The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-06-11
Club Women
Enjoy Dinner
And Program

Fifty-six members and guests OF
the Senior Woman's club enjoyed
delicious 100 o'clock luncheon
served by the Junior Methodist la
dies at the Methodist church Tues
day afternoon Tall tapers In the
national colors shed soft light on
the two long tables, which were
decorated with beautiful red Pc
onies in crystal bowls, and favors
of small flags, with red, white and
blue streamers down the center o.
the tables. Tall baskets Of peonies
and other cut flowers emphasized
the patriotic note The opening song,
selected and sung by the guests,
was the Star Spangled Banner, with
Inez Ratekin aecompanish.
After the luncheon the meeting
was called to order by the presi--
dent, Mrs. c. w. Gildea. Mrs. Paul
Church read the minutes of the
previous meeting Mrs. George
| Neils gave the treasurer's report
and Mrs. George Ripley report Of
the executive board. Mrs. A. A..
i Wood gave a resume Of welfare
work done in the. community dur
ing the past year. Milk lunches
| were provided needy children. Dix
were examined for glasses by DR..
Keller
/ One hundred tWenty-nine teeth
were extracted and 81 filled during
4 the recent dental clinic by Doctors
4 Sherman and Hannigan.
A committe of three was named
to help in the USO drive which will
be held in Lincoln county soon
Mrs. Gildea presented Mrs. Ned
Joughin as installing officer In
presenting Mrs. Gildea with full
!. blown rose, Mrs. Joughin said,
Last year it was my privilege and
honor to present you with a rose
bud, symbolic Of the club year just
beginning, and now may ! present
YOU with full blown rose, SYM
bolic of the year just completed. In
time as you look back on the year
lust past, I am sure it will be one
Of the most delightful ones you have
had"
To Mrs. Clay Parker, the in-com-
ing president, Mrs. Joughin present
ed the rosebud, saying in part, J
wish you success in the new cluE
wear YOU are about to enter, and
pledge you our wholehearted CO.
1 operation We have special task
to do. 1t is our dire necessity to wiz
the war. We should be optimistic
we cannot afford to be otherwise
When we sing America, we are
family beginning to realize the
meaning of the song"
Beautiful corsages were then pre-
sented to the following out going
and in coming officers. Mrs. Pau
Church, Mrs. Harold Thomson, Mrs
c. D. Rowe, Mrs. George Ripley
Mrs. H. w. Redfield, Mrs. Georg'
Neils. Also to Mrs. Ralph LeDuc
the outgoing district president, ant
Mrs. J. Farris of Troy, the incoming
district president.
In closing the meeting Mrs. e. w
Gildea expressed her thanks TO
the splendid cooperation of tn
club members during the past year
An enjoyable program Of NorWe
gian music was then presented b.
the entertainment committee, Mrs
Walter Neils, chairman. Mrs. Me-
: Joughin very interestingly read
paper on Scandinavian music am
: composers.
Miss Mary Finney and Miss Inc
J Ratekin played piano solos and late
J duet. Mrs. Krall and Mrs. Neil
sang a series Of numbers, all G
which were much enjoyed.
Hostesses for the program Wer
Mrs. f. Cloutier Miss Inez Ratekir
Mrs. j. F. Farris, Mrs. n. ]. Mo
Dougall, Mrs. Hans Westman, Mr.
w. collars, Mrs. E. Buckingham
Mrs. Vim. Olsheske, Mrs. S. I
Plummer, and Mrs. Harold Miller.