The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-27
Reports On
Work Done In
Past Year
President Of Commercial
Club Gives Resume of
1939-40 Activities.
EXCELLENT MEETINGS,
ALL WELL ATTENDED

Printed below is report sub
mitted to the members of the Libby
Commercial Club by J. A. Krall,
president Of the organization. The
report covers much of the clubs
activities during the year and is
good reading for those interested in
community Improvement. The re-
port follows:
Fellow Members:
All pleasant things must end, SO
the old proverb goes, and SO the
end Of the fiscal year for the Libby
Commercial Club is at hand. Sum-
med up it has been very pleas
ant year both from the standpoint
of membership and finance. You
will notice by the enclosed that the
membership far exceeds that of last
year. You will also notice that
the bank balance amounts to con-
siderable more than in previous
years.
It is only fitting and proper at
this time that the accomplish
ments OF the past year be summed
~ vo,, Mill nota hv what follows
r NC hsan tha noi;cv If vn,,r ~. :.
f;cars ~ morL ~ c;v;c ;ynnrova
n,ante ord for tha future ~ .;hhv
ruerv effort has haen hant toward
these ends and it has only been
through the cooperation OF the
membership that they have been
f.ast Santamhar the Agricultural
com7r;ttaa MIR E,mar Sw;tzer e.
~ chairman MT m tha ,aroest com,
nnn;tv Far avar n h. etaped n
th;a c;tv Wa sou large and we
nean tb;s from the standno;nts ~
hrth nftondorca md d;er,Inv M
Sw;tvsr md HE corrr;tt.e rs,,ort .t
ri. time that "a ia10 Fair r;n ~
stili lsr~er s;ncerelv believe dis
statet6E}s{ ara ths fair wfYl nr5ve-
Mr. Switzer 10 n very correct
The October meeting under the
fine direction OF the Mining Com
mittee with Joe Kuiawa as chair
man was the first dinner-meetinp
of the wear The attendance was
very GRATIFYING FIR there were an
proximately 90 guests and members
present to eniov the fine dinner
and the excellent meeting at which
A A Wood and Raw Kuiawa en-
lirhtened the pro,1p On facts az
geological interest. II was at this
meeting that the Blue Card SYSTEM
was Exclaimed and adopted. This
system has worked out exceptional
~ well and | ask members to stand
by it and benefit in the future.
Bonner Hooks immediate past sec
retary. bid us farewell at this time
and IT was with great regret that
the entire membership responded
for thew realized the loss of an
excellent worker.
The Fish and Game meeting. as
usual. was huge success. Chair
man I'd Roves and his COMMITTEES
did themselves proud bv staging an
unus,Iallv fine dinner at the CCC
camn with the helm of the lads of
Camp FITS Approximately ITO
members and guests were present to
nartake If the excellent food and
afterwards to meet in the Moose
Hall where Bill Kienitz delivered
. sneech IN his adonted home that
had the audience literally sitting
on the edge OF their chairs. CLYDE
webb. assistant regional forester
fromtMissoula. was next on the.pro-
pram and smoke highly OF the Com
mercial club activities in the fish
and pame line. Other speakers were
Graham Caldwell. ]. k Dwinelle.
George Miller. Roger Billings. Ell
mer Switzer Sr and Superintend-
ent Don Libbey Of Glacier National
PARK Mr.. Tibbey spoke Of the game
situation in Glacier in connection
With the programs as outlined and
executed outside az that wonder
land Slides ~ Glacier were shown
hv Mr. Tihhev after which motion
pictures concerning wildlife tpok the
attention of the audienca K A.
Klehm immediate mast president
was honored by the club when a pic
ture Of the Kootenai CANYON was