The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-03-16
Will Sponsor :.
Girl Scouts
Organization
Libby Woman's Club To Back
Worthwhile Movement
In This City.
VOTES $500 FOR CANCER
CONTROL CAMPAIGN

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The Libby Woman's club held it.
regular March meeting on Tuesday
with an unusually large number
present.
Mrs. Grace Clay of Troy, presi.
dent of District No. l of M. F. w. c.
was guest of the afternoon ano
spoke about the district meeting te
be held in Libby in September. She
sad that Libby has the two largest
CUBS IN the district and commend
ed the officers for the splendid re-
ports that had been sent to her.
AS the musical number at the be-
ginning OF the meeting, Mrs. Grove
u. Denman sang group of spring
time songs
In reporting on the refund of mon
ey from the Christmas Seal sale,
Mrs. A. A. Wood said the committee
had decided to use it to buy milk
Tor school children and to work in
conjunction with the school board
IN purchasing glasses for children.
Mrs. A. Brock spoke briefly on
the national cancer control cam
paign, of which she is the local
CHAIRMAN. The club voted $500 for
this cause.
Mrs, Virgil Manion, who has been
investigating the possibility of
Girl Scout organization for Libby.
presented this subject and it was
voted to sponsor the movement.
AS a reward for attaining the
highest score in the Time test given
at the conclusion of the February
meeting, Mrs r. w. LIE Due was
Europe"
Mrs. NJ. K Kedzie spoke OF the
peony campaign for Libby, which is
being sponsored by the Commercial
club. The peony is to be Libby's
officlal flower and it is hoped that
All Libby residents will have them
blooming in their yards. A COM
mlttee was appointed to take orders
Tor these flowers, which will be sold
at cost price.
AT the close of the business ses-
sion, Mrs. Lou Joughin, chairman
OF the program for the afternoon.
presented program on Montana
history, and as the first number the
members sang Montana"
Mrs. Walter Neils sang a group
OF songs, the first being entitled,
Sometime 1t is a composition
of Mr.. Carl Experts.
Mr.. A. A. Wood, the guest sneak.
er, fascinated the members with
splendid talk on Montana history.
Mr.. Wood, WHO confined his talk to
the period of the Vigilantes, said
that because of the many dramatic
incidents of that period, it has be-
come one of the outstanding his
torlcal eras of the states history.
In his opening remarks Mr.. Wood
said that had it not been for the
discovery of gold in California in
l849, Montana might still be a will !
derness and that the people who
came IN to settle this territory were
back wash from the group that
passed through on their way to Cal I
lfornia and the Pacific coast re-
gions. Many of these people were
deserters from the Civil war.
When gold was discovered in
Montana, fortunes were made over
night, and as much as 100000 in
gold was panned in a day. Conse-
4uently there was greed, lawless-
hess and vice.
The ~ year old ex-criminal Hen
ry Plummer, who with his cohorts
robbed stage coaches, fleeced min
srs OF their gold and committed
was organized in such a
way as to have complete control
1ver all affairs, until group of 90
men banded together to clean up
matters This group, whose secret
ign was 3-7-77, was known as the
Mr. Wood painted such
VIVID word picture of the state of
affairs Of those times as to leave
With his audience a definite and
astlng impression of those days of
error in Montana.
Mr.. Wood said the reason these
5ruesome portions of history are
aught to high school pupils is that
lie contends there are many ''isms''
md false notions creeping into
chools today, and that any child
Who knows Montana history will
lave such respect for the pioneers.
or their courage and ultimate tri-
lmphs, that there will be no place
n their minds for any ''isms."
ather they will be impressed with
he conviction that Montana is the !,
randest state in the Union.
The club room was attractive with ,
lags and beautiful maps which were ;;
n display. The maps were free !,
and drawings by the high school
upils. There were also several in
eresting pictures of old landmarks ,
I Vigllantes DAYS in Montana.