ACHIEVEMENT DAY
PROGRAMS HONOR
UNITED NATIONS
Following the installation of
council and club officers, mem
bers of the many Valley Home
makers’ clubs praticipated in a
“food from around the world”
luncheon on October 23, home
makers’ achievement day.
In observance of United Na
tions Day, the theme of the day
long program was built around
member nations, with each home
makers’ group presenting food,
exhibits and skits from around
the world.
Opening the afternoon enter
tainment was a skit by the Wasil
la Homemakers’ club on “United
States.” At the close of their pro
gram with the group singing
“God Bless America,” Edna Mit
chell, attractively attired in a
Mexican’s costume club present
ed a song from that country.
Evelyn Mielke of the Palmasil
la club presented “What Greece
Has Contributed” and told of its
climatic and living condtions.
Contributing a little frivolity
to the program, members of the
Glacier View club presented orig
inal “Chapeaux Creations”—rang
ing from a netted lamp shade to
a highly decorated paper plate.
Marvlou Rideout, home demon
stration leader of the Extension
Service, showed a film, “The
Peoples’ Charter,” illustrating the
start and present status of the
United Nations.
Interesting facts about Italy
were told by Mrs. A1 Matheson,
member of the Homesteaders
club. “Africa — Settlement, Cul
ture and Art” was presented by
Viola Thuma, of the Sourdough
club. Jennie Clark, attired in a
Dutch costume, sang a song that
is sung in the churches of the
Netherlands.
Agnes Sandvik, member of the
Butte club introduced “Tulip
Time in Holland” with informa
tion on the homemakers of that
land. Members of the club, repre
senting tulips, sang “When It’s
Tulip Time in Holland.”
An authentic Norwegian cos
tume was shown by Margaret
Schroeder as model and Lillian
Westgate who told an interesting
history about the dress.
Miss Neola Sandvik. recent
winner of the 4-H trip to Chicago,
spoke to the group on Youth in
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FRIDAY. OCTOBER 30
SCHOOL CARNIVAL, Opens
7:30 p.m., Palmer School.
AIRMENS’ PARTY, Palmer Air
port, 9 p.m.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 31
HALLOWEEN DANCE, Palmer
School Gym—9:30 p.m.
HALLOWEEN DANCE, Wasilla
Community Hall—9:30 p.m.
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 1
SKI CLUB WORK GROUP, Lit
tle Susitna.
MONDAY. NOVEMBER 2
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI, Regular
meetng, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3
BOY SCOUTS, United Protestant
Church, 7 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL, Clerk’s office,
7:30 p.m.
MATANUSKA SKI CLUB, Co
Op club room. 8 p.m.
MASONIC LODGE, Carpenters’
Hall, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 4
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Co
Op club room, 12:05 p.m.
LADIES AID, United Protestant
Church
MATANUSKA SPORTSMEN
CLUB. Club room, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 5
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY Legion Bldg., 8 p.m.
MAT. VALLEY HEALTH
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the United Nations.
Climaxing the well planned
program was a folk dance of
Switzerland, presented in cos
tume by members of the Chee
chako club. •
New council officers installed
for the ensuing year were: Esther
Kirsch, president' Ida Stadler,
vice-president;. Viola Thuma,
secretary, Vera Rorrison, trea
surer and Amy Irwin, reporter
historian. Lila Newville a past
president of the council was the
installing officer..-Marjorie Brew
er presided at the program as
immediate past president.
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PALMER MAN HEADS
TERRITORY S. A. R.
William W. Elliott of Palmer
was elected first president of the
Alaska Society, Sons of the Am
erican Revolution held at Squeeze
Inn in Anchorage last week.
Other officers elected were
Maxwell W. Clark, Anchorage,
vice - president - at - large; Allen
Shattuck, Juneau, First Division,
vice-president: Marshall C. Hop
pin, Anchorage, Third Division
vice-president; Irving McK. Reed,
Fairbanks, Fourth Division, vice
president. Also the following An
chorage men: A. Letcher Sea
mands, secretary: Seeley V. Hall,
Jr., treasurer and Louis E. Gran
er, registrar.
The new president is principal
of the Palmer Public School and
has been a resident’ of the Ter
ritory since 1950.
Formal installation of the offi
cers will take place shortly after
the new year at a date to be
announced. It is hoped at that
time to have an officer from the
national S.A.R. headquarters in
Washington. D. C. present to con
duct the ceremonies.
A charter was recently granted
to the Alaska Society by the na
tional S.A.R. congress held in
Cincinnatti, Ohio this past June.
All Alaskans enrolled up to De
cember 14 will be welcomed as
charter members.
At the Anchorage meeting a
program of patriotic and social
activities for the year were dis
cussed. The issuance of a news
letter following each meeting was
decided upon to keep members
throughout the Territory inform
ed of the organization’s activit
ies.
The fourth Tuesday of each
month has been selected as a
meeting date, with the next meet
| ing to be held November 24 at
; Anchorage.
In addition to S.A.R. President
Elliott, other Palmer members are
Keith L. Stanton. Fleet L. Stan
ton, D. T. McMahon and Max H.
! Sherrod.
Herbert Spreen of California
: who has been working in the Ter
ritory this past summer is a
house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Brown of Palmer.
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Gold-dusters Club
The Gold-dusters Homemakers’
club met October 14 at 8 p.m. in
the Craft room. Four regular
members and one guest were
present.
Arm Woodruff was appointed
to represent the club at Achieve
ment Day and give, a report on
the closing years’ work.
In view of the present small
enrollment, discontinuance of the
club was discussed. It was decid
ed to hold one more meeting on
November 11 at 8 p.m. at the
home of Ann Woodruff. Until
then each member agreed to con
tact prospective members in
hopes that the club might con
tinue in its work for the coming
year. Anyone interested in join
ng a homemakers club is warm
ly invited to attend the Novem
ber meeting.
Following the meeting a light
lunch was served.
Sourdough Club
Members of the Soui'dough
Homemakers’ club held their re
cent meeting at the home of Nan
Curtis at which time Amy Irwin
reported on council news.
All members favored more
craft work in the yearly program.
Arrangements were made for
meeting places during the com
ing year, with the next meeting
to be held at the home of Edna
Cook on November 10.
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Halloween Party
Boy Scouts of Troop 654 en
joyed their annual Halloween
party at the regular meeting held
October 27. Games and refresh
ments highlighted the evening
of fun.
John Maze and John Mears
weie in charge of entertainment
started the group on a round of
games and fun. Carl Zaborac and
William Wimmer headed the re
freshment committee and pro
vided typical Halloween treats—
cidar, apples, cookies and dough
nuts.
The next regular meeting will
PALMER GIRL TO
WED ON NOVEMBER 7
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Melin of
Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, an
nounce the coming marriage of
their daughter, Evie to George
Herman ,son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Herman of Palmer. The
ceremony will be held November
7 at St. John’s Lutheran Church
in Palmer.
Miss Melin has been a Valley
resident the past year and one
half and is employed at Koslos
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