The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-04-21
People
Are Treated To
Fine Address
Dean McAIlister of Spokane
Tells Large Audience How
To Attain Happiness.
JOINT MEETING
UNUSUAL SUCCESS

THE people of America will never
be really happy until they have re-
discovered that spirit of self-re-
lance that was SO potent factor III
making America great was the
gist of one of the outstanding state
ments made by Dean Charles Z. MIC
Allister of St. Johns cathedral,
Spokane, in remarkable address
delivered at the joint meeting of the
civic clubs of Libby, held Tuesday
night.
Dean McAllister was one Of the
most entertaining speakers ever to
occupy a local rostrum. and he not
only entertains but he instructs and
inspires one to thought. The gen.
eral subject of his address Tuesday
night was that Of happiness. He
said that everyone who lives pro-
perly is entitled to happiness in this
life and that one should strive for
happiness.
Dean McAllister has the happy
faculty of stirring his audience to
thought and carrying it along with
him. Tuesday night he prepared
the minds of his listeners for a dis
course on happiness by devoting the
first 10 or Is minues to the telling
of one humorous story after an
other, all deity woven into the
work of preparation. And to say
he possesses an unlimited fund or
humor is to state 1t mildly.
A proper sense of humor is neces-
sary to life of happiness, said
Dean McAlhster. He said ahe world
was terribly unhappy today. People
are filled with worry, despair, dis
enlargement, he said. Much Of this
could be overcome, said the speak
err, ii people would only cultivate q
sense Of humor.
A second factor in happiness is a
spirit OF self-reliance, said the dean
He condemned the altogether too
common tendency that la prevalent
today of. sitting back and looking
for life of ease, of looking for
someone to hand out as gift the
good things of life instead OF going
after them with vim and determi-
nation and earning them for ones
self.
Dean McAllister held the closest
attention of his audience as he drove
home truth after truth, while at
the same time he kept his listeners
chuckling with merriment. His adj
dress is conceded to have been one
of the very best ever delivered In
Libby.
Carleton Joughin of the program
committee should be commended
as he was largely responsible fol
securing Dean McAllister as thu
speaker of the evening.
! j. A. Krall acted as chairman o
: the meeting in an able manner
!, The first were several selections b.
the Rhythm Band of the grad
schools, with Dorothy Becker &C
companist. The little folks capture
, their audience with their excellen
!. time and their natty appearance il
? their uniforms of white and red.
Miss Margaret Clay of Tro
pleased her audience with thre
beautifully rendered violin selec
tons, with Miss Inez Ratekin at tn
piano. Miss Clay is an artist ant
J throws much feeling into her play
: ing. Carleton Joughin then intro
duced Dean McAllister and, follow
ing the deans address, the boys
quartet of the high school concluded
an excellent program with two o.
! three selections.
Following the formal program ar
hour or two was spent in informa
J visiting, at which time coffee anc
e waters were served. Three of tht
presidents of participating club
: poured, Mrs. r. w. LeDuc, Mrs
! Gordon Cornell and Mrs. Harolt
Thomson Five clubs joined in thu
joint meeting, the Libby CONNER
ciaI club, the Libby Woman's club
the Libby Junior Women's club, tn,
Lions club and the PIT. A..
The audience was the largest eve
"a nffnnd ono nf these rnantinuc