THE VALLEY SETTLER is published
every Friday by the Matanuska
Valley Farmer's Cooperating
Association at Palmer, Alaska.
Eng. Editor: II. L. Winner
Subscription rates: £1.00 year
By mail: 1.75 year
Failed anywhere: 10^ copy
This paper is issued for the pur
pose of giving information and
news of the Eatanuska Valley
Farmers Cooperating Association-*s
work, problems, accomplishments,
also nov/s of local and general
interest; and to foster the
cooperative spirit of the farmers
of the Matanuska Valley.
PROOF OF THF PUDDING
The arrival at Seattle of a "ton
of gold" from Alaska and the Yukon
in the early days of the north, el
ectrified the world and one of the
greatest stanpedes in history bc
gan.
Just recently another shipment fror.i
Alaska sort of set the boys back
on.their heels. The shipment com
prised samples of the canned pro
ducts raised by Alaska’s modern
day pioneers—the colonists cf
hatanuska Valley.
The canned vegetables, packed by
the colonists in their own coop-"
er ative cannery, were received
in Seattle with particular in
terest; the samples were limited
to peas, beets carrots, sauer
kraut and cranberry sauce.
post of the colonists, impover
.ished by crop failures in the
id-West, embarked for their new
♦homos in the Far North from Seattle
m the Spring of 1935.
Today, five years
of the pudding is
thereof."
later, the "proof
in the eating
(The Alaska Finer)
HONORED AT SAN FRANCISCO
Mrs. Ann G. Smalley, Most Worthy
Grand Matron of the world of the
Order of Eastern Stars has confer
red one of the highest honors po
ssible in that order upon Mrs.
Cecilia Chapman of Palmer*
Mrs. Smalley was in the Valley in
Juno 1938, on her trip around the
world. This trip is a part of
Mrs. Smalley's success and degree
of honor conferred upon her by the
Order of Eastern Stars. The trip
was carefully planned and will
take three years, ending in San
Francisco in September, 1940 with
the Triennial Assembly.
At this grand assembly of Eastern
Stars, there will be gathered to
gether members from every part of
the world. Mrs Chapman has been
invited to represent the Terri tory
of Alaska at this assembly and act
as usher to Mrs. Smalley, which is
a distinct honor and one of the
highest possible for any Eastern
Star.
Plans arc being'made now. Invitat
ions have boon sent out all ov or
tho world and when they have been
accepted, further plans will be
made. All those attending will
be dresses the sane, white lace
for formal wear and other white
custunes for other occasions.
The material of each costume will
be the same, making a most impress
ive sight.
Mrs. Chapman has earned this honor
and congratulations are ortended
from her many friends.
Carl Onkka, who underwent an
operation bor appendicitis last
Wednesday, February 21st, is
getting along very nicely.