The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-17
Happenings
 Al Hoonah
Special Correspondencel

Special Correspondencel HOONAH, Alaska, March 1.-The motorship Yukon, Skipper Marvin at the wheel, left for Excursion Inlet to bring over load of wiring, electric lights, tables, etc., from the Inlet for the new ANB and ANS Hall which is being transferred across to be set up here. Forty dol lars worth of groceries were do- mated to tighten the expenses for the trip to get the building and the Sisterhood has volunteered to help unload the ship when she re- turns. Work is going ahead splen- didly on the transfer of the huge building and its equipment.
 Ira B. Stevenson returned from a business trip to Juneau Saturday March II.
 Erwin Cole, Skipper of the Joan, returned from a few days business trip to Juneau and has gone across to Gustavus where he has wintered the past few months.
 Emory Merrill, President of the Hoonah School Board returned to Hoonah Monday from trip to Ju- neau to discuss school affairs with J. Ryan, Commissioner of Educa- tion. MT. Stevenson, Secretary of the Hoonah School Board was also in attendance at the conference with Dr. Ryan.
 Hoonah's new fire siren has ar rived and was duly tried out the other day. It has been decided to set it up on top of the tower that formerly was located at Preachers Point. The tower is to be moved down near the fire hall.
 A vote was taken Friday, March 10, to decide whether to continue the holding of the Old Custom Parties or to abandon them. Re- sulting vote was TT against and 9 for the parties.
 
 Mrs. Albert Greenwald and two children, Ronald and baby Albert, flew to Juneau on an emergency trip Tuesday March T. The baby was very sick at the time but has now recovered and they have re- turned home.
 Canasta was in session at the Matson's Saturday. March 4. Play ing the game were Miss Lynne Lumbra, Miss Rosina Greenwald, Fred Gadke, Earl Fleming and MT. and Mrs. Watson. After the game refreshments were served. em F1n 4
 Mrs. Hilda Schoonover enter tained the C.G.'s at her home last Saturday night. High score prizes for the hilarious game went to Mrs. Fred Matson and Mrs. Adam Greenwald. Low score prizes were won by Miss Lynne Lumbra and Mrs Ali Skafflestad. Refreshments of salad, cake, jello and coffee were served to the guests.
 Last weeks sunny days brought feeling of spring to us all and the children insisted on and had a pie nic to open the season. Mrs. Ira Stevenson went them one better and took a spring dive from the airplane float Although it was an accident, still we vote her as spring queen for opening the swimming season in our town.
 Mrs. R. Baxter, teacher in the Hoonah school is to be congratu- lated on winning last weeks recipe contest in the Juneau Empire. Her prize recipe is over 100 years old.
 Hoonah was honored last week by visit from the choirs of Angoon and Rake, when they came in Sat urday aboard the Princeton Hall, stopping over here until Monday morning. The concert they pre- i sented and devotional services were appreciated and well attended. Highlighting their stay here was the banquet given by the ANS at the Hut, Sunday afternoon, honor ing the visitors. After the repast, George Carteeti, as master of Cere- | roOripc introduced tLo oFf;ao~c 1F