The Western news., 1941-12-11
Womqn';ss Club
Christmas Party

The Christmas spirit was fosterod
by the Libby Woman's Club at ~
meeting Tuesday afternoon. The
room was decorated with greens,
holly, and lighted wreaths. Beneath
q decorated tree lay generous
number Of gaily wrapped 11ts
Brought by members for children
and were to be given to the local
Red Cross for distribution.
Mrs. C. w. Gildea, president, pre-
sided. The usual five dollar pur-
chase OF T. B. seals was made. A.
raneements for the annual ChEgo1-
mas box for the veterans at 10t
Harrison was delegated to MT8, G1S
Delzer and Mrs. Gilbert St. Marie.
A five dollar donation was gwen
to the Shodair Hospital for crippled
children in Helena.
Committee chairmen made re-
ports including Mrs. Geo. Ripley,
Mrs. G. Cornell, Mrs. j. kujawa,
Mrs. w. Neils, and Mrs. E. Buck
ingham.
Mrs. Neils, literature chairman,
reported on two books. The sun
is MY Undoing" by Margaret Stein,
and wind Swept by Miss Chase.
Mrs. Neils also read q poem,
'Christmas Child written by Mre-
Glen Oneal. This poem has won =
gold medal tor Mrs Oneal from the
National Poetry Center.
Mrs. Buckingham, chairman q
defense, gave brief but tlmely
talk. She. prfed the club y III.
fcuffik one hundred per cent - r4
Iistrafiun Anrs dalenso. She fuTtn
stated that we should save in III
ways possible and put that savings
| In bonds and stamps. Mrs. Buck
linrham also reported that plans are
now in progress for school Of In
structton in first aid.
| A club unit Of sewing and knit
ting has been formed to work with
| the local Red Cross. Mrs. Clay
Parker is in charge Of the knitting
and Mrs. Delzer the sewing.
The club voted to spend approx
imate1y $305.0O for the purchase
o fdefense bonds.
The program tor the afternoon
was arranged by Mrs. E. G. Niles.
Mrs. Niles introduced Mrs. =. Roy
Fort, who was the speaker tor the
afternoon. christmas Thoughts
was the subject Mrs. Fort chose
She included in her message ex-
cerpts from Bishop Purcell's edi-
torial. Mrs. Fort said in part: ATc
make modern Christmas Chris
ton. we must refresh our spirits
with the stories OF the Holy Birth
We must interpret its message K
our children. We must listen to the
angelic soloist and to the chorus
of the heavenly host. We mus
dream OF q warless world in which
the dream of beloved world-com
munity shall become the realized
Kingdom OF Heaven on earth! T.
make modern Christmas Christian
we must free it from all selfishnes
of commercial exploitation. w
must so cultivate the flower of al
truistic giving that the weed Q
acuuisitive getting will wither ant
die. To make a modern Christina
Christian we must face courageous
w the great unmet social needs Q
our underprivileged. We must no
only send baskets of Christina
! cheer to desolate homes, but w
) must find the way to remove tn
Z cause of such desolation. At Christ
/ mas time let us seriously attemE
r to accept all the implications of tn
: glad tidings of great JOY which sha
: be to all people"
< A high school mixed octet We
! introduced and sang a group
!. three songs, Deck the Hail. z "Har
: the Herald Angels Sing" and "Jir
!, gle Bells" They were accompanie
! BY Miss Jermainne Schlumm.
Miss Owen with her violin an
! Mrs. George Mourar with her al
Gordon played the following nun
d bers. "Star of the East" "Silel
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