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time, being merely the galley smoke
stack.
In 1894 Congress prescribed the
first ration for our Navy as follows:
Sunday, IL pounds of beef and u
pint of rice; Monday, l pound of
pork, Z pint of peas or beans and 4
ounces of cheese; Tuesday, 112
pounds of beef, pound of potatoes
or turnips and pudding; Wednesday,
2 ounces of butter or 6 ounces of
molasses, 4 ounces of cheese and y
pint of rice; Thursday, l pound of
pork, y pint of peas or beans; Fri
day, l pound of salt fish, 2 ounces
of butter or gill of oil and l pound
of potatoes; Saturday, pound of
pork, y pint of peas or beans and
ounces of cheese. In addition there
was daily allowance of pound of
bread (hardtacR and y pint Of
distilled spirits or / quart of beer.
This ration, with slight changes,
prevailed until 1912, when much
more comprehensive ration was au-
thorized, which included coffee, tea,
cocoa, dried fruits, sugar and vine
gar. Beer was eliminated and the
spirit ration was reduced to gill.
The new ration permitted substi-
tuting various items of food for
other authorized items under GER
tain prescribed conditions and al
lowed the value of the spirit ration
to be paid to those who voluntarily
relinquished drawing it.
Spirits Abolished.
The ration was again revised in
1861, when preserved meat was
placed on the list of authorized pro-
visions. In 1862 the spirit ration
was abolished and all who had been
entitled to draw spirits were given
an increase of cents a day in their
pay in lieu thereof.
Around the turn of the present
century cold storage plants af1oat
became the rule instead of the ex-
ception and in 1902 the Navy was
given a very flexible ration which
contained an adequate allowance of
fresh meats and vegetables. About
this time increased appreciation of
the part esthetical surroundings
play in connection with catering
caused the battered metal mess kits
to be replaced with enameled ware,
followed few years later by crock
cry outfits, and solid metal knives
and forks were substituted for the
unsightly wooden-handled steel ones.
The excellent cold storage plants
and cooking facilities installed on
modern ships, together with pres
ent-day methods of packing and
preserving foods. permit the sea-
farer a regimen which his prototype
OF only a few years ago could visual
ize only in his dreams.
In 1889 Congress authorized the
present ration for the Navy. which
gives wide variety of choice in the
selection of menus and relegates
canned willie" to an unimportant
role.
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Y. IA. G.. A. News

The Central Y. M. G. A. an
nounced the following events this
week:
Today, $3.50 p.m.-The Rev. Leslie
L. Bowers, pastor of the Fifteenth
Street Christian Church, will speak
at the vesper service at the National
Training School for Boys; $3.50 pm,
Page NICK. Etchison, religious work
director, will give the baccalaureate
sermon at the Occoquan High
School.
Wednesday, 8 pm.-Glee Club re-
hearsal.
Thursday, Z pm.-Motion picture
program at the Cleveland Park Exr
tension Branch.
Friday, 8 p.m.-Public speaking
group.
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Order of De Moioy

Robert lie Bruce Chapter will
meet June 2, Joseph Slaughter, mas
ter counselor. presiding.
The Eastern-De Molay Club will
hold a straw ride tomorrow. It will
be closed affair.
The baseball team will play the
Colonial A. c. on diamond No. 2,
back Of the Monument, today.
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under contemplation for some time,
is now well along in its construction.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection will
meet the evening of June 6.
The meeting of the Ladies' Aux
iliary. De Molay, Commandery,
Knights Templar, has been post
poned to June at 8 pm. Miss
Ella V. Lamb, l9 V street NV, will
be hostess, Mrs. William B. Water
man assisting.
Miss Sue Colborn is being spon-
sored by Washington Council, No. l,
Royal and Select Masters, for queen
Of the pageant, Night of Thrills"
Ofiicers of William r. Singleton
Lodge will assemble at the Masonic
Hall, 444l Wisconsin avenue NV,
tomorrow to rehearse the F. c. de-
gree.
BrightWood Council, No. 6, Royal
and Select Masters. will meet at
SJdnSDuTy MdSOlllC lelIlple lOiliol
row evening. The cryptic degree
will be conferred.
On Wednesday evening the 1896
Association of Worshipful Masters
will meet at the Masonic and East
ern Star Home The night has been
designated as Ladies Night. Fol-
lowing the dinner and meeting the
guests of the home will be enter
tained by the association and later
dancing and refreshments.
Charles L. Mcdonald, master OF
Naval Lodge, announces the M. M
degree will be conferred Thursday
evening by Senior Warden Alonzo
w. McAleer.
The Grand Royal Arch Chapter
School of Instruction will be held
Friday evening.
The Grand Lodge School of In
struction will be held for all Blue
Lodge officers on Saturday evening.
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IranQ LOQge OF
Masons, headed
by Grand Mas
ter Eugene E.
Thompson. The
ceremonies will
also consist OF
music and an ad-
dress by John H.
Cowles, sovereign
grand command
er of the Scot
tish Rite of the
Southern Juris-
diction of the
United States.
The building,
>,LsAL f., L
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duu pdT TIlCipdtc
IN a sol e m n
memorial mill
tary field mass
for the W a r
dead.
The Most Rev.
Peter l.. Ireton,
Coadjutor Bish-
op of Richmond,
will preside and
deliver the ser
mon. The SER
m o n i'll b e
broadcast over
the N a t / ON a !
Broad c a S t | n 6
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n e a r b y posts.
Thirty eight of
the 320th Infan-
try and the 1st
battalion of the
3l7th Infantry
and "a of the
155th Field Ar
tillery Brigade
have been rec
commended to
C o n d u c t the
". M. L. y. camps
at Fort Meade,
Md, and Fort
Hoyle, Md, re-
spectively, be-
ginning .Julv 4
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Elizabeth F. Kerr, matron OF
East Gate Chapter, announces, that
members of Brookland Chapter and
Bethel No. of Jobs Daughters
will be guests on June 2.
Miss Jean G. Carnahan, presi-
dent of the Dramatic Club, is being
sponsored by East Gate Chapter
as queen of the pageant for THE
Night of Thrills" on June 8.
The chapter team captained by
Mrs. Nellie Schweitzer of Warren
G. Harding Chapter will hold a
picnic June 3 in the public parks
playground south of the Shoreham.
Lunch will be served at pm,
followed by games.
Mrs. SchWeitzer is being spon-
sored by Harding Chapter for queen
of the pageant.
The Auxiliary Home Board of
Bethany Chapter will entertain the
Campbell-Loeff1er Sewing Club at
the Masonic and Eastern Star Home
at pm. May 81.
The next meeting of the chapter
will be mems night, with the men,
bers of Petworth Lodge, F. A. A. NJ,
as special guests. Entertainment,
refreshments and dancing.
Mrs. Blanche P. Power, matron
of Lafayette Lodge Chapter, an
nounces the Ways and Means Com
mittee will hold a dessert bridge
party June l at pm. at the home
of Past Matron Mrs. Margaret
Smith, 1915 Juniper street NV,
with Eva M. Harrison assisting.
The Home Board of Cathedral
Chapter will meet June l at 2405
Wilson boulevard. Arlington, Va,
with Mrs. Elinor S. Kozel and Mrs.
Edith L. Young as hostesses.
The Tuesday Evening Card Club
of Chevy Chase Chapter meets with
Mrs. Clara Wright, 1929 Buchanan
street NV.
The Star Point Society will be
entertained Friday evening by Past
Matrons Margaret Patterson and
Mae Purcell, 1916 Legation street
NV.
The Friday Afternoon Club will
meet with Mrs. Carpenter.
Mr.. and Mrs. William D. Elicit
will entertain the Saturday Eve
ming Card Club at 5035 Lowell street
NV.
Areme Chapter at its last meeting
had as guest the grand matron and
grand patron.
The chapter is sponsoring Miss
Ellen Alberding as queen of The
Night of Thrills"
Mizpah Chapters Home Board
met on Monday last for lunch at
1907 De Sales street NV, with Past
Matron Marie Morris. Mrs. Gladys
Hoffman and Mrs. Vera Low as
hostesses, after which they attended
the General Home Board meeting.
The Home Board meeting of Gavel
Chapter has been postponed until
June 8.
Mrs. Lucy Jones, 1909 Quesada
street NV, will have a card party
at her home on May % at pm. for
the benefit of the, Endowment Com
mittee.
The Temple Auxiliary Board will
meet June / with Mrs. Alice Cola
day, 903 Eleventh street NE.
Matron Lennice Sartell announces
the June meeting of Joseph H.
Milans Lodge Chapter will honor
Associate Matron Lillian Stewart
and Associate Patron William Graf
by having as invited guests the
associate grand matron and the sa-
sociate grand patron and the asso-
ciate matrons and associate patrons
of the jurisdiction.
The Star Point Society will meet,
June 8, at the home of Mrs. Nina
Ford, Bill South Orme street, Arling-
ton, Va.
Mrs Madella Smith, chairman Of
the Auxiliary Temple Fund of the
Grand Chapter announces the ap-
pointment of the following as an
Executive Committee to have charge
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Reserve Officers
Are Announced for
Summer Camps
Plons Are Arranged
For c. IA. T. c. Comps
At Nearby Posts

More than a hundred Reserve
officers Of the District Of Columbia
will undergo their active duty train
ing this summer in conducting the
citizens military training camps at
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Catholic Societies
Will Assemble in
Arlington Today
Field Mass for War
Dead to Be Held
At 1890 O'Clock

The Combined Catholic Societies
OF Washington will assemble this
morning in the Amphitheater at Ar
lington National Cemetery at 10:30
Evening star., 1939-05-28

Gloves fitted with a tiny elec-
trio lamp and battery, for finding the
keyhole In the dark. are being made
in Britain.
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Scottish Rite Temple
Corner Stone 10 Be
Laid on June 8
Cowles Will Speak and
Musical Program
Will Be Heard

The corner stone of the new
Scottish Rite Temple on Sixteenth
near Harvard street NV. will be
laid June 8 at 2 o'clock by the
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-05-25
Editorial

Although there have been, of
course, complaints and suggestions
for corrections in the policies of
the Tamarack or at least in the ap-
plication of them, during the past
year the Tamarack has tried to ac-
complish several definite detectives.
The staff has tried to organize the
paper SO that they could present
an account of the school activities
not only to the students in the high
school but also in a manner that
would be acceptable to those of the
townspeople who are interested
enough in the work of the school
to read the school paper. We have
tried to improve the quality of ma
.terial in our paper, thereby of
course, giving the writer's of the ar
tieles some training which may be
helpful to them, and also have tried
to make the Tamarack noteworthy
enough to merit attention in larger
associations of high-school journal
lists, such as the Quill and Scroll,
and the Montana Interscholastic
Editorial Association.
We have tried to make the Tam
arack interesting and readable for
the students of the high school, for
they are really the people by whom,
of whom, and for whom the paper is
written.
Now that we have finished this
year of our journalistic activity, we
realize that we have fallen down
in the achievement of some of these
aims, and that we have made a
more creditable showing in other
respects. We sincerely hope that
future Tamarack workers will be
able not only to improve upon our
detectives, but that they will also
be able to do better job in the
realization of them.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-05-25
Peptomists Have Meeting

On Saturday, May 20, the Pepto-
mist girls gave the senior Pepto-
mists farewell party. Those leav-
ing the organization are Borghild
Rolseth, Carole Jane Smith, Mary
Janet Pival, Ida Stout, Bernice Stas-
vixen, Jean Richardson and Mary
Ann Racicot
After the dinner they had an
election of officers for the coming
year. Mary Cornell was chosen
president and Geraldine Burke be-
came vice president. Mr.. Kemper
was re-chosen as adviser.
They decided to have tryouts for
new members this spring SO that
they might have all summer to work
on skits and various entertainment.
Many things were discussed
many ideas were turned in for the
next football season and the girls
have much in store for us.
The Peptomists deserve much
credit for all of the pep they have
stimulated in this high school. They
say they have a very pleasant sur
prise all planned out for the stu
dents, but it is too early to dis
close to them now, SO there will
be something to look forward to.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-05-25

lowing the. blue and gold motif,
were lovely Dolls wearing caps
and gowns, and tiny gold books
with pencils attached were found
on each table. The meal, which was
served by the Ladies of the Moose,
was delicious.
Before the, dinner began, Mrs.
Hough called on Gordon McComas,
senior class president to speak.
Gordon spoke of the mixed feelings
of joy and regret with which the
seniors are facing commencement.
After the dinner was served, Mr..
Kemper of the music department
played cornet solo, by the Shores
of the Mighty Pacific, accompanied
by Mrs. Kemper at the piano. Mr.
Duykers, senior class adviser, spoke
briefly, and then called upon Lo-
Dema Krebs, who read the class
history; Karl Klehm, who read the
class will, and Borghild Rolseth,
who read the class prophecy. In
behalf of the seniors Borghild pre-
sented a fountain pen to Mr.. Duy-
kers. After few appropriate words
by Superintendent A. A. Woods, the
dinner ended.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-05-25
Marine Corps Recruiting
Party to Visit

According to an announcement
received today by Postmaster WOLF
from the Officer in Charge, Re-
cruiting District of Seattle, Room
433, Federal Office Building, Sc
attic, Washington, Marine Corps
Recruiting Party will be at the Past
Office Building, Missoula, Montana,
from $3.50 A. M, until 400 p. M,
June 6, 1889, for the purpose of
interviewing and examining men
who are interested in being accepted
for service in the u. S. Marine
Corps.
Men who are apparently qualified
for service in the Marine Corps at
this interview will be furnished
transportation to Seattle for the fl
nal examination. Upon the COM
pletion of this final examination,
men who pass will be enlisted and
transferred to San Diego, Califor-
MIA, for their preliminary training
as marines, and will then be eligible
for transfer to one of the many for
eign countries in which marines are
now serving or to the Marine De-
tachment aboard one of the vessels
of the United States Fleet
Young men who are interested
should be at the above address at
the time stated
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-05-25
.Rubord Joins Army;
Goes To Philippines

SPOKANE. Wash, May ia
Libby youth successfully passed
competitive examination and was
enlisted in the regular army today
to serve as a stenographer-clerk in
the Philippine Islands. He is James
J. Rubard, son of Mr.. and Mrs John
l. Rubard, ll12 Dakota avenue, ac-
icording to word received from Ma
jor Frank c. Chaddock, in charge of
army recruiting headquarters in the
Ziegler building, Spokane, Wash.
The soldier-clerk is now at Fort
George Wright, Wash, and will
leave for San Francisco next week
where he will be stationed at Fort
Mcdowell for about five weeks of
military training before embarking
for the Philippines. While in San
Francisco Rubard will visit the
Golden Gate Exposition on Treasure
Island. On June 27 he will board
the Army Transport Grant and
begin his voyage to Manila. The
transport will call at Honolulu and
Guam and Rubard will be among
the sight-seers going ashore to visit
the island Upon arrival at Manila
on July 18 he will join the head
quarters of the Philippine depart
ment and take up his clerical and
stenographic duties and study army
administrative procedure for two
years.
James Rubard graduated from
Libby High School in 1886 and has
since attended Northwestern Bust
ness College in Spokane from which
he received a diploma in business
science in February this year. He
was one of the three men selected
by Major Chaddock from among
applicants as being the best quail
fled for special assignment to the
| Philippine department in Manila to
serve as stenographer-clerk.
IAN investigation of the character
and school records of James Rubard
placed him as one of the three men
selected as most likely to succeed
in the position of stenographer-
clerk in the army" Major Chad
dock said. I'm addition to the high
character recommendation given
him by Well-knoWn citizens, which
are required for all applicants for
enlistment in the regular army, this
man had completed the necessary
special training in a business college
to meet the requirements for this
special assignment. He is to be
congratulated upon being one of the
successful candidates. We are glad
to welcome Rubard into the army
and wish him well in the service to
which his patriotic response has
called him.
Rubard has a definite goal to
which he aspires in joining the
army. He is interested in becoming
soldier and thinks that the army
will give him the training and ex-
perience he seeks. He said, i am
looking forward to my enlistment in
the Philippines as an opportunity
for new experiences and to further
my knowledge of clerical and adj
lministrative work
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-05-25
There Was No Fire

Last Friday afternoon pupils in
various parts of the building
jumped of one accord when our new
fire siren was initiated into use.
The siren, bright red apparatus, is
of decorative value to our lower
hall, as well as being a great i'm
provement over the former bell
which could be heard only family
in some of the class rooms. With
this new siren, in addition to our
staff of efficient firemen, the school
fire hazard has been greatly re-
duced
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-05-25
Teachers Plan
For Vacations

The teachers were very oblIglng
and seemed just as glad to have a
vacation as we, and seemed to have
just as many interesting ways in
which to spend one, as we have.
Miss Williams said that she was
going to stay home in Franklin,
Nebraska, and rest
Miss Eldredge plans to spend her
vacation at her home in Corvallis
taking music lessons, eating, Sleep
ing, and reading.
Mr.. Duykers intends to attend
summer school at Missoula.
Miss Winston plans to spend her
hime at her home in Lewistown
and perhaps will attend summer
school at Missoula.
Mr.. Crane will spend his vacation
on the coast attending summer
school and absorbing some of the
west coast rain.
Mr.. Erickson is planning to stay
right here in Libby working.
Miss Markus said, I'll probably
peddle prunes for my dad for
while but later | may go to sum
mern school.
Miss SWitzer plans to stay here
supervising the play ground prof.
ect and will have charge of girls
soft ball.
Miss Huchala seemed busy in
specting little peoples ears for dirt
SO there was no time to get my
information from her, but she will
no doubt spend much of her time
with the Child Health" program
Mr.. Kemper was apparently
sick from fishing for he was not in
school SO an interview was beyond
our reporter. We have a bunch
that he will spend most of his time
around here with the various mu-
steal organizations.
Mr.. Wood suspects that his sum.
mer will be spent in lining up the
school work for next year.
Whatever they are doing, the
''Tamarack" staff wishes everyone
teachers and students, a very en-.
joyable summer vacation.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-05-25
Libby Students
Publish Writing

The magazine, Sluice Box, which
is published by the undergraduates
of Montana State University, this
month contains in its Interscholas-
tic edition two selections written by
Libby high school students. 'Foun-
tain,' a poem, was written by June
Hunter; and My Future As See
IT., an essay, was written by Celia
Nolop.
Through an errors made at the
University these articles were en-
tered under the heading of Lincoln
County High School.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-05-25
Nearly Two Hundred
Enrolled i'm 1898

The enrolment OF Libby High for
the year of 1898 started out with
1893, SO boys and 100 girls. Through
out the school year, 6 boys and 10
girls have dropped out, leaving 1873
for the total enrolment at the pres
ent time. Only three have been
entered throughout the year.
The members of the individual
classes are as follows: Senior-17
boys and % girls for total of 80;
junior-21 boys and 10 girls with a
total of 40; sophomores-27 boys
and 19 girls and a total of 46; fresh
man-29 boys and 80 girls make up
the largest class of the year with
total of SO.
The boys have seemed to beat
the girls with attendance for this
year, with margin of 81, the boys
having an average attendance of
91.07 daily and the girls, COTS. The
total average number of daily at
tendants has been 1898.
The average number of tardi-
nesses are per six weeks for the
boys and "a for the girls, making
an average total of Al tardinesses
each period of six weeks.
Only 26 have been able to set
the record of having perfect at
tendance this year of 1888 and 1899,
They are the following: Eugene
Doll, Ivan Rogers, Virginia Beccari,
Alice Hetle, Gloria Mortenson,
Gloria Becarri, Bob Bigelow, Harry
Bouton, Dorothea Kreymer, Eliza
beth Oneil, Roland Powell, Donald
Rogers, Bill Seims, Harriet Sleizer,
Ellen Stuhlreiter, James Barkee,
Burton Baker, Norman Cormier,
Gordon Ferguson, Thomas Huchala,
Joe Johnston, Pat Barrett, Geneva
Lovick, Bill Martin, Alice McRell
and Lenore Powell.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-05-25

sitting up in the front of the Eng
lish room with his face to the wall.
That Pete Alexander wires up to
Libby every day and visits Libby
once or twice a week. For further
information inquire of Ellen Stuhl-
reiter.
That Magyar Ronning has found
out how hard it is to publish a
paper, especially when Sally Hunt
err, editor, neglects to get her ma
terial in on time.
That Lenore Martin really made
her 40 words in tipping.
That Mr.. Crane finally received
the tipping pins.
That Betty Baker has headaches
every day since Nick left.
That the "Tamarack' is censored.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-05-25
Community Development
BY CLAYTON Rand

Remove the population of this
community and nothing within it
would have any value.
It's people that. make towns and
cities and only in the services they
render to each other are valueless
things converted into wealth
Communities that provide the
most services become the most
prosperous. Towns and cities grow
in influence and wax in wealth
only in measure as they serve more
people.
1t is in the many little odd jobs
that your local newspaper does that
it becomes an indispensable servant
in this community.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-05-25

Gasoline. farm indictments ard r,os+
other commodities that are brought RI
the Northwest by river-mainlv at the
taxpayers expense-are sold TO the
taxpayers at The same Dr;ce q. fbopeb
1Hsy nao Gee" transported by
'1"oua'
Nor does this injustice to the farmer
and consumer end there. For as less
business is left to the railroads, this
expense of maintaining and operat-
ing them must be provided for by
the business that must continue 70
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-05-25

May I8, at $50, the mothers Of
this years graduating class enter
tanned the seniors and the high
school faculty at a dinner, served
in the Moose hall The hall was
made attractive for the occasion by
steamers Of blue and gold crepe
paper. The table decorations, fol-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-05-25
Real Estate Transfers.

Mary Skidmore to Lura Dell
Long, W. d. lots 3, 4, 5, 6, block 8,
Lukens Addition, Libby.
Lena H. Culverwell to c. c. Gull
verwell, w. D. N12SWASW14, SWA-
SWASWA, Sec. IL, Twp 80 ~, Rye.
"a w. M M.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-05-25
Seniors Finish,

The seniors will wind up their
activities in Libby schools at the
commencement exercises that are to
be held tomorrow night at o'clock.
Mr.. Hayes, former principal of Lib
by High, will give the commence
ment address, Robert Nolop will
be salutorian and Sally Hunter will
be valedictorian. The decorations
will be in charge of the Junior
class