The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-14
LIBERTY LOAN APPEAL
ADDRESSED TO WOMEN
Mrs. ]. Wilson Moore Asks
Support of City Club
in Campaign.
PLAN WORK OF YEAR
Annual Session of Missoula
Organization Attended
by Many.

Mrs. j. Wilson Moore. recently APP
pointed district secretary OF the Wom-
ans Liberty Loan committee. adj
dressed the members of the NissoIla
Womans club yesterday afternoon at
the opening session of the year. in the
Masonic temple.
Mrs. Moore said in part: Our
young men must answer the call Of
the government without hesitation
and the war is just as much matter
of money as it is of men. The Wom-
ans Liberty Loan committee is con-
scription of women who Will do their
bit. The Liberty loan will
prove the peoples trust.
The Woman's Liberty Loan com.
rnittee is appointed by the secretary
Of the treasury to direct the activities
of women in a nation wide campaign
for the promotion of The next issue
of the Liberty loan. 1t is the commit
tees aim to interest every woman in
Liberty bonds. A mass meeting will
be held i'll Missonla next week to rally
the women to advertise the Liberty
loan
War Demands Service.
More than 50 members OF the Wom-
ans club assembled for the opening
session. The significance of the oc-
casion was we'll expressed by Mrs.
George Briggs in the address she gave
as president. Among many memorable
sentences in this address. one or two
may be quoted This season brings
promise. not only of broader oppor-
crai iaH oh,
closer touch with the world at large
one compensation of the war--but it
offers also through war conditions.
greater possibilities for service TO
mankind, and service has become the
allabsorbing slogan of women's clubs.
Patriotic sentiment is a large part of
America stock in trade, these days,
but it is not all. Practical common
sense is very much to the point and
systematic organization is the foun-
dation upon which the country must
build the structure of its defense. /,
is in this connection. that the value of
the woman's club is to be apprecia ted
During the seven years since these
clubs began to federate, they have
been moving quietly forward, binding
themselves together until now the,
have a vast network of organization
covering not only America, but reach.
ing into foreign countries as well. This
great body of women is ready to ac
as one person in the service Of Amer.
lea, in the service of the worlds caus.
in which America has enlisted" Mrs
Briggs continued with an enumeration
Of various forms of conservation b,
which the women of the land ar,
helping to win the war; and with men
ton of definite work to be done b.
the Woman's club.
Reports on State Meeting.
In line with this thought, came tn.
reports of the Montana federation o
women's clubs. held last June in Mile
city, given by Mrs. Tylar B. Thomp,
son, Miss Gertrude Ruekhous and Mis-
Minnie Spurgin. The work accom-
plished by the 81 clubs with S.s7,
members in the state of Montana, wa!
we'll developed by the reports. En-
thusiasm for enlarged work during III,
coming year was the keynote Of tn,
meeting yesterday
Program for Year
The program announced for the yea
=, given by the social and domesti
department, with Mrs. Tylar 4
Thompson presiding; an address o.
Efficiency in Community Work. b.
Dean A. L. Stone on November lt
under the direction of the civic de
partment; a program given by tn
music department on November "a
q program hy the art department q,
December <; an address by Attorne
Fred r. Angevine on The Socia
Trend OF Recent Legislation in Mon
tanas" given January l. under III
auspices OF the civic department;
talk by Miss Gertrude Buckhous o,
January &c, by request OF the literar
department; a talk on Occupations O
Women After the War" by Dr. ].
Underwood on February ., by reaues
nf the social and domestic science de
paTimeni: "a meeting OF the City Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs on Fehruar
%; a program by the art department
on March 9 a program by the musi
department OF March %: a dramati
reading by Mrs. W. 2. Mills npol
April Is, at the request OF the lltcrar
department; election of officers o
April q and a celebra ton Of the club
birthday on May II.