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FORMER ALASKAN DECORATED
BY THREE GOVERNMENTS;
RETURNS TO SEATTLE
After an absence of twenty-eight
years, Capt. John G. Berry has re
t turned to Seattle as commander of the
Northern Division of the United
States Coast Guard. He succeeds
Capt. F. G. Dodge, who recently was
appointed commander of the Southern
Division of the Guard and captain of
the Port of San Francisco.
As an officer of the old United
States Revenue Cutter service, Cap
tain Berry was stationed in Seattle
from 1895 until 1898. He served at
various times in the cutters Grant,
Wallacut, Bear and Thetis and spent
two summers on Attu Island of the
Aleutians. He returns to Seattle from
Key West, Fla., where he made many
successful drives against rum-runners
during nearly three years’ service as
commander of the Gulf Division of
the coast guard.
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Woman has found a new golden
crown of fashion is in the form of a
of gold metal that is banding many
of the smart winter hats. This recent
crown of fashion is in the worm of a
closely woven strap, of fine mesh
gold metal, with a buckle fastening in
front or on the side of the hat that
wears it.
Directed Rescues at Sea
Captain Berry was decorated by
three nations for his achievements
during the World War. He is a Knight
of the Crown of Italy, a Knight Com
mander of the Order of Avis of Portu
gal and wears the Navy Cross of the
United States. It was while comman-.
der of the U. S. S. Yamacraw that
he won the decoration of the Italian,
government, for going to the assist
ance of an Italian supply ship afire in
the Saragossa Sea and towing her to
Jacksonville, Fla.
In the Bay of Biscay, while com
mander of the Yamacraw, Captain
Berry went to the assistance of a
Portuguese Gov. transport which had
lost her rudder, and towed her to
New York. For this service he was
decorated by the Portuguese govern
ment.
• While commander of the U. S. S.
Yydonia, a converted yacht, Captain
Berry was awarded the Navy Cross
for valuable services and bravery in
the face of danger in doing convoy
and ocean escort duty between Gibral
tar and England and in the Bay of
Biscay.
In addition to his duty in Alaska
and on Puget Sound, Captain Berry
was for three years commander of the
cutters Golden Gate and Hartley on
San Francisco bay.
He is a grauduate of the Naval
academy and served in the Navy be
fore entering the old Revenue Cutter
Service, which later became the
United States Coast Guard. His ca
reer comprises thirty-four years in J
the Revenue Cutter ‘ Servic e and
Coast Guard and six years in the navy.
Between his naval service and Coast
Guard service Captain Berry for one
year was city engineer of Marion,
Ohio.
IGLOO J\0. NINE, PIONEERS OF
ALASKA
Meets every Second and Fourth i^rT
day nights in Odd Fellows Hall; F. B.
Moore, President; C. M. Brosius, Sec
retary.
CEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10, ORDER
OF EASTERN STAR
Meeets the second and
lourth Mondays of each
month in Odd Fellows’
Hall at 8 p. m. Visiting
members always wel
come; Dorothy Urbach,
W. M.; E. L. Sweek, Secretary.
SEWARD REBEKAH LOGE NO. 6-/*,
I. O. O. F.
Meets the first and
third Mondays of
each month in Odd
Fellows Hall at 8:00
p. m. Visiting mem
bers are always wel
come. Hilma Peter
son, N. G., Sigrid E. Merritt, sec’y.
SEWARD LODGE NO. 1425, L.O.O.M.
Meets every first
/ and third Tues
day each month
at 8 p. m., at
Odd Fellows
Hall. All visit
i n g members
welcome.
PETER N. ANDERSON, Dictator.
welcome.
M. A. HORNER. Secretary.
SEWARD LODGE NO 219, F. & A. M.
Stated communications first
<GQfand tliird Wednesdays of each
/ month; visiting brethren wel
come, H. V. Hoben, W. M.; Elwyn
Swetmann, Secretary.
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7,
Meets every Thursday at
8:00 p. m. in Qdd Fellows*
Hall, next to the postoffice. Visiting
brothers welcome. Ludvig Larsson,
N. G., Charles Lechner, secretary.
O. O. F.
I FAIRBANKS CASE AFFIRMED
Mail advices recently , received in
Fairbanks state that the decision of
Judge Clegg, of the Fourth Judicial
Division, in the case of the United
States vs Ole Birkness, has been af
firmed This was a civil action brought
by the United States against Birkness
at the regular term of Court, held last
winter, and Judge Clegg decided in
favor of the defendant.
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