The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-14
To Conduct
Egg Hunt
Easter Morn
Libby Lions Club Plans
Something New For
Youngsters.
DISCUSS MANY OTHER
IMPORTANT PROJECTS

Libby will have an Easter egg
hunt this year, which will probab-
ly be an innovation for this COM
munity. Plans for the affair were
started at the meeting of the Lions
Club, held at the Presbyterian
churh parlors Monday night.
A committee appointed two weeks
ago to canvass projects for Lions
activities will push arrangements
for the egg hunt. Paul Church, re-
porting for the committee, said it
is planned to have about $50 real
eggs and about the same number
Of candy eggs for the youngsters to
find. The real eggs will be colored
IN the usual Easter style. They will
then be hidden in many places in
and about Dexter field. The start
ing gun that will send the young
sters off on the hunt will be fired
at 8 o'clock on Easter morning,
March "a. The early hour was Sc
lected SO the hunt would not inter
fere with-Sdnday school or church
services. Harold Lutes, WPA rec
reationa1 director, has volunteered
to see that the eggs are dyed and
distributed. So plan to be present
and see lot Of fun on Easter
morning, the Gath.
Planning Carnival
Another activity the Lions agreed
to sponsor will be an amateurs
night and carnival for the evening
of April Is. Details OF this enter
tainment are to be worked out later,
but lively time is promised.
Another project that called forth
discussion by the Lions was a safety
program for bicycle riders. This
will be cooperative project with
the city, the. schools and the Lions
all working toward the same end.
The plan has been tried in various
cities and has worked out very sue
cessfully.
A city ordinance will be required
to put this plan in operation. Deal
ers will be called on to report all
sales of bicycles and transfers of
ownership. Owners of bicycles will
be registered and given licenses.
Certain safety rules will be re-
quired of them, violation of which
will mean suspension of the Gull
prits license. The committee was
instructed to take the necessary
steps to secure the needed coopera-
ton, If possible, and to put the plan
in operation.
Consider Many Projects
j. A. Krall, chairman of the COM
mittee to consider new projects, said
the committee had spent several
hours in that study. He submitted
a long list of possible undertakings
for the Lions to consider. Opening
his remarks he said, "Lionism is
service to others, else it is nothing
at all" Suggested projects include:
Bicycle safety program, continued
sponsoring of football team and
Boy Scouts, school patrol. survey
of Troy and Libby relative to re-
lief for the blind; school glee clubs,
also pet clubs; recommended these
be turned over to some other or
ganiZation, such as the Woman's
Club, Easter egg hunt, continued
of the recreational council,
prizes for Christmas decorating of
homes, soft ball activity, a marble
tournament, continued efforts to-
ward depot Improvements, an anna
teur or carnival night, more work
at the Kootenai Falls park and
Lions fountain on Elk hill south of
town, more ladies' nights, father
and son banquet, drinking foun-
tain on small park at depot, a coast
ing hill for kids. Lion Krall said
it was not expected the club would
take up all of these projects but
thought it could select the more
worthwhile ones. President Driear
asked the members to turn the sug-
gestions over in their minds and be
ready for further discussion later.
Jack Swarens suggested that the
Lions occasionally hold their meet
ings at noon, saying number could
not very well attend at night. He
thought noon meeting would have
many advantages. ~
Pleads for Cooperation
Guests present were Harry Owens
and Emmett Quirk of Eureka, Rock
aFredricks, attorney of Whitefish,
DR.. Clarence Sundelius, also of
Whitefish, and Graham Caldwell of
Libby. When called on by Presi-
dent Driear, Mr.. Owens spoke fer
vently in behalf of greater coopera-
ton between Eureka and Libby. He
said a number of Eureka people
were in Libby this week attending
court and that none of them had
been able to drive to Libby because
Of the poor roads. He deplored that
condition and said there should be
more pulling together for improv-
ing of highway No. 81.
Mr.. Quirk expressed himself as
pleased to sit in with the Lions and
enjoy their hospitality, as did also
MIR. Fredricks.
DR.. Sundelius had been invited
to come to Libby and give the Lions
a talk on trip he and his wife
took into British Columbia a year