Russian fhw y ear's Celebration
Again (Harked By Masquerade Ball
The mascuerade
dance, festival at
which the Russian New
Year is ushered in
and formerly an im
portant part of the
holiday season in
Seldovia, will again
be staged here this
year, although not on
Jan. 14, the date of
the Russian New Year.
This year’s dance,
which is to be held
in Linwood Hall, is
to take place to
night. A string band
will play for dancing
and prizes will be
given for masquerade
costumes•
The New Year mas
querade had been
abandoned in Seldovia
for several years,
until last year when
a group of Seldovians
met together and
planned the resump
tion of the tradi
tional festival.
In earlier years,
the masouerade was
sometimes held night
ly for 10 nights, but
the ball on New
Year’s was always the
most colorful.
BALTAIORShas
Window Drapes
Stationery
Button s
Needles
Bobby Pins
Many Other Notions
At that dance,
costumed figures rep
resented the Old
Year and were pursued
from the hall and
through the town by
devils at the stroke
of midnight, when the
New Year made his ap
pearance.
The Russian Chris
tmas, which extends
over a three-day per
iod in the week be
fore New Year, also
was - celebrated in the
traditional manner in
Seldovia this year.
Carollers, carry
ing the Star, went
from home to home du
ring the early part
of the week.
ACCA DRIVE HERE
POSTPONED UNTIL
HEALTH MEETING
The Seldovia mem
bership drive of the
Alaska Crinpled Chil
dren’s Association,
scheduled to get un
der way this month,
is to be delayed un
til after the January
meeting of the Public
Health Council, Mrs.
Susan English announ
ced this week.
Date for the Coun
cil meeting is to be
set soon. At that
meeting definite
plans for the ACCA
membership campaign
will be established.
Mrs. Juanita And
erson heads the com
mittee in charge of
the drive here.
TERM-END TESTS
KEEP PUPILS BUSY
Mid-year examina
tions kept the stu
dents of Seldovia
school extremely busy
last week. Many
classes were given a
full two days of
written tests.
However the end of
the term brought
an end to work,
and students relaxed
at a school party in
the gymnasium Thurs
day between the hours
of 7:30 and 9 p.m.
MEM BEKS ADDED
TO ADULT GROUP
IN SUNDAY SCHOOL
The adult discus
sion class of the Me
thodist Sunday School
is weekly becoming
more firmly establi
shed as a part of the
Sunday School, Mrs•
J. W0 Thompson said
this week.
Five members were
present at last #eekfs
class, and other in
terested adults are
invited to be present
this Sunday at 2 p.m.
RnoERsm 6-son
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