PIONEER
BARBECUE
Bit SUCCESS
The annual barbecue of the Pio
neers of Alaska, took place last
Thursday evening at Pioneer Igloo
Promptly at 7 P.M., the pioneers
and their invited guests sat down
to the repast. In keeping with
A pioneer tradition Alaskan products
formed the main part of the menu.
Prime reindeer roast, native pota
toes and turnips was the principle
feature. A new feature of service
was Inaugurated In the persons oT
Nome’s most charming young dau
gthers of the golden north, who
dexterously and in a short time,
supplied the waiting diners.
Before dinned, President of the
Pioneers, Harry L«omen, in a short
end pithy statement gave a formal
welcome to everybody. After the
dinner Marshal Chas. D. Jones, the
toastmaster of the evening, opened
his remarks by a well received,
story, and then introduced Tom
Gaffney who delivered the address
of welcome. Mr. Gaffney during
the space of a brief talk, stressed
the importance of the young Alas
kans towards the development of
the territory, exclaiming in a burst
of sentiment, they are the greatest
asset and inheritance which the
pioneers have given to Alaska, and
that every assistance should be giv
en them.
The Nome Orchestra next gave |
some beautiful selections which w :s
•much appreciated. A native son. j
(Kferin Polet, in a masterly manner
gave the guests an erudite talk on
the purchase of Alaska and the
pact that Seward played in the
transaction. The barbecue being
held on Seward’s birthday, the ad
dress was most- appropriate.
During an interlude, Wilfrid
Nelly charmed the-diners with an
exquisite rendition of the latest
music on the piano, which was
well received. Alvin Polet on the
cornet with Mrs. Harold Dili at the
piano was the next number, and
to say that their music was su
blime would be putting it mildly.
This was followed by a violin
eolo by Richard Lee, accompanied
by Robert Baldwin on the piano.
to rendition was wen received
and heartily encored.
The next number was the em
bryonic nightingale, who some day
if the wiftter does not miss his
guess, will be a celebrity, Miss
Jane Jones with Wilfrid Nelly at
the piano. Encore after encore
was called for and when she finish
ed her popular songs, the aulience
went wild with applause.
But the keen wit of the toast
master furnished the surprise of
the evening, when he said that we
ail heard of Service, and the Gold
smith of Nome, but few of us
knew we had their equal in Nome,
while in the midst of suspense he
called on the Irish bard, Mike
Kennedy. The writer won’t at
tempt to cover this part of the
program as no human ears could
rise superior to the din of cheers
and applause 'which greeted Mike
as he sang the "Miners of Big
Hurrah.’’ You would have to be
there to believe it.
The Nome Orchestra then kindly
volunteered to play dance music,
and everyone enjoyed themselves
for a couple of hours and every
body voted the occasion one of the
artlet successful ever staged by the
. Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo No. One.
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In' addition, the Bering River
area, a red fkfh section which has
.been closed for the past six years
against commercial fishing, is
thrown open thds year on the first1
of June. This is for the benefit
of the fishing population in the
Vicinity of Katalla.
Outgoing mail via plane for Seat
tle via Nulato and Fairbanks leav
es Nome every Tuesday via Paa,
scheduled service.
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FUNERAL OF "
W. A, MCKENNA
The funeral of Vim. (Billy) Me
Renna, old timer of this section
took place last Wednesday from
the Nelly undertaking parlors to
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church where
a solemn low mass was said. After
the funeral ceremonies a most im
pressive and touching elegy was
given by the Rev. Father Budde
who dwelt on the Christian and
pioneer qualities of the deceased,
citing many examples of his gen
erosity and kindness. The church
was filled to the doors with trie
nds of the deceased. The body
was followed by one of the larg
est corteges seen for a long time,
through the streets to Belmont
Point. *
Billy McKenna was truly one of
God’s noblemen. He was born in
California about sixty-five years
ago and came in on the Yukon
about 1896. He wias at Circle and
all the early camps long before
Dawson was struck. When Nome
was struck. Billy came here and
he has remained here ever since.
During his residence here he fol
lowed various vocations chiefly,
mining. A year ago he became t,
member of the Nome Fire De
partment which position he hell
until his death, which was a shock
to the community as he was ailing
but a couple of days. . His death
was due to a complication of dis
ease following what at first was
supposed to be ptomaine poisoning.
He was a member of the Frat
ernal order of Eagles and the Pio
neers of Alaska. Both organis
ations attended the funeral la &
body. The pall bearers and charge
of the funeral was under the au
spices of the Eagles. Peace to
his ashes and may his spirit find
rest within the portals of im
mlortality.
is not dead; such souls
tor ever live.
In grateful memory of the love
they glee.”
CHURCH NOTES
FEDERATED CHURCH
Rev. F O Forrester
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Sunday school at 11 a.m.
Evening-worship at 7:40 p.m.
Organ Music.
Duet: Miss Marguerite Johnson
and Mrs. Dars Rynning.
Children’8 Story—Sermon
Sermon: "The Secret of Losing
and Finding Ourselves."
THE WORST THING
that ever happened to Jesus was
not the attacks upon hi# character
by his enemies, not his desertion
and betrayal by his friends, it is
not the division among his fol
lowers nor the theological conitro
vereies of the church. The worst
thing that ever happened to Jesus
is the indifference with which he
is left alone by a great multitude
of people today. It is the apathy,
unconcern, lukewarmness to bis
message, that hurts, says Rev.
Harding Gaylord, minister, West
field Congregational Church Dan
ielson, Conn. Studdert Kennedy
expressed the same feeling In the
words:
"When Jesus came to Golgotha
they hanged him on a tree,
They drove great nails thru hands
and feet, and made a Calvary;
They crowned him with a crown
of thorns, red were hie wounds
and deep.
For those were crude and cruel
days, and human flesh was cheap.
When Jesus came to Binning,
ham, they simply passed him by,
They never touched a hair of him,
they only let him die
For men had grown more tender
and they would not give him pain.
They only Just passed I down the
street, and left him in Che rain.
Still Jesus cried, "Forgive them
for they know not what they do.”
And still it rained the winter rain
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that drenched him thru ar^d thru;
The crowd* wont home and left
the streets without a soul to see.
And Jesus crouched against a wall
and chled for cailvary.
This unconcern an apathy to
ward the nobllng powers in life is
what eait£ into the heart of hap
piness of millions of men and wo
men. One of these en-nobllng pow
ere will be the subject of the ser
mon at the Federated Church to
morrow night when the minister
will speak on the theme, "The
Secret of Losing and Finding Our
selves." Miss Marguerle Johnson ■
and Mrs. Lars Rynning will sing
the duet. "Be Still and Know.” i
Robent Baldwin will give a ten
minute concert of organ numbers
at the opening of the service.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev. Father Edward Budde
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Masses at 9 and 11 a.m.
Sunday School at 2 p.m.
Evening service* at 7:3 0.
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M. B. CHURCH
W. F. BiJdwfn, Pastor.
11 A. M. Morning Worship and"
Sabbath School.
7 P. M. Evening Worship.
Good singing..
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SOLOMON DERBY
Distance 65 miles
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Program Extraordinary
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Due to length of program, show starts 8 P. M. Sharp
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Children’s Dog Races on Bering Sea and Front Street
Start at 1 o’clock Saturday
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Shooting Gallery, Country Store, Fun House
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Side Show, Mystery Lane, String Game, Fish Pond
Popcorn, Confetti, Serpentine, Balloons, Ice Cream
Presentation of prizes to winners of Races
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Saturday, April 1st
LARGE EAGLE HALL
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Door Prize $5.00