MISS HELEN LITTLE AND
JOHN DOLENC ARE
WED HERE FRIDAY
A wedding of much interest
to long-time residents of Sitka
was solemnized here Friday
evening at seven o’clock at the
home of Mr. andi Mrs. Keith
Snowden when Miss Helen Lit
tle, daughter of Ulla Little, of
Phoenix, Arizona, became the
bride of John Dolenc of Mt.
Edigecumlbe. The Kev. Freder
ick Knebel offeiated at the can
dlelight ceremony.
For her marriage the (bride
chose a grey wool sharkskin
hand-tailored suit, a small
white hat accented (by white
feathers and white blouse and
accessories. * .
She wore an heirloom set of
jewelry, a gift from a family
friend, consisting of a garnet
lavalierre and earrings set in
gold. A corsalge of white orchids
completed her ensemble.
Her honor attendant. Mrs.
Keith Showden, wore a lavend
er suit and matching accessor
ies. with a corsage of yellow
roses.
Ted Harris served! as .best
man for Mr. Dolenc.
Only a small group of inti
mate friends witnessed the cere
mony, but over a hundred
guests attended the reception
which followed from eight un
til ten o’clock at the Elks Club
rooms.
Spread with a lace cloth, the
bride’s table was centered with
a four-tiered cake flanked by
silver candelabra bearing yel
low tapers. White poms were
laid to form a scroll on the
table and about the serving
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GU15.D TO MEET
TUESDAY EVENING
St. Peter’s Guild will meet
at eight o’clock Tuesday eve
ning at the home of Mrs. Neil]
Andersen. All members are
asked to be present.
dishes, while the punch and
coffee services were placed at
opposite ends. Flowers and can
dies decked the rooms.
Pouring coffee during the
evening were Mrs. Neill An
dersen and Mbs. Ted Harris,
while Mrs. Kate BanVard and
Mrs. H. J. Hodgins presided at
the punch bowl. Mrs. Jaimes
Reeder served the wedding
| cake, and the Mesdames Cecil
[ McClain and Loren Hert assis
ted with the servinlg and about
the rooms.
Mrs. Leslie Hog-ins. had
I charge of the gift tables and
! guest book.
During the reception Mrs.
Keith Snowden and Mrs. Rog
er Lang sang “Eternally” and
“Always” as duets.
After a wedding trip by
boat the couple will be at
home to their friends at 233
rght, Millerville, Mt. Edge
cumbe.
Mr. Dolenc has been a resi-j
dent of the island since the
Siems-Drake construction days
of the naval air station, and
in recent years has been em
ployed by the ANS.
His bride lived in Sitka a
number of years- ago briefly,
then returned last year to
work as bookkeeper for. the <
Columbia Lumber Co., a posi-j
tion she resigned prior to her
marriage.
When You Go Back To School
Boys and Girls
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE
To Get in The Band
NEW
ON RENTAL PURCHASE PLAN
MR. ARTHUR SAGORSKY
Will Be At The
SITKA HOTEL
SEPT. 14th and 15th
Complete Selection of
INSTRUMENTS
ON DISPLAY
ALASKA
MUSIC
SUPPLY
"Everything
Musical"
139 -Seward St. Juneau, Alaska
' TEA TO COMPLIMENT
NEW PARISH WORKER
Women of the Lutheran
Church will be hostesses at a
tea on Tuesday afternoon at
the Service Center honoring
Miss Helen Frost, who has re
cently come to Sitka to serve
as a parish worker for the
j Lutheran Church.
Miss Frost has many friends
( at Mt. Edgecuimibe from Sh'ish
' marefif, where she was assilgn
1 ed in church work for many
years.
BUSINESS MEETING OF
LEGION AUXILIARY
At the Thursday evening
meeting of Sitka unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary
Mrs. Dormand McGraiw, co
chairman for the convention,
thanked all who aided in mak
ing the convention a success.
Mrs. Russell dither o also
thanked those who helped her
with the past president’s din
ner.
Plans are being made to
hold a formal installation df
officers on Saturday, Sept. 24,
at 8 p. m. at the Legion Hall.
On Sept. 22 there will be in
itiation of new members. Any
member having a new mem
ber to bring in. should notify
her of the coming initiation.
Reports of the convention will
be given at that meeting.
Members were asked to
start planning the gifts for the
veteran’s gilft shop. Any arti
cle suitable for giving at
Christmas will be accepted. It
was pointed out there are
many veterans in hospitals
who look forward to being
able to send gifts to their fam
ilies. All articles are donated
to the gift shops and there is
no charge to the vetarns; ev
en the postage for sendinlg the
articles to their families is
paid for by the American Le
gion Auxiliary.
VFW AUXILIARY
MEETS TUESDAY
A business meeting of the
VFW Auxiliary will be held
at eight o’clock Tuesday eve
ning at the VFW Hall.
EMBLEM CLUB
TO MEET MONDAY
A business meeting of the
Sitka Emblem Club is schedul
ed fdr Monday evening at the
Elks Clubrooms. Refreshments
and entertainment axe plan
ned.
Daily Sitka Sentinel & Arrowhead Press
Monday, September 12, 1955 Page Throe
Elect delegates J
Nome — William E. Beltz.
There are 21 running for the
seven first division at-large
seats. They are:
Sitka — Andrew Hope and
B. D. Stewart.
Juneau — A. W. Boddy. A1
bert Boley, Doujglas Gray, Wil
liam C. (Doc) Jackson, Bob Ke
derick, J. S. (Skip) Mac Kinnon
Jr., Lauris S. (Larry) Parker,
Richard L. Peter, R. E. (Bob)
Robertson, Cledamae Cammock
Seama.n, Belle G. Simpson and
Dora M. Sweeney.
Ketchikan — Fred E. Brau
des, Jr, and Walter A. Savikko
Petersburg — Carroll Clau
sen.
Kaike — Frank G. Johnson
' Wrangell — Jaimes Nolan
Klawock — Frank Peratro
vich.
Haines — Burke Riley
From the district embracing
the iSitka recording precinct,
with one to be elected, are the
following candidates:
Warren C. Christiansen, Wil
Ham W. Knight, M. S. (Duke)
Muitrovitch and Fred VanHorn.
KNOW YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION CANDIDATES
Note. On Sept. 13 Alaskans
will go to the polls to elect 55
non-partisan delegates to frame
an Alaska state constitution,
seven from the Territory-at
large.
* * *
Ralph J. Rivers, 308 Fifth ave
nue, Fairbanks, is a candidate
to the state constitutional con
vention from the Territory-at
large from which seven dele
gates are to be chosen from 23
who are running.
A Fairbanks attorney from
a pioneer family, Rivers has
long been active in Territorial
affairs. He took his elementary
schooling in Alaska, high school
ing in Seattle and .was graduat
ed from the University otf
Washington with a degree in
law in 1920. As a youth he plac_!
er-mined in Alaska.
He was admitted to the Wash
ington State bar in 1930 and
practiced law in Seattle until
July 1931. He was married
there and came back to Fair
banks to open Ihis law office
there in 1931. In 1933 he was
appointed 'U. S. district attor
ney, a position he held for ten
years. In 1945 he was elected
attorney geperal of Alaska and
served until 1949 after which
he again returned to Fairbanks
and local law practice.
Rivers was chairman of the
employment security commis
sion from 1950 to 1953; mayor
of Fairbanks. 1953-54; presid
ent of the! Lealgue of Alaskan
Cities 1954; member of the
Territorial senate. 1955; dele
gate to Washington D. C. on
‘‘Operation Statehood 1954”
RALPH RIVERS
and has been active in many
civic projects.
His son Julian, is serving
with the U. S. Arimy and his
daughter Joyce, is a college
student. Both were born in
Fairbanks.
As a lawyer and attorney gen
i eral he has become well-versed
! in the limitations of Alaska’s
; Organic Act and is conversant
with constitutional needs. He
regards the drafting of a state
constitution as a serious and
grave matter that is more than
just an honor in representing
the people of Alaska.
“If elected, I am prepared to
give all my time, effort and the
best of my knowledge to help
inig draift the best possible con
stitution for the future state
of Alaska,” he said. (Advt)
~mi nrm I [jlTT'lFifl—W—IBM
TO ALL VOTERS IN THE TERRITORY
OF ALASKA:
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
46, Session Laws of Alaska, 1955, a SPECIAL
ELECTION will be held on TUESDAY, SEPTEM
BER 13,1955 for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
OF ALASKA,
to be convened November 8, 1955. The con
duct of the election will be in a manner gener
ally similar to that provided by the general
election laws.
B. FRANK HEINTZLEMAN
i 1
Governor of Alaska