CHURCHES PLAN FIRST CHOIR SCHOOL
SLATED FOR ANCHORAGE, AUGUST 15-28
The first Alaska Summer Choir
School will be held in Anchor
age beginning August 15th and
continuing through August 28th.
The school will be under the dir
ection of one of the world’s fore
most choral masters, Dr. John
Finley Williamson, founder and
conductor of the world-famous
Westminster Choir.
The summer choir school will
be open to those interested in the
field of choral music including
choir conductors, music teachers,
accompanists, church musicians,
chaplains, chaplains assistants,
school musicians, and others in
terested in choral participation
and administration.
An inter-denominational group
of churchmen in the Anchorage
area is sponsoring he school, in
cluding the Christian Reformed
Church, Catholic Church, Pres
byterian Church, Methodist
Church, Lutheran Church, Epis
copal Church and other religious
and civic groups.
Sessions will be held in the
sanctuary of the First Presbyter
ian Church in Anchorage. In
cluded in the courses are the
following: Classes in conducting;
classes in vocal methods; model
choir for high school stud^pts,
and an evening choral group
with additional possibilities for
x sessions concerning junior choir
methods; ministers and church
music, and use of dramatics in
education and the church,
• Course credit is being arrang
ed through the Anchorage Com
munity College as a unit of the
University of Alaska.
Registration folders and fur
ANNOUNCE CHANGES
IN STAR ROUTES
Changes in the area Star Route
.effective August 1, were an
nounced this week by Jack Cope,
carrier.
Changes and areas effected are
»s follows:
Part A: From Palmer to Spring
er Road junction, then around
Springer Rd. Loop to Springer*
Kd. junction, retracing 1.30 miles
to Palmer. Then north along
Glenn Hwy. to So. Farm road
junction, west, north and east
around Farm road to North Farm
road junction, south to South
Farm road junction, retracing
2.25 miles to Pamler; six times a
week, but no service on Sunday
or holidays.
Part B: From Palmer by Four
Corners to Wasilla, then north
east on Fishhook road, south on
Little Susitna road east via
northwest short of Wasilla Lake
to Wasilla. Returning by Knik
Fairview road junction, Knik
Hayflats road junction, Hayflats
Cottonwood road junction, east
on Cottonwood road to Cotton
wood-Fairview road, Wasilla-Ma
tanuska road junction, Matanus
ka Experiment Station, to Pal
mer; six times a week, but no
•service required on Sunday or
holidays.
Part C: From Wasilla by Hous
ton road junction to Big Lake
Lodge, three times a week but
no service on Sunday or holidays.
COMMERCIAL - PERSONAL
ther information may be obtaned
through calling or writing: First
Presbyterian Church, ith and F
St., Anchorage, or First Meth
odist Church, 711 9th St., Anch
orage; or through inquiry thro
ugh any of the ministers of the
Territory may secure the infor
mation. Brochures carry full de
tails of arrangements and costs.
Mrs. Williamson will accom
pany and assist Dr. Williamson
in the total program presented to
the Anchorage area and Alaska
for this summer choir school.
It is hoped that the school may
be conducted each year and is
open to the musicians of the en
tire Territory.
ARMY DENTAL CHIEF
MAKING ALASKAN TOUR
Maj. Gen. Oscar P. Snyder,
chief of the Army Dental Corps,
Department of the Army, arriv
ed in Alaska a week ago last
Tuesday to inspect Army dental
facilities throughout the Alaskan
Command*He is accompanied by
Col. Jack B. Caldwell, chief of
oral surgery, Letterman Army
Hospital, San Francisco. Follow
ing their tour of Army installa
tions, here, the two officers will
leave for the Far East to visit
Army posts in Japan, Korea,
Okinawa and Hawaii.
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Another new product has been
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congraulations on the birth of
their fourth child and third son.
THURSDAY, JULY 21
AMERICAN LEGION & AUX
ILIARY, Legion Hall, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, JULY 22
MAT. VALLEY NURSES ASS’N
Health Center, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, JULY 23
PRIMARY GRADE CARNIVAL,
L.D.S. Church, Co-Op park,
1:30 p.m.
MONDAY, JULY 25
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
TUESDAY, JULY 26
MOOSE & W.O.O.M., Moose Hall
8 p.m.
VOL. FIRE FIGHTERS, City fire
hall, 7-8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. JULY 27
CARPENTERS’ LOCAL, Carpen
ters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
PALMER GARDEN CLUB
PALMER B.P.O. ELKS, Elks
Hall, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY. JULY 28
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 pm.
He was born at Valley Presby
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weighing eight pounds. He has
been named John Frederick. Mr.
Demming is a local surveyor.
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TO STAGE CARNIVAL IN PALMER SATURDAY
Beginning with a parade at
1:30, youngsters in the valley
area, will have an opporunity
to attend and participate in a
carnival being sponsored by the
primary grades of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
on Saturday, July 23. The after
noons events will be staged in
Co-Op park, directly behind
Farmers Market. All youngsters
of the valley are invited to par
ticipate in the races, gagies, pet
show and parade.
Prizes will be awarded to par
ade winners in many catagories,
including decorated bicycles,
costumes, pets and additional
type entries. Food concessions
and the children’s favorite fish
pond will be located on the car
nival grounds. Prices will be set
low to fit into youngster’s bud
gets. Proceeds derived will go to
ward the chapel building fund.
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