The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-15

ermenS Festival, an event WnlcI has grown to mighty proportion and fame since its inception foul years ago.
 Mrs. Frank Tilson returned thi week from a vacation of severa weeks in Seattle. For reasons O health, she will shortly leave agair for Seattle where she will remain until spring. During her absence the Frank Tilsons infant daugh. ter will be a guest at the home of her grandparents, MT. and Mrs Tom Tilson.
 Mrs. Tom Tilson returned on the Alaska from summers vacation visiting relatives and friends along the coast. She was accompanied from Ketchikan by her grand daughter, Diane, who will spend about month here. Next month Diane's parents, MT. and Mrs. Lloyd Tilson will arrive for a brief va cation.
 Dr. Louis G. Scharpenberg was in town briefly this week on his annual vacation. He was in practice here for several years prior to start ing practice in Sedro Woolley Wash.
 On Thursday Dr. Scharpenberg and Howard Bradshaw took off fo1 a two weeks hunt in the Skeena River country.
 Mrs. Alfred Ramtow was here briefly this week to place her four year old daughter in the Ortho- pedic Hospital. MT. Rainbow is manual training instructor in the Ketchikan public schools.
 David Hallock died early Sunday morning, September 18, at the age of GA, of heart attack aboard his fishing boat, the Skeeter.
 Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon under the aus pices of the American Legion of which he was a Past Commander. He is survived by two daughters. Mrs. Frank Bergdon of Sitka and Mrs Gus Scheuffele of Yakima who arrived by plane for the funeral.
 Elias Didrickson, a graduate of SHS this spring, left by Totem this week to enter Bellingham Normal School. An orphan who has been virtually on his own for many years, Elias plans to work his way through school. This is his first trip out of Sitka.
 Virginia Elizabeth Bruce and George Dick were married last Saturday evening by the Rev. Henry Chapman at a Beautiful formal ceremony at St. Peters-by-the-Sea. The bride was given in marriage by J. M. House and was attended by Miss Eleanor Williams, sister of the groom, as maid of honor; Sylvia Williams, Ada Bruce, Helen Wentz and Lillian Shotridge, as bridesmaids and Juanita Williams as flower girl Best man was Mathew Garcia. Eugene Williams. Raymond Nielsen and George An drews served as ushers.
 A large reception was held at Community House after the wed- ding ceremony with Mrs. Jessie Price and Mrs. Richard Peters pre- siding at the refreshment table while Miss Louise Davis, and Miss Mary Lawson served. After the reception, which was attended by 300 friends of the couple, the guests remained to dance.
 The groom, son of MT. and Mrs. Jimmie Williams, is second mate on the MS Mt. Edgecumbe. The bride is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. James Bruce of Nenana.
 On return from short honey moon in the States the couple will make their home on the Island
 Announcement has been received of the marriage of Cornelia Jansma, medical secretary to Dr. M. M. Van Sandt on the Island, to Glenn Thornton, electrical main- tenance engineer for ANS, last week at the home of Mrs. Maude Wakefield in Seattle. After honey moon along the coast and a visit with MT. Thornton's parents in Idaho, the couple will make their home on the Island.
 Marguerite Schrey and Thomas DeLaHunt were married Thursday morning by US. Commissioner Frank Richards at the Federal Courtrooms. Attendants were Mrs. George Henderson, sister of the bride, and Wesley Johnson.
 Over seventy friends attended the wedding supper and reception