The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-20

SKAGWAY, Alaska, September 10-Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stuckey of Ballard, Washington, visited the M. V. Rafferty family for a week. Mrs. Rafferty is MT. Stuckeys sister
 MT. and Mrs. George Villesvik entertained MT. and Mrs. Walter Heisel of Indianapolis, Mrs. Wal ter Heisel. ST. of Juneau, MT. and Mrs. M. V. Rafferty, MT. and Mrs. Fred Stuckey of Ballard, and MT. and Mrs. Forrest Bates at dinner Sunday evening.
 MT and Mrs Forrest Bates gave a cocktail party Monday evening before the '98 dance to compli- ment MT. and Mrs. Walter Heisel and Mrs. w. Heisel, ST.
 Rev. and Mrs. John Dodge and their children Ruth Ann and Lar " left Thursday evening, Aug ust 23 They plan to stay in Se- attle for several days while Rev. Dodge is having his physical ex- animation for navy chaplain, then visit friends along the coast be- fore going to visit relatives in Minnesota.
 Mrs. Howard Johnson and her daughters, Lillian, Dicey, and Pa tricia gave surprise Bon Voyage party Thursday afternoon to com- pliment Ruth Ann and Larry Dodge. A large number of the younger crowd attended the par ty.
 The Skagway Harvest Fair, sponsored by the Woman's Club, was held August g and B in the A. B. Hall, and was highly enjoyed not only by Skagway residents but by the tourists of the two ships in port those days. Excellent are eX- hibits which included many paint ings by Vic Sparks and E. J. Fair banks and beautiful photographic arrangements covered three walls of the hall while the west side of the room was given over to the display of needlecraft. The All Girls had display of their own which was judged by Mrs. Walke4 of Juneau, and the Cub Scouts had a table displaying handicraft as well as hobbies. Beside this were the chairs each cub had made out of butter barrels. Beautiful flower arrangements and garden products showed that Skagway is truly the garden city of the North.
 Winners of the prizes in the many fields were: in garden dls- plays, dish garden vegetables m miniature, first prize, Sharon Her mems; raspberries, Billie Swick' first prize; Loren Brechbiel first for string beans; Cotton Garden first for lettuce, second for peas, beets. carrots; Skagway Salad Bowl arranged by Mrs. George Rapuzzi, first prize tthis salad bowl contained vegetables from the F. Bates, w. Dewar, L. Frolander, w. Heidelberger, J. Rasmussen. G. Rapuzzi and A. E. Tunley gardens) A garden display from the Fro lander gardens won first pflze; one from the M. Lee-H s. Soldin gar dens, second with beets, peas, caul- iflower, carrots, first, cabbage and beans second; parsnips- and kohl rabi from the John Dodge garden took first prize; cabbage from the Forrest Bates garden first. A bowl of assorted fruits from Mrs. Chris Larson's garden won first prize with one of raspberries and black entrants from Mrs. Rasmuson's second. From the Sparks goose berries and jam, black currant Jel- ly, raspherries, nasturtiums, zucch- inis won first prize ribbons with the sweet apples second. The Sparks won a first prize ribbon as having the best garden display.
 In black and white photography Paul Alexander's Winter Solitude" won first prize with Frank Will cox's Juneau Idyll" second; col ored pictures by Kent and Edna Cannon and Dedman enlarge ments won first prizes; an oil painting by Mrs. Alice Wilcox won first prize and water colors by Cecelia Selmer took first and second. A showing of Paul Sincics photographs attracted consider able attention. Mrs. Don Mackay won first prize with her attrac- tive house and miniature garden display. In the flower section first prizes were won by: Mrs. George Rapuzzi, white pansies; Mrs. Kent Fuller, pompon dahlias; Mrs. Jen- ny Rasmuson, anemones; Mrs. Cecil Abrams, pink and white snapdragons; w. Heidelberger, as tors, Mrs. J. Hvisdock, pink sweet peas, gladiolas, Mrs. Roy Eagle, Cecil Bruner roses in figurines;