The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-09-11
Opens Season
With Fine Program

The meeting will please come to
order!' proclaimed Mrs. Leonard
Sleizer. president of the Junior
Woman's Club, last Tuesday even
ing in the Community room, and
the new club year began with a
bang. A. very good attendance, q
good routine of business and eff
cient appointments marked the bus
mess meeting
Mrs. William Erickson reported
on the District Club meeting in Kali
ispell in June at which there were
four Junior delegates who faith
fully attended each session. Be
cause of the departure of Mrs. Har-
old Lutes. new vice president was
chosen for this coming season. Mrs
Gale Weidner was elected to this
office. Mrs Dexter Shaurette was
appointed as a Junior representa-
tive to work with a Senior repre-
sentative on the pet parade at the
fair Saturday. In her report on
Girl Scout activities for the troop
which the Junior Club sponsors,
Mrs. William Erickson announced
they needed a new leader. MarRar-
ct Sleizer, Membership chairman,
announced that dues were payable
within this next week to insure in
clusion of names in the yearbook.
The club departments are already
starting to function Mrs Dexter
Shaurette is chairman OF the Home
Arts Section and Miss Simoni win
have charge of the Music Depart
mcnt. The Book Review Club is al
ready meeting and enthused about
their years work ahead, under Mrs.
Honora Hafsted
For their first big event of the
year, the Club is planning Hal
lowe'en masquerade. Mrs. Graham
Caldwell is general chairman and
the following committees have
been appointed: Music, Miss Ruth
Switzer and Miss Phyllis Wohlge-
naut; invitations, Miss Mae Lang
and Miss Gladys Wilson, hall, Mrs.
Marland Adkins: lunch, Mrs. Hon
ora Hafsted, Mrs. Palmer Fjeseth,
Mrs. Clarence Brown, Mrs. Cad
well; decorations. Mrs. Fred Wells,
Mrs. George Botchek, Mrs. Hat
sted. This affair should be a very
happy one with lots of good fun.
1t is planned to have both old-time
and modern dances during the ev-
ening.
Before beginning the program,
each member was asked to rise and
introduce herself. thus allowing
newcomers to know and be known.
Mrs. Trophy, program chairman
had asked Mrs. Mourar, the local
Bard Of the Kootenai,' to write a
poem for the Junior Woman's
Clubs first meeting. The result was
a clever and amusing description of
her failure to do SO. This was read
by Miss Margaret Hellweg. Three
other short poems of Mrs Mourar's
were read by Miss Hellweg as en-
coures.
A short comedy, Joe Podunk and
Little Nell" presented by Mrs. Cad
well, brought forth much amuse-
ment. 1t was a comedy in rhyme
and rhythm. and was ably per-
formed by the following. Little
Nell, Mrs Robert Neils; Joe Po--
dunk, Mrs. Ray Croy; Pappy, Mrs.
Leonard Sleizer: Nanny Mrs.
John Bags; william, Mrs. Gale
Weidner, parson. Mrs. Arley
Thompson, constitute Mrs. Cliff
ford Brown; Dummy, Herself.
Mrs. Ned Joughin, Club adviser,
gave most interesting talk con-
corning the beginnings, the aims
and the progress of the club. The
Juniors have always been an ex-
ceptional group and this years
membership list and enthusiastic
attendance boles we'll for the high
standard of personality and work
of the group.
Miss Madge Owen, a newcomer
to the staff OF the public schools,
favored the group with a violin Sc
lection. Meditation" from That's.
She was accompanied by Miss Inez
Ratekin.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Leonard Sleizer, Mrs. Walter
Brophy, Mrs Darrell Shaurette,
Mrs Marvin Kessel, Miss Margaret
Sleizer, Mrs. Gale Weidner, and Mrs.
Bradley Phillips. Table decora-
tons were carried out using pansies
IN an attractive center-piece on
wheels and pansy corsages placed
IN the ice cream dishes. Everyone