that there were 19 members whose birthdays came during the two months, that some were out of the city and others were home i'll and unable to at tend.
 She introduced the following members who were seated at the head table: Mrs. Helen Monsen, Alaska Empire; Mrs. Robbie Good win, secretary " A.; Mrs. Claire Dunlap, Territorial Department of Health; Mrs. Ruth Sterling. owner Tot and Teen, Miss Elizabeth Mo sher, Territorial Welfare Depart ment; Miss Mae Krueger, Public Health Nurse; Miss Caroline Hoff, secretary; Mrs Helmi Bach, re- porter: Miss Anita Garnick, Gar hicks Grocery; Mrs Bess Winn, executive secretary Tuberculosis association sent greetings but was unable to be present.
 In the center of the table was large three tier birthday cake, decorated with Easter motifs and placed on a musical stand which played Happy Birthday Mrs Helen Monsen blew the candles out be- fore the cutting of the cake The table was appropriately decorated with Easter baskets of candy eggs and narcissus Lillian Uggen en- tertained with her famous ''Whoo- pee"
 The drawing for the membership pin was held and the winner was Miss Mary Breland Mrs Vuille asked Betty Mccormick to present the guests who were seated at a special table, Tn presenting each enc little history was given. Ms Amelia Gundersen, president of the Ketchikan Club; Miss Mill dred Keaton, retired Alaska Native Service nurse, known from Barrow to New Mexico; Mrs. Dorothy Mackenzie, wife of Dr. Mackenzie of Ketchikan; Miss Virginia Cart er manager of the Alaska Office of the Employment Service, Se- attle Miss Helen Saale, secretary Juneau Employment Office; Mrs. Margaret Bixby, former vice-pres- ident of the Juneau Club, and Mrs. Dorothy Gruening, honor ary member of the Alaska Feder- ation Each visitor spoke briefly none were allowed to make political speeches.
 Applications for memership were head by the membership chair man, Robbie Goodwin, for Miss Ellinger, Alaska Native Service, and Miss Helen Saale, Employ ment Services.
 | Report of the Finance Commit tee was made and members were again urged to turn in their l money and tickets to Mrs. Lucille l JonnSon, or call 033 on the sewing machine as it has been necessary to postpone the awarding of the machine until April l2, when it will be held at the Monday lunch con.
 Miss Mildred Keaton will be the radio speaker Thursday evening at ' o'clock. She will tell of her study and the work for polio cases.
 Mrs. Robbie Goodwin and her committee on membership will have charge of the programs for April.
 The committee working on the T.B. survey were reminded that Wednesday evening at o'clock they are to report for work again at the Methodist Church.