sundav, December 9. has been
as the time of a Dinner for
slia by the Women’s Auxil
y of St. Peter’s Episcopal
urch. The dinner will be
ved from 4 to 8 p.m. on that
r.
Vhat is Huslia? And why
uld anyone hold a dinner for
slia?
'ar up on a branch of the
rokuk River is a little village
native population with ap
ximately 39 children for
no schooling has ever
n possible because there is
school anywhere near the vil
*• Huslia is named for the
r on whose banks it is lo
d. and there is no other com
lity within many miles of it.
rilliam Gordon. Bishop of the
;copnl Church of Alaska,
id Huslia during one of his
ig missions to various see
s of the Territory. An appeal
made to the Territory to
ide a school for these peo
The Territory, however,
not much like to build
ols for the people on the in
r rivers for they are eon
•ec! a migratory population,
deal was made, however, to
ide a teacher for the people
luslia, it' they themselves
d provide the school build
mg and keep it heated. To assist
the little group of knowledge
hungry Indians, the Episcopal
Church agreed to furnish any
building materials that could not
be made or found in the village,
such as window glass and hard
ware and all things which had to
be purchased. The people of Hus
lia are not a rich people and
were able to build only with logs
whicli they could cut and shape
for themselves. All other ex
penses on the building were to
be assumed by the church.
The Territory would assume
the responsibility of providing a
teacher, but responsibility ends
there. The teacher must be
housed by Huslia.
Bishop Gordon made an ap
peal to Episcopal congregations
throughout Alaska, asking that
each group sponsor one project,
the money from which would !>•*
turned over to his “Fund for
Huslia.”
Tiie school building is now
completed and there is a teacher
there. Even the grown people of
the v illage ar “going to school"
in their eagerness to learn the
things they have never before
had the opportunity to learn.
this, then, is the r ason for
the Dinner for Huslia. This is
the Seward Episcopal Women’s
project.
Dinner from 4 to 8 p.m. on
December 9, price a dollar twen
ty-five and seventy-five cents.
The ladies ask all to buy tickets,
attend if possible, and help keep
the school going at Huslia.
JUNIOR WOMEN SOCIAL
MEETING AT INGLIS HOME
Miss Joanne Lind and Mrs.
Phyllis Inglis were hostesses at
a social meeting of the Junior
Women’s Club, held at the home
of Mrs. Inglis on Tuesday, Nov.
13.
Canasta and bridge were the
ord"r of the evening, followed
later by refreshments. Several
women new to the club were
present, much to the delight of
the older members.
Some discussion was had on
items' to b: sold at the next bake
sale to be held Saturday, Nov.
17 at McMullen’s store. The time
for the sale is 10:30 a m.
H.>w not to be successful:
Don’t bother to do your present
job too well, maybe it isn’t
worth it.
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Local Red Cross To
Furnish Metal
Identification Tags
Seward Chapter American
Red Cross in the regular month
ly meeting of the executive
board Tuesday night decided to
furnish metal tags for those chil
dren and adults who were blood
typed during the spring pro
gram.
Cards which were issued at
the time of typing, showing the
name and blood type together
with the RH factor of each per
son, are to bo replaced with in
destructible metal tags of the
typ? no'-v being used in most
cities.
In this way children will car
ry their identification at all
times and will be readily identi
fiable in case of omergenev.
An attempt was made early
in the y. ar to have the tags made
by some servire organization in
the city, but as nothing dev 1
op? d in tlr effort, the Red Cross
Chapter executive board came to
the decision that the plan is too
important to be delayed, and
the Chapter will assume the ex
pense.
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CARD PARTY AT ST. PETER'S
PARISH HALL NOV. 24
Ladies of St. Peter’s Episco
pal Church Guild announce a
public card party for Saturday,
November 24, in the church
basement.
The party will begin at 8 p.m.
:ind there will be special tables
tor teenagers, with special prizes
appropriate for that group.
Prizes for high and low score
in bridge, canasta and pinochle
aave been selected for adult
olayers. Refreshments will con
iude the evening.
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