Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2014.03.054 A—AA
Accession#:
2014.03
Credit Line:
Donated by Chiska Derr.
Object Name:
Correspondence
Title:
1932 Correspondence regarding the Homecoming Reunion of the D. H. S. Alumni (including three small pieces of paper with handwritten addresses on them)
Date:
1932
Year Range from:
1932
Year Range to:
1932
Scope & Content:
A: Program for D. H. S. Alumni Homecoming Reception and Rally at the assembly room of the school, from 8:15 to 9:30 P. M. December 29, 1932.

B: A copy of 2014.03.054A.

C: "Introductory" to the program. Includes a quote, a brief history of D. H. S., the school chant, and school symbols.

D: Abbreviated program for D. H. S. Alumni Homecoming Reception and Rally with handwritten notes.

E: A copy of 2014.03.054A.

F: Draft of "introductory" to the program. See 2014.03.054C.

G: Draft of "introductory" to the program. See 2014.03.054C.

H: "Lest we forget" our absent alumni list of graduates and their places of residence. Also includes list of members of the reception committee, the senior class of the high school, other honor guests and residents of Douglas, Ex—members of the Douglas school board, ex—pupils enrolled Oct. 30, 1902, and Ex—students of the D. H. S. sophmore class, and "in memorium" of alumni who have passed away.

I: List of pupils enrolled at the opening of the Douglas Public School on October 30th, 1902.

J: List of D. H. S. Alumni Graduates, October 1932. Includes their place of residence and college attendence, if applicable.

K: Copy of 2014.03.054J.

L: Copy of 2014.03.054J.

M: List of D. H. S. Alumni Homecoming Costs, totaling $158.70.

N: Receipt from B. M. Behrends Company, Incorporated Juneau's Leading Department Store to Douglas School Board by Gray for the amount of 8 dollars and 25 cents, signed, "Chy."

O: Invitation draft. The draft reads, "The Douglas School Board in behalf of the community of Douglas invites __________________ to the Homecoming and Reunion of the D. H. S. Alumni, December 29, 1932, Reception at Assembly Room of School from 8 to 9:30 P. M. Grand Ball at Natatorium Hall, from 9:30 to 12:30."

P: Alumni Homecoming Invitation List with handwritten check marks on page

Q: Alumni Homecoming Invitation List for "Juneau, Alaska As Special Guests," with handwritten check marks and names

R: Orchestra Pit Seating List with lists of names.

S: Roll Call of D. H. S. Alumni, including class year, name, and place of residence.

T: Copy of document 2014.03.054S. Roll call of D. H. S. Alumni copy, including class year, name, and place of residence.

U: Data concerning D. H. S., including a list of school board members and teachers, a brief history, a list of sports honors, characteristics of Douglas, the school motto, the school spirit song, and a memo from Felix Gray.

V: Memo to Mr. Guy L. Smith entitled, "Item for the Empire," that discusses the Alumni Homecoming event for December 29, 1932 to "relieve any misunderstanding or anxiety as to the how and the wherefore when such an affair is given by the School Board," with a focus on how the event will be financed.

W: Handwritten address note.

X: Handwritten address note.

Y: Handwritten address note with the addresses of Mrs. Rex Rutherford (Ula Beck), Martin Goldwater, Bernice Scoville, and Idazel Miller.

Z: Draft of invitation for Alumni Event. Invitation reads, " Thirtieth Anniversary of the Douglas Public School Established, Oct. 1902 The Douglas School Board in behalf of The Community of Douglas invite _______________as an honor guest, to be present at the first homecoming event and re—union of the alumni of the Douglas High School to be held at Douglas, Alaska Friday December 29, 1932. Special ferry from Juneau at 7:30 P. M. Reception at Assembly room of the school, from 8 to 9:30 P. M. Grand Ball at Natatorium, Hall from 9:30 to 12:30 P. M. 'Backward, turn backward O Time in your flight and take me to Douglas again just for to—night.'" Back of page has a list of "honor guests, the D. H. S. Alumni Roster Alaska resident Graduates," at Douglas, Juneau, elsewhere in Alaska, and undergraduate fellow students of Junior year.

AA: List of Other Honor Guests, Ex—Members of the Douglas School Board, Ex—Pupils enrolled Oct. 30 1902, Ex—students, D. H. S. Sophmore class. On the back, names of D. H. S. Graduates in the states, the reception committe and the senior class of the high school are listed.
Notes:
This correspondence is essential to uncovering the maden names and identities of female Juneau and Douglas residents
People:
Gray, Felix
Feero, W.E.
Bowman, C.H.
Feusi, John
Pimperton, Margaret
Martin, Andrew
Kirkham, Flora
Olson, Arthur
McCormick, Mae
Shuman, Mae
Kattson, Nora
Aalto, Ilmi
Caraway, Frank
Fox, Lucile
Jackson, Elmer
Gallwas, Martin
Gius, Herman
Hopp, Leah
Markkanen, Onnie
Miller, Regine
Museth, Agnes
Ness, Arthur
Ripin, Norma
Keller, Raymond
Fitzmorris, James
Hannah, Verne
Chapin, Agnes
Gregg, Sadie
McManus, Helen
Michaels, Virginia
Morris, Aili
Pendo, Ruby
Plumb, Selma
Romig, Alice
Rutherford, Ula
Syphien, Mary
Snither, Edwina
Livie, Agnes
Palmbom, Sadie
Hewitt, Helen
Laughlin, Virginia
Kronquist, Aili
Johnson, Ruby
Aalto, Selma
Bollinger, Alice
Beck, Ula
Vesoja, Mary
Martinson, Edwina
Valeson, George
Vesoja, Arnie
Vesoja, Daisy
Palmbom, Elmer
Bowman, C. H.
Rinden, Lloyd
Engstrom, Thelma
Papoon, Lucile
Halbrook. Edla
Thoma, Lee
Fraser, Elizabeth
Africh, Stephanie
Baroumis, Helen
Edwards, Phyllis
Feero, Geneva
Fox, Rex
Fox, Marie
Lundell, Phyllis
Kronquist, Enne
Mills, John
Shafer, Mildred
Stragier, Helen
Davis, Mollie
McAvoy, Mollie
Fox, Zoora
Weyer, Zoora
Snow, Crystal
Jenne, Crystal
Metzgar, Elizabeth
Boyle, Elizabeth
Aalto, Helmi
Bach, Helmi
Aalto, Impi
Williams, Harriet
Sey, Harriet
Sey, Martha
Huntington, Martha
Dunham, Alex
Gallwas, F. A. J.
Bach, Frank
DeVighne, H. C.
Kilburn, L. W.
Guerin, John
Feusi, Elizabeth
Sey, Chas
Fraser, Robert
Anderson, Eric
Anderson, Abel
Anderson, Olgat
Cole, Cash
Coughlin, Alice
Bach, Alice
Dickinson, Inga
Gravrock, Inaga
Edwards, Lempi
Aalto, Lempi
Johnson, Bessie
Lavenik, Bessie
Bach, Lenora
McKechnie, Lenora
Museth, Nora
Williams, Nora
Liljestrand, Maud
Garn, William
Morton, Ione
Shotter, Frank
Anderson, Otto
Benson, George
Anderson, Dorothy
Fleek, Dale
George, Tom
Lievers, Wilfred
Vesetti, Joe
Wiitanen, Clarence
McCormick, Rita
Anderson, Eric
Bean, Verna
Cole, Tom
Anderson, Oliver
Gauffin, Gerda
Johnson, Chas
Johnson, Sidney
Jones, Paul
Revelie, Harry
Penglase, Rosa
Powell, Ernest
Lehto, Fanny
Lehto, Orval
Mackie, Pearl
Museth, John
Penglase, John
Uren, John
Warren, Irvin
Johnson, Bessie
Carraway, Frank
Davidson, Volberg
Garn, Agnes
Kelly, Walda
Kelly, Thos
King, Alice
McDonald, Irene
Penglase, Claude
Revelle, Ruth
McClinch, Annie
Moore, Helen
Shotter, Frank
Bach, Alice
Bach, Lenora
Carmony, Fred
Carmony, Thos
Carraway, Howard
Clark, Hazel
Clark, Harry
Gustafson, Gerda
Gustafson, Magnus
Gravrock, Lena
Gravrock, Inga
Grundler, Freda
Churchill, Enola
McWilliams, Merle
Museth, Agnes
Gauffin, Sam
Liljestrand, Maud
Mackie, Ed
Jones, Ruth
Dusing, Jaqueline
Uren, Susie
Larew, Horace
Angeli, Raymond
Johnson, Ruby
Berg, Sarah
Hewitt, James
Sappa, Elmer
Lindvall, Robert
Fulmer, Loyd
Sarvela, Rudolph
Tatom, Mary
Garn, Adolph
Museth, Nora
Anderson, Olga
Anderson, Lydia
Tramontine, Jennie
Liljestrand, Lilly
Burns, Earl
Jackson, Edwin
Angell, Eunice
Cox, Willie
McDonals, Ione
Grundler, Oscar
Berg, Lizzie
Davison, David
Raymond, Kate
Campbell, John
Sweeney, Manuel
Anderson, Abel
Aalto, Lempi
Anderson, Inga
Johnson, Peter
Richards, Enid
Miller, Ivan
Hewitt, Odin
Seppa, Orville
Jackson, Selem
Anderson, Olgat
Garn, William
Gustafson, Olaf
Aalto, Ilmi
Uren, George
Dilsaver, Minnie
Cox, John
Uren, Joe
Emmes, Stella
Uren, Alexander
Grundler, Ella
Africh, Rosa
Aalto, Lilian
Bonner, Lilian
Cashen, Thomas
Cashen, John
Cashen, Isabel
Cashen, William
Eswards, Bernice
Edwards, Orrin
Feusi, Elizabeth
Feusi, Mamie
Fox, Ross
Fox, Marjorie
Fraser, Elizabeth
Fraser, Roberta
Fraser, Mae
Gair, Alex
Gair, Agnus
Gallwas, Harold
Gentry, Mary
Africh, Mary
Gray, Gordon
Guerin, George
Fleek, Effie
Johnson, Leonard
Johnson, Violet
Kronquist, Ragnar
Kronquist, Urho
Kronquist, Arnie
Lindstrom, Helen
Lundell, Ruth
Lundell, Harry
Martin, John
Niemi, Tauno
Pearce, Margaret
Riedi, Madeline
Savikko, Herbert
Savikko, Alma
Stragier, Frank
Tassel, Alice
Tassel, Harry
Wahto, Viena
Carlson, Lawrene
Savikko, Walter
Andrews, Kathleen
Anderson, Olgat
Anderson, Una
Bringdale, Etta
Brown, Sinclair
Cashen, Leslie
Coughlin, Alice
Garn, Albert
Goss, Esther
Griggs, Agnes
Helgeson, Gertrude
Huntington, Martha
Isaak, Helen
Manley, William
Meade, Thelma
Nelson, Arthur
Nelson, Nelma
Orme, Mona
Rundquist, Ethel
Sey, Alex
Sey, Elizabeth
Williams, Nora
Simmerman, Chester
McCormick, Kathleen
Crowe, Una
Brown, Etta
Bach, Alice
Cashen, Esther
Patterson, Agnes
Johnson, Gertrude
Sey, Martha
Rundquist, Helen
Wiitanen, Thelma
Niemala, Nelma
Carlson, Mona
Museth, Nora
Aalto, Impi
Aalto, Laina
Garn, Emma
Gray, Douglas
Hall, Esther
Oliver, Esther
Kronquist, Saimi
Lundell, Violet
Niemi, Aileen
Niemi, Rica
Pettygrove, Frank
Reinikka, Hilja
Delabecque, Albert
Anderson, Beth
Hill, Elsie
Edmiston, Elsie
Lindstrom, Vivian
Bach, Helmi
Aalto, Helmi
Bonner, Robert
Logan, Josephine
Kilburn, Josephine
Manning, James
McCormick, Richard
Spain, Elvira
Wiitanen, Elvira
Williamson, Tauno
Fleek, Dale
Anderson, Dorothy
McCormick, Rita
Edwards, Lempi
Aalto, Lempi
George, Joe
Oliver, Douglas
Bland, Myrna
Sey, Harriet
Williams, Harriet
Simpson, Doris
Anderson, Otto
Lievers, Wilfred
Vezetti, Joe
Benson, George
Wiitanen, Clarence
George, Tom
Gleason, Edythe
Wortman, Chas
Larson, Stewart
Riedi, Felix
Behrends, B. M.
Mills, John
Goetz, A. E.
Aalto, August
Africh, Anton
Andrews, Ed
Anderson, Chas
Cadwell, J. W.
Bach, Edward
Balog, A. J.
Baroumis, James
Bliss, O. H.
Bonner, Robert
Cherovich, Mike
Cashen, Jerry
Cashen, Sadie
Cashen, Ed
Carlson, Carl
Cochrane, H. L.
Cahill, W. E.
Davis, Rose
Degan, Sante
Devon, Sam
DeRoux, August
Doogan, T. J.
Demos, Angelo
Edwards, Albert
Edmiston, James
Engstrom, Elton
Feero, W. E.
Feusi, John
Fleek, W. A.
Fleek, Everett
Fleek, Albert
Fox, Chas
Fraser, Robert
Gentry, W. R.
Gair, Alex
Gallwas, F. A. J.
Gray, Felix
Gavril, Mike
Goetz, A. E.
Granberg, A. F.
Guerin, J. R.
Grant, W. J.
Gravrock, John
Geubelle, Emil
Goetz, Cecil
Hirsch, Adolph
Holmer, A. C.
Johnson, Aron
Johnson, J. G.
Johnson, Chas
Dedler, George
Kirkham, J. O.
Kirkham, Glen
Kilburn, L. W.
Kiviniemi, Ida
Kronquist, Anna
Kronquist, Ragnar
Kronquist, Fred
Keith, L. C.
Kufer, Henry
Lagseth, J. R.
Laughlin, Gertrude
Laughlin, Matt
Loken, Hans
Lundell, Gust
Logan, Grant
Lindstrom, Carlo
Litton, W. P.
Lynch, W. M.
McCormick, Richard
McCormick, Ed
McCormick, Ray
Mcrae, Hugh
Martin, Andrew
Martinson, Ed
Martinson, Evert
McCormick, Walter
McWilliams, John
Mills, John
Marin, John
Miller, Florence
Miller, Margaret
Niemi, John
Olson, Aug
Ott, William
Pearce, Frank
Pusich, Mike
Pelton, Peter
Popovich, Tom
Reinikka, Henry
Rakich, Tom
Reiser, Mike
Riedi, Joe
Rundquist, John
Rusich, Raymond
Rusich, Frank
Rollins, O. F.
Roller, Ed
Savikko, Herman
Sey, James
Sey, John
Shafer, W. A.
Shundshift, A.
Smith, Guy L.
Schmidt, R. A.
Stragier, Rene
Stragier, Henry
Snyder, Frances
Spain, W. R.
Sebenico, Caesar
Simon, Tony
Shitanda, Y.
Seril, Roy
Schramm, Chas
Tassell, Alex
Uberti, Emil
Varlen, Frank
Wahto, Gust
Waldahl, Elsie
Wehren, Joe
Wilson, Aaron
Frankfurter, Dewey
Leo Weiss
Parks, George
Wickersham, James
Keller, W. K.
Drake, James
Rustgard, John
Winn, Grover
Roberstson, R. E.
Merritt, W. L.
Thiele, Karl
Smith, W. C.
Raven, R. S.
Kashavaroff, A. P.
Gordon, Paul
Hawkesworth, C. W.
LeFevre, H. B.
Behrends, B. M.
Metzgar, L. H.
Williams, Jos
Riendeau, Arthur
Coughlin, Robert
McKechnie, Larry
Lavenik, Martin
Sey, Chas
Huntington, Roy
Bringdale, Arthur
Andrews, Walter
Helgeson, Claude
Goss, Ora
Isaak, S. R.
Lelson, Vernon
Orme, Fred
Devighne, H. C.
Cashen, Leslie
Brown, David
Brown, Sinclair
Crowe, Ed
Ramsay, James
Ramsay, Dave
Ramsay, James Jr.
Bergen, Art
George, Gus
Leivers, Wilfred
Judson, Tom
Meade, Douglas
Gross, Zollman
Nelson, Arthur
Palmer, Alice
Burns, Enid
Troy, John
Boyle, Frank
Kaines, Anthony
Jackson, Elmer
Pegues, J. E.
Gray, Helen
Dunn, John
Faulkner, H.
Wilson, Art
Vesaja, Arnie
Zais, Ralph
Feusi, John
Gair, Alex Sr.
Riedi, Joe
Loken, Hans
Shundshift, Arne
Cochrane, H. L.
Sey, James
Fox, Chas
Guerin, J. R.
DeVighne, H. C.
Bach, Frank
Jenne, C. P.
Metzgar, L. H.
Bach, Ed
Riendeau, A.
Lavenik, Martin
Edwards, A. R.
McKechnie, L.
Williams, J. A.
Dickinson, INga
Dunham, Alex
Roughlin, Robert
Williams, Ralph
Merritt, W. L.
Robertson, R. E.
Kirkham, Glenn
Fero, W. E.
Engstrom, Elton
Coughlin, Alice
Caraway, Frank
Hopp, Leah
Miller, Regine
Bach, Alice
Coughlin, Alice
Museth, Nora
Pendo, Ruby
Johnson, Ruby
Hall, Esther
Oliver, Esther
Rutherford, Ula
Beck, Ula
Romig, Alice
Bollinger, Alice
Markanen, Onnie
Fitzmorries, James
Olson, Arthur
Michael, Virginia
Lughlin, Virginia
Ripin, Norma
Hannah, Verne
Helgeson, Gertrude
Johnson, Gertrude
Brindgale, Etta
Brown, Etta
Aalto, Laina
Chapin, Agnes
Livie, Agnes
Patterson, Margaret
Brown, Sinclair
Goss, Esther
Manley, William
Syphien, Mary
Vesoja, Mary
Gregg, Sadie
Palmbom, Sadie
Nelson, Arthur
Gallaws, Harold
Mattson, Nora
Plumb, Selma
Aalto, Selma
Lelson, Nelma
Niemala, Nelma
Huntington, Martha
Sey, Martha
Valeson, George
Cashen, Thomas
Cashen, Leslie
Woods, Vivian
Lindstrom, Vivian
Niemi, Rica
Garn, Albert
Edmiston, Elsie
Hill, Elsie
Wiitanen, Thelma
Meade, Thelma
Snither, Edwina
Martinson, Edwina
Fraser, Elizabeth
Toma, Lee M.
Holbrook, Elda
Pepoon, Lucile
ENglestrom, Thelma
Rinden, Lloyd
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1932 Correspondence Regarding D. H. S. Homecoming Reunion1932 Correspondence Regarding D. H. S. Homecoming Reunion
1932 Correspondence Regarding D. H. S. Homecoming Reunion1932 Correspondence Regarding D. H. S. Homecoming Reunion
1932 Correspondence Regarding D. H. S. Homecoming Reunion1932 Correspondence Regarding D. H. S. Homecoming Reunion