The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04

sion left Tuesday morning for Whitehorse by train. From there she planned to fly to Vancouver where she hoped to visit for several weeks and attend the ordination of her nephew. During her ab- sence Mrs. Vic Sparks will teach her classes at the Mission.
 A shipload of ROTC men and their instructors aboard the Army Transportation Corps Vessel FS-2l0 visited Skagway Tuesday.
 The Princess Norah was in port Wednesday morning. K. B. Hannah returned from a business trip in the states, Mrs. w. w. Patterson from visiting relatives in Albany, Calf; and Dale McGlasson from vacation spent in Seattle. MT. and Mrs. Jimmie Gaudin were return ing home to Whitehorse from a holiday outside. Mrs. Maggie Kad- anaha returned to Skagway from Juneau.
 Mrs. Fred Nord gave party Wednesday afternoon to celebrate her daughter Minis fifth birth day. Games were played and birth day refreshments enjoyed. The guests were Mrs. E. Kalenkosky with Betsy, Patrick and Danny, Mrs. Gail Budd and Patricia, Mrs. J. Martini and Janice, Mrs. s. Nell son and Bonita, Bondy Patterson, Dolores Sheleby, Colleen Rafferty, Mrs. A. M. Brown and Maxine and Stanley Brown and Louis Dean Selmer.
 MT. and Mrs. D. D. Cox enter tained some of their friends We'd nesday evening to compliment Mrs. Joseph Sheleby whose birthday would be on Saturday. The invited guests were MT. and Mrs. Joseph Sheleby, MT. and Mrs. Art Sim mons, pr. Anderson, Mrs. Flora Cox, MT. and Mrs. C. L. tBarney) Anderson, MT. and Mrs. Louis Sel- mer, and MT. and Mrs. Osborne Selmer. Canasta and pinochle were played. Mrs. Sheleby was pre- sented with individual birthday gifts.
 Visiting Elks from Juneau, Dewey Baker, Wallis George, eLRoy West. James McNaughton, Edwin A. Pey- ton, Cortis L. Wingerson, and Har- ry Murray arrived in Skagway Thursday morning by Alaska Coast al. The present officers and Past Exalted Rulers of Skagway enter tained them at dinner at the Skagway Grill. In the evening they conducted the initiation services for the Skagway Lodge for two candidates, John ODaniel and Cliff ford Matthews. A large crowd at tended the meeting. The Princess Norah delayed her sailing about an hour in order that the men might make the return trip to Juneau on her.
 The Rev. Conwell returned to Juneau on the Princess Norah.
 William Burfield was a passen- ger to Seattle on the Norah.
 A regular meeting of the Skag- way Eoman's Club was held Thurs day evening. It was announced that MT. Oldroyd would plan to visit Skagway in the near future and wished to meet with Skagway gardeners. Tentative plans were made. The date for the quilt awarding was set for April IA at the Junior Play. The Skagway Club went on record as voting that the Alaska Federation of Woman's Clubs term of office correspond with that of the General Fedora ton. Mrs. Nord and Mrs. Brown were asked to work as a com mittee with Mrs. L. Frolander honorary chairman, on the Spring Recital Delicious refreshments were served by Mrs. H. Dedman and Mrs. 2. Dell.
 Mrs. Max Steffen returned from Modesto, Calif., Friday, by Alaska Coastal.
 A group of Juneau Elks' bowl CTS arrived in Skagway Friday by Alaska Coastal for fifteen game tournament, March 24. 25, and 26 Skagway was victorious in eveiy- thing except total pins, Juneau winning by total of 12.769 over Skagway's 12.767. Skagway won g games; Juneau 2 games.
 Saturday evening the largest