The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-12

and winter visiting MT. Calkins' par
 ents here. MT. Calkins joined tht II Denver University Reserves in Nov. emter, 1942 and was called for ac- tive duty in Fort Logan in April 1943. He spent a brief service ir 1 the Air Corps and was then assigned 1 to the City College of New York fol completion of training. He was ther assigned to the combat engineers where he spent five months, after (which he was sent overseas to Ger many where he spent 36 months as Criminal Investigator for the Pulp lie Safety Divisional Military Gov ernor of Bavaria He returned te Houston, Texas in l947 where he was discharged from the service. ' 1 MT. Calkins met his wife in Ba- varia where she was Interpreter for the Military Government of the U. S. in Bavaria, and for the de- Modification and Public Safety Di- vision. They were married April 20 1947.
 Mrs. Calkins says that she has met many wonderful people in the United States and has made many friends. W A regular meeting of Aerie No. 25, FOE was held July 20. Plans were made for the formation of City Bowling League for the coming fall and winter. Roy Eagle, P. E. Olsen, Max Steffen, Wm. Dewar and Tom Cooper were chosen to act as a ,ccmmittee to get the League under way.
 Milton Curtis, recent arrival in Skagway, is employed in the Audit Office of the White Pass and Yu- kon Railroad. :.
 Careless picnickers caused for est fire to be started at the southern end of Lower Lake Dewey last week end. The U. s. Forest Service was asked for help when the fire threat ened to get out of control so a crew of men were sent to Skagway July 24. The fire was put out before too much damage was done.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Gentle and daughter Carrie went to Whitehorse last Thursday for dental attention.
 MT. and Mrs, Louis Selmer and son Louis Dean of Juneau came to skagway July 24, by Alaska Coas- tals to visit relatives. Mir. Selmer returned to Juneau Monday.
 Mrs. William Stevenson gave dinner party Friday evening, July 23, to celebrate her daughter Beckys ninth birthday. The guests were Sue Richter, Shirley Edwards, Shar- on and Corrine McNeil. Carole Prib- Eernow, SueIlen Anderson, Leslie Fairbanks, Carl Nord, Michael and Patrick Sullivan, Fred Boynton, Hallie. Becky and David Stevenson.
 Mrs. Gail Budd was a patient in the White Pass Hospital last week Mrs Mary Sullivan spent several days in the hospital while she was ill with the flu.
 Mrs. William Heidelberger gave a picnic supper Monday evening, July 26, to compliment her son Dewey McCracken on his 14th birthday. Mir and Mrs. Heidelterger and Percy Cotton took the guests to the end of the road i'll a truck. After the picnic they returned to town in time for line party at the show. The guests were Betty and Patty Maxi, Frances Logan, Louis and Wallace Logan, Elizabeth and Arthur Alexander, and Erik Selmer.
 J. U. True lelt WnlttlOTSe Moiiudy evening, July 26, to go to Anchorage. He is making the trip over the High way on his motorcycle. From Ancho- rage he plans to go to Vancouver to join Mrs True and their baby. From there they plan to go to Idaho to visit for several weeks.
 
 A Ilo-host dinner was given at the Grill Monday evening to celebrate the birthday of Mrs. Roy Eagle. Those present were MT and Mrs. Roy Eagle, MT. and Mrs. Wm. Dewar, Mrs. Mary Sheldon, Mir. and Mrs. George Villesvik, Mir. and Mrs. Max Steffen, MT and Mrs. P. E. Olsen, MT. and Mrs Walter Self, Mir. and Mrs. Forrest Bates, and MT. and Mrs. William Stevenson.
 MT. and Mrs. c. L. Dodge of Remidji, Minn., with their nephew Lawrence Knott. arrived on the aa