The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-28
Newsy Notes From Skagway
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE

SKAGWAY, Alaska, Feb. 25- Mrs. Tom Cooper gave surprise birthday party Wednesday evening February 15, to compliment Mrs Lawrence McGuane. Mrs. McGuane received many lovely gifts. The guests were Mrs. Flora Cox, Mrs D. D. Cox, Mrs. Joseph Sheleby Mrs. Dee Mason, Mrs. Charles Her man, Mrs. H. Welch, Mrs. Roy Eagle, Mrs. Gail Budd, Mrs. R. Birren, Mrs. w. Self, Mrs. M. Lee, Mrs. F. Boyd, Mrs. c. Dalby, Mrs, w. Dewar, Mrs. M. Taylor, and Mrs. P. McGlasson.
 The Princess Norah was in port February 16, after having a really rough trip up the Canal. Captain J. T. Hamilton, Marine Superinten- dent, Headquarters Victoria, was making the round trip for business reasons. Mrs. Cleo Meins and son Lawrence arrived to join MT. Meins who is employed in Skagway; Herb ert Riewe returned from vacation spent at his home near Seattle. Louis Crepeau of Seattle came to visit his sister, Mrs. Vic Sparks. Passengers returning to Skagway from Juneau were Miss Nancy Leeper and John Pichotto.
 Passengers leaving on the Norah were Mrs. Charles Rapuzzi going to visit relatives; Mrs. Margaret Schultz Turner of Atlin going to Vancouver; K. B. Tannan going to Vancouver; Douglas Blanchard, who has been visiting his brothers Bud" and Gordon-returned to Juneau; Cole and Dubinick were round-trippers from Juneau, com ing to Skagway on business; Mir Arthur Sagorsky went to Juneau where they will make their home. The Skagway Basketball teams with Coach Barney Anderson went to Juneau-Ralph and Howard Welch, Arthur Tom Tunley, James Beitinger, Walt Gordon, William Andrews, Captain, Charles Roehr, John and Alan Hoyt, Lloyd and Larry Sullivan. Other passengers to Juneau were Mrs. R. Bloom Miss Joyce Bloom, Eddie Fairbanks, Roy and Fenton Dennis.
 Sgt. and Mrs. John Stockard and small daughter Patty left on the Norah to go to Seattle to visit Mrs. Stockard's relatives and to Okla
 homa to visit MT. Stockard's re- lativeS.
 Mrs. Leonard Schibi gave a party Friday, February IT, at her home at the Tank Farm to celebrate her daughter Kay Lynn,s first birthday ! The guests were Mrs. Marvin Tay- l Tor mand small son Paul, Mrs. V , Dalby and Ronnie, Mrs. Art Lar son and Timmie, Janice, and Rus sell, Mrs. John Frey and Roger, and Mrs. w. Finigan and daughter Vickie Lee. The guests enjoyed refreshments of ice cream ano cake with a beautifully decorated
 Lamb" cake for Kay Lynn. Mrs. Anne Briggs gave party to celebrate her daughter Ellen Rays eighth birthday at the Sold in residence Friday afternoon. The refreshments were individual cakes with candles, ice cream and coolade
 A large birthday cake with eight candles was in the center of the table, and smaller cake was at each end. One said Happy" ano the other Birthday" The guests
 were Sharon Herman, Phyllis Mat thews, Ruth Anne Dodge, Lillian Johnson, Helen Judson, Dorothy Ann Dell, Nancy Hestness, Margie Yearout, Kristin Lee, Sue Anderson
 Rita Burgess, and Donna Lee Ward
 Mrs. Briggs was assisted by lone
 Soldin and Shirley Cooper.
 | Past MatronS and Past Patrons
 Night was observed Friday eve
 ming, February IT, by Naomi Chap
 ter No. g, OES The past matrons
 and patrons conducted the meet
 ing. Each was presented with g
 lovely gift from the present offic-
 CTS. Mrs. P.I. Dahl, Past Matron
 1938-was presented with an ivory
 dogwood blossom pin. After the
 meeting party was held to con- pliment Mrs. Dahl. Canasta was played and delicious refreshments
 of apple pie a la mode and cof- fee were enjoyed. The Past Mat
 rons and Patrons honored were
 Mrs. Myrtle Keller, Mrs. Paula
 Selmer, Mrs. Elizabeth Selmer, Mrs
 Vera Dahl, Mrs. Evelyn Frolander
 Mrs. Birdie Roehr, Mrs. Mavis Sold
 in, Mrs. Marie Hoyt, Mrs. Pauline
 Pribbernow, Miss Lottie Gaffy, Mrs
 Olive Talbot, J. J. F. Ward, Arnold
 Gutfeld and Elwin Dell.
 l Mrs. A M. Brown and Mrs. Will liam Wasser were co-hostesses at
 party at the Wasser residence
 Saturday evening to compliment