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The Recreation Center at the Naval Air ’
Station construction camp, opened last Saturday!
night in a blaze of glory with a real old time !
Alaskan party consisting of home talent, games |
and dancing. About 500 people were in attendanoj
including 162 ladies. The new Recreation Centcri
^consists of a theatre seating 450 people, and !
!is designed for motion pictures, basket-ball, i
jvolley-ball smokers,, and a game-room which is |
designed for pool, ping-pong, cards, refresmont
and ot her pastimes.
For the purpose of old-time local color at*
the party, the theatre was called the 11 Katmai j
Opera House" and the game room was christened ,
I the ‘"Malamutc Saloon1' • Mrs, H. G. Beales with |
| the name of Kodiak Mary acted as hostess, of *
the Opera House, Mr. Frank Oleson with the name
of Soapy Smith, famed Alaskan charater, acted
‘as master of ceremonies at the dance and Mr#
•Art Davis as Muckluk Pete acted as the proprie
tor of the saloon.
The show was featured with a pantonine
entitled "Cavalcade of Kodiak" with Rev. Warner
taking the loading role of a fisherman telling
the story of Kodiak, to a little girl, Peggy i
McGirr, who was waiting on the dock for the bus
going to the Naval Station. The story was writ
ten by Mr. H, G. Beales, and was illustrated
by 40 large pictures from the fisherman’s album
in pantonine with a ca3t of 50 people dcpictingj
the major events and personalities that make upi
the history of Kodiak.
The cavalcade was followed by six specialJ
sty acts well chosen and played in a fine
■method with I/irs. R. Clifton’s quartet
Isinging with the audience nGod Bless
1 America1' •
Dancing in the theatre, followed
the show, with music furnished by Holdoi
orchestra. The music was cxccllant and
everyone enjoyed the dance. The prize
waltz was won by Mr. Emil Kraft and Mrs
Vera Fierce.
Gambling games featured the opening
of the game-room and included horse-race
iroulottc, chuck-a-luck, number games
land many other games as were played in
the days af ’98. Phoney money was used
throughout. Six prizes were awarded for
those winning the most money with top ,
mrmov rro1na to Mrs. Larsen for winnino:
0450,000. Cos tumo prizes wero '
awarded to Mr. Matthews and
Mr. Atwell of the B aoc. Lunch
and refreshments wore served
curing the evening. ‘
It v/as a stupendous nitc
sat the Naval Air Staton camp
land Kodiak Island still rings
|with storios of fun, frivolity
and foolishment of a very
•nlcsant evening well s'pont,
(on Alaska’s last frontier,
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