The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-24


 Haines Saturday by Alaska Coastal to conduct mass. He returned tc Skagway Sunday afternoon.
 Stan McCutcheon, lawyer for the CAA at Anchorage, arrived Satur- day afternoon by Alaska Coastal
 Mrs. Larry McGuane gave a party Saturday afternoon to celebrate her laughter Sharons tenth birthday. Games were played and delicious refreshments of ice cream, birthday ,ake, and orangeade were served The guests were Carole Pribber- now, Hallie and Becky Stevenson Shirley Edwards, Mary Anne Raf- ferty, Mary Ellen Flynn, Louis Selmer, Fred Boynton. Arnold Gut field, Carl Nord, Thomas Mason, and Joseph Rafferty.
 The American Legion gave a very successful dance Saturday eve- ming at the Legion Hall.
 The Florence Circle gave a card party Saturday evening at the Masonic Hall. Canasta and pinochle were played and everyone had a most enjoyable evening until one of the stoves blew up with such deluge of soot that the party had to break up. First prizes were won by Mrs. Don Mackay--Canasta, Mrs. Gertie Colton-pinochle Mark Lee-pinochle Second prizes in pinochle were won by Mrs Mary Hoyt and Herbert Riewe. Conso- lation prize for Canasta was won by Mrs Myrtle Keller; in pinochle by MT. and Mrs. Howard Johnson.
 The Princess Norah was in port Sunday and Monday.
 Mrs. c. Richter returned from Seattle. Sue Richter, her daughter remained in Seattle with her grand mother for medical attention.
 MT. and Mrs. J. Nichols returned from a vacation spent in Vancouv- er. Mr. Nichols is the customs of- ficer at the Summit.
 K. c. True arrived to visit with his relatives, MT. and Mrs. Harry Church.
 The Rev. McPhetres came from Juneau to hold Communion Service followed by regular Church ser vices at the St. Savior's Church. He returned to Juneau Monday. Mrs. T. c. Sims with Bonnie Darlene, and Danny Sims came to ioin MT. Sims and make their home in Skagway.
 The Rev. Conwell arrived to spend ten days vacation visiting at Plus x Mission. Mackay Nal colm, architect from Juneau, spent Sunday and Monday in SkagWay making plans for tentative ad- dition to the Skagway Public School building. Plans are that that the present building will be remodeled and built on to in the near future.
 R. c. Caldwell, engineer for the government, arrived in Skagway Sunday by Coastal to confer with the members of the City Council. c. Rogers returned to SkagWay Sunday on the train from White horse.
 Dr. William c. Stewart and Ma for c. Darby of the Canadian Army at Whitehorse came to Skagway on the train Sunday to attend Guy McClain who was suffering from a skull fracture in the White Pass Hospital. They returned to White horse by special plane Sunday afternoon. McClain was taken to the Whitehorse Hospital on Mon days train. Mrs. McClain and two nurses from the White Pass Hos pital-Miss Wanda Adkins and Miss Esther Boguslawski-made the trip with him.
 Miss Adkins and Miss Bogulaw- ski returned to Skagway on we'd nesday's train; Mrs. McClain is re- ported recovering nicely.
 Francis Sacchi entertained sev- eral of his friends at cocktails Sun day afternoon. In the evening MT and Mrs. Arnold Gutfeld, MT. and Mrs. J. Keller, MT. and Mrs. w Wasser, and Captain Gay Hughes were his guests at buffet SUD- per. Canasta was played.
 Two special meetings of the Common Council of the City oi Skagway were held Saturday and Sunday evenings with MT. McCut-