The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-06-04
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PIE. 0. Chapters at
Montana Contention
10Th ANNUAL GATHERING OF STATE
WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION TO
CLOSE SATURDAY

keynote talk by Mrs. Blanche D.
Walker of Helena, supreme pres
ident Of the order. Mrs. Bertha
Dodds, of Helena, state organizer,
presented new chapters at Great
Falls, Bozeman and Poison, which
received charters from Mrs. Walker.
Luncheon at Church
Other convention business was
carried on, interspersed with musi-
cal selections. A convention lunch
con was held in the Baptist church
at noon.
Two distinguished guests were
speakers at this afternoons session,
Mrs. Winona Reeves of Chicago, ed
itor CT the P. E. o. Record, the or
g~anization's magazine, and Miss
Marjorie Mitchell of Nevada, Mo-,
president CT Cottey college, main
tanned by P. E. O., which has an
educational loan fund of mere than
81, 00O, 900.
The convention banquet is sched-
uled this evening at Gas in the civic
center with Mrs. Leslie L. Hanson,
president of the host Glasgow chap
ter, presiding. Responses to tcasts
will be given by honor guests and
other officers.
Will Tour Project
Business sessions will continue
through Friday and the group will
leave at 4:45 fer a tour of Fort
Peck dam, followed by a picnic
style lunch at the Employees hotel,
at which the B. I. LIS husbands
of members, will provide the pro-
gram.
Final business session is Satur-
day morning and will include
election committee reports and in
vitation for the 1943 convention.
Other guests of honor at the con-
vention are three past presidents
of Montana chapter, Mrs. Zellah
Yegen Of Billings, Mrs. Agnes Y.
Scule Of Billings and Mrs. Verna B.
Kelley of Hardin.
Montana Officers
Besides Mrs. Mather, officers of
Montana chapter are Mrs. Mae B.
Nutting of Red Lodge. first vice
president; Mrs. Olive H. Laird CT
Laurel, second vice president; Mrs.
Dodds; Mrs. Evelyn Carr CT Great
Falls, recording secretary; Mrs.
Catharine Gerhardt of Anaconda,
corresponding secretary. and Mrs.
Lille Pearson of Roundup, treasul-
err.
Mrs. Winifred Schmidt is ceres
pendent for the P. E. o. Record and
in charge Of issuing the convention
daily. Other officers are Mrs. Alice
Richardson of Great Falls, assistant
recording secretary; Mrs. Agnes Y.
Soule of Billings, historian; Mrs.
Lula Linebarger of Havre, chairman
of welfare and trust fund commit
tee. and Mrs. Laird, chairman of
Cottey college scholarship commit
tee.
Heads Local Committee
Mrs. A. B. Friedlund is general
chairman in charge CT local conven-
ton arrangements, assisted by wo-
men of Chapter U, Glasgow.
Mrs. Yegen is advisor of conven-
ton committee, whose chairmen are
Mrs. Francis Andrews, Glendive,
credentials; Mrs. Catherine Ger
hardt, Anaconda, memorial; Mrs.
P. Reynolds, MiSsoula, fin
ance; Mrs. DoddS. local chapter by
laws; Mrs. Edna Rice, Cut Bank.
local chapter reports; Mrs. Edna
Norris, Laurel, courtesy; Mrs. Gym
thia Kroeze, Butte, yearbook; Mrs.
Dorothy Covert Billings, auditing;
Mrs. Dodds, special work; Mrs.
Pearson, recommendations and state
bylaws, and Mrs. Carol Oertli,
.ewistown, and Mrs. Hazel Pierce,
Lewistown, head tellers.
The convention keynote is Love
md Friendship"