1923 Eagle Tour Shows
Many Brooklynites on
Trip to Interior Alaska
SOME OF BEST KNOWN MEN AND WOMEN OF THE
EASTERN STATES ARE WITH PARTY—WILL
REMAIN UNTIL PRESIDENT COMES
The steamship Alaska, bearing about seventy mem
bers of the Brooklyn Eagle party, will arrive here early
tomorrow morning. The party will remain in Seward
about three hours, when a special train will convey them
to Interior points. The Eagle party is the first party of
any size which has ever made the trip to Alaska, and most
of its members have been enrolled on previous tours. Its
members have dedicated every public park of any conse
quence, and are in Alaska to dedicate Mount McKinley
National Park, which will be done in connection with the
visit of President Harding.
Every automobile owner is Seward is expected to be
at the dock upon the arrival of the Alaska, and after their
welcome by the committee appointed, they will be taken
for a ride out the Kenai road. There are numerous other
tourists with the Eagle party and they also should be pro
vided with cars. Upon their return from the auto trip the
Eagle party will take a special train for the Interior.
Upon leaving Seward the Eagle
party will leave for McKinley Nation
al Park, where Dan T. Kennedy, ot
Nenana, will meet them with a pack
train^ and blackboards, and convey the
party as far as Savage Lake. Here on
the evening of July 9, dedication cere
monies will be held around a blazing
bonfire with native Indian rites. A
caribou barbecue will be a feature 01
the program. The party will spend
the night and a part of the next day
at the Savage River camp, returning
to McKinley Park station in the after
noon. The next night will be spent
in the sleepers of The Eagle Special,
which will be parked at the station.
The trip to Fairbanks will be resum
ed on the morning of July 11.
The tour is being managed by H. V.
Kaltenborn, associate editor of the
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, who has been
in charge ot all recent Eagle Tours.
Raymond M. Gunnison, secretary of
The Eagle, will serve as treasurer.
William V. Hester, Jr., ot The Eagle
news staff will report the tour and
also service as assistant manager. Dr.
Henry B. Minton, of Brooklyn, is offi
cial physician, and Mrs. William Hor
ner L hostess.
Perccr.nsl cf the Party L
MRS. J. A. ALMIRALL, of Brook
lyn, is member of the Brooklyn Wo
man's Club and former chairman of
the Week for the Blind. She is in
terested in the Brooklyn Orphan Asy
lum, and member of the Ladies’ Aux
iliary of St. Mary’s Hospital. Her hob
by is china painting.
WM. C. ATWATER is president of I
the Pocahontas Coal and Coke Com
pany of Manhattan. He is accompa
nied by Mrs. Atwater.
MRS. OTTO E. VON AU( is the
treasurer of the Brooklyn Ladies’ Re
lief Society and a member of the Ma
ternity center. She is accompanied
by her daughter, Miss Frida. Both
have made numerous Eagle Tours.
MISS FRIDA VON AU, is a member
ot Cum Laude of the Adelphi Acad
emy. She is a brilliant musician.
MRS. CHAS. E. BAINBRIDGE of
Brooklyn is a member of the woman’s
Forum and the Delphian Society. She
is fond of traveling and has been a
member of The Eagles’ Hawaiian Na
tional Park Dedication party and the
Brazil Centennial party.
EDWARD M. BASSETT, of Brook
lyn is an attorney. He has served on
the Brooklyn Board of Education, in
the House of Representatives, New
York State Public Sei’vice Commis
sion, New York City Zoning Commis
sion and Sec. Hoover’s advisory com
mittee. He is a recognized authority
on zoning problems. Mrs. Bassett ac
companies hint.
H. A. BAYLIS of Huntington, Long
Island, is the associate editor and
manager of the Long-Islander, a week
ly newspaper published at Hunting
ton, which was founded by Walt Whit
man. He is accompanied by Mrs
Baylis and Miss Doris Baylis.
MISS CAROLINE M. BELL of Mat
tituck, L. I., is a widely known artist
and a member of the National Asso
ciation of Women Painters and Sculp
tors. Her pictui’es have acquired a
place in New York exhibitions.
MRS. WM. S. BUCHANAN, Sr., of
Brooklyn, is a life member of the Vic
toria Home for Aged British Men and
Women in America.
MRS. DAVISON, accompanies Mr.
Davison. She and her husband are
making their fifth Eagle tour this
year.
MRS. RICHARD M. DORSEY of
New York City^ is a member of the
Foreign Policy Association, the Wo
men’s Pro-League Council, English
Speaking Union, etc. Her hobby is
music.
DR. E. RODNEY FISKE of Brook
lyn is a graduate of the Polytechnic
Prep School and is a member of the
Kings County Medical Society, the
American Medical Association and
the American Institute of Home
opathy. His hobbies are golf, fishing
and shooting.
MRS. WM. M. HORNER of Brooklyn
is acting as hostess for The Eagle
Tour. She is the wife of the adver
tising manager of the Brooklyn Daily
Eagle. ,
MRS. E. RODNEY FISKE, is a
member of the Cosmos Club and is in
terested in horticulture.
MRS. WALTER GIBB of New York
City is a member of the Piping Rock
Club, the Nassau Country Club, the
Brooklyn Woman’s Club, and the
Heights Casino. She was decorated
by the French government for work
during the war.
MRS. RAYMOND M. GUNNISON ol
Brooklyn, is a member of the Kappa
Kappa Gamma, a director of the Ma
ternity Center Association, the Flat
bush Boys’ Club, and the Board of
Education.
RAYMOND M. GUNNISON, is sec
retary of the Brooklyn Daily Eaglej
and is acting as tour secretary. He is
a member of many clubs and socie
ties.
MISS ELSA GUNNISON of Brook
lyn is a student in Wellesley College.
ROBERT J. KELLY, son of Mrs.
Kelly, student at the Marquand
School.
MRS. FREDERIC EL GUNNISON is
the widow of Frederic E. Gunnison,
vice-president of the Lawyers’ Title
and Trust Company.
WALTER HAMMITT of Brooklyn,
is vice president and director of Fred
erick Loeser and Compaay, one of
Brooklyn’s largest department stores.
He is an expert golf and tennis play
er.
MRS. WALTER HAMMITT, who ac
companies her husband, is director of
the Brooklyn Music School Settle
ment, and many other clubs.
MRS. LUCY GUNNISON HAR
RINGTON is a trustee in the Chapin
Home for the aged, a member of the
Chiropean, the Chaminade and other
clubs.
DR. ISHAM G. HARRIS is the phy
sician and medical superintendent of
the Bi'ooklyn State Hospital. Is also
consultant to U. S. Veterans Hospital
No. 81. Has long list of honorary de
grees. Books and extra illustrating
are his hobbies.
MRS. WM. V. HESTER, of Glen
Cove, L. I., is wife of the president of
The Eagle. She is an expert golf
player and equestrienne.
WM, V HESTER of Glen Cove, is
the president of the Brooklyn Daily
Eagle He is accompanied by Mrs.
Hester. Golf is his favorite recrea
tion.
WM. V. HESTER, Jr., of Glen Cove,
L. I., is a member of the staff of The
Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He Is a son of
the president of The Eagle. He is a
golf and swimming expert.
MRS. 0. P. HUMPSTONE, of Brook
lyn is interested in helping the crip
ples to help themselves. She is also
on the Board of Managers of the
Brooklyn Orphan Asylum and a direc
tor of the Parents* League.
H. V. KALTENBORN of Brooklyn,
is directing and managing the party.
He is at present associate editor of
The Eagle and vice-chairman of the
forum committee of the Brooklyn
Chamber of Commerce, director of
the Brooklyn Free Kindergarten. For
nine years he has been the exponent
of international politics for The Daily
Eagle’s current topics class. His fa
vorite sport is tennis.
DR. HENRY B. MINTON, is a mem
ber of the New York Homeopathic
Medical College and the Flower Hos
pital. Is member New York State
Board of Medical Examiners, and oth
er organizations. His hobby is pho
tography.
MRS. FRANCESE HASLER LYON
of Brooklyn, a W'ell known Christian
Science practitioner.
MRS. REGINA J. KELLY, is the
widow of Edward Kelly, for many
years the head of Kelly & Wefer, sta
tionery mfrs.
CHARLES G. MARSH, New York
City. His grandfather, Wm. B. Marsh,
was editor of the Brooklyn Daily Ea
gle from 1842 until his death in
1846, when he was succeeded by Walt
Whitman.
EDWARD M. MERRILL, of Sea
Gate, N. Y., is affiliated with Brook
lyn Chamber of Commerce. His hob
bies are yachting and shooting.
MRS. HENRY B. MINTON, tfho
accompanies her husband is a member
of the Society of Mayflower Descen
dants and a Daughter of the Ameri
can Revolution.
MRS. R. M, NESBITT, of Brooklyn,
is a life member of the Brooklyn Wo
man’s Club and manager of the Con
gregational Home for the Aged. Since
her husband’s death she has assumed
his position as president of the M. W.
Robinson Company, mfrs. of tools.
MISS HELEN PFLUG, Brooklyn, ac
companies her aunts, the Misses Rue
ger.
MRS. HELEN LYON POWELL of
New York City, is the daughter of
Mrs. Francese C. Hasler Lyon. She
is secretary of the Liberts school, N.
Y. city.
MISS ELLEN RAWLINSON of
Brooklyn, is a member of the Wo
man's Press Club.
JOHN B. REIMER, Forest Hills, L.
I., is president of the Queens County
Guarantee and Investment Corpora
tion, vice-president of the Savings
Bank of Richland Hill and a member
of the Advisory Board of the Queens
County Bank, Manhattan Company.
ALFRED B. REIMER, is a student
of Princeton University. He is the son
of John B. Reimer.
WM. ROBINSON is a prominent
operator in Long Island properties for
30 years. He is a Mason and his hob
bies are hunting and fishing.
MRS. ROBINSON, who accompa
nies her husband is a member of the
Jamaica Hospital League and Rich
mond Hill Branch of the Chapin
Home Auxiliary.
F. A. RYAN, Brooklyn, is an officer
in the International Mercantile Ma
rine Company. He is assistant freight
and traffic manager of a number of
steamship lines.
THE MISSES EMILY AND FRIDA
REUGER of Brooklyn, were members
of The Eagles’ National Parks Tour in
1919 and the Grand Canyon National
Dedication Tour in 1920. They are
fond of walking and swimming.
MRS. F. A. RYAN, accompanies her
husband, F. A. Ryan. Well known in
the social life of Brooklyn.
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MRS. A. C. SCHARMAN, Brooklyn,
Is a member of the Civitas Club of
Brooklyn. She Is one of the first wo
men members of the Brooklyn Cham
ber of Commerce. She is particularly
interested in work for cripples.
MISS FRIDA SCHARMAN of Rugby
Road, Brooklyn, is a student of the
Packer Institute. She is a crack ten
nis player having played in a num
ber of tournaments. Her sister Lil
lian, is New Jersey state champion.
MRS. ROWLAND H. SMITH, of
Brooklyn, is a member of the Kappa
Alpha Theta, and the Woman’s Club
of Forest Hills, L. I.
MISS DOROTHY SMITH, a Packer
Institute student, accompanies her
mother.
MRS. MARY L. STEVENSON, of
Brooklyn, was a member of the Eagle
Hawaiian Tour. Her summer home
is at Hazlet, N. J.
MRS. P. M. STEWART, of Mama
ronek, N. Y., is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Alvah Davison, and the wife
of P. M. Stewart, connected with the
banking firm of Kuhn< Loeb & Co.
She is a talented amateur actress.
MRS. STANLEY S. TUMBRIDGE,
of Brooklyn, is director of the Brook
lyn School Settlement, and other so
cieties and organizatoins.
JOHN F. THIBAUT, of Sea Cliff, L.
I., is the head of a large factory pro
ducing varnishes and enamels. He
is also president of the State Bank of
Sea Cliff.
MRS. JOHN F. THIBAUT accom
panies her husband.
JOHN J. UNDERWOOD is the rep
resentative in Washington, D. C-, of
the Seattle Chamber of Cpmmerce and
is the chamber’s official delegate. He
is the author of “Alaska, An Empire
in the Making,” which the Govern
ment recommends as the best general
information book on Alaska. Mr. Un
derwood lived in the Territory for 14
years familiarizing himself with its
problems and resources, fie has trav
eled extensively in the South Seas,
Australia, and the Orient, and has
written about those countries as well
as about Alaska. He is a noted short
story writer. Mrs. Underwood ac
companies her husband.
R. O. WALKER, Brooklyn, is at
the head of a large factory producing
varnishes and enamels.
MISS MARJORIE WALKER has
just graduated from Pack High School
and will enter the Art Students Lea
gue in the fall. She is a swimming
enthusiast.
MRS. CORA WICKHAM, of Cutcho
gue, L. I., has been a member of two
previous Eagle Tours. Following her
husband’s death she assumed direction
of his farming properties in Suffolk
County. She is in charge of the Loy
al League work in the public schools.
Frank Skeen returned from Nuka
Bay last evening with two hundred
pounds of the richest gold-bearing
quartz every shown in this vicinity.
So rich is the rock in gold that it
fairly glitters with the precious min
eral, and old timers who have seen
the samples state they are better than
have been shown in Alaska for many
a day.
The vein, which is two and a half
feet wide at the surface, was found
by Mr. Skeen while burning off the
grass around a property held by him
at Nuka Bay. A piece about as large
as one’s fist was discovered sticking
out of the ground, and upon examina
tion the larger vein was found. Mr.
Skeen stripped the vein for fifty feet
and it showed the same high values at
all points with no diminution in
width. The vein is in block slate for
mation similar to the deep mines of
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manency.
The new strike is about a mile and
a half from salt water, on the Nuka
river, and at about 500 feet elevation.
A wagon could be driven trom the
saltchuck to the mine.
The operation of the Anchorage and
Seward docks is hereby transferred
from the jurisdiction of the Stores de
partment to that of the Transportation
department, effective June 20.
As regards payment for services
the employes of the docks will re
main under the Stores department to
and including June 30, 1923^ following
which they will be taken up by Trans
portation department.
J. G. STEESE, Chmn.
Alaska and Siberia, rugged lands of
indescribable beauty that tascinate
tourists and thrill the hardy trail
blazers of commerce, will be the goal
of a trade expansion excursion of the
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.
This announcement was made yes
terday by L. J. Calender, director of
the Domestic Trade Bureau of the
Foreign and Domestic Trade Depart
ment as he commenced organizing a
commission that will sail for the
North on July 20 aboard the elegant
ly appointed steel steamship Buford.
The ship, operated under the flag of
the Alaskan-Siberian Navigation Com
pany is scheduled to make a cruise of
8316 miles, lasting forty days. The re
turn is set for August 29.
Leaving San Francisco July 20 the
trade emissaries from San Francisco,
responding to Alaska’s call to become
better acquainted with the commer
cial possibilities of the North will
make a brief stop at Seattle.
Prince Rupert situated close to the
border line between British Columbia
and Alaska, 1404 miles from San
Francisco, will be reached the fifth
day out. Ketchikan, the Wrangell
Narrows, the Taku glacier, Juneau,
Haines, Skagway, Sitka and Cor
dova, and across the mouth of Prince
William Sound to Seward, where a
stop will be made to permit the dele
gation to go over the government
railroad to Anchorage and Fairbanks.
After a two-days’ stop at Seward the
course will be laid westward to Ko
diak, which was founded 140 years
before the founding of San Francisco.
Cold Bay, will next be visited, then
along the coast past Light House
Rocks, where are located the largest
sea lion rookeries in the North Pa
cific ocean.
Dutch Harbor, Unalaska, Bogoslof
Island, and the Pribilofs where a stop
will be made at the seal islands, spe
cial permission being given to the I
party bv the Department of Commerce
to land on the island.
From the Pribilofs the party will go
to Cape Chaplin, Anadir, Siberia and
St. Lawrence Island. The Buford will
head for Nome where two days will
be spent. From Nome the course is
northward thru the Bering Straits and
into the Arctic ocean and northward
to the Ice pack. Thousands of wal
rus will be seen, with frequent sights
of polar bear. From the ice pack
East Cape will next be visited. Here
the voyagers will see a typical native
Siberian village. From here the next
stop will be St. Michael, thence to
Akutan island with its extensive
whale fisheries. From Akutan the
Buford will steam to Seattle and San
Francisco, the return being scheduled
for August 29, just 40 days from the
date of sailing.
A. C. Anderson, general traffic man
ager of the Alaska-Siberian Naviga
tion Company refers to the scenic
route as the “Dream Trip,” one nev
er-to-be-forgotten.” He is co-operat
ing with the Chamber of Commerce in
arranging details.
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