The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-08
Civic Club Hears
From Many Former
Members

On the occasion of the 10Th an
niversary of the founding of this
organization. the Civic Club cele-
brated the day with one of their
we'll known dinners. The table held
Is large candles as symbol OF the
wears that had passed since MISS
blanche Bean gathered few pupils
together representing the grades
from the sixth up to form a society
in the school that would practice
and teach respect for public prop
erty. How we'll they have done their
work is sometimes question When
one looks at the paper on the lawn
and marks on the walls, the rem
nants of apples and tomatoes on
Mineral avenue after Freshman
week and other thoughtless bad
manners, but a real respect for pub
lie buildings and the school sur
roundings is gradually growing
tradition. much of which may be
credited to the efforts of the club
Alumni members present at the am
ner were Mary Janet Plval, Virgin
ia Petrusha, Pat Barrett and Eugene
Butt. Letters from. absent alumnus
members are always a cherished
part of this first meeting of the
wear. They are given below:
Telegram. Lamar Rowland,
New York City
| wonder if you are eating mock
chicken legs. | am sorry ! cannot
be there tonight but may | wish
YOU great success. Sincerely La
mar Rowland.
Letter: Eleanor Jewell F'risbie,
Schenectady, N. Y.
Dear Civic Club Members,
Your invitation to the Alumni
dinner of the Civic Club was re-
ceived, and thank you very much
I am. of course, too far away to at
tend but will be thinking of you
all. It is a long time ago that | was
president of the club the year It
was established and am glad to
hear that it is still going strong.
We had very interesting trip
back here. 1t took us eight days
and we had good luck with the car,
having only two flat tires and no
other trouble New York is beau
tiful state but we are looking for
ward, a little impatiently, for the
time when we can come back to
Montana. You know, the people
here think we still have wild 1ndi-
ans and bandits! Schenectady is a
queer Dutch town, about the size
of Spokane, situated on the Mo-
hawk river There are many his
torical places in the vicinity which
we would like to visit but on ac-
count of the tire shortage and gas
rationing, we haven't been around
much The Catskill mountains
where Old Rip Van Wrinkle took
his long sleep, aren't far away anc
before we leave this country WE
plan to take drive up through
there
The General Electric plant i
huge. but on account of visitors no
being allowed, | have not seen an,
of it. Glenn says there are %
buildings and they have aroune
10000 employees at present. O
course that is lot more than they
have in peace time.
! worked for two months in al
ice cream factory but quit last Weel
and enrolled in a night tipping class
/ never took tipping in high schoo
but have learned some from an oil
book that Glenn had in school.
see | have made several mistakes il
this letter but maybe after | hav'
gone to class a while, I'll do better
I use the touch system but some
times / touch the wrong keys!
Thanks again and best wishes
Eleanor Jewell Frisbie.
I ter: Jack Daggett, A. S. USNR
Chicago,
Dear Civic Clubbers,
| am very, very sorry but | an
afraid that | shall be unable to at
tend the Civic Club dinner Of DC
tober 1st
can think of nothing mor'
tempting in making me slip out o
my bunk some dark night ane
heading for home than one of those
delicious home cooked meals, blu