Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-01
Mrs. Jaqueth Chosen
District President
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graeipasiy-responded to by Mrs. Mar
garef Clifford of Kalispell.
Mrs. c. w. Short of Kalispell pre-
/, sented the program with corrections
and the same was accepted
The following committees were ap-
pointed by the president:
Time Keeper--Mrs. Beatrice Waller
of Eureka.
Parlimentarian-Mr Alice Farris OF
Libby.
Resolutions Committee-Mrs. Moss
of Whitefish; Mrs. Pomeroy of Kalis-
pell; Mrs Neils of Libby.
Credentia1 ComInittee-Mrs. D. T.
Wood of Troy; Mrs Rooms of White
fish; Mrs. Winslow of Eureka
Courtesy Committee-Mrs. Fessen-
den of Kalispell; Mrs Peay of Libby;
Mrs. Farris of Troy
Nominating Committee-Mrs. Pom
eroy of Kalispell; Mrs. Haines OF
Whitefish; Mrs. Cook Of Eureka; Mrs
Kedzie of Libby; Mrs. Farris of Troy
During the session we were favored
by many fine musical numbers-Mrs.
W. j. Phipps, two piano solos; Mrs.
w. E. Neils of Libby, accompanied by
Miss Fousek, three vocal selections;
piano solo, Miss Blanche Fousek Of
Libby; vocal duet Mrs. Bernard and
Mrs Moss of Whitefish, accompanied
by Mrs Phipps; piano solo, Miss Inez
Ratekin of Libby.
The district federation was very for
! tunate in having with us Mrs. Dennis
Ffahaven of Missoula who gave two
very fine talks on "We and the Com
munity" and Disarmament Confer
ence"
The International Relations Depart
ment presented the following resolu-
ton which was adopted by the district
Whereas, it is our conviction that the
limitation and reduction of armaments
by international agreement is neces-
sary if world peace and economic re-
covery are to be attained, and
Whereas, we believe that ornaments
of the abolition of the use of poison
gas and bacteria in warfare, and
Whereas, we believe that amaments
can be limited only as expenditure for
ornaments is limited, therefore, be it
Resolved: That District No. ! of
Montana Federations Of Woman's Clubs
urge the president of the United States
to use his best efforts to secure the
limitations and reduction Of ornaments
by the International agreement at the
Disarmament Conference which meets
Feb. 2, 1882, in treaty which includes
the abolition of the use of poison gases
and bacteria in war and the principle
of budgetary limitation.
Copies of this resolution should be
sent to the press, to each of the SEN
ators from Montana, as well as to the
Pre- sident Of the United States
Signed: HALLE p. MOSS,
Chairman
ESTELLA G. POMEROY,
ALMA M NEILS,
Resolution Committee
The president, Mrs Fetterly, empha-
sized the fact that it was not only the
duty of every club woman to vote but
to get other women to vote also
Mrs. r. E. Brown of Bozeman, 1irst
vice president and chairman of the
Scholarship Committee of the state,
gave us short talk on scholarship for
girls. She informed us that the State
Woman's Club are now aiding eight
girls to attend either college or normal
On Tuesday she conducted the Club in
stitute which was very interesting and
helpful
Mrs L. Dieringer of Kalispell pre-
sented the following program under
her department of American Home,
Education and Child Welfare:
4The Child in the Home" by Mrs
M. X Kedzie of Libby.
"The Mental Development of the
Child" by Prof. Earle Price of Eure-
ka. Mr. Price dwelt for some time
on the matter of school taxation and
brought to our minds the appalling
fact that over 5000 children in the
state of Montana we're not receiving
an education owing to the lack of
funds
Under the Department of Public
Welfare, presided over by Mrs. c. w.
Short, Mrs. Garnett Storms gave very
interesting talk on the Physical De-
velopment of the Child" Mrs. Farris
of Libby reviewed the health program
of the Libby Woman's Club Mrs.
Haines the work done by the White
fish Club, Mrs. Fessenden that of the
Century Club and Mrs. Cooke for the
Eureka Club.
Mrs. A. c. Herbst of Libby presented
the work planned by the state and
district departments of legislation.
Mrs. Earl Price presided over the
Department of Fine Arts. After some
very fine remarks by Mrs Price, she
introduced Mrs. A. NJ Tobie of Kalis-
pell who READ to us wonderful paper
on Roadside Identification Mrs. AL
bee of Eureka had equally as inter-
esting paper on the Arts Industries
and Beauties of Peru" and had dis
played wonderful collection of SOU
venirs brought to her from her boy.
The different clubs reported the
work done by their members along the
line of art and literature.
At the Tuesday afternoon session
Mrs. D. r. Wood read a most instruc-
tive paper on THE Stranger in Our
Gate This was given under the de-
partment of American Citizenship of
which Mrs. Wood is chairman.
Mrs Walter Neils, president Of the