A Brief Outline Of The
Woman's Club; 1915-’23
Organization—September 13, 1915.
A call was made for the ladies of Se
ward to meet for the purpose of talk
ing over plans for the formation of a
Woman's Club.
The first regular meteing of the Wo.
man’s Club of Seward was held Sept
ember 20, 1915 and the following offi
cers were elected:
President, Mrs. W. E. Root.
Honorary President, Mrs*. W. E
Edes.
Vice President, Mrs. Wm. Sauers.
Secreta’y, Mrs. J M. Sloan.
Treasurer, Mrs. De Sherbinin.
The Charter Members are:
Mary B. Edes, May Palmer Root
Catherine N. Sears, Hazel M. White
head, Maude McDonald, Nellie B.
Martin, Louise A. Sawyer, Connie A
DeLine, Florence Ellis, eBrtiia M.
Cook, Betty de Sherbinin, Anna E
Cramer, Anna Davidson, Eleanor Bal
derson, Marion C. Sauers, Ida E.
Green, Genevieve R. Ballaine, Jessie
L. Sloan, eGrtrude Schaleben, Celia
Robb Lucas, oGldie Blue, Claudia I.
Sexton and Mina Baughman.
In March 1917, the club entered
the Territorial Federation of of Wo
men’s Clubs.
Achievements.
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1915- -Raised $44.85 by serving ice
cr^am at the Pioneer Ball. This sum
was given toward the “Grandma
White” fund which the Pioneers were
starting.
1916— Procured lots from the Alaska
Engineering Commission for the ‘war
gardens.” The school children start
ed gardens under direction of the
club.
Civic Fair held; cleared $196.00. Do
nated $200.00 toward a piano for the
school
Reception to the ladies of Seward.
Cooperated with other Woman s
Clubs of Alaska in urging the Terri,
torial Legislature to pass a law rais
ing the “age of consent” for girls from
16 to 18 years.
Telegram to Judge Brown protest
ing against advertisement of sale cf
seized liquor to take place in town.
Club purchased Robert’s Rules of Or
der and Bay View Series for study.
1916— 1918—Studied the City Ordin
ances and Teritorial Laws, Jewish He
roes and Prophets, Shakespeare, had
reviews of books and heard addresses
bv club members and visitors. Musi
cal numbers contributed by club mem
bers.
1917— Bought two dozen Easter Lil
ies to sell.
Committee of five appointed to or
ganize a Red Cross Unit in Seward.
A committee was appointed to org
anize at First Aid Class.
A flag was purchased for the pub
lic school.
Answering a call from Mrs. Dona
boo, then president of the Teritori: 1
Federation of Women’s Clubs, the
club pledged to place the Hoover
pledge in the bands of every woman in
Seward and undertake any patriotic
duty assigned.
Garden plots planted.
Civic Fair held, raised $323 58 for
the Red Cross.
1918— Contributed $50.00 to the
Red Cross.
1919— Started movement to secure
a Carnegie library for Seward.
Sent clothing to natives at Susitna.
1919—1923- -(inclusive).— Support
ed French orphan by levying a tax of
$1.25 on each member, by bake sales
and by money taken efrom the treas
ury.
1919—Donated $10, for Xmas tree
to the Methodist Aid Society.
Musical program—net receipts $106.
10.
1920— Seward Public Library open,
ed to the public—1500 books on the
shelves catalogued and ready for cir
culation.
1921— City donated $300 to library.
Club bought Victrola for scho.l
Gave library to sch^jl.
Cooperation with teachers in regard
of be'ter Speech Week.
1922— 1923—Pledged $50 toward
purchase of Sydney Lawience paid
ing of Mt. McKinley to be donated
to Woman’s Federal Building in Wash
ington D. C., by Federated Ouibs of
Alaska. The money for tins was rais
ed by bake sales.
Club cooperated with Anchorage
Club endorsing the Woman’s Jury
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Bill.
1922-’23 Study of Parliamentary]
Laws.
Each member bought a copy of Ro
bert's Rules of Order.
“Good of the Club’ 'program arrang
ed for the year, the topics being
“Travel—South America.” “Home Ec_
onomics,” “Current Events,” “Civics,”
“Home Decorating,” “First Aid,” and
“Correct English.”
Discussion of late books.
SERVICE BURIAL CONTRACT
WITH WILLIAMS RENEWED
D. H. Williams, mortician, was noti
fied today that his contract for the
burial and shipment of deceased bod
ies of American war veterans in this
division has been renewed for 1924.
The contract is in compliance with an
act of congress passed in 1922. The
act provides for an allowance for the
i burial and preparation of bodies for
shipment, including transportation for
an escort.
Under the law safe delivery of the
i body to any part of the United .States
; is guaranteed- -Anehoia.se i iu.es.
Juneau Man Robbed
of Season’s Savings
G. W. Branner, who is residing in
Juneau, Alaska and who had been oc
cupying a room with Jacob Laukus a
proprietor of a shoe repair shop of
that city, was writing a letter to his
mother whose home is in Astoria,
Oregon, about 11 o’clock of Christmas
Eve. Laukus was at the dance at the
Moose Hall and Branner, who is a
■fisherman, was alone in the room
The room is in the rear of the shoe
shop and w’hile Branner was writing
he heard the front door open but sup
posed his roommate had returned and
did not look up until he heard some
one in the room wrhere he was. Then
he looked up and into the muzzle ot
a revolver.
There were twro men in the invad
ing party and Branner was instructed
to “pue-em_up” which he did, rising
from his seat at the table and standing
•against the wall. His visitors lost no
time in shaking dowTn the room, look
ing everywhere that there was a like_
liliood of money or valuables being
concealed. In a suitcase was $300
wrhich was taken.
They left by the back door after
they obtained wnat they were after.
KARL THEILE MAKING POOR
TIME ON TRIP TO INTERIOR
Light snowfall resulting in poor
trails is hampering trail traffic in the
imeiior. Secretary Karl Theile, who
is covering most of the lower Yukon
and Kuskokwim district on Territorial
business, has been badly hampered on
his trip. Owing to the condition 01
the trails he was forced to cancel the
trip from McGrath to Ophir, Tokotna
and Iditarod.
FOG SIGNALING STATION
IN ALASKA COMPLETED:
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JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 9.—A $60,000
fog signaling station, erected on the
north end of Admirality island, 20
miles south of this town has been
completed by the government light
house service and will stared on
Christmas day to function.
hTe new station will benefit ocean!
shipping as well as fishing craft and!
is considered the most modern and
best equipped station on the Alaska
coast.
It was also announced by the light
house service that a light house val
ued at $175,000 wras being constructed
at Cape Spencer, 100 miles southwest
of here.
It was decided that it would be rea
dy for operation next May. These two
improvements have been sought for
many years, the service officials dec
lared.
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The KOHLER
Automatic POWER
and LIGHT Plant
—requires no storage batteries
for power and light
—produces standard 110 volt
electricity
— has a capacity of 1500 watts or
two electrical horsepower
—operates simply at the touch
of any button anywhere on
the circuit
Write for illustrated literature.
Come in and see the plant in
operation
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DISEASE
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Dr. S. Marbais, of the Pasteur In
stitute, Paris, France, who in a re
cent report before the Academy of1
Medicine of Paris, demonstrated his1
successful treatment for puerperal,
fever, a disease which has long been;
working havoc among children. Dr.
Marbais claims that a systematic in-1
jection of arsenobenzol into the tiny
patients veins every two or three days
will reduce and wipe out the disease
in every instance. The medicine can
be used either pure or iodinozed and
is an important step in the advance
ment of child health.
ill FILLS I MET
SUSTAINS 1 INJURIES
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SAXON, Wn., Jan. 9.—Wesley Bow
man, a high rigger for the Bloedel
Donovan Mills, who fell 135 feet to
the ground yesterday when his life
line broke, is a lucky man. Otherwise
than being sore he is practically un
hurt. Bowman was cutting off a limb
135 feet from the ground, to attach a
rigging to handle logs. The limb
fell on his life line, parting it, and
Bowman, with a cross cut saw on his
back and an axe in his hand, dropped
sheer 135 feet to the ground below
Fortunately he landed in a pool of
mud in a swampy spot. Bowman is:
30 years oi age, and said to be one oi
the strongest men in the woods.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—Senator
Capper, of Kansas, chairman of the
Senate farm bloc, declared this after
noon that the farm blocs in both the
Senate and House had joined in op -
position to Secretary Mellon’s tax
plan in order to insure relief to the
fanner
Senator Copeland in a speech today
called upon congress to grant the sol
dier bonus as a simple act of National
justice and at the same time he
charged Secretary Mellon with an at
tempt to sandbag the bonus.
'SELLES FAMILY TO LEAVE
FOR TRIP DOWN COAST
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Gelles and two
children. Happie and Bobbie, expect
to get away for the States probably
3n the next boat and will be aw'ay
Tom Anchorage for several months
luring which time Mr. Gelles will com
)ine business with pleasure.
Mr. Gelles is making the trip chief
s'’ lor the purpose of expanding the
xport market of the Evan Jones
'°al Company, of which he is selling
gent. He expects to spend six weeks
r more along the coast, from Seattle
o San Francisco, preparing the way
>r the introduction of Evan Jones
?al in those markets, particularly
ie San Francisco market, through
ie medium of the Alaska-Siberian
ransportation Company, which is
anning to place steamers on the
m Francisco-Seward run next sum
er.
Mrs. A. J. Wendler and daughter,
arice, are planning to leave Anchor
e soon on a visit to the States.
Miss Nellie K. Wilson, former sten
rapher for the Alaska rialroad will
an outgoing pasenger on the Alas
for the States.
ra Losey, proprietor of the Anchor
3 bakery will leave this wreek for
trip to California and other points.
Joint installation of the Odd Fellow
and Rebehak lodges was held in the
local hall last evening, a large crowd
being present. A. H. Thoday acted
as District Grand Deputy, the impres
sive installation ceremony being con
ducted in a pleasing manner. Follow
ing installation exercises a luncheon,
composed of coffee, sandwiches, cake
and pickles was served the assembled
members. The following officers took
their seats for the coming year
For the Rebekahs—
Noble Grand, Edith Thoday, Vice
Grand Helga Rosness; Chaplain, Ra
chel Crawford; Conductor, Margaret
McIntosh; Warden, Karence Johnson;
Inside Guardian, Julia Arentsen; Out
side Guard, John Colberg; R. S. N. C.
Carrie Dykstra; L. S. N. G., Pete Pe
tersen; R. S. V. G., Alice Selby; L. S
V. G., Christiania Rossness; Treasur
er, Marie Osbo.
For the Odd Fellows—
N. G., Frank Logerquist; V G., Ed
ward Kennedy; Secretary, Charles
Lechner; Treasurer, Peter H. Peter
son; Trustee, C. M. Brosius; Warden,
Thorwald Osbo; Conductor, Wm. An.
rig; R. S. to N G., Gust Peterson; L.
S. to N. G., Leonard Arntsen; R. S. to
V. G., Henry Frost; L. S. to V. G ,
Henry Kol'ord; Inner Guard Ingwald
Jacobsen; Outer Guard, Fred Martin
ides; Chaplain, John Colberg; R. S.
Sup., Oscar Hoaglaud; L. S. Sup., Al
bert Colberg.
THIRD TERM FOR SUTHERLAND
WITHOUT OPPONENT, LIKELY
According to the political weather
vane, a fair wind is blowing for Dan
A. Sutherland, delegate to congress
from lAaska, and it is believed Mr.
Sutherland will go into the April pri
maries for renomination, without op-j
position.
Advices from the second, first and;
fourth divisions have developed can
didates for other places, but so far
no one has come out as a candidate
for Delegate Sutherland's place. Del
egate Sutherland is serving his second
term in congress. He was elected to
his first term at the general election
of November 2, 1920, by a big major
ity over his democratic opponent.
RACE WITH DEATH TO SAVE
LIFE OF OLD TRAPPER
With creaking snowshoes, straining
muscles and panting dog teams, two
natives raced with death from the
Tazlina river to Chitina last week, in
an attempt to save the life of Perry
Darce, an old trapper and prospector,
suddenly taken down with appendici
tis. Darce and his partner Archie
McAlpine, have a trap line on the old
Nelchina trail, about forty miles up
the Tazlina river. When Darce was
taken ill McAlpine realizing that he
could never pull the aged man by sled
to help in time to save his life, start
ed for assistance. Upon his arrival
at Tazlina Wilson Miller and two In
dians took the back trail. Miller gave
out and the natives pushed on. An
auto and a doctor were sent to the
scene.
A FAREWELL PARTY
In honor of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Rose
and Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hansen, who
are leaving Anchorage next Saturday
local Masonic bodies are preparing
plans for a farew7ell party next Fri
day evening. Committees from the
Eastern Star, Royal Arch and Knight
Templar bodies have charge of the
affair, which will be in the form of an
informal dance, followed by «, iunch
eon. All Masons and their ladies are
invited. Both Mr. and Mrs. Rose have
held ofices in the Eastern Star, and
Mr. Rose is Past High Priest in the
Royal Arch and Past Commander in
the commandery. Mr. Hansen held
office in the Commandery for a num
ber of years and has been an active
Masonic worker.
350 TONS OF CODFISH
CAUGHT THIS WINTER
(Nome Nugget)
The codlisheries have been “making
codfish while the sun shines” accord
ing to reports coming in from the va
rious fishers along Snake River 350
tons have been reported caught since
the first ice appeared on the river and
the amount is increasing every dav
as the many fishers continue to break
holes in the ice and extract large, ju
icy Tomcods from their haunts be
neath the frozen surface.
J. J. Finnegan left this morning for
Anchorage, after spending several
days in Seward.
LOCAL SHI STMT
(REIT INCREASE
A statement of the Bank of Sewar I
published in Saturday’s daily, show-;
several interesting features in coa
nection with improved conditions in
this city. The previous statement
gave loans and discounts at $162,012;
while the December 31st statement
gives loans at $197,489.40. Total r»*_
sources in the previous report were
$316,311.21, while in the last state
ment they are given as $324,4 42 6T
The recent report shows that depos
its have also increased from $280,536
to $288,165, a fine showing for the
last quarter of the year.
Seward today is the richest spot in
Alaska. Giving her population at 7«*»>
her per capita wealth is $4634.SO.
ARRIVtS IN SEATTLE
I SEATTLE, Jan. 9.—The DeHavi
. land four aeroplane in which C. B.
Eilson of Fairbanks will carry the
mail between Nenana and McGrath
• has arrived here in the course of ship
ment to Alaska. The machine will be
used by the postoffice department as
an experiment in mail carrying it is
said that the route, which now tak“~-'
twelve days to cover by dog team, will
be covered in three hours by plane.
In case the plan is successful, oth
| er mail routes will be established.
NEW CABLE FOR ALASKA
Signal corps officials declare that
the Seattle-Alaska cable will be com
pleted and new equipment installed
ready for operation by November first.
The second stretch of the new cable
will be laid direct from Ketchikan to
Seward, cutting out Valdez. While
nothing of an authentic nature has
been divulged, the direct line to Se
ward may mean the establishment of
the signal corps base at that point. In
this event headquarters for this sec
tion of signal corps, now at Valdez
would be moved to Seward, which is
really the logical point for both wa
ter and land base operation.—Anchor
age Times.
If You Are Doing Business
With Mail Order Concerns
If you are sending your cash out of town—doing business
with mail order concerns—keep mum about the growth—the indus
tries the advantages or beauty of the town. You have no boast coming. It
is a good town not because ofyouy but in spite of you.
If you are not a Home Trader You are a
Trailer to the Best Interests of the Town r
This community is made up of individuals. Its prosperity
depends on individual effort. If you send your money away for goods
that can be purchased here, you injure the town—and yourself
When you buy from a mail order concern—your money is
gone for good. Not one red cent of it ever comes back. None of
it pays for taxes. None of it pays store rent, clerk hire—or does a blessed
one ot the dozens of things accomplished by home-spent money.
Suppose everyone in this city sent away for their mer
chandise. Ihe town would go to rack and ruin. You wouldn’t be
able to give property away. There would be little employment for labor
Schools—churches—everything of a public nature would be stripped to poor
house poverty. There s no reason why anyone should deal with mail order
YT h??e town merchant carries the best grades of merchandise
on the maiket. .They are goods of recognized merit. They are sold at
practically one price the world over. You know you are getting/*// value fn
quality. The biggest manufacturers in the country insure that with their
trademarks, four purchases are protected. There is no buying dissatisfaction
long waits long distance return costs—or delivery charges.
Your dealer appreciates your patronage. He puts forth
every effort to hold your trade. He becomes intimately acquainted
with your likes and dislikes consequently can serve you in the most satisfac
tory manner. And to top off all of these important advantages—your local
merchant can save you money. y 31
By all means talk up your town—but first win the right to
speak by spending your money at home. It is the solid worth of home
of The Community1 WOrds that estal5lishes the public wealth and welfare
Donate to the gooa of the town by trading IN town-and get the greatest value for your dollars.
The Calumet Baking Powder Company
paid for the preparation of this article.