The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-31
--- Skagway News ---


 :. A hillbilly revue was presented by members of the Ladies' Auxiliary The cast with homemade orchestra instruments consisted of Mrs. Helen Clark. Mrs. Gertrude Beitinger, Mrs. Anne Iingle, Mrs. Doris Boyd, Mrs. Gloria Yglesia, Mrs Pauline Prin- bernow. Mrs. Marie Brown, Mrs. Sye Maxi, and Miss Agnes Powers. The program took place in the "Eagle's Saloon" with Mrs. Dorothy Self acting as bartender and mas ter-of-ceremonies. Mrs. Maxi and Mrs. Brown danced a comical num- Der set to Turkey in the Strsw; Miss Powers recited How Pa and Ma Spent Their First Paycheckf; Mrs. Yglesia, Mrs Lingle and Mrs. Pribbernow sang Sweet Violets''; Mrs. Yglesia recited Twelve Eot- ties on the Shelf; Mrs. Pribber- now sang "The Weeping Willow Tree; and the entire orchestra rsn- dered Show Me the Way to 90 Home" The two prizes given fer high scores were won by Peter Van Zanten and Gutherie Lingle. Re- treatments and dancing finished the eveni.7s
 Johnny O'Daniel has been ap- pointed chairman of the Boy Scouts for Alaska for the American Legion
 Joe Gerzina who has been in Pennsylvania the past six months has returned to be in charge of the Mission Dairy.
 Ed Bloom and his mother, Mrs. R. Bloom, have moved into their new home at Thirteenth and State Street. MT. Bloom took the north half of the old Deverell house - built in 1898 - and converted it into Q charming modern ranch type home. Wherever possible he used the old materials = especially sev- eral unusual window groups - with most interesting results. The in- terior, with wooden walls and ceil- ings, illustrates how attractive modern paint color combinations can be.
 Immediately following the reg ular meeting Monday afternoon, October 8, the Cub Scouts served ice cream and cake to welcome Col lins Patterson back to their group. Mrs. Patterson and Bondy were in- vited guests.
 Judge J. J. F. Ward has installed the new members of the school board into their respective offices. They are Mrs. Edna Rapuzzi, E. J. Fairbanks, Kent Fuller and Gail Budd. The fifth member of the board is Mrs. Marie Hoyt.
 The Women's Club gave the an- nual reception for the. teachers of the Skagway Public School Thurs day evening at the clubroom. Mrs. Osborne Selmer introduced the program which had been arranged by Mrs. Ed Kalenkosky. Dr. M Kepler played a piano solo, Ava lanche'', Heller; Dale Simms played several Scandinavian numbers on his accordion; Mrs. Edna Rapuzzi introduced the teachers. Superin- tendent c. L. Anderson gave a short address. Dr. Kepler gave brief report on his visit to the cancer clinic in Portland Oregon, and in- troduced the two new nurses, Miss Etrulia Derrick and Miss Viola Grif- fin. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Paul Alexander. Mrs. Loren Brechbiel, Mrs. H. A. Dedman, and Mrs. Hartson.
 At the regular meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary to Skagway Aerie No. 9, FOE. a dance was planned to be held early in December to raise funds for the Christmas tree party. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Dorothy Self and Mrs. Anne Truce.
 A regular meeting of the Emblem Club was held Friday, October l2, with 25 members present. Lists of the children at the Orthopedic Hos pital at Sitka have been received and plans were made to order the Christmas gifts for them. The Elks asked the Emblem Club to assist them in giving benefit ball in the near future for Freddie Mar lowe who is ill at Mayo Clinic. The following lunch committee was ap- pointed, Mrs. Patty Wheaton, Mrs. Gladys Welch, Mrs. Norma Fraser, Mrs. Hazel Haney, and Mrs. Mary Kopanski. Mrs Tom Cooper and Mrs. Wm. Beitinger showed colored Grow, o,,I Iooo,a