The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-19
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Tobacco Valley Community Club
Meets.


met at the grade school with one O
the best turnouts in its history.
delicious oyster and chill dinner wa.
served to over so at noon with Mrs
Col. Clark in charge Salad, cake:
and sandwiches added to the feast
Mrs. A. c. Herbst of Libby was &
guest of the club. Following the
dinner program under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Fl. P Weydemeyer was
given
A vocal solo by Forest Knott
opened the program Mr.. Weyde-
meyer, president of the club, then
gave a very inspiring talk, giving a
forward and backward look at club
accomplishments and ambitions. The
club has promoted better spirit of
neighborliness, of helpfulness in
sharing of experiences and as the in
divlduals and community are up.
hfted, so will the nation as a whole
be, Mr. Weydemeyer stated. He
hkened good influence falling on a
community as a pebble falling in a
pool of water. If the water is calm
the little waves will reach on and
on to the outer edge; if the water
clogged with weeds and refuse, the
waves caused by the pebble will be
scarcely perceptible. So with in
fluence, If a community is ruffled
with waves of dissension, prejudice
and i'll feeling good influence will
be scarcely felt. Mr.. Weydemeyer
has been president since the organ
ization of the, club and although the
clubs apparent influence on the
community may be disheartening at
times, the community has realized
much good from it and the roots
which have found ground will I'M
doubtedly yield satisfactory results
beyond present expectations in the
future. Faith and patience are two
virtues which are much needed in
starting and keeping any new or
ganization going.
Mrs A. c. Herbst was then in
troduced and spoke on the Libby
Farm Women's club. 1t is always
a pleasure to listen to Mrs. Herbst
for her heart is always full of her
subject. She first spoke of the Lib
by community fair and expressed
the conviction that the reason for
the failures of the larger fairs |
around was due to too much being
put into entertainment features. i
Farmers do not need to see horse
racing The exhibits should be the
primary feature. Mrs. Herbst then
spoke of the need, she felt, that any
organization had for parent group
from whom to draw inspiration and I
material help She suggested the I
Grange and hoped she would live to /
see Grange well established in
Lincoln county She then spoke for
some time on the accomplishments /
of the Libby club. Mrs. Julia Hiatt
Beebe was the originator of the idea
Of a club which would serve the
needs, both social and practical of
the farm women living in scattered
areas about Libby. Mrs. Herbst
spoke very convincingly on the need
OF organized cooperation, rather than
individual effort, in putting over
worthwhile community enterprises
She spoke of the splendid coopera-
ton of the business and professional
men of Libby in helping with their
FAR, OF the use made by the women
OF parliamentary rules in conducting |
meetings, of their source of help
from the Flathead home demonstra-
ton councils and visits of the agent
from the State College extension
service. The club limits its mem /
bership TO rs and there is a size /
able waiting list. Each year the I
club holds two social meetings for
the members families. The club I
has earned considerable outside at I
tention and publicity, having won I
mention for its scrap book n
IN a contest sponsored by the Coun- r
try Gentlemen, being recognized 4
and having part In one of the pro- .
grams on KHQ and received a write .
Up In an Irish farm paper. Mrs. n
Ierbst condensed the club accom- 4
ollshments as follows: 1T has made
is farm conscious. BY observing
lur Club Greed we have taken to r
ourselves the aim to become large r
n thought, in word and in deed. We g
'esolved to be done with fault find =
ng. We learned to meet each 9TH y
# face to face without prejudice. 9
Ne have found it is the little things y
which create differences, that in +
ne big things we are one. We have T
earned above all to be kind" =
The business meeting then fol- r
owed. Officers for the ensuing year r
we're elected as. follows. President, G
!, p. Weydemeyer; vice president,
elmer Moses; secretary treasurer,
!. G. Mackey; board Of directors,
taples, Miiligaa, Dashiell and =
'oppe. 1t was decided to hold the :.
arm Institute for one day only this y,
ear and the Libby Farm Women :
'ere to be invited to attend. The -,
Fair committee was ~ ~
ppointed A. c. Mackey, Mrs. Lun- +,
cen, and Ray Dashiell A program r. e,
ommittee for the year-was elect NJ n
/: Mrs. Ray Dashiell, Mrs. Burgess ~
rake and Mr.. Mackey. A financial
eport for the past year was given
rowing a balance of 1871 and
1898 in the community hall fund. M
ues were reduced to ST per year 10
ar family. A report was given by 81.
lie committee sent to Libby to see gu
lie county commissioners in regard tel
rodent control. 1898 was prom tn
ed for this purpose and S10O to- an
ard the fair for the whole county. in
is hoped this may be divided be- pc
vpeu .Ihbv and FI1rpka for fha;~