NEWS-FEMININE-VIEWS
Red Cross Ladies’ Group Active
The regular monthly meeting
of the Kodiak Volunteer Womens
Workers of the Red Cross met
Tuesday afternoon in the nurses
living room of Griffin Memorial
hospital. Mrs W. J. Erskine,
chairman, presided.
Mrs. A. Holmes Johnson, chair
anan of the War Production com
mittee, announced that her com
mittee and all other women in
terested would meet every Tues
day afcernoon except the firet
"Tuesday of each month, in the
nuises living room, to sew. Be
cause of the problems connected
with shipping all work done in
Kodiak will be for Fort Greely
and the air base. A large ship- i
ment of yarn is expected in the
jnear future and will be given out,
along with instructions, to wom
Any woman interested in
sewing for the Red Cross
are asked to come to the
nurses living room in Grif
fin Memorial hospital next
Tuesday afternoon. Sewing
will begin at 2 p. m.
an who care to knit for the sold
iers and sailors. Mrs. Johnson al
so reported that her committee
has been unpacking, labeling,
sorting, and shelving emergency
supplies that have been received
from ihe San Francisco head
quarters. In case of emergency
these supplies will be available
through W J. Erskine, chairman
-of the Disaster committee.
A class in nutrition to be start
ed soon was announced by Mrs
Anne Whalley public health
nurse and chairman of the Nurses
Aid committee. This class will be
conducted by Mrs. Eva Pollei,
. domestic science graduate of
Ohio State University Kodiak
now has 15 nurse’s aides trained
and ready to help supplement
the regular nur.-ing staff said
"Mrs Walley. Future classes in
this training will depend on the
interest shown, she added.
Mrs Eiskine appointed two ad
ditional chairmen at the meeting
Mrs. R. E. Dawson will head
The Nursery Care committee
which care for small children and
thereby release their mothers for
needed work around town in case
of an emergency. Mrs. Paul Rau
maker was appointed publicity
chairman.
SHARE YOUR FAVORITE
RECIPE with others. Mail or
bring it to the Mirror.
Browning-Kessler
Miss Mershon Kessler and
Sergeant Eldon W. Browning
were united in mairiage Monday
evening at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Shupp, in a ceremony
performed by Lt. Forsman, army
chaplain Witnesses were Ralph
Shupp and Lt Nash.
Mrs. Browning is employed at
I he Kodiak Mercantile company
as bookkeeper and Sergeant
Browning is in the quartermaster
corps, Fort Greely.
The couple will make their
home in Kodiak.
New & Used
FUMITURE
BOUGHT
SOLO
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EXCHANGED
Rhoades
Furniture Store
Wes Rhoades, Prop.
The Cub
H. RWINANS, Owner
Doing Business as usual next door
our former location.
FRESH ROASTED PEANUTS and POPCORN
Candies - Bara of All Kinds - Soft Drinks
Recent Visitor Planning
Arctic Trip For Survey
Dr Ruth Gruber, journalist
and author, who was in Kodiak
recently making a survey for the
Department of Interior, is now in
Fairbanks preparing for a trip to
Kotzebue and the Arctic slope to
study that country under ice and
spring conditions.- After that she
will go to Southeastern and finish
her survey.
Speaking of her trip in Alaska
she recently said “this has cer
tainly been the most exciting
country I’ve ever been in. It’s
the pioneering America, hewn
nut of rt ck and stone and tim
ber, built with incredible speed
and genius, and just now facing
the most challenging period in
its entire history.”
Baby Born
Word has been received from
Fairbanks of the birth of a baby
jirl weighing 10 pounds to Mr.
ind Mrs. Ed Hoak, formerly of
,his city. Mr. Hoak was a baker
it the base and Mrs. Hoak wan
nanager of the local Montgom
-ry Ward store while here.
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always enjoy riding.
Harry Barber
Owner
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