The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-28
NEW R0TAR|ANS
 TELL ALI TODAY
 AT CLUB MEETING

Time was called today before all the speakers could be heard in the Baranof Gold Room, at a meeting of the Juneau Rotary Club which again proved that member-p pro- grams can be as interesting as any.
 Milt Daniel, chairman for the day, introduced Hurff Saunders as me. of the group represented-the most recent membership "class" to- join the club. Each gave a short auto biography, and Rotarians immedi- ately felt better acquainted for knowing the new members back grounds
 Dr. I. J. Montgomery, Alaska Merit System supervisor, said he has ideal qualifications for a seat in Congress, as he was born in a sod house in Kansas, walked bare foot to school worked in a print shop through high school and added. waiting tables to get through the University of Nebraska. He out lined his Is years as a public school administrator, 18 years work for his doctorate and other details of his career.
 Also from Nebraska, Lloyd Coe described his early years and his teaching experience in small town, later graduate work at Columbia University and the University ot Nebraska in health education and medicine; his Navy service and other experience before coming to Alaska in 1948. He is director oi health aducation for the Alaska Department of Health.
 With members of the Veterans Board which hired him among his listeners, Floyd Guertin, Territorial Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, gave a witty and entertaining talk, saying he was born on an Indian reservation, educated at Chewelah, Wash, Spokane and the University of Washington and stopped traf- fic in Chicago" the first time he went east of Occur d'Alene, Idaho. His war service was colorful. eli maxed by duty as assistant adjutant general in the China -Burma-India theater, where he met his wife. a Red Cross worker with Merrill's Marauders.
 we came here on our honey moon to have a nice boat trip Guertin said, "and we're still here" "
 Hurff Saunders called himself a clam digger from Bellingham, all though much of his education and career was in South Dakota, where he was graduated from the Uni versity of South Dakota and worked for IT years for Standard Oil, mostly as superintendent of construction equipment.
 After taking his civil service examinations in 1940, Saunders re, ported to the US. Coast Guard in Alaska in 1941, and has been with that service as civil engineer since then. He is a member of the Ameri- can Society of Civil Engineers.
 Franz Naghel and John Durney will have more time to prepare their talks, as time was up.
 The Rev. G. Herbert Hillerman asked members to show up in the Grade School gymnasium Thursday and Friday by pm. to supervise two hours play in the basketball tourney put on by the Rotary Cub Scout committee.
 Reporting on the project, Dr. c. Earl Albrecht asked each Rotarian to turn talent scout for the Rotary sponsored Variety Show to be given May g or Il in the 20th Century Theatre. -..-.s-
 Juneau Singers will give six or eight numbers, and the rest of the program is being arranged by pr. Albrecht and Monte Grisham, al- though talent will not be limited to, Rotarians. As previously specified, proceeds will be divided "50-50" be- tween the community piano fund and the clubs pledge to the Juneau Memorial Library fund.
 Keith G. Wildes, Rotarian CO., chairman for the March 24 basket ball fracas, gave a final report on that profitable benefit, and men, toned number of persons and firms contributing to it's success.
 Visiting Rotarians included Ed Locken of Petersburg; R. Brousseau, Nome; and Salvation Army It. Commissioner Claude E. Bates. San Francisco.
 Other guests were Ray James ot Seward Bob Ellis of Ketchikan; John Hellenthal, Anchorage; Wal