FIRST EASTERN STAR
CHAPTER IN VALLEY
TO BE FORMED HERE
Approximately 25 Eastern Sta/
ladies of Palmer were in attend
ance at an organizational meetin*
held February 26 here to font
the first OES chapter in the Val
ley.
Officers were chosen and com
mittees were appointed with Mrs
Lew Hanks elected as chairman
and Mrs. H. J. Hodgson, secretary,
A committee appointed to form
by-laws for the chapter include
Mrs. Harry Ryan, Mrs. Jack Cope,
Mrs. James Kindler, Mrs. Cloyce
W. Parks and Mrs. Hodgson. The
equipment and finance commit
tee is comprised of Mrs. Pat Mur
phy and Mrs. Loretta Talcott. The
name chosen for the new group is
the Matanuska Valley Chapter of
OES with a number to be as
signed later by the General Grand
Chapter at Washington, D. C.
The next meeting for the new
chapter has been set tentatively
as the second Tuesday of this
month, March 13, at 8 p.m. at
Carpenter’s hall.
Mrs. Hanks also announced that
15 of the OES ladies from the
* Valley will attend a Palmer night
meeting of the Anchorage Chap
ter on Monday, March 5. The
trip to the city will be made by
private cars and all members who
can furnish transportation are re
quested to do so. Those making
the trip to Anchorage will meet
in front of Koslosky’s at 5 p.m.
Monday evening.
1 AMERICAN REVOLUTION
SONS. DAUGHTERS, TO
BE ORGANIZED HERE
Valley residents who can trace
their American ancestry back to
the days of the Revolution will
now be given an opportunity to
join one of the most illustrous or
ganizations of the nation, the
Sons and Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution. William W. El
liott, principal of the Palmer
elementary school is organizing
the clubs here. He is a member
-of the Jersey Chapter of the Sons
¥ of the American Revolution. Sev
eral residents here have already
contacted Mr. Elliott as being
eligible for membership in the or
ganizations. Both men and wom
en are invited to contact him
either at the Matanuska Valley
lodge or Box 1852, Palmer.
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and Looker Service
Voffey Women Take
Several First Prizes
Valley women took their share
. of prizes in the homemaking de
partments of the Anchorage Pa
’ rade of Industry at the Fur Ren
dezvous last week. Among the
members of local homemakers
clubs who brought back first
prizes and blue ribbons were Mrs.
Ruth Estelle of the Sourdough
Club, who entered a cross-stitch
picture. Mrs. Estelle took first
in embroidered pictures.
Mrs. Thelma Caulkins of the
12:30 Club took first in fur craft
with a pair of handmade fur mit
tens; Mrs. Arvid Johnson, Riber
bend Club, took first for a yarn
rug; Mrs. Daisy Swoboda of the
Cheechako Club, first for an em
broidered baby dress and Mis.
Vida Lashbrook was first in col
ored embroidery and crochet
work.
Great Books Group
To Study Dramatist
“House of Atreus,” written by
the Greek dramatist Aeschylus,
will be the subject of discussion
at the next regular meeting of the
Great Books Discussion club,
members announced this week!
The meeting will be held Sunday,
March 11, at the Charles Wilson
home at 7:30 p.m. Everyone in
terested in literature is invited to
attend the meeting. The group is
now in its second year of reading,
which includes many works of
history, travel and drama.
CRAFT CLASSES ARE
DISCONTINUED BY
EXTENSION SERVICE
There will be no more craft
classes conducted this spring and
summer by the Extension Serv
ice, Miss Marylou Lashbrook
Home Demonstration Agent, an
nounced this week. Classes will
be resumed during the fall
months, she explained.
Meetings were announced by
Miss Lashbrook for Homemakers
Clubs to be held in March and are
as follows:
March 8—Chugiak at commun-i
ity hall; March 12 —Cheechako
club meets with Mrs. Tom Day;
March 13—Sunny Knik; Eve
ning Craft at home of Mrs. Emma
Fogg; Sourdough.
March 14—Palmasilla with Miss
Lashbrook; 12:30 Club with Mrs.
Clare Stock.
March 15—Riverbend, Mrs. Ray
Cather; Butte with Mrs. I. M.
Sandvik.
March 20—Copper Valley; Gla
cier View with Mrs. Victor John
son.
The Wasilla club was scheduled
to meet with Mrs. Harold Harris
yesterday.
LARRY STOCK RETURNS
Larry Stock, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clair Stock, returned to the
Valley this week. Larry has been
attending college at Everett. He
arrived here by plane Sunday.
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MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Palmer, Alaska
Open Friday Evenings—5 to 7 P. M.
2 PER CENT ON SAVINGS
HONORED ON BIRTHDAY
Fellow employes at Agricul
tural Research Administration
honored Mrs. Evelyn Wendt Tues
day morning at the coffee hour.
Cake was served and many con
gratulations offered Mrs. Wendt
as the occasion was in observance
cf her birthday.
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RESIGNS POSITION
Mrs. Vivian Meier Shaver is
resigning her position with the
Agricultural Research Adminis
tration. She has been with ARA
for considerably over a year. Mrs.
Shaver plans to devote all of her
time to her home.
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RE-OPENING OF
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Wednesday, March 7
Serving Meals Every Day EXCEPT TUESDAYS
From 10 A.M. till Midnight
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