Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-09-10
Libby Women
Tell Of Travel
Experiences
Provide Most Interesting
Program for First Meeting
of Woman's Club.
rs RECEPTION
FOR LIBBY TEACHERS

The Womans Club held its opening
meeting and reception for the teachers
tuesday afternoon in the club house
which was beautifully decorated for the
occasion with profusion of flowers Ia
baskets.
Everything is in fine condition at the
club house. The outside has been re-
painted, the inside cleaned and in read
mess for a new year.
Mrs. Vim. Curtis was elected first
vice president and Mrs G. D. Rowe
second vice president. The new con-
situations were given to the members.
An athletic department has been
added to the Woman's club with Mrs.
Pledaiue as playwright director.
Mrs. Herbst who has just returned
from Livingston, gave a short talk on
woman's club work.
Mrs VIM. Kienitz presented a most
interesting program on People, Places
and Lovely Things" in short tray-
elogue by women who have travelled
to the far and near places In our good
old U. S. A. this summer. Mrs. Kienitz
opened most pleasant hour by SAYING
that "A wise traveller never despises
his own country"
The travellers tales were not only
interesting and varied but full of hu-
NOR.
The Barkees went back to Mime
sofa 70 see their parents. Among the
lovely things that Mrs. Barkee brought
back was poem to Mother" by one
of her friends
The Martins went to Kansas CITY ia
Wyoming. Mrs. Martin says. Eve see
Just as good shows in Libby as any
where else and our roads are
not the worst roads in the country
wyoming has us beaten" Once on the
trip IN Wyoming the Martins were
half day going 10 miles
Inc hrails went to San Diego via
the Redwoods. Mrs. Krall told Of see-
ing the Prestons in Bend, Oregon. tho
Charnholrns and Herbert Jaoueths in
Pomona, Calf, and the Albert An
dersons in Riverside The Kralls went
10 Catalina Island and took side
trip to Tia Juana and Aqua CaIiente.
Mexico.
Mrs. Rowland and sons went back
TO Iowa where it was hot They came
back feeling that Montana was the
best state of all.
Four OF our teachers took a 5000
mile trip by auto down into Mexico
and back by Yellowstone and Glacier
parks to Libby. Besides seeing lot Of
country they had thrills. Once in Ari-
iona when they were 100 miles from
one town, $50 miles from another and
90 miles from jerk water place, thew
found themselves by small service
station on the Mojave desert with the
bearings OF their car burned out. A
county surveyor came along and drove
70 the town 100 miles away and came
back the next day with the new bear
ings and wouldn't take cent for IL
The little desert station had not ! tree
near 1t and the girls spent their two
days IN intense heat following the
shadows round the building. Miss Liebe
told OF their trip beginning at Seattle
down through the Redwoods and
Yosemite Park. Miss Fousek gave rem
iniscences and vivid descriptions of
Mexico, Mojave Desert Grand CANYON
and the Painted Desert. Miss Ruth
Madden told her impressions Of Ar
zona and Utah.
Miss Barnes went for her vacation
70 the TAR eastern coast, going by Win
nipeg, Quebec and Montreal. She took
the Thousand Island strip down the St
Lawrence, then to Boston and I'D to
New Hampshire. Among the many
places of interest she visited was the
House of Seven Gables.
Miss Aasen concluded this delight
full program by telling Of the Wonders
Of Yellowstone Park.
Coffee and small cakes were served
by Mesdames Walter Niels, Vim. Curtis,
Chas. D. Rowe, Peay, Piedalue, Row
land, Ned Joughin, Smithberger and
Miss Inez Ratekin. Mrs. Walter Neils
and Mrs. Rowe presided at the beau
tifully appointed coffee tables.