The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-11

held theirs Wednesday, splitting in- to groups who were taken to Sam Sing Cove and Crab Bay. The Sam Sing Cove group were taken aboard the Island work boat and the other group aboard the SIS II.
 The grade school students have been going to Halibut Point by bus and the lower grades to the Park. A break in the ammonia line at the Cold Storage plant Wednesday { caused some excitement. The down. town school had to be dismissed as the fumes filled the class rooms and the children and teachers started gagging
 oxygen masks from the firehall I finally permitted work crew to reach the engine rccm and ropa-r 1.-the leak. .H Sitkans were busy with out-of- town visitors this weekend as the Women of the Moose AcElemy of Friendship held it's annual session ! and the Masons had out-of-tc VII | visitors.
 Participating in the Academy Of Friendship ritual were: Gsrtie Berggren, presiding officer; Beat rice Albegotf, recorder; Edna Card; Elizabeth Casperson; Iva Ferman- son, Odelia Light, Marguerite Dud- ley, Mabel Callzon, Alberta Fox hill and Brita Bland, all fl Juneau. 1 Maybeth Hanson, ke-ciliAan; and Hattie Fireoved oi Anchorage. Walter Heisel. Jack Fargher, K. c. Merritt and Howard Stabler ar rived from Juncal Friday ,tol act as an; inittaqpg tesri for d class of ten caildidates for ths Scottish Rite degree r." l,j'
 l Initiated were Don W. Thoma1, c. L. Butcher, Glen Greer, sam Pickering, Jr.,, Dr. II. J. Loagins, Hugo Fredericksoh, Wl;Wl Knight, William Ross, Herbert Rsnatne 'snd Charles Clark. Y 'lSssF 'ssi ss{ This evening. the. Masons are holding large banquet at the Lu- itheran Service. Center with the John Salskovs, catering and the visiting team will leave for Ju- neau tomorrow morning.
 The Mt Edgecumbe Lions Club elected the following officers at their regular Wednesday luncheon: Pat Caniff, president; Charles Kidd first vice president; James Harri- gan, second vice president; Dory Scudder, third vice president; Max workman, secretary treasurer; Fred 1 Spink, lion tanner; Dr. Ben Me-
 Brayer, tail twister; Ted Harris and Everitt Calhoun, directors.
 The Lions and Rotarians will
 again this year be joint hosts to the graduating classes of Sitka High School, Sheldon Jackson Ju-
 liior College and Mt Edgec,:mbe
 Schcol. A luncheon is planned for the students. to be given at the To4e-. Clue, ] Beta Sigma r..i. Sorority held it's
 Founders Day Banquet, pledge .rit- ual and installation of officers Monday evening at the home econ
 omics rooms of Mt Edgecumbe ! School.
 Pledges are Mary Mcclure, Dor othy Kull, Ava Blake. Joan Bran don, Arlene Dolenc, Mrs. Jay Coon, Mrs. Jack Schaeffer, Mrs. Frank Crosby and Mrs Clyde Maycock.
 New officers are: Mrs. Don Thomas. president; Dorothy Krentz president; Mrs Max Work man, recording secretary; Mrs. Robert Halbasch, corresponding secretary; Mrs. William Myers, I treasurer and Mrs. Frank Calvin, sponsor.
 The Rotarian and Cub Scout cleanup project this week was an enormous success, if the piles oi rubbish collected by competitive dens. is any Indication. The Cubs spent, all week gathering junk -.. and the Rotarians spent Saturday evening collecting it in trucks with the aid of enthusiastic groups oi I cubs Bear hunting guide Ben Forbes left Thursdav ahoard his Staal-