Farthest North
Girl Scout Troops
Formed at Barrow
Girl Scouting extended to the
remotest outpost of civilization
when the farthest north Girl
Scout troops in America were
formed recently at Barrow. The
troops were formed under the
direction of Mrs. Sally Browning,
who has been in Scout work for
many years and has taken an ac
tive pai't in Alaska Scouting since
her arrival at Ft. Richardson with
her husband, Colonel Browning.
Leaders of the Barrow Girl
Scout troops are all Eskimo wom
en. In addition to the Eskimo
women on the committee, Mrs.
Maxine Bryon, NAS teacher, and
Mrs. Joe Hayden, whose husband
is an ACS operator, are also mem
bers.
The two Girl Scout troops were
organized with 30 members in the
fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
grades. Four Girl Scout meetings
were held at which Scouting was
introduced through playing Girl
Scout games, singing Girl Scout
songs, displaying the uniform on
one of the Eskimo girls and talk
ing about the founder of Girl I
Scouting, Juliette Lowe.
One of the most important aims j
for the Troops at Barrow is
through the Girl Scout organiza
tions to preserve some of the Es
kimo arts and crafts and to pro
mote more interest in Eskimo
legends and customs, Mrs. Brown-,
ing said.
■‘Since there is no recreation in
Barrow other than the movies,”
the Girl Scout worker added, “the
organization will be of great value
in getting the girls to work to
gether on projects such as learn
ing skin sewing, group cooking;
projects and learning to know
girls in the states and in other
countries through correspondence.
“Also,” Mrs. Browning said, “in
doing service projects in the vil
lage such as making toys for the
boys and girls in the ANS hos
pital and helping at Christmas
time by making ornaments for
the two Christmas trees that ar
rive—one at the hospital and one
at the church.”
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WOMEN OF MOOSE
TO HOLD REGULAR
Meeting nov. 14
The next regular meeting of
the Women of the Moose, which
will be a business session of the
lodge, will be held November 14
at Moose Hut, according to Mrs.
Merle Anderson.
At the regular meeting of the
lodge on October 24, plans for an
embroidery and bake sale were
discussed. The sale will be held
December 2 at Grasser’s Hard
ware store and will start at 10
a.m. Many beautiful hand-em
broidered articles suitable for
Christmas gifts and a tempting
array of home baked goods will
be oiffered. Mrs. Neva Koark and
Mrs. Jean Prewitt are in charge
of the sale. Proceeds will go to
the lodge’s welfare fund.
A Mooseheart Christmas party
also was held at the meeting with
each of the members bringing
gifts. The gifts were packaged
and are now on their way to the
home.
Two new members initiated
into the lodge were Mrs. Pansy
Hodson and Mrs. Pearl Loberg.
Following a showing of colored
slides by Leo Lucas, of hunting
trips and Alaskan scenes, refresh- 1
Moose Lodge to Honor
New Members at Stag
* New members recently initiat
ed into the lodge will be honored
at a stag party to be held by the
Palmer Moose Lodge Saturday
evening. The party for the spe
cial guests will be held at the
Moose hut and is to start at 8:30
p.m.
There will be a program of en
tertainment and refreshments will
be served, according to the an
nouncement.
JOHN WITTS TO SPEND
WINTER VISITING OUTSIDE
Mr. and Mrs. John Witt of Pal
mer are going Outside to spend
the winter. They plan to leave
here Sunday and will travel to
the States by plane. They will
visit friends and relatives in
Washington and Oregon before
going on to California, where
thev will spend the Christmas
holidays. They expect to return
to the Valley this spring, arriv
ing here about the first part of
April.
ments were served. Mrs. Marcie
tellers was in charge of the re
freshment committee.
lMeetings of the lodge are held
the first and fourth Tuesday of
each month.
ALASKA SEED
Still Serves the Volley
Farmers May Buy Seed. Feed and Fertiliser
at either
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at W villa
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ALASKA SEED. INC.
12th and Z Street. Anchorage
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Families Enjoy Visits
With Friends, Relatives
WASILLA — Several families
enjoyed visits with relatives and
old friends on trips here this past
week.
Among the visitors are Mr. and
Mrs. William Tryck of Anchorage
who are spending a few days with
relatives.
Miss Helen Carlson of Fair
banks, who taught at the Wasilla
School several years ago, is visit
ing Mrs. Bud Brown.
Mrs. Charles Isaacs and Mrs.
John Bixles also visited friends
of long time standing.
Two Trucks Answer Alarm
At Howard Estelle's Farm
■ Two of the Palmer Fire Asso
ciation’s three fire trucks an
swered an alarm Monday evening
when a fire at Howard Estelle’s
farm was reported.
The well house at the Estelle
CHANGE MEETING DATES
FOR CRAFT CLASSES HERE
A change in meeting dates for
University of Alaska Extension
Course craft classes was. an
nounced by Miss Marylou Lash
brook, Home Demonstration
Agent, this week.
The classes will now be held on
the second and fourth Wednes
days of the month. They will be
conducted at 7:30 p.m. in the
craft room of the Extension serv
ice office.
farm had caught on fire. The
smouldering fire which was in
the basement of the well house
was soon put out by the volunteer
firemen. Damage to the well
house structure was estimated at
about $100.
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