BIG TIME HAD
BY ALL ON ELKS
TRIP TO SKAGWAY
"Where's Elmer?" Be
comes Theme of Dedi
cation Days
The pilgrimage of Juneau Elks
to Skagway aboard the Princess
Louise over the weekend for the
dedication of the new lodge for
BPO Elks No. 431 was Skagway’s
party but Skagway made it Elmer
Friend’s party, too. After all, Elmer
is the oldest member of the Skag
way lodge from standpoint of length
of membership.
From the moment the Princess
Louise docked in Skagway at 8
o’clock Sunday morning and Skag
way Elks with posters asking
• Where’s Elmer?” greeted the ship
until it sailed again Monday night
and the band from the Elks dance
accompanied the visitors to the dock
and serenaded Elmer a last time
with "For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow,”
it was Skagway’s welcome to Elmer
Friend, the member who had not
attended a home lodge meeting since t
he left the gold rush town 45 years
ago. f
Banners welcoming Elmer back to
the fold decorated the cocktail
lounge in the new Elks building, and j
“Where’s Elmer?” cards were worn J
by all of the Elks—visitors and |
hosts alike.
Elks Home Dedicated
The new Elks’ building, occasion
for the dedication, is the fifth the
Skagway Elks have called home
since the lodge was chartered in
1899.
First event on the busy program
arranged by the Skagway Elks for
Sunday and Monday was the dedi
cation ceremony at 2 o’clock Sun
day afternoon.
More than 200 people were pre
sent for the dignified ritual con
ducted by a team of Juneau Past
Exalted Rulers with Arthur (Scotty)
Adams as Exalted Ruler. Other Ju
neau PER’s taking part in the cere
mony were Ellis Reynolds, Dewey
Baker, Leonard Holmquist, Howard
Simmons, Pat Carroll, N. C. Ban
field and Victor Power.
History of the Skagway Elks was
told by Mr. Banfield, and the story
of the acquisition of the new build
ing was read by Arnold Gutfeld, of
the Skagway lodge. R. B. Birren,
chairman of the Skagway Elks build
ing committee delivered the keys of
the new building to Exalted Ruler
Adams, who, in turn, gave them to
Brilce Boynton, chairman of the
board of trustees. Skagway lodge.
Representing the Sitka Elks at
the ceremony was Orville Paxton,
and J. R. MacMillan, formerly of
the Skagway lodge, represented
Ketchikan lodge.
The new Elks home, which all
agreed would be a fine building for
a city much larger than Skagway,
has two bowling alleys, a billiard I
room, cocktail lounge, lodge room
and large dance floor.
Larry McGuane, is Exalted Ruler
of the Skagway lodge, host for the
occasion and D. L. Stevenson, dis
trict deputy Grand Exalted Ruler,
Alaska east, this year is a member
of the Skagway lodge.
Meeting and Initiation
Business tor the Elks continued
Sunday night with a meeting of the
lodge and initiation conducted by
Juneau PER’s as officers. These
were PER Adams, as Exalted Ruler,
and: Reynolds, Holmquist, Banfield,
Powers, Baker, Carroll, Simmons,
A. A. Hedges, Dr. A. W. Stewart, M.
E. Monagle.
Initiated for Juneau Lodge No.
420 was Mike Pusich, mayor of
Douglas. New members of the Skag
way lodge are Donald R. Whelpey,
Camillo Brena and Orrin E. Ed
wards.
Floor Show at Dance
An Elks Dance followed the
lodge meeting and Pat Carroll;,
former Skagway mayor, now of Ju
neau. was master of ceremonies.
The floor show put on by the
Skagway Emblem Club, presented
as a “Troup of Cowboys and Cow
girls from Pelican,” was fun and
entertaining, the costumes attrac
live, the voices good and staging
exceptional.
The serious moment of the 11
o’clock toast was presented by
Exalted Ruler L. T. McGuane.
Monday’s Program
With sightseeing, and an Emblem
Club tea in the afternoon (Juneau
Elk, Henry Messerschmidt the only
man present), a cocktail hour at
which the Skagway Elks were hosts,
and a buffet supper, sponsored by
the Elks and Emblem Club, the day
was busy until the Days of '98 dance
in the evening.
Additional entertainment in
cluded a bow'ling match between
Juneau and Skagway on which this
report was furnished:
“Somehow news that several hot
shot Juneau bowlers were among
those attending dedication made
the rounds. The refreshing water
made these fellows very sure of
themselves, so they proceeded to
take on the Skagway aces.
“The first game should have sig
nified to the Juneau group that all
was not well. Skagway won easily, by
109 pins. However, a change in the
lineup found the second game going
to Juneau by 121 pins. Juneau went
into the last game with a 12 pin
lead and their usual ‘no-one-can
beat-us’ attitude, but when the
smoke cleared away, Juneau lost
the last game by 83 pins and the
match by 77."
Juneau Elks who engaged in the
match were Baker. E. Robert Haag,
Hedges, Holmquist, Bernt Mork and
Stewart.
The Skagway Elks who took the
“gravy” were Beitinger, Birren,
Budd, Burfield, Clark, Eagle, Mc
Guane and Wilcox.
Team scores were:
Skagway . 780 629 801—2210
Juneau .„... 671 750 712—2133
Fun For Kids
E. E. Willman, whose candy mak
ing machine was flown to Skagway
by Alaska Coastal, with a commit
tee composed of Dewey Baker and
Robert Haag made cotton candy
for 186 Skagway school children at
the Coliseum theatre where Will
man gave the youngsters a show of
magic—fire-eating, and all the
works. The show was at the Coli
seum theatre, arranged for by man
ager W. E. Feero.
In the Floor Show
The Skagway Elks and Emblem
Club members who took part in the
western floor show Sunday night
and the numbers they sang were
presented by Pat Carroll as master
of ceremonies:
“Don’t Fence Me In,” sung by the
complete cast: Adele McGuane,
Javan Beitinger, Linda Bigham,
Virginia Steffen, Bea O'Daniel, Le
nora Moe, Juanita Stevenson, Jac
queline Budd, Bill Bigham, Alex
Blanchard, Maurice Wheaton, and
Merle Sipprell.
“Lucy, Take Your Shoes Off,”
Jackie Budd and Linda Bigham.
“Careless Hands,” men’s trio: Bill
Bigham, Bud Blanchard, Merle
Sipprell.
“Blue Tail Fly,” Maurice Wheaton.
“The Gods Were Angry With Me,”
Juanita Stevenson and Bill Bigham.
“Cream of Kentucky,” entire cast
with Lenora Moe doing specialty
take-offs on the Juneau guests.
“Tumbling Tumbleweeds,” men’s
trio.
“Slap Her Down, Pa,” Juanita
Stevenson.
“Ragtime Cowboy,” entire cast.
Jackie Budd played accordion ac
companiments for three numbers
| and Juanita Stevenson piano for the
rest.
Committee Memoers
Emblem Club members who served
on committees for the various events
of the two-day celebration were:
General Chairman, Mrs. Marie
Hoyt, President of the Skagway
Emblem Club.
All members of the Emblem Club
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prepared refreshments for the tea
Monday afternoon and the buffet
dinner Monday evening.
Program Committee: Lenora Moe,
Juanita Stevenson, Jacqueline Budd.
Table Setting Committee: Frances
Gutfeld, chairman: Gertrude Beit
inger, Birdie Roehr, Ella Wasser,
Marion Fraser.
Decorating Committee: Marie
! Hoyt and Dorothy Dewar.
Kitchen Committee: Dorothy
I Sheleby, chairman; Ethel Villesvik,
Patty Wheaton, Adele McGuane.
All Past Presidents acted as
hostesses and poured: Frances Gut
feld, Lenora Moe, Marian Fraser,
Jacqueline Budd, and Dorothy De
war.
Buffet Supper: Marie Hoyt, chair
man: Frances Gutfeld, Gertrude
Beitinger, Dolores Hvisdock, Vir
ginia Burfield, Mae Heidelberger,
Barbara Birren.
Days of ’98 Dance
Pat Carroll was master of cere
monies at the dance and Dr. Clay
ton Polley, originator of the Days
of '98 receipt was arrested by the
vigilantes and taken before the
kangaroo court to be fined for in
flicting Such an instrument on the
City of Skagway.
Awarded prizes for winnings at
the games were Dr. Joyce Smith
and Dr. Clayton L. Polley.
The Juneau visitors enjoyed Skag
way’s Days of '98, the costume party
the town puts on during the sum
mer for the tourist ships. Many of
the costumes the Skagway towns
people wear are original from the
gold rush dajk.
On the Trip
The delegation from Juneau in
cluded Exalted Ruler and Mrs. Wal
lis S. George, Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Pusich, Mrs. E. Snethen, Arnold
Sorenson, Bernt Mork, Bill Beitin
ger, N. C. Banfield, Jack Thompson,
Mr. and Mrs. Art Hedges, William
Neiderhauser, H. Messerschmidt,
Ray Abrahamson, F. E. Willman,
Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Polley, Dr. J. D.
Smith, Elmer Friend, Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. (Pat) Carroll, Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Biggs, Anthony Macchia, R.
H. VanderLeest, Dr. and Mrs. A. W.
Stewart, Comdr. and Mrs. Charles '
V. Rudolph, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Holmquist, Lester Linehan, Mr. and |
Mrs. K. E. Vuille, Mr. and Mrs. H.
E. Simmons, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. |
Monagle, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Adams, Mrs. Helen Monsen, Mr. and
Mrs. Dewey Baker, Ellis Reynolds,
E. Robert Haag.
It was a trip home for the Car
rolls and the Dr. Polleys, all former
Skagway residents—as well as for
Elmer Friend who had not been in
Skagway since he left there 45 years
ago.
With Exalted Ruler Wallis George
in charge, the Juneau Elks were
hosts at cocktails in the lounge of
the Princess Louise Sunday.
Votes of thanks for their kindness,
thoughtfulness and general goodwill
on the trip were accorded Capt.
1 Gaye Hughes of the Princess Louise.
Harry Beale, purser, Mrs. Gladys
Sherman, hostess and J. A. Ken
nedy, steward.
It was a fine trip, all of the Ju
neau people agreed, the Skagway
Elks were wonderful hosts and the
trip arrangements perfect.
Elmer’s trip home to Skagway was
worth a year’s vacation, he says.
(We’ll remind him of that someday.)
The "Where’s Elmer” theme, ar
ranged by Pat Carroll, was a com
plete surprise to Mr. Friend, and a
happy surprise, this reporter be
lieves. Elmer, we are sure, enjoyed
every minute of it. He even played
the drums during the dance Sun
day night.
U.N. FIVE
YEARS OLD
THIS DAY
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leaguered Vietnam was bedecked
with U.N. flags as planes dropped
leaflets urging the people of Indo
china to join Americans in a fight
for "peace through prosperity, and
no misery through terror.” That
country celebrated U.N. Day as
French troops struggled against the
growing might of a Communist-led
guerrilla army.
In Rangoon, Burma’s Defense
Minister U. Win marked the U.N.
anniversary with a plea for the ad
mission of Communist China to the
world organization.
Russ Pat on Back
The Russian Communist party
newspaper Pravaa said that if the
United Nations has played a posi
tive role in its five years of exist
ence, it owed this fact to the sup
port of the Soviet Union.
The flag of the United Nations
waved over City Hall in Berlin—
“the only spot of freedom behind
the iron curtain”—as Gen. Lucius D.
Clay, U.S. Chairman of the "Crusade
for Freedom" dedicated the 10-ton
bronze freedom bell. At a Com
munist rally across the sector
border Red agitators labelled the
bell "a war bell, a hunger bell, a
death bell.”
WEI) YESTERDAY
Hazel Lucille Miles of Seattle
became the bride of George Arthur
Britton of this city yesterday af
ternoon in the U.S. Commissioner’s
courtroom.
Judge Gordon Gray officiated.
The ceremony was witnessed by
Howard J. Marks and Jim A. Mul
laly, Jr.
R0BER1 NS RETURN
FROM >AL MEETS
IN WAT NGTON.D.C.
Attorney and Mrs. R. E. Robert
son returned aboard the Princess
Louise after attending the annual
Conference of Uniform State Law
Commissioners and the annual con
vention of the American Bar Asso
ciation, both held in Washington.
D. C. Robertson was the territor
ial delegate to the meeting.
The passage of the anti-subversive
law by Congress over President Tru
man's veto was highly gratifying
particularly to the American Bar
Association, said Robertson, because
the Association had actively spon
sored the passage of that legisla
tion.
The territorial legislature in the
past has enacted several of the
uniform laws recommended by the
Conference of Uniform State Law
Commissioners but the territory has
not financially aided in the work
of the conference, said Robertson.
Alaska's quota is $30 annually and
Robertson hopes that the next ses
sion of the legislature will appro
priate the money to aid in this
work.
He expressed his gratification at
the recent Republican victory in
southeast Alaska and in the general
defeat of New Dealism in the ter
ritorial elections on October 10.
There is little doubt that those re
sults presaged Republican success
generally throughout the nation
in the November 7 elections and
would give great impetus to a Re
publican victory, he said.
Interest in the civil defense pro
gram in the larger cities is quite
active mainly with the view of
teaching the people what to do in
case of atomic bombing, Robertson
observed. The members of the
civil defense program stateside are
going to a lot of expense and
trouble holding state and interstate
meetings in order to coordinate the
plan to a higher degree of perfec
tion. The next meeting of the lo
cal civil defense council is sched
uled for next Monday evening at
7:45 o’clock in the City Council
Chambers. Robertson is the director
of the council.
FAREWELL DINNER FOR
HUGHES SATURDAY EVE.
A farewell dinner was given for
Mr. and Mrs. William Hughes Sat.
urday evening in th^ easier heme
with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil easier and
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sully as co
hosts. Other guests at the buffet
dinner were Dr. and Mrs. John
Clements, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Rowland and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Fagerson. Canasta prizes were won
by Mrs. Clements and Mr. Hughes.
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CHALLENGE
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BY TRUMAN
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threatened violation. Disarmament
must be policed continuously and
thoroughly. It must be founded up
on free and open interchange of
information across national bord
ers."
Mr. Truman conceded that the
possibility of attaining that goal
“appears distant today," but he de
clared, “we must never stop trying."
"Fcr its attainment would re
; lease immense resources for the
I good of all mankind,” he continued
I "It would free the nations to devote
more of their energies to wiping
out poverty, hunger and injustice.”
POTTERS CLUB WELL
HAVE F&M SHOWING
AT WEDNESDAY MEET
The film, “The Oldest Art." pro
duced by the manufacturers of
Franciscan Pottery will be shown
by the Alaska Potters Club Wed
nesday night, October 25 at 8 p.m.
in the Grade School auditorium.
The picture has been previously
shown the grade school children
and the history and intricities of
ceramics was enthusiastically en
joyed.
Due to its greatly increased mem
bership this year, the Alaska Pot
ters Club wish to show the public
through this means, the fascination
which this art has for those devot
ing but a few hours a week in
learning the interesting and useful
werk. The public is invited and
admission is free.
After the showing, Club members
will meet immediately at the Arts
and Crafts quarters at the A.B. Hall
where instructions will be given
in glazing.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
A Hoonah couple applied for a
marriage license yesterday in the
U.S. Commissioner's office. They are
Fred Cprrol Morgan, carpenter, and
Margaret Charles, cannery worker.
AT HOTEL JUNEAU
R. H. Wilson, U. S. Coast Guard
from Neah Bay, Wash., is stopping
at the Juneau Hotel.
ANCHORAGE VISITOR
Francis A. Butter, Anchorage, is
registered at the Baranof Hotel.
ATTENTION KEBEKAHS
2nd nomination oi officers Wea.
Oct. 25, 8 p.m. AU members re
quested to be present.
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