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Elks Organizing Local Lodge; Plan
Institution for Late September
There will be big doings in
town late next month with planes
bringing in visiting delegates
from all over the Territory, par
ades. and all sorts of celebrations
honoring the institution of the
new Palmer Elk Lodge.
Tuesday night 45 local demo
ted members of other Elk lodges
met to pass on applications of 71
candidates. Although, there will
be 116 charter members of .the
new' organization.
Conducting the meeting was
Louis Odsather of Anchorage,
president of the Alaska Territory
Elks’ Association. He briefed the
members on procedures for in
stituting the new' Palmer Elk
Lodge.
Immediately after the general
meeting, the organization com
mittee met to draft plans for the
institution ceremonies. A petition
was drawn up which must be
signed at the Palmer Fountain
by all demitted members and all
candidates before Tuesday noon.
A tentative date of Saturday
September 1, at 8 p. m. has been
set for the first joint meeting of
the demitted Elk members and
the new candidates. At the busi
ness meeting, which will last
about an hour and a half, nomi
nations will be made for officers
of the new lodge.
Following the business meeting
the Elks (demitted and candidate)
and their ladies will partake of a
clam feed. All the Elks in town
who have an airplane or access
to one are supposed to fly over
to Ninilchik Friday, September
14, to dig the clams for the Sat
urday feed.
Possibility of starting on a
suitable building for the new !
lodge this fall was also discuss
ed at the organization committee
meeting. Members were told o*
an option on a piece of land. It
was hoped that the group would
be able to pick up the option and
start construction operations be
fore freeze-up.
Members of the organization ,
Farmers' Market
To Be Open During
Three Days of Fair
The Farmers’ Market will be
open thhee days this week-end,
including Labor Day. it was an
nounced this week.
The Homemakers’ Council will
have the free organization booth
Labor Day with produce, craft,
gift items, and home baked goods.
“We've had a wonderful busi
ness this summer.” Marketmaster
Florence Eby reported. “It’s
rained almost every week-end,
but it hasn’t kept customers
away.
“We've had people from all
over the States, and hundreds of
pictures have been taken of our
display of outsize vegetables.
Everyone is amazed at produce
that can be grown in Alaska.”
The Alaska Department of Ag
riculture weekly bulletins has
been quoting farm produce prices
from Seattle. Fairbanks, the
MVFCA and the Farmers Market
of Palmer. Agricultural Commis
sioner Clyde Sherman visited the
market last week. With him was
George Crowthers, the new mar
ket inspector who is stationed
here in Palmer during the pro
duce season.
The vegetable season is at its
peak right now. During the
month of September, sellers plan
to make special retail prices on
vegetables in quantity for those
who want to store them for the
winter. Unless it is “frozen out”,
the market expects to remain
open until October 15.
committee are Matt Onkka,
chairman; Clair Stock, secretary;
John Reed, Leonard Kyger and
Art Stenberg. Sitting in on the
meeting were members of the
candidate investigation commit
tee: Frank Brown, Bill Head and
Ray McCartney.
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