21 ALASKA WOMEN RECEIVE
ACADEMY OF FRIENDSHIP DECREES
Twenty-one Academy of
Friendship degrees were confer
red upon members of Women of
the Moose during the eighth an
nual Spring Session of the Aca
demy of Friendship, held in Pal
mer this past Sunday, with the
Palmer Chapter as hostess,
Receiving the degree were
Emma Hansen, Ann Radovich
and May Webber, Fairbanks
Chapter No. 912; Peggy Erickson
and Kristine Norman, Cordova
Chapter No. 804; Beatrice Rady,
Margarite Copson, Madeline
Pearce, Zola Nevills, Alma Oberg,
Olive McCharles, Bernice Cox
and Valborg Elm, Anchorage
Chapter No. 1122; Halleen In
galls, Kathleen Moore, Genevieve
Moffitt, Margaret Lucas, Claire
Edmundsen, Doris Anderson,
Vera Collins and Fondola Carroll,
Palmer Chapter No. 942.
Following ritual practice Sat
urday afternoon, members of the
Academy of Friendship were
hostesses at a dinner for staff
members.
Beginning the day at 9:30 a.m.
on Sunday, Academy members
were guests of the Palmer chap
ter at a breakfast served at
Cobb’s Cafe. Transportation was
provided by members of Moose
Lodge for all members and can
didates to Moose Hall where reg
istration began at 11 a.m. A
brunch was served between 11:30
a.m. and 1:00 p.m., with Emma
Fogg and Wanda Summerville
presiding.
The Academy of Friendship
session opened with the follow
ing persons composing the ritual
staff: Maybeth Hansen, Ketchi
kan, grand council messenger;
Feme Leek Palmer, dean; Zella
Grenier, Petersburg, deputy
grand regent; Gertie Berggren,
Juneau, recorder and registrar;
Mary Parks, Petersburg, chaplain
and chairity; Gertie Berggren,
faith and service; Jane Peterkin,
Anchorage, hope and guard; Hat
tie Fireovid, Anchorage, endeavor
and council; Lillian Davis, An
chorage, enthusiasm and vision;
Rainy Leacock, Fairbanks, pro
tection and attainment; Anna
Belle Appling, Sitka, friendship;
Mary Parks and Gertie Berggren,
flag bearers; Aleen Uzelac, Pal
mer, progress.
At the close of the session
Deputy Grand Regent Zella
Grenier was presented gifts from
each Chapter and she presented
friendship rings to representa
tives of each chapter.
The session banquet was served
at 6:00 p.m. by members of the
American Legion Auxiliary to all
members of the Academy of
Friendship and members of the
local Women of the Moose chap
ter. Huge baskets of iris and
yellow daisies, donated by each
chapter in Alaska, were arrang
ed by Matanuska Valley Gardens,
as were center pieces for the tab
les. They carried out the Friend
ship colors of blue and gold
which showed in the gold nut
cups, blue napkins and gold and
blue tapers, as arranged by ban
quet chairman, Mary Steelman
and her committee members.
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Barbara Bentti,
T. Bichard Branton
Exchange Wedding Vows
In a pretty candlelight cere
mony performed April 30 at the
United Protestant Church in
Palmer, Miss Barbara Joyce Ben
tti, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Toivo Bentti became the bride
of Thomas Richard Branton, son
of Mr. and Mrs. C. Ivan Branton,
also of Palmer. The double ring
ceremony was performed at eight
o’clock by Clifton Grover of the
Church of Jesus Christ of the
Latter Day Saints. Mrs. Mable
Wallace, organist, played tradi
tional wedding music and accom
panied Jessie DeVries who sang
“O, Promise Me".
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore a
ballerina length gown of white
satin with an overskirt of white
lace which contained a front
panel of permanent pleats. Her
fingertip length veil was gather
ed to a J uliet cap, and she carried
a muff of white carnations.
The bride’s attendants were
Dolores Pommier and Rosann
Branton, sister-of the bride
groom. Miss Pommier’s pale
green gown was of ballerina
length, as was the light pink
gown worn by Miss Branton.
Both attedants carried muffs of
white carnations.
William Buzby was best man
for the bridegroom and Larry
Stock and Stanley Zaborac were
ushers.
For her daughter’s wedding,
the bride’s mother chose a green
dress with which she wore white
assessories. Her corsage was of
white carnations. The bride
groom’s mother wore a two
piece pink suit with white asses
sories, and a corsage of white
carnations.
Following the ceremony guests
from Palmer, Anchorage and
Fairbanks were in attendance at
a reception which was held in
the church basement. Presiding
at the guest book were Mrs.
Joyce Metz and Mrs. Jeanne
Stanton. Mrs. Kay Pippel serv
ed the cake; the bridegroom’s
mother presided at the punch
bowl, and Mrs. Margaret Cope
presided over the gift book.
The bride, who came to the
valley in 1946 from Great Falls,
Montana, attended Palmer sch
ools, graduating from Palmer
High School in 1953. She is em
ployed at the Agricultural Ex
periment Station and plans to
continue her work. The bride
groom, a graduate of Palmer
High School, class of 1951, at
tended college at Corvallis, Ore
gon and is employed at the Pal
mer Baking Company.
For her going away outfit the
bride wore a light blue dress
suit with white accessories and a
navy blue coat. Her corsage was
of white carnations. The couple
are now at home at the Curtis
Apartments in Palmer.
NEW BABIES
Reed
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Reed
of Chugiak are receiving con
gratulations on the birth of their
third child, a son, who was born
at Valley Presbyterian Hospital
on May 3, 1955. He weighed eight
i pounds. 14 ounces at birth and
has been named Roger Lee. Mr.
Chugiak P-TA Nets
$128 On Projects
The Chugiak P-TA play and
entertainment presented two
weeks ago netted the group S175,
it was announced this week.
Members expressed regret that
the hall was too small to accom
modate the many who had to be
turned away.
A second money-raising event
was held on April 30 at which
time Dr. C. C. Bailey of Palmer
showed his wildlife pictures at
the school. The P-TA netted $53.
30 on this project. Dr. Bailey was
accompanied by his wife.
Reed is a civil engineer with the j
Alaska Road Commission.
IN AND OUT
VALLEY
PRESBYTER/AN HOSPITAL
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-Several valley residents were
and are hospitalized at Valley
Presbyterian Hospital this week.
Those admitted but now out
are John E. Lemon of Wasilla:
two children, Cynthia Wood,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. L
Wood of Palmer and Ronnie
Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs
George E. Smith of Palmer. Still
in at the hospital are: James D
Frey, Mrs. Luise Jade, Mrs. Edith
Small, Mrs. Edith Benson and
little Veronica Trudell, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Trudell
of Palmer.
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notice
To All Qualified Voters in the Territory of Alaska:
Pursuant to Chapter 46, Session Laws of Alaska, 1955,
a special election will be held September 13, 1955,
to elect delegates to the
Alaska Constitutional
Convention
to be convened November 8, 1955
On or before May 10, 1955, all persons desiring to become candidates in
this election must file a proper nominating petition and an acceptance of nomina
tion with the clerk of the court for the judicial division in which they reside.
The following materials have been prepared by the office of the Governor
and have been sent to the U. S. Commissioners and city clerks throughout the
Territory of Alaska: forms of nominating petition, forms of acceptance of
nomination, instructions for prospective candidates, and copies of Chapter 46
Session Laws of Alaska, 1955. These materials may be obtained by interested
persons upon request. It is hoped that by these materials prospective candidates
will be aided in complying with the law which regulates the procedure to be
followed in seeking nomination.
B. FRANK HEINTZLEMAN,
Governor of Alaska.