Seward Seaport Record
Published each Tuesday and Friday
Seward. Alaska
John M. Coleman . Publisher
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Lutheran Church Has
Long History
(Continued from Page 1)
formed a congregation, with Mr.
Rosness. Mr. Pete Anderson, Sol
Solsnass and Otto Bergstrom as
trustees. They raised $800 and
purchaed two city lots with the
ambition to erect a church build
ing.
The congregation was served
by travelling missionaries from
Juneau, among whom were a
Rev. Larson and Rev. Kurang
(the full names of these mission
aries could not be obtained) who
dropped in once or twice a year
to talk to the few members.
In 1920, a missionary, Rev. P.
E. Baisler, baptized the children
of the original congregation,
after which there was little or
no activity in the group except
for home meetings of the Ladies
Aid.
After Rev. A. O. Odegaard of
Anchorage began holding bi
monthly meetings in 1947 in the
basement of the Episcopal
Church, the congregation was
reorganized and began to grow
until the past two years it has
reached the present active mem
bership of over 100. The build
ing which is to be dedicated
Sunday was purchased in 1949,
and with the completion of the
four-room apartment now under
construction, and the installa
tion of a heating plant for the
entire building, the monetary
value of the church property is
in excess of $17,000. This is a
record hard to beat by any re
ligious organization in the Ter
ritory.
Dedication Service at 2 p.m.
The dedication service, under
the direction of Dr. H. L. Foss,
president of the Pacific District.
E.L.C., and Dr. Reinert Ulvil
den, president E.L.C. Missions
Board, which was scheduled to
begin at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday,
has been put forward one hour,
and will be held at 2:00 p.m.
This is at the special request of
the visiting officials, who will
leave Seward by plane immedi
ately after the service to install
the new pastor at Fairbanks.
All other events on the pro
gram, excepting the evening
service, will be held as sched
uled. Rev. Odegaard has sent
word that he will be unable to
come to Seward for the evening
service.
The members of the Lutheran
Church invite the people of Sew
ard to share in their program of
the day, and to attend the dedi
cation of the First Lutheran
Church in Seward.
4th of July Pscnic To
Be Meld In Town
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buses for transportation.
A yearling steer has been en-j
gaged to feature the program in
the form of a real barbecue. The |
steer was not consulted concern-;
ing his part-in the affair, but he
will come to a good end, as a
special pit will be built for his
attention and an experienced
barbecue artist will be in charge
of the procedure.
Skeet shooting and casting
contests will feature the day’s
sport. A baseball game will take
the afternoon, and jitney dance
will provide entertainment dur
ing the evening.
Sewardites who are planning
to spend the 4th out of town will
miss a lot of fun. and are advised
to revise their plans to fish at a
later date.
Mrs. Melba Torvanger and
Mrs. T. Bie will represent the
! Seward Nurses Ass’n at the
l meeting of the Nurses Ass’n in
Anchorage May 18. One of the
j main features of the meeting
will be the drawing up of a pro
gram to organize the nurses in
Alaska so they can join the Na
tional Nurses Association.
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
In the excitement of the Elks
Convention, the Junior play,
parties, banquets, etc., we may
be forgetting the real treat that
is in store for Seward music
lovers on the evening of May 12.
Mr. Henry L. Brooks, who
will present an organ recital
in the Methodist Church on next
Friday evening, is an accom
plished musician. I have not
heard him myself, but I know
several people who have heard
him, and they all proclaim him
as one of the top flight organ
ists in the country.
He began his studies while
in high school. At the University
of Minnesota he received a BA
degree in music then went to
New York where he earned a
Master's Degree in Sacred Music
from Union Theological Semi
nary. after studying under Dr.
Clarence Dickinson and Dr. Ter
tius Noble, who are acknowl
edged American Masters of the
organ.
His studies were interrupted
by the war. He served in the
army, during which time he
played the great four-manual
organ in the Church of St. Mary
the Virgin in Stafford. England.
This church was built in 900
and was the church in which
Sir Izaak Walton was reared.
Mr. Brooks came to Alaska
for a visit after the war, spent
a year in Kodiak teaching, then
moved to Anchorage, where he
is associated with the Baker
Music Studio. He is to go to
Europe soon to resume his stud
ies.
For lovers of the organ, and
music lovers in general, this
coming recital is something it
would be a shame to miss.
Hope to see you there next
Friday!
WAYNE GILLIES TO TAKE
BRIDE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Miss Hazel B. Sangston will
become the bride of Wayne M.
Gillies, assistant cashier of the
Bank of Seward, in an informal
wedding ceremony at 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon in the Metho
dist Church.
The vows will be read by Rev.
Paul Irwin. Mrs. Frank Skells is
to be the matron of honor and
Sid Urie will be best man. Mar
garet Lee will give a harp solo
and Mrs. Irwin will play the
organ.
The bride-to-be, who recently
arrived from Seattle, will wear
a light blue dressmaker suit of
yarn, dyed wool with silver ac
cessories. She will be wearing a
hat of the same light blue base
trimmed with white veiling and
white flowers, and will be carry
ing a white Bible and white or
chid corsage.
A reception will be held in the
church parlors following the
ceremony.
The attractive young couple
will be at home at No. 5 Court
Apartments next week.
Mr. Raymond Tressler under
went an operation at the Seward
General Hospital Wednesday.
He is reported to be doing fine.
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
Library Hours
Mon. and Wed.—3 to 5 p.m.
Tues. and Sat.—7 to 9 p.m.
Well Baby Conference
Thursdays — 2 to 4 p.m. in
City Council Chambers.
Friday, May 5
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Sunday, May 7
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Monday, May 8
EASTERN STAR meets.
Tuesday, May 9
JUNIOR WOMEN’S CLUB
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Wednesday, May 10
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Friday, May 12
ORGAN CONCERT, Methodist
Church, 8 p.m.
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