The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-07
MFWC Will
Hold District
Meeting Here
Prominent Club Women To
Take Part In District
Convention Program.
MANY DELEGATES AND
VISITORS EXPECTED

hostess next Monday and Tuesday
at the sixteenth convention of Dis
trict | of the Montana Federation
of Women's Clubs. Preparations
are being made to entertain about sc
delegates from the various clubs OF
the district, together with many UNI
official visitors.
The program will open with reg
istration and informal reception at
the new grade school auditorium
Sunday night at 7 o'clock.
Monday morning the business of
the convention will get an early
start with an executive board meet
ing at $50. The convection will be
formally opened at o'clock.
Mrs r. W. LeDuc of Libby will
deliver the welcome to the visitors
and Mrs. H. Mccullough of Eu-
reka will give the response. Other
highlights of the morning session
will be the presidents address by
Mrs. Clifford Clay of Troy The
Troy Woman's Club will present
"A Comedy of Errors in Parliamen-
tary Law" and Mr. A. A. Wood of
Libby will speak on Montana. Var
ious musical numbers will be given
throughout the program.
At 1890 Miss Inez Ratekin will
preside at Junior Farley lunch.
At 100 the convention will recon
vene. Mrs. Vesta Robbins of Boze-
man will speak on Fine Arts. Other
numbers on the afternoon program
will be discussion of Citizenship
and Corrections, by Mrs. Dolly
Dean Burgess of Helena and Mrs.
M .. Rowland, Libby; Public
Health of Today Mrs. Henrietta
Crockett, Helena; Jury Service for
Women Attorney Dean King, Kali
ispell; Scholarship and Member
Ship" by Mrs. Howard Bogart Pop
lar. "A Mid Pacific Paradise" by
Mrs. Forrest lockwood, Kalispell.
A banquet will follow at $50, with
Mrs. E. <. Jaqueth of Libby pre-
siding as toastmistress. Mrs. Mary
Mussigbrod of Wisdom will be the
speaker at the banquet The Libby
Junior Women's Club will give a
one-act play.
Tuesday morning at 7:30 the pres
ident's and secretarys council will
gather for a breakfast at the Tavern
Cafe. The convention program will
open at o'clock. Mrs. Meta King
of Kalispell will speak on the topic,
Where De We Go From Here"
Influence of Motion Pictures" will
be discussed by Mrs. l.. E. Mont
gomery of Wolf Point. Anna w
Kemp of Poison will speak on
Warm Springs Therapy Project,
and Mrs Anna Peterson of Helena
on Cancer Control" Mrs Mar
garet Clifford of Kalispell will dis
cuss the topic, Status of Women.
1889 to 1882 THE American
Home" will be considered by Mrs
Marion Morrow, of Moore, and Miss
Jeanette Rankin of Missoula will
discuss World Peace"
The Libby Junior Women's Club
will have charge of the luncheon
at 1890, with Miss Inez Ratekin
toastmistress. The afternoon SEES
sion will be devoted to business.
Local Committees
Mrs. Gordon Cornell of Libby is
general chairman in charge of the
convention. The following commit /
tees will assist her:
Banquet Decorations-Mrs M. X.
Kedzie Mrs. S. S. Nichols, Mrs.
M. F. Gay, Mrs Grant Harley.
Auditorium Decorations - Mrs.
George Neils, Mrs. E. j. Barkee, Mrs.
c. w. Gildea.
Housing-Mrs. Fred Cloutier, Mrs.
O. Hr~Nerdstorm. .-.--s.y,----.,----
Printing Walter Nelis, Mrs.
E. P. Woodwork.
Transportation-Mrs. c. V. Man
ion, Mrs. Chas. J. Martin.
Banquet-Mrs. l.. J. Olson, Mrs.
Alice Farris, Mrs. Charley Powellf
Exhibits-Mrs. A. A. Wood Mrs.
ID. 0. Mount, Mrs. Clay Parker.