The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-14

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ganda used in the world war. TIL
profiteers will use the same evi
tactics they found so successful il
the last war. She told her listener
how they might help in averting
war. She said, AT the present time
1t seems quite certain that there art
people taking polls of the people
of this country as to their feeling
about war Now is the time fol-
every American mother, every
American woman, to write letters IL
our President, to Mrs. Roosevelt, t
our congressman, Secretary Hull ane
any others who might carry weight
in keeping our great country out o.
this. foul war. American mothers
can avoid war Women's clubs car
avoid war. Democracy is not the
form of government you have but
it is what comes from the soul of the
people
Miss Rankin continued, Show the
people of the world that the moth
ers are not going to stand for war
That they cannot land on our shores
and we are not going over there to
fight their wars. Show them we do
not use horrible war methods in
our homes, in our states or our
country! Every race that continues
to kill the finest of their generation,
kills their nation.
She closed her dynamic speech
with, I'VE will go to war today just
as soon as the mothers of this coun-
try will bless their children and let
them go!'
Monday noon the Junior club had
a parley luncheon at the home OF
Miss Inez Ratekin. Approximate
ly 40 members and distinguished
guests were present.
Banquet Was Beautiful Affair
The banquet held Monday evening
will long be remembered for its
beauty of setting and the toasts
that were SO greatly enjoyed.
The Senior Woman's Club of Lib
by had charge of this affair.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid
served very beautiful as well as
delicious dinner to about 80 guests
and members
The decorations, which were in
keeping with the autumn season,
were unusually colorful and artists
The table at which the district and
state presidents and distinguished
guests were seated was very beauti-
full with its exquisite appointments.
Horns of plenty, miniature sheaves
of wheat, gilded and silvered fruit
and foliage carried out the general
color scheme of silver and gold.
Other tables were decorated with
fruits, vegetables and fall foliage.
These were all in old fashioned
plates bowls and stands.
Mrs. S. S. Nichols was chairman
of the decorations and was ably as
sisted by Mrs. M. X. Kedzie and
Mrs. Grant Harley.
The walls were done by the Jun
ior Club under the supervision of
Mrs. Leonard Sleizer and here were
hangings OF fruit, berries and vege.
tables which added much to the
beauty of the room.
The hand painted place cards were
made by Mrs. M. F. Gay. These
were miniature cornucopias of
plenty.
Mrs E. E. Jaqueth was the charm
ing toast mistress. Her theme was
Montana Home of Mine" The
guests sang Home, Sweet Home
with Miss Inez Ratekin at the piano.
Mrs. Jaqueth then fittingly in
troduced each speaker who respond
ed Understandings to the general
theme.
The toast mistress own tribute
to Libby, her home, was outstand-
ing and she said in part:
I live in Libby
Il live in one Of the small towns
of Montana.
i like living in Montana and I
like living in Libby.
Il like the way it is situated here
between the mountains in the val
ley of the Kootenai.
Il like to stand on the bridge that
crosses it and watch the turbulent
water below as it eddies and sWirls
in those giant Whirlpools and | like
to listen to the roar of the current
as it rushes along leaving a treach-
erous autograph against the cement
piers of the bridge.
Il like the mountains.
Il like them most at twilight when
they make their silhouette against
the evening sky, and
"Oh | like the sky. | like it most
in November, when those lovely
salmon clouds of evening are streak
ing its western horizon and the
whole town is bathed in the rosy
hue Of their reflection.
Il like the pine trees and frs, the
tamaracks, the hemlock and the
spruce.
81 like them in the springtime
when the new growth is a bright
green at the end of each branch and
all the little cones that have just
grown on are soft and pink IKE new
born babies
And | like the trees in winter
when freshly fallen snow is still
upon their branches and the whole
forest has been turned into fairy
land
Yes I like living in Libby. |
like it in winter, spring, summer,
fall.