The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-14
Mrs. LeDu(
President Of
District One
Named to Head Federation
of Women's Clubs at Libby
Convention.
OUTSTANDING ADDRESS
IN BEHALF OF PEACE

The sixteenth biennial convention
of the Montana Federation of Wom-
ans Clubs of district No. l, compris-
ing the Century club of Kalispeii,
the Eureka Woman's clubs, the Troy
Woman's club and the Senior and
Junior Women's clubs OF Libby, was
held September II and Il in this
city.
Mrs. Gordon Cornell was general
chairman of the convention and
much credit goes to this willing
worker for the excellent manner
in which the affair was carried out.
There were % voting delegates
present and non-voting delegates to-
tailed So. Besides this number the
following state officers were pres
ent Mrs. May Mussigbrod, Wisdom,
state president, Mrs. Howard Bo-
CART, Poplar first vice president;
Mrs. Henrietta Crockett, Helena.
public health chairman; Mrs. H. w.
Peterson, Billings, cancer control,
Mrs. Vesta Robbins, Bozeman, fine
arts; Mrs Dean King, kalispell,
community service and Mrs. NJ. D.
Rowland, Libby, correction chair
man.
The district officers who have had
charge for the past two years are
Mrs. Grace Clay. Troy, president;
/ Mrs. R. W. LeDuc, Libby, first vice
president; Mrs. Fl. Mccullough, Eu-
reka, second vice president; Miss
Inez Ratekin, Libby. recording Sec
rotary; Mrs. Lawrence Dean, Troy,
corresponding secretary and Mrs.
Robert Pauline of Kalispell, treas
urer.
Many brilliant and interesting
talks were given throughout the
meeting by the following. Welcome,
by Mrs. r. w LeDuc, presidents ad-
4 dress, Mrs Grace Clay, Tribute to
Mrs. Fessenden, by Mrs. A. N. To-
bic, Kalispell. Montana Trails A.
A. Wood. Public Health of Today"
Mrs. Henrietta = Crockett, Helena.
Jury Service for Women, Dean
King, Kalispell Scholarship and
membership by Mrs. Howard Be-
CART, Poplar. 'sWhere Do We Go
From Here, Mrs. Dean King, Kali
ispell, Warm Springs Therapy Prof.
ect Mrs. Anna Kemp of Poison. Can
Ger control, Mrs. H. w. Peterson,
Billings. Against War" by Miss
jeanette Rankin of Missoula, and an
exceptionally fine speech by the
president, Mrs Mary Mussigbrod
A great deal of fine entertain
ment was featured through the en-
| tire gathering some of which was:
& Violin solos by Miss Margaret Clay,
9 Troy; trumpet solo by Wayne KEN
g per, instructor Of music in Libby
i schools delightful vocal solo by
/ Mrs. Walter Neils of this city. I'm
usual was Miss Mary Vaughn's flute
solo. Miss Vaughn is a resident OF
Troy and her talents on the flute
are exceptional Miss Inez Ratekin
gave beautiful piano solo.
Mrs. Forrest lockwood Of Kalis-
: pell gave d descriptive talk on "A
- Pacific Paradise showing mo
:, ton pictures of her trip to Hawaii
G An Outstanding Address
" The principal and most outstand
ing address of the convention was
: that given by Miss jeanette Rankin
: of Missoula. Miss Rankin is the
= first woman ever to be elected tc
i congress and was the only woman
= who had a vote on the world wal
!, in 1916 Her negative vote carried
!, little weight at the time but since
i, it has been proven that her stanc
= was correct. Her subject was
: Against War"
- Miss Rankin addressed a large
a. : gathering of members at the centra
!, school auditorium Tuesday after
;s noon.
y She said, I'VE learn only by ex
:, perience and Europe 4its5 not Learned
- for sne is in the same position sh'
~ was. in at the time OF the last grea
a. war; Have we, the citizens of tn
~ United States, learned by our ex
= perience?'
- Her theme, throughout, ran to tn
- fact that the United States canno
90 be attacked She said, 1T is utterl
ne impossible for any nation or grou
- - of nations to attack the Unite
-, States There is no possible way TO
:, - them to land troups on our shore
- Though our army and navy Woul
not sign statement that there coul
=. be an army of any kind land her
he he yet they intimate such; therefore.
A. would be greatly against their reI
utation if any such thing were eve
to occur.
ost People have to control their ow
90 government if they are to have
,ra democracy. Any movement to c
80 away with our congress would be
acc movement to do away with our d
80 mocracy as losing democracy cou
soon be possible with the losing
our legislature. 1t would be the fir
step towards dictatorship.
ed. Wars are caused by the desi
wa for domination. No f1ation shou
isit dominate and people should ha'
,by the right to vote on the probler
Jr.. Of war as well as any other questio
Lni-4W War should not be left to congre
to decide
Miss Rankin informed the gro,
! a that Europe is using the same prop