C Hews Cetter
KOIMAK. ALASKA,
FKKIAKY 11*1 •'»
Vol. XV. No. 11
Boys .* Books Bravery.
Thf boys who helpM the saving of
tlit Missi »n lmy skiff in tin* big storm
in \ov. inch received a very nice
I><H»k from the Hoard of the Society.
1 lie t' dlowing inscription was writ
n on tin* fly leaf of each volunin:
The Woman's American Baptist
Home Mission Society presents this
book to (name of the boy) for Ins
bravery and skill in helping to save
from destruction the Mission skiff at
Kodiak, Wood Island, Alaska.
I)ecemlw*r 1911.
Finny Boggs Lester, President.
I) »r a <Job In Lavcoek,
Cl airman of tin* Board of Managers.
The titles of tin* books are The Boy
with tin* V. S. Foresters, The Boy
with tin* r. S. Fisheries, Captains
(’oilracoons, Hoof and Claw, Life of
Abraham Lincoln, Treasure Island.
Animal Heroes, Pick Shovel and
l'luck. These books are all interest
ing and instructive as well.
lo»r gifts at Christmas they receiv
'd ii number of Boy Scout storicsalso
v. hit h they read with great eagerness.
1* p riodicals they*have The Youth’s
(Vnip'inion, The American Bov,
Boy’s Life, Boy’s Own Paper, The
Youth’s World and Young People.
< mod books are good companions.
If it be true that a boy’s companions
nr an index to hiseharacter, we want
to give our boys the book companions
that will influence them to be brave,
manly, honest, clean, God-fearing
im*n. To this end we solicit hooksfor
boys from our frien Is who may have
any to spare.
W illic* Kraft, second son of Mr. and
Mrs. Otto Kraft of Kodiak died Feb.
7th of tuberculosis.
Some of the girls are doing very
nine drawn work, some are learning
tatting and some to crochet lace.
They hope to have some of their work
to offer for sale in the near future.
The S. S. Dora lias again been.
taken from the Seward, Kodiak, l'n
alaska run and is this time replaced
by the Santa Anna. She is larger than
the Dora and is expected to make
much better time. In comparison
she is quite elegantly fitted up, hav
ing a nice Social Hall, m **■ state
rooms and accommodations for To first
class passengers.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Erskine and
sun Wilson were passengers on the
Evans thi • '21th for Seattle enroute to
San Francisco. A few days before
they sailed we had the pleasure of en
tertaining them at dinner. Mrs. Er
skine has a bird which is a very fine
singer. This she asked Mrs. Learn to
care for during her absence. The
bird seems happy in his temporary
home as ho sings a great part of the
day. The children had never seen a
canary before and were delighted to
see one and hear him sing.