Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-03-10

sisting of one member from each Club.
w for the Woman's club, C. for
Commercial club and l. for Lions
club We can then accomplish more for
civic betternent than each Club work
ing independently. When MIR. or Mrs.
X, Y. or 2. see some way in which
Libby's appearance can be improved
tell a member of the w. c. L. commit
tee. Each member can then take it up
with his individual organization and
thus we may be able to brighten many
corners.
I'VE hope that this meeting will be
so pleasant and profitable for all three
of the organizations that it will mark
the beginning of joint civic meeting
each March.
The next feature was we'll rendered
cornet-clarinet duet by Harold Gompf
and James Phillips, with Miss Frances
Gompf at the piano. A Woman's club
trio composed of Mrs. Olson, Mrs. Krall
and Mrs. collars, sang very prettily,
20, Tell Us Merry Birds of Spring"
Mrs. Chas. ]. Martin then addressed
the gathering asking for assistance from
the men of the city in improving the
swimming pool at the mill. enumerat-
ing numerous things that could be done
at no great expense to improve this
popular resort, among them being .
wider plank runway, cleaning snags
and rocks out of part Of the poo
and removing mud elsewhere. Mrs
Martin also asked that the new tennis
court be hardsurfaced in some man.
ner, and suggested providing more
equipment for Fairgrounds.
Mrs Martin was followed by an in
structive address by c. S. Webb or
ornamental trees, told of their habit:
and how they should be taken care of
| Mr.. Webb is of the opinion that ths
city should adopt some definite plar
for tree planting along sidewalks, ant
that the city should take care Of thes,
after being planted His address wa
instructive to those interested in grow
ing trees at ones home.
Mrs. DUNCAN then sang in her usua
pleasing manner, do You Know M,
Garden with Miss Inez Ratekin &C
companist, and Mrs. ]. A. Krall rea,
a thoughtful paper on "Landscap
Gardening" giving number of valu
able ideas regarding identifying 0
ones home and also the public build
ings and grounds of the city. We ex
pect to publish this paper later.
The guest speaker of the evening wa
then introduced, Mrs A. N. Tohie Q
Kalispell Mr. and Mrs. Tobie ar
trained florists and Mrs. Tobie has
keen appreciation of and love for flow
ers. She is also deeply interested il
the identifying of homes and also tn
highways of the country and she spok
at length in that trend. She mentione,
numerous things that had been done a
Kalispell to beautify that city, toll
what some were doing to make NOR
attractive certain parts of the high
ways and held the attention Of he
audience with her evident knowledg
of her subject. She especially urge
the need of warm-hearted coopcra
ton Of everyone in the community 70
the identifying of ones home town
, Mrs. Tobie very generously brough
with her a great profusion of yelloy
jonquels and pink carnations for tn
meeting, which added distinct toucl
Of beauty to the affair.
Following Mrs. Tobies address Nh
Gompf, Mr.. Phillips and Miss Comp
again favored the gathering with Sc
lection, Sing Me to Sleep" Tn
+ gathering then adjourned to the lowe
, floor where the hostesses Of the evenin
served coffee and doughtnuts an
, where an enioybale hour was spent in
, formally. The hostesses were: Mr..
Alice Farris, Mrs. E. r. Jaqueth, Mr.
Fl. A. Hough, Mrs. John p Harmon
: Mrs. w. G. Seims, Miss Frances Schou
! weller, Miss Cecilia Liebc, Miss Rut