The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-31

July ZZ, lS5l especial to lHe
 Empire) Morgan Reed, Mayor of
 Skagway, is receiving congratula-
 tions these days. His son was born
 Thursday morning July Is in AL
 hambra, California. The bahy. who
 weighed six pounds two ounces.
 has not yet been named.
 Mrs. Arthur Simons gave a par
 ty July ' to celebrate her son
 Bobby's fourth birthday. The small
 guests were Billy Beitinger. Don
 aid Church, Buddy True, Charlie
 Mason. and RuSsel Larson. Games
 were played and birthday refresh
 ments of ice cream, cake, and
 candy were enjoyed. Bobby re-
 ceived a lot of nice gifts. and each guest was presented with toy to take home.
 to Mir and Mrs. Wayne Edgar
 Smallwood, July 6 at the White Pass Hospital.
 A dinner meeting of the Skag- way Chamber of Commerce was called Tuesday evening. July 10,
 at the Skagway Grill by the pres ident. MT. F D. Calkins. Guests
 were Captain Caldwell of the
 Prince George, Mrs. David o. By
 ars II of Grand Forks, North Da-
 kota: and Dr. and Mrs. Kepler of
 Skagway.
 Captain Caldwell addressed the
 the Chamber, giving some of his
 own as well as his passengers
 ideas concerning taxi fare sug-
 gestions, and the Days of '9S Dan-
 ces. He offered the Chamber a recording of Robert Service recit-
 ing his poem The Spell of the Yukon" which he thought might be used at some of the dances Mrs. Byars spoke briefly contrast ing her trip this year of ten days drive from North Dakota over the Hiway with the 3 day flight last summer from Germany MT. Calkins gave a short talk ot what the work of the Chamber should be. The members voted to pay for the repairs on the swim ming pool and to assist with tn. financial end of heating the wa- ter so that the pool might be op- ened immediately and swimming in the lakes and river be stopped A regular meeting of the La dies Auxiliary to Skagway Aerit No. 9. FOE. was held Tuesday evening. July 10 Mrs Frances Richter was installed as the Lodge Mother for the year. Mrs Anna Mulkey was initiated into the Au- xiliary. Refreshments were served
 by Mrs. D. D. Cox and Mrs. c | Clark
 The Mission Auxiliary met or Thursday evening, July P. at the home of Mrs. D. D. Cox Ten
 members were present.
 Miss Hallene Price. home dem- onstration agent for Juneau, Sit ka. Haines and skagway area, was in skagway for four days. While | here she gave a demonstration on | Fish Cookery demonstrating g variety of delicious ways to pre- uare halibut. She also discussed , canning and freezing of fish Her information was obtained from
 the Fish Laboratory in Ketehikan She checked on the work which
 has been done by the All groups
 4 meeting and supper was held
 Friday evening, July l3, at Lower Lake. It is planned to hold a A.
 H camp at Haines the latter part
 of the month if transportation
 is available.
 The Junior Campers went to
 Rainbow Glacier Camp Monday on the Hi Yo Silver to stay until
 Thursday. They were Jo Anne
 Pribbernow, Shield Nelson, Elaine
 Jones. Donna Bolin, Sharon Her mems. Anne Byars, Ellen Kay Briggs. Helen Judson, David Ed
 wards. David Stevenson, Kenny Reed. Gordie Blanchard, Mrs. Dwight Hanson accompanied them as assistant cook Her daughter lC;lenna went with her. Ruth Anne Dodge joined the campers on Tuesday. making the trip on the .afternoon plane.
 William Ripley Dorr, conductor of St. Luke's Choristers, Los Ang- eles. was a visitor in Skagway while the Princess Kathleen was lin port. He gave Hammond or oan demonstration Sunday eve ming on the Presbyterian Church Hammond organ. While here he autoeraphed two albums for Mrs. John Dodge.
 Skagway has received two more new cars on the recent American freiehter = Ed Hanousek has a bright yellow Ford pickup, ana Mir and Mrs. Frank Wilcox a