The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-12
CLUB PLANS
 CHILDREN'5 PARTY, HEARS TRAVEL TALK

1 per share of attention at the Lions Club meeting this noon, and des- cription of some Old Country holi- day costumes was part of Miss Margaret Maland's talk about hei years residence in Norway. Miss Maland, a member of the Juneau Grade School teaching staff, spoke at the weekly luncheon program in the Baranof Gold Room. Impelled by curiosity as to hel parents life in the Old Country 1 Miss Maland went to her mothers birthplace near Moirana, a little 1 village in Dunderlandesdalen, the 5O-mile valley above the Arctic Cir ,le near the Swedish border. Il was here, where ancient customs are preserved, that Growth of the Soil" was filmed.
 {. Miss Maland described tranSpor- tation, farming and various as, poets of Norwegian life in terms I of Uncle Ole, Tante Anna and other relatives. Among these was Cou- sin Benjamin, Bjollanes postmaster whose wheeled cart figured ir an amusing anecdote about Mis-! Maland's arrival on the same trair as a three-month-o pig destined i for a holiday feast. (The gris-ung' rode, not Miss Maland. Her ac count included stories told her O. the German occupation. Les Avrit program chairman for December introduced the speaker. Among the listeners was Chri! ! Wyller, whose sister had met tht Juneauite on her arrival in Olsi ] and been her hostess there for sev. eral weeks.
 Thanking Miss Midland for hel talk, Lion President Val Poor pre- | tended disappointment, saying, ". thought you were going to tel about our home town-Little Fork Minn."
 As two approaching meeting date: fall on legal holidays, Lions had ex- pected not to meet between Dec. ember 19 and January g. However they voted enthusiastically to ac.
 cept the invitation of Rotary Pre-
 sident Bob Akervick to meet witf IRotarians January 3.
 | Don McMullin, Jack Glover ant
 the Rev. Walter Soboleff were nam
 ed to decorate the Gold Room fo
 next Mondays luncheon meeting
 when children of the Johnson Hom will he honor guests, as they are an nually for Christmas party.
 Lions also voted to take old toy to be repaired and painted, am distributed before Christmas.
 It. Comdr. Edward P. Chester Jr., suggested the purchase c
 memberships in the Juneau Concer Association as "the answer" fo , Christmas shoppers, and Dr. Josepl
 o. Rude plugged" the coming per , formance of "The Messiah" as
 real musical and holiday treat
 Answering the Wanted ad i Volume I, Number 2, of the Lion' new publication, "The Cats Meow, . Lions drafted Carl Rusher as tn
 large, gentle Lion" to don tn fred suit and long whiskers for mex 1, weeks party.
 The diplomatic committee" whic ,, appeared at last weeks meeting c
 the City Council was made perm
 anent appointment. Diplomats ar
 Clarence Warfield, M. E. Monagl'
 George Danner, Dr. Joseph ( ? Rude and Dr. John Geyer.
 Norman Sommers and Joe "Civ ] ilian' Alexander were named co : chairmen of fund-raising com s mittee.
 Harry Sperling gave a progres ? report on behalf of the basketba |. committee.
 Lions rose to their feet to sin
 For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" :. welcome MacKay Malcolm aft [. his extended trip outside. r A more conventional welcome WE l extended the two guests, Chr y Wyller and George Megrath.