The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-11-12
Talks To
Libby Club On
U. Capital
Program of Much Interest
Deals With Nations
First City.
PLANNING FOR
ANNUAL SEAL SALE

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The joint meeting of the senior ane
junior Woman's clubs of Libby wa.
held IN the Community room last Tues.
day evening with Mrs. A. A. Wood pre-
siding
A rummage sale for the near future
was planned and Mrs Krall asked tha
any person having a contribution t.
make should notify members Of the
finance committee.
The annual tuberculosis seal sale
will again be sponsored by the club
1t is the object of the committee ir
charge this year, to have at least 10t
worth Of stamps 90 into every house
in Libby, not as money making
scheme, but because it will help i'm
press the people Of Libby that tubercu-
losis is one of the greatest foes to pub
lie health and that 1t can be wiped out
/ of our nation
| Mrs. M. F. Gay announced that the
| December program would be costume
party with the afternoon devoted en-
tirely to fun.
One OF the high lights Of the bust
ness session was the talk given by Miss
Grace Day on the various forms OF gov
ernments of the leading foreign nations.
While at school this past summer. Miss
Day made study Of this subject ard
with a splendid presentation, she passed
on to the club members brief sum-
mary Of the policies used in England,
France, Italy, Germany and Russia.
AS a representative from the club to
the school board. Mrs. Martin asked
for the opinion of the members on the
building of new wing on the high
school. Quite an opinion prevailed,
that since the grade school building is
old and very much out OF date, ard
since the overflow really occurs in
that building. that new grade school
shoulT be built in preference to an adj
dition to the high school Some Of the
persons entering into this discussic,
advocated that the grade building has,
or will in the near futurue, be con-
demned by the state fire marshall
dltu liidl tllC It0D SllCuld I'LL ldhC INitOIi
on this question until more intelligen.
vote could be given. However, in order
to close the discussion. it was moved to
concur with the opinions of the Lions
and Commercial clubs.
At the close of the business session,
splendid program was presented on
our National Capital. Mrs. Harold Mil
Ter opened the program by giving a
brief history of the song, THE Star
Spangled Banner"
A most interesting paper on Our
National Capital' had been prepared
BY Mrs. E. NJ Alley and was read by
Miss Beatrice Larson. Mrs. Allev called
to mind the fact that the entire de-
velopment of Washington. D. G.. ha!
| been along the lines of the L'Enfant
plan. L'Enfant was Frenchman who
came over with La Fayette and who
remained in Washington and dreamed
and planned model city. The plan
ming commission of this dav which is
striving for Greater Washington
has not deviated greatly from L En-
fants original ideas.
After the reading of Mrs. Alleys
paper. the PROGRAM was turned over tt
Mrs. w. A. Hills By using lantern
pictures of historical places and gov
eminent buildings we're thrown on {
screen while Mrs Hills talked in hel
usual easy and charming way bringing
out interesting facts about each pic
ture. Having recently visited Wash
ington with Mrs. Alley, Mrs. Hills "a:
able to bring to the club the recen
developments and progress of ths
Greater Washington" plan.
This plan includes the making owe
of Pennsylvania Ave, from the Capt.
/ toll to the Lincoln Memorial, and is Il
be bordered by the greatest array 0
public buildings in the history of TIL
world. Two new structures have al
ready been completed These are tn
Supreme Court building and the De
partment of Commerce.
Pictures of Mt. Vernon, "the idea
country gentleman's estate" were ais
shown. 1t was George Washington
dream and hope that our capital shout
be the most beautiful city in the worlc
Standing at the tomb which holds tn
body Of George and Martha Washing
ton, entering the church which they at
tended, and glimpsing some of the in
timacies Of their lives through the pic
lures shown, the intervening years be
tween that time and the present SCENE
short.
Mrs. Hills talk was we'll seasone
with goodly sprinkling of wit an
: humor and was thoroughly enjoyed b
the entire audience.
The club room had been decorate
with flags and the program was close
with Mrs. -Krall and Miss Hazel Nc
B Cannon. singing beautiful duet ar
propriate to the nature of the program
4 Miss Kienitz Is Hostess