Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-05-08
Father And
Son Banquet
AttraCtSmanY
Proves To Be One of Most
Successful Affairs of
Season.

UNUSUAL PROGRAM
AND MUCH BUSINESS
The fathers enjoyed the fsthers
and sons banquet sponsored by the
Libby Commercial club last Thursday
evening and, judging from the inter-
est shown by the sons, it was like
wise a pleasant affair for them. A
number that taxed the capacity OF tho
dining room at the Masonic TEMPLE
sat down to tables at Z O'Clock and
partook Of fine dinner while excai-
lent music was furnished throughout
the entire serving by an orchestra
composed Of the Misses Hostetter and
Morefield and Harold Gompf, Rev. r.
F. Wick, Vernon Bessey and Ernest
Person.
A number of visitors were present
from Troy and Eureka and these were
introduced, after which each father
introduced the real or borrowed son
who was his guest of the evening.
Following the dinner, the program
continued in the assembly room Of
the hall. 1t was announced that the
program committee had been fortu-
nate enough to arrange with the Spo-
kane chamber of commerce for radio
program dedicated to the Libby COM
mercial club. Then followed q fake
program, ostensibly coming from
Spokane, that had about 80 per cent
of the audience fooled for the greater
part of its presentation. A radio a
loud speaker, and wires leading to ap-
paratus in lower room enabled r.
f. Russell and Supt. A. A. Wood to
broadcast" program that "held the
closest attention of a critical audi
ence.' Music from photograph rec
ords was interspersed with remarks,
complimentary or otherwise, Of a few
Libby citizens, with the joke element
largely predominating. Those so no.
ticed were NJ. D. Rowland, r. w.
Smithberger, L. S. WEIGH, DR.. v. A.
Hannigan and others.
j. N. Mass as member Of the pro-
gram committee, delivered an address
OF several minutes, reminding the sons
that they were the on-cominR citizens
OF this or some similar community
| and that one object in inviting them
to the meeting was to give them an
insight into and arouse their interest
IN community cooperative work. Mr..
Mass also gave the boys much good
advise, illustrating his remarks with
interesting Incidents from the lives Of
prominent Americans.
Getting down to business, President
F. j. Jefferson asked E. f. Jaoueth
to report on highway matters. Mr..
Jaqueth said he had nothinr to report
except that signs were now being
made for the turn outs on the Koo-
tenai Falls section of the highway.
Secretary r. r. Veldman reported he
recently had talk with r. D. RAIDER,
state highway engineer, while in
Helena, and that Mr.. RAIDER said he
was confident the Libby Eureka sec
ton of the T. r. highway would soon
be added to the per cent system He
also said the commission had in mind
both the proposed Manicke- Trout
Creek project and the Plain-Elmo
project, both of which might ultimate
ly be included on the 7 per cent. He
further said there would be no gray
cling on the switchback work west of
Libby this year, but that crawling
would be deferred until another con-
struction project to the west would
make a greater mileage available for
crawling, thus reducing the per-mile
cost. This additional construction is
expected to come next year.
President jefferson announced that
arrangements had been made for
joint meeting of the Commercial club
and the Libby Woman's club to be held
Sunday, May II at Happy's Inn and
urged all members to attend.
H.. M. Boyes reported that CORES
pondence had been had with Thomas
~ Marlowe, chairman of the state
fish and game commission in regard
to his proposed visit here, Mr.. Mar
lowe having been invited to visit
Libby. MIR. Boyes said Mr.. MarIowe
would be unable to attend on dates
suggested by Libby men but that he
could come for the evening of May
IL. The meeting was then temporarily
turned over to the Libby Rod and Gun
club, with w. E. Dexter, president,
presiding. A. M. Hoffman said that
Mr.. Marlowe had always been friendly
to this section, had done 4 lot for It
and that the club ought to accept the
0vNAA0UiN A0tI 0iu ouUW uiI. MaItUWG
every courtesy when he arrived. Mr..
Boyes also spoke in similar vein, say
ing the community owes debt Of
gratitude to Mr.. Marlowe, that he had
done more for us than any other one
man. Upon motion by w. F. Kienitz,
seconded by r. NJ Richard, it was de-
cided to hold banquet for Mr.. Mar
lowe on the evening Of May II.
A. M. Hoffman, newly elected NOM
Der of the board of directors Of the
Commercial club, was called upon for
remarks and responded briefly. /.
f. M. Boyes then called up the
matter Of the reported resignation of
Mr.. Veldman as secretary of the club,
taking occasion to pay Mr.. Veldman
high compliment for his efficient
handling Of the work and hoping that
he would reconsider his resignation,
but that IL he would not, Mr.. Boyes
would moved that Mr.. Veldman be
presented with a life membership in
the club. The motion was seconded
by J. A. Krall and unanimously car
ried. In thanking the club for th1
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