The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-07
High Official Visits
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number of clubs, but not the largest
membership. Of any similar organiza-
ton in the world. He also told of plans
for the district convention to be held
next June in Glacier national park.
Pictures Highly Instructive.
! Another deeply interesting feature of
the evenings program was the showing
of two series of pictures by Wayne
Shanahan of the forest service SHOW
boat organization. The first reel showed
the terrible destruction and loss of
life th;r followed forest fire and flood
in southern California. A criminally
careless smoker tossed away match in
finder dry grass. Fire spread into chap
arral covering miles of mountainside
and burned the ground bare Heavy
rains followed that resulted in an i'm
mediate run-off because the forest
covering had been burned This brought
on flood that caused the loss of 46
lives, the destruction of scores of homes
and hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of damage. All because of one
match carelessly thrown away by a
smoker.
The other reel was an educational
picture in wild-life conservation. 1t
gave visual demonstration of the des-
truction of wild-life on this continent
in early years II told of the extinction
of the heath hen in the New England
states and of the passenger pigeon in
the middle west The buffalo and the
antelope. the wild turkey would also
have become extinct had it not been
for measures to protect them This reel
showed many wild-life pictures-large
game feeding in the wild. ducks. geese
and other forms of bird life nesting and
rearing their young. 1t showed what the
federal government and states are doing
to conserve this great wild-life resource
by establishing preserves where the
birds and animals can live and raise
their younp unmolested and safe.
I Non-member guests of the club were
Norris Adams, Dick Richards. L. F.
Jefferson. Floyd Aheart. WAYNE Shana
ban and Mavor ]. F. McCully. Each was
introduced and responded with a few
words.
Submit Nominations.
The nominating committee submitted
list Of nominations for officers for the
ensuing year. which will be voted on
at the next club meeting.
Nominees for president were H. w.
Miller and Paul Church. Both stated
it would be impossible for them to
serve because of press of other duties.
This threw the matter into general
discussion and several names were pro-
posed but all declined the honor on the
grounds of being too busy. President
J. A. Krall was finally prevailed on 10
act for another year he being the
unanimous choice of the members be-.
cause of his fine record in the chair.
He accented reluctantly. saving he
thought the office ought to be passed
around 50 that others could profit by
the experience
For first vice president-Clay Parker
and Howard Turner.
Second vice president-W. G. Seims.
M. D. Rowland.
Secretarv-treaswer-Jpmes Christie.
Lion William Farris.
Tail TWister-James Harris. Jr.
Hold-over directors ere G. S Webb
and L. S Welch. As Mr. Webb is leav-
ing the city, Chas o. Rowe was nominat-
ed to take Mr. Webb's position on the.
board Of directors
For directors wear term, Wn,
Herbert A. M, Hoffman, Paul Church.