The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02
Libby Pioneers
Transact Business
And FroIic

! The Libby Pioneer Society held
its annual business meeting and
dance Saturday evening in the
Moose hall. The affair was well at
tended by about 100 enthusiastic
and hardy old-timers who swung
them round the corners" until after
two in the morning. From the tradi-
tional grand march to the strains
of Home Sweet Home" the floor
was we'll occupied by happy dancers
who kept pace with the poppy and
smooth rhythm of the music which
was played by Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Wollaston.
During a short business meeting,
President W. E. Dexter called for
the various reports of the society
and then asked for nominees for Of
ficers for the coming year. 1t was
unanimously decided to re-elect the
entire list of officers which are as
follows: President, w. E. Dexter;
vice president. Ferd Peterson, sec
rotary, Mrs. James Reedy: treasurer,
Mrs. w. w. Blew; board member,
Frank Baney.
The program Of the evening began
with a series of shadow pictures of
several pioneers. 1t was a contest,
those in the audience first guessing
the identity Of the performers be-
hind the sheet receiving prizes.
Prize winners were Mrs M D. Row
land, Mrs. James Harris, ST., Mrs.
Ferd Peterson, Mrs. H. w. Redfield,
Mrs. w. w. Blew, Mrs. A. A. Wood,
and Ernest Wood Mrs. Fred Clou-
tier, Mrs. Fred Carter, Mrs. George
Pike, w. E. Dexter, Floyd Bowen,
H. w. Redfield, and Duncan McDon-
aid were the actors. Members of
the immediate families didn't guess.
A paper of "reminiscences about a
1 trip to the Libby country in 1887
via Bull River and Flower Greek
by G.. R.. Blackwell, ST., was read
bv Mrs. Ira Miller. This manuscript
was very interesting, telling of the
naming of Flower and Granite
Creeks, the few settlers on Libby
Creek and the experience with the
Cinnamon who were here then. A
copy of this will be placed in the
Libby Pioneer Society file at the
County Library and anyone who
wishes to read it may do So
Mr.. A. A. Wood isn't quite pio-
neer in the sense Of having been
here enough years but his interest
in early days and his historical re-
search have won him the respect
and friendliness of the old-timers
who regard him as one of them.
AS secretary of the Lincoln County
Historical Society Mr. Wood was
invited to brinr and showed several
interesting pieces from the museum
case in the Community Room of
the court house and explained some
of the old records and work being
! done to preserve early day histori-
cal things.
Near midnight the dancing was
halted for an intermission for lunch.
A plentiful supply of sandwiches,
pickles, cake and coffee were on
hand and was consumed with hear
| ty approval. The tables were beau
tifully decorated with lace table
cloths and lovely flower center
pieces.
Committees for the evening were
as follows Floor manager, W. w.
Blew; program, Miss Inez Ratekin;
table, Mrs. Fred Cloutier. chair
man, Mrs H. w. Redfield, Mrs. Ell
mer Switzer, ST., Mrs. James Har-
ris, Jr., Mrs. Floyd Bowen, Mrs. w.
w. Blew, Mrs. James Reedy; coffee,
w. E. Dexter.
NOTICE to Odd Fellows and Re-
bekahs-There will be a dance Sat-
urday night, Mar. 4, in !. O. O. F.
hall Come hrino friend n