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THE NUPTIALS OF v!I33 TRANCES l&O'WZS and PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JACK
tfARD, of the finance office, were celebrated at hirrh noon Itoeiday at the home
of the bride’s father, Ivir• Frank Morris. The Rev* ^*r* Denton oty‘c^'^e *
The bride '/ore a charming costume of pink taffeta frimmet. w: t a
?reen drape, After the ceremony the newly wed couple departed for ohepar s
Ranch at Four and a Ha3.f utile, wore they will spend a fifteen-way noneymoonr
During the evening at Shepard’s a chivaree wa3 much enjoyed#
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CimSHJAS DANCE
ARRANGEMENTS ARE NO 7 BEING CO?iPLETED FOR A CHRISTMAS *K DANCE,
to be held in the new gymnasium at a date to be announced next week* This
will be an invitational affair, and those desiring invitations sent theyir
friends will submit lists to the E & R office in Building 14, or to Captain
bright at Headquarters before next Tuesday#
The Post Exchange Council ha3 been requested to set aside funds to
make this dance the big jest social event on the Fort Sevard social calendar#
The same committee which took charge of theHianksgiviag dance will be in
charge, assisted by the E & R forces*
IT* S FUNNY tfHAT SOME PEOPLE THINK OF ALASKA '• The Texas Christian Ad
vocate, in a recent article on the Alaska Agricultural College and School of
Mines, says in part: "Just look at Alaska and reflect that the natives build
houses out of snow and call them Igloos, and crawl into them and sleep in their
clothes through nights six months long, saying their prayers only ^en they go
to bed on the first of July aii forgetting their devotions until they say grace
at breakfast on the first of January#”
The Valdes Miner, in an article quoted by the Stroller, of Juneau,
remarks: "It is possible that the Texas Christian Advocate may be an excellent
guide in matters theological, but in others, particularly those relating to
Alaska, doesn’t cut a whole lot of ice# Tf the editor of the Advocate believes
the nights are six months long in Alaska* he might at least have continued his
investigations to the extent of finding Cut luring what part of the year such
nights occur# Perhaps the Alaska Native is not as well educated as he might
be, but he is not fool enough to go to bed on the first day of July when the
days are 24 hours long."
There is a good deal of misinformation about Alaska circulated in the
States, and we at Ft# Seward, coming as we do from all parts of the "contin
ental: area", by writing home of actual conditions here, can do much to help#
£craft.’ ':tell'. the'-actual climatic conditions, for one thing; and we can tell of
-‘tide obvious needs of the territory*
INCIDENTALLY, HAVE YOU TOTTEN THAT CHRISTMAS LETTER TO YOUR FOLKS!
IT’S BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.
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Latest reports in the Amy & Navy Journal are very encouraging re
garding the 25 year retirement bill* *
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PLANS FOR A LARGE SKATING POND AT HAINES are being made by the '
enterprising citizens of that community. An area near the mission school
is to be flooded within the near future, and ice artists at Ft. Seward an
ticipate many pleasant evenings with their civilian neighbors at Haines. The
two small rinks at Ft. Seward are now in fair condition. Lily lake is partly
suitable for skating, but much of the surface is rough from snow. ttie lake
At Rutzebeck's ranch Is smooth as glass; the only difficulty is getting there.