MRS. WICKERSHAM WRITES
OF LIFE AT WASHINGTON
Through the courtesy of Stroller!*
Weekly, .at Juneau,-.the Juneau Wo
men’s Club recently issued from that
office a. 24-page special edition, 4U>
* excellent number, bristling, with many
matters of interest to Alaska women.
- Among the contributors ..was Mrs.
Grace Wiekersham, wife of Delegate
■ Wiekersham, who, under the caption
* “From My Window in Washington,”
~ wrote entertainingly as -follaws:
When .asked,.by the Wotoen’s Club
< .of Juneau to describe some of the
.. things I saw from my “window in
\ Washington,” I immediately thought
e.of the wonderful view from the house
. on. the hill looking toward the long
line of mountains back of Douglas,
* or the grandeur of our own Mount
Juneau^towering over the city. I feel
like emphasizing the word “tower
ing,’.’ after looking upon the hills here
which they have termed mountains.
However, the-saying is that one may
- sit at hiB window in Washington and
* watch the world, go by, as this is
■ .where everyone .eventually comes, so
- I imagine it is of the peope I have
i met and. the things I have seen that
i. the Club wishes me to write. I was
i pleased to meet Mrs. Burgess, -the
\ wife of the Lieutenant-Governor of
Panama, to have her tell me-that in
- Switzerland- she had met a woman
*. who,, after listenint gto the guests of
i the hotel- rave. about the ..scenery,
. finally spoke, up and said: “I must
tell you that this is nothing :to com
pare with Alaska. Why, there is a
glacier in- Alaska that is as large as
all Switzerand.”
im* nrst turn iimisl. iinpi«>sive
to me is the view of the United States
* Capitol as-one enters Washington
- from the Union Station. Silhouetted
. against the sky, the massive dome of
the Capitol can be seen on the darkest
. night, and even the rain oly adds to
its magnificence as it is simply multi
plied by- the numerous reflections in
the wet pavements surrounding the
L building, and -instead of hundreds of
1 lights illuminating the picture there
- are millions. I always. feel thrilled
and patriotic when I look upon it as
one does when he hears the band of
: Fourth of July play our national an
; them.
Another building on Capitol Hill,
' where I have spent many delightful
. hours, is the Library of Congress. One
never gets tired of ooking at the
L beautiful entrance which has been
v called “a vision in- polished stone,” and
... is said to be unsurpassed by any other
t entrance.;hall in. the world, in the
: many cm "ido.-s of fhe building-are
* displayed rare collection3 of choice
li books and pastures where one un be
* entertained for days. One of the
most- vaiu i ile exhibits is the Gutcn
i comfort t- all potato to
A1 <ka i» oar foor-passengor
cabin plane. Large baggage
compartment aaparato from the
far mate*
■Sig’ sodag trip- any tbn t
ILMpa passec^ur.
Fw ate* to Alr La Potato
W1BB
Robdrt H. Ronig
AGENT
Anchorage, blarira
berg Bib’?, purchased at n cost of
$305,000. This nook, as you 1 e; all,
was the first book printed from
moveable types in Europe and bears
the date of 1454. Among the many
people always visiting the library I
have noticed classes of children from
many cities. -The first thing toward
which their attention is directed is
the Declaration of Independence,
which is displayed in a conspicuous
pace within a glass case and flooded
with a yellow light to protect the
writing. Stationed^ near is a guard to
see that no one leans upon'i the ease,
or in., any way does anything to in
jure the priceless document. Numer
ous historical papers and pictures of
■ the Revolutionary- period arid the
Civil War are shown for- one’s educa
tion and enlightenment. I can not
but appreciate the advantage these
! children have for learning o£*the;his
| tory of their country and thinking
| what a live Subject it should be to
them, surrounded on all sides, by evi
i dences of what has made our country.
There they may read, in Lincoln’s
own bandwriting, his original draft
of the Gfettysburg Speech. Half of it
is written on a piece of stationery
headed “The Executive Mansion” and
the rest of it is written on a torn
piece of foolscap paper. It must as
sume a different significance than
just some thing that .they-had " to
commit at school. However, after ob
serving various groups, I must con
fess that I consider our boys and
girls of the North more alert and
with, a great deal more of - initiative
and appreciation. Someone said I
was prejudiced, but I think I am
capable of passing .an unbiased opin
ion.
The rare book section of the Li
brary intrigued me, first on account
of the difficulty of gaining an en
trance to it, and, second, on account
of the very priceless and rare books
and manuscripts which it contains^ . It
is heavily barred and screened and
they wil unlock it and admit-you only
by presenting a card from some offi
cial. After you enter, it is again
locked and you are requested to fill
out a uqesctionnaire. In due time
you. are finally, given the book re
quested, and under, the eye of an at
tendant you may sit down at a desk
and examine the book or manuscript
thus, laboriously, secured. With, the
temperature at 104 degrees', this sum
j mer, I found the Library, with its
I spacious rooms a haven of refuge and
| enjoyment.
S Since ‘.Congress convened .1 have at
tended several sessions in .both
houses. 1 was present at the opening
of the House of Representatives when
Mr. Garner was elected Speaker and
was surprised, as was everyone else
attending for the first time, at the
noise and confusion. The members
were all walking about, talking and
aughing ,and paid no attention at all
to the vain requests of the chairman
for order. It was even worse when
Mr. Garner took his seat, and I think
he must have worn out several gavels
rapping for. order. It was my good
fortune to .attend one of the sessions
of the Supreme Court before Oliver
Wendell Holmes retired and I was
glad to §ee the court in naction. The
different museums and foreign build
ings are. always a source of interest
.and education, and there are unsual
opportunities offered this year on ac
count of the Bicentennial .activities.
The .George Washington memorial
services held in the House of Repre
sentatives.on February 22 was a most
noteworthy gathering, as most of the
high ranking officials of every de
partment were, present.
After th eaddress by President
Hoover there .was another open-air
program, from the steps of the Cap
itol, before whiclf thousands of people
had gathered. The singing of the
National Anthem by a chorus of 3,000
voices was something I shall never
. forget. We attended the formal open
ing of the Corcoran Art Gallery,
where many famous paintigss had
been collected. The painting of Wash
ington by Gilbert Stuart, done in.1796,
was loaned for the exhibit by the
Earl of Rosebery. Many of the
paintings were loaned especially for
the occasion by the descendants of
old Colonial families.
Perhaps you might be interested in
some of thp social events in which we
sometimes participate. Of course the
outstaanding social .affairs are the re
-ceptions at the White House, given to
the members of Congress, the Diplo
matic Corps, the Army and Navy, etc.
The Congressional Club, composed of.
the wives and daughters of the mem- j
bers of Congress, is very active And j
directs many of our social activities^
The Club has a very fine home on
New Hampshire avenue, where they
entertain every Friday afternoon with
a. tea and -a short program featuring
some . person of note. During the
week there are dinner dances, lunch-!
eons and card parties, so one never j
lacks for social entertainment. There,
are also lectures and classes m dlf-1
ferent subjects of' which one may
avail himsef.
Women political parties have strong
organizations here, Repubican, Demo
cratic and National. Breakfasts, lun
cheons and dinners are given by the
different leagues,, the National Wo
men’s, party having a tea every Sun
day, at which they always present
some speaker on a subject of national
interest to the members. However, I
have decided that I am going to have
one day of rest, so have -not had the
pleasure of attending any of their
meetings. Thinking I was getting
along pretty well, I casually men
tioned what I considered a feat—that
I had attended a luncheon and three
receptions in one afternoon, when, to
my amazement, a /woman spoke up
and said, “My daughter and 1 attend
ed nine receptions one afternoon.” .1
decided that perhaps I was a novice
after al and would not try for a rec
ord again.
Best wishes for the Juneau Wo
men’s Club in their newspaper ven
ture.
“Cora, I was shocked to see young
Hugger kiss you last night. Whatever
induced him to take such a liberty
with you?”
“I don’t know, mother, unless it was
bscause I dared him to.” »
Are you a Kusko Times subscriber ?
Why not join the happy throng ? j
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINIS
TRATOR
To all persons to whom these pre**- j
ents shall come, greeting:
...Know ye, that it appearing to -W.
T. Vanderpool, United States Com
missioner for the Mount McKinley
.Precinct, Fourth Division, Territory
of Alaska, that A. It. Eldridge has
died intestate, leaving at the time of
his death property in this precinct,
and I, aforesaid commissioner, have
this day duly appointed Wirmifred
White administrator of the aforesaid j
estate of A. R. Eldridge, deceased.!
This therefore authorizes the said■
Winnifred White to administer the'
estate of A. K. Eldridge, deceased,
according to law.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of this court this the 23rd
day of May, 1932.
W. T. VANDERPOOL,
United States Commissioner
and ex-Offico Probate Judge.
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINIS
TRATOR.
To all persons to whom these .pres
ents shall come, greeting:
Know ye, that it appearing to W.
T. Vanderpool, United States Com
missioner, Mount McKinley Precinct,
Fourth Division, .Territory of Alaska,
that John D. Griffin has died intes-!
tate, leaving at the time of his death
property in this precinct, and J,
aforesaid Commissioner, have this
day duly appointed Frank J- Guskey
administrator of .aforesaid estate of
John D. Griffin, deceased. This,
therefore, authorizes the said'Frank
J. Guskey to administer the estate of
John D. Griffin, deceased, according
to Jaw.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of this court this 28th day
of May, A. D. 1932.
W. T. VANDERPOOL,
United States Commissioner
and. aZnOflieo Probate Judge.
1
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given that I, the
undersigned, Winnifred White, of Mc
Grath, Alaska, have this (by been
appointed administrator for the es
tate of A. R. Eldridge, deceased All
parties having .claims against the
aforesaid estate must present them
to the undersigned, properly signed,
with the vouchers attached, within
six months of the date of this no
tice.
Dated at McGrath, Alaska, this
23rd day of May. A. D. 1932.
WINNIF.RED WHITE,
Administrator for the
aforesaid .estate.
In the Prohate Court for th* Napn
hute Precinct, .Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS. I
Notice is hereby given that all cred- '
itors having claims against the estate
of George W. Hoffman, deceased, are
required to present them, together
with the. proper vouchers, to the un
dersigned, at Napamute, Alaska,
within six months .from the date of
this notice.
toney McDonald.
Administrator. ;
Dated at Napamute, Alaska, May
14, 1932.
TABLE OF DISTANCES BE
TWEEN KENAN A AND FLAT'
Miles r
Nenana _____00 f
Tavern Roadhouse_17% [
Knight’s Roadhouse .. 23% !
Nineteen-Mile Roadhouse_u: 68 _'
Diamond Roadhouse_ 76 f
Roosevelt ___ 69
Lake Minch tunina_-116
Twappers’ Cabin _j .182 t
Lone Star Roadhouse_*160 :
Telida Roadhouse _ 169% “
Slow Fork Roadhouse_187
East Fork Roadhouse_,) 206 \
Berry’s Landing Roadhouse_ 227% \
Big River Roadhouse_841,
McGrath_.268 f
Takotna . 280
BUI Goss’ Roadhouse_291 > |
Qphir _ 300 \
McCa (forty _ 396 : *
Brown Creek shelter cabin_818;
Fritz shelter cabin _ 888
First Chance shelter cabin_346
Sehermeyer R. H._360
Iditarod_ ... 276
Flat-.:SM
Ronanaua sheler cabin, 1£ miles
from Flat.
Crooked Creek shelter cabin, 19
miles from Bonanza.
f
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
Notice is hereby given to F. W
Carter, A. B. Ferguson, George C
Friend, and E. fCoke HiU, and theh
heirs and assigns, that their portions
of the assessment work for the years
1924 to 1931, inclusive, done on the
Bonanza Association placer mining'
claim, situated «n Flat creek, tribu
tary of Otter creek, in tha Otter Re
cording Precinct, Fourth Division
Territory of Alaska, must be paid
within ninety (90) days from date
hereof, or forfeit all right and titln
to said placer mining claim.
PATRICK SAVAGE.
Dated Fiat, Alaska, Jan. 1%, 1932.
First publication, March 5, 1932.
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