The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-04-10
Montana
Featured
Senior, Junior Women's
Clubs Enjoy Banquet of
HOMEGROWN Foods.
VERY PLEASING NATIVE
PROGRAM PRESENTED

Members of the Senior Women's
Club sponsored a Montana products
dinner, served by the Presbyterian
ladies at the Presbyterian church
Tuesday at $50 p. m. About 80
Senior and Junior Women's Club
members, their escorts and friends
enjoyed four-course dinner of
Montana products. The tables were
beautifully decorated with jonquils
in copper containers. At each plate
guests found small sack of sugar
and 2h ID. bag Of flour, the COM
pliments of the American Crystal
Sugar Co. of Missoula, and the Mon
tana Flour Mills Co. of Great Falls.
A case of peas was sent to the
Presbyterian ladies to serve at the
dinner by the Red Lodge Canning
Co. of Red Lodge, Mont. The cof-
fee was blended and roasted at
Great Falls by the F B. Price Co.
Mrs. Ralph LIE Due was toast
mistress, presenting Mrs Walter
Neils who sang The Little Hills
Are Calling" by Edward Morris;
Il Heard Forest Praying by Pet
er De Rose; and Flower Rain by
Edwin Schneider, accompanied by
Miss Inez Ratekin at the piano.
Mrs. A. c. Herbst spoke on Mon
tana, Her Past" taking her audi
ence with her to the days of Lewis
and Clark and to the Montana Of 10
yeats ago, as Mrs. Herbst reinem-
bers it, with high board walks and
rutted. muddy roads, to our present
highways and cement sidewalks.
Miss Inez Ratekin toasted Mon
tana, Her Resources" stressing the
fact that as state our natural
resources are extensive and nearly
three fourths Of the counties have
/ coal.
Mrs. A. L. Brock gave a toast to
Montana, Her Industries" COM
pairing 1t to house whose founda-
ton is of gold, lower floor of
silver, an upper floor OF copper,
roof of zinc, and its walls OF coal
and reconstructed with sapphires.
Mrs. Otto Nordstrom responded
with Montana, My Mountain
Home extolling its scenic beauties
which make Montana the perfect
place for a mountain home.
Mrs. Ralph LIE Due read poem
composed by Mrs. Glen Oneal en-
titled, Splendid Montana"
Mrs M. D. Rowland presented a
toast to Montana, Her Future"
Montana, a toast to your future,
From one who has known your past;
Tho the world will flock to your
Fairgrounds,
May your spirit of friendliness last"
The assembled guests sang Mon
tana,' 1.-THE Cowboy" and when
It's Springtime in the Rockies"
An Indian display from the Fed
Grated Womens Clubs, Washing
ton, d. C., was on display in the
lobby
/ Following the dinner short bus
mess meeting was held by the Sen
ior Women's Club, at which time
officers for the ensuing year were
unanimously elected as follows:
Mrs. c. w. Gildea, president; Mrs.
Clay Parker, first vice president;
Mrs. George Ripley, second vice
president; Mrs. Paul Church, secre-
tary; Mrs. George Neils, treasurer;
Mrs. Harold Thomson and Mrs E
M. Boyes, members of the executive
committee. Afterwards the mem
bers were guests of the Junior Club
at the Community room. The Jun
Tors entertained,with song and dance
numbers, two book reviews and the
serving of delicious refreshments.
Much credit is due Mrs. Ralph
LeDuc, program chairman for the
success Of this delightful affair Mrs
Joe KujaWa, Mrs. Tom Brindley
and Miss Tony Grandjean were ir
charge of table decorations and wish
to thank those who donated flowers
for ihe tables.