The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-20

The above Is a paragraph from the
speech of A. l. Stone, president Of the
chamber OF commerce, before a meet
ing Of the Woman's. club called to
consider the question of how that or
ganization could best assist in the
work which has been laid out for the
city to accomplish. AS material evil
dence of it's interest the club donated
500 from it's treasury and then it's
members went on record by word and
deed as being in hearty accord with
the campaign to provide Missoula
with a municipal swimming pool.
The executive board of the club met
first and after handling other matters
up for consideration decided to sub
scribe 800 toward the construction of
the pool. Having taken this step the
board adjourned and the. general
meeting was held.
The Speakers.
NJ. j. Hutchens, editor In chief of
The MisSoulian Sentinel, was the first
to speak He related briefly how the
papers had become interested in the
movement through the recent tragedy
and said that the aim of the papers
was merely to get the money" and
then put all the questions of location
and construction up to the donors of
the fund.
A. L. Stone was the next speaker and
talked very effectively on the cam
paign for Il swimming pool. He dwelt
but briefly on the fact that such an
institution was necessary. That, he
said, was too we'll known to merit dis
cussion. His main theme was person.
al sacrifice if that should be necessary
in order that the pool might become a
reality.
Nothing Is worth while that does
not cost something" said Mr. Stone.
Personal sacrifice is the only thing
which makes real giving. It seems to
me that these small 20 and so cent
contributions are the ones which really
count Not that We should not all give
in proportion to our means, because
if we did not the pool would never be
built. but because these small sub
scriptions prove that the city Is work
ing as a unity toward the accomplish
ment of its purpose. You all remember
the story of the widows mite.
1T seems to me that if all automo-
bile owners would take their machines
and put them under lock and key for a
week, or two weeks, and turn the gas
oline and garage money into the swim
ming pool fund that that would be
real giving. If we give but "a little OF
our surplus we shall not be really Civ
ing, but if we sacrifice a little bit for
the building OF this pool 1t will mean
much more to us when it is completed
l believe that when we hear the shouts
of happy laughter and the loud splash
ing of water from the inside of that
stockade we will feel well repaid for
our efforts"
Other Speakers.
Mrs. j. c. DeJarnette, Mrs. Tylar b.
Thompson and Miss Spurgin made
short talks prior to the general discus
sion of the question. All emphasized
the need for hearty cooperation on
the part of every woman in the city
in order that this campaign might be
carried through to a successful conclu-
sion.
The action of the WOmans club Is
but one of the many things which hap
pened yesterday to make it appear that
more than ever Missoula was awake
to the fact that 1t had bitten off quite
chunk, but that it's mind was firmly
set on masticating what it had taken
between it's jaws.
The Northern Pacific employees re-
ported last night that their total had
reached $93. TAs -list will not be turned
in for several days yet as the railroad
men figure that the sum finally
checked opposite their name will be
much larger than this.
Benefit Ball Game.
If you attend the ball game that is
to be played on the vacant lot across
from the Northern Pacific depot today
be sure to contribute generously to the
collection which the youngsters will
take up during the game. For they
have decided that instead Of using the
money thus received to apply to i'm
mediate expenses, such as the cost OF
balls, gloves and bats, and also broker
windows. they will donate all the re.
ceipts of the day to the fund for the
swimming pool. A crowd Of severa
hundred always Is present at these
games. and the youngsters believe tina
they should raise at least a hundred
dollars for the benefit Of the swim
ming pool.
A letter received by The Muscular
from Straughn Scheuch seems worth!
of reproduction. owing to the fact tha