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Kell To Appear
On October 20
The date of the first concert on
the Alaska Music Trail program
has been changed from Saturday,
October 19th to Sunday, October
20th, when Reginald Kell, clari
netist will appear.
This change has been necessitat
ed due to a change in the PNA
plane schedule for Saturdays dur
ing the month of October, which
will prevent the artist’s arrival
here for a Saturday evening per
formance. However, it is planned
to hold the other three concerts on
the dates originally announced.
Farewell Tea
Held On Station
Honoring Mrs. Ira Hobbs, Mrs.
D.W. Olney and Mrs. L.L. Tarkow
ski a tea was held Friday after
noon at the quarters of Capt. and
Mrs. R. B. Jacoby on the Naval
Station. Co-hostess with Mrs. Ja
coby was Mrs. E. L. Murphy. The
honored guests will be embarking
on the October 24 sailing of the
Fnnston for new stations.
Adm. Hobbs, who is Comman
dant 17th Naval District, and Mrs.
Hobbs will be stationed in Wash
ington, D. C. Capt. Olney, Chief of
Staff, 17th Naval District, and Mrs.
Olney are transferring to New
York, Cmdr. Tarkowski, Adminis
trative Officer, Naval Station, and
Mrs. Tarkowski will go t© Florida,
where Cmdr. Tarkowski will retire
from the Navy soon.
Pouring at the affair, which was
attended by guests from both the
Naval Station and Town, were the
Mesdames J. M. Shoemaker, G. B.
Rasor, C. M. Porter, H. L. Hunter,
C. R. Connell, Gaylord Lyon, C. F.
Willette and G. W. Edgar.
Mrs. M. Lightfoot
Going To States
Taking her first trip to the
States since coming to Kodiak
twelve years ago, Mrs. Margaret
Lightfoot will leave today for Se
attle.
Margaret, who is Administrative
Clerk at the local Alaska Commun
ications System office, will go to
Twin Falls, Idaho to visit her
family. While in Twin Falls she
plans to call on Mel and Jeanne
Crawford, former owners of the
Kodik Mirror
A trip to Portland is also on
Margaret’s itinerary before her re
turn to Kodiak during the latter
part of November.
Lunch And Dinner
At Russian Church
Featuring Russian food, lunch
and dinner will be served by the
Russian Women’s Club today m
the basement of the Russian
Church from 11:00 am until 7:00
pm.
Chairman Julia Wolkoff will b«
assisted by Co-chairman Kia Lund
and Faye Chouinard.
The lunch will be $1,50 for
adults and 75 cents for children.
The charge for dinner has been
set at $2.50 for adults and $1.00
for children. The public is invited
to attend.
€hristmes Seals
On Sale Soon
Christmas Seals by the thous
ands will soon be on their way to
everyone in town. The sale of the
little green and red stamps is still
the best method known to finance
the fight against tuberculosis.
Heading the Christmas Seal Sale
drive again this year, Mrs. Charles
Edris will be assisted by the
Health and Welfare Council.
“The results of our efforts in the
past have been most gratifying,
and we feel that this community
benefits a great deal from the
Christmas Seal Sale”, Mrs. Edris
said this week.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
FOR TESSA KRAFT
Celebrating her fifth birthday
Sunday, October 6, Tessa Kraft en
tertained fifteen young friends
with a party at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Kraft, Mill Bay Road.
Guests present at the party,
which carried out a Halloween
motif, were Jean and Jill Auster
man, Delise and Debbie Alexand
er, Eric Blankenburg, Twinkie
Booth, Ronnie, Susie and Henry
Parry, Kitty Panamaroff and Debra
Withrow. Also joining in the fur
were Tessa’s sister and her broth
ers David, Kevin and Timothy.
Assisting Mrs. Kraft as co
hostess was Mrs. Mary Cornelius
USO Plans For
Home Hospitality
A “Home Hospitality” program
and means of entertaining the
3,000 men due hero today on “Op
eration Cool Dip” were discussed
at the regular meeting of the USO
Operating Committee Wednesday
evening- Art Brooks presided at
the meeting in the absence of
Chairman George Sonntag.
The committee hopes that
“Home Hospitality” will again be
in force, and that Kodiak residents
will entertain servicemen in their
homes as in the ipast. Church and
other groups will be requested to
furnish names of persons who de
sire to extend their hospitality to
the men.
Tours of the city and adjacent
areas are being planned for the
men due on maneuvers. Arrange
ments are being made with the
Tourist Committee of the Chamber
of Commerce for conducted tours
of historical sites, and trips will be
made for the purpose of photo
graphing scenes. The Museum
Committee of the Historical Socie
ty will open the museum for in
spection by the men.
Director Howard Demarest in
formed the committee that the con
templated cut-back in the Armed
Forces will not seriously affect the
operation of the local USO.
Demarest also told the group
the total amount collected during
the recent USO Fund campaign
was $1,151.37.
The Kodiak Rotary Club will
host the annual Thanksgiving buf
fet supper at the USO, as they
have done the past few years.
A farewell party will be held at
the USO tomorrow night to honor
the departing MCB5 group. Dinner
will be served by the Navy Wives
Club at 6 pm. Community singing
after dinner will be followed by a
program. Cake and coffee will be
served later in the evening.
Alter the committee meeting ad
journed, certificates “In recogni
tion of Distinguished Service to
Men and Women in America’s
Armed Forces through the United
Service Organizations” were pre
sented to the Kodiak Bear and the
Usher.
Kodiak Mirror by Brooks.
Accepting the award for the
“Bear” was Editor Robert Fix,
with Capt. R.B. Jacoby, CO, NS.,
and Lt. Mary Davis, who has been
Public Information Officer. The
award to the “Mirror” was accept
ed by Sig Digree, Editor and Pub
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