The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-16
Senior Women
Place Gold Stor
on Roll Of Honor

The Senior Woman's Club opened
Tuesday with the Flag Salute and
the national anthem led by Mrs.
Oliver Phillips. The president, Mrs.
Craven, welcomed members of the
Junior club. A letter from he Vet
Grams hospital asking for Christ
mas box was read and the club
decided to bring gifts at the Christ
mas meeting which can be shipped
to the hospital A list of articles
which are approved are as follows.
candy bars, cigarettes, handker-
! chiefs, toilet articles, razor blades,
memo pads, pencils, book matches,
tobacco-all brands, socks (size
! liz and l2), playing cards, gum,
] combs. These need not have wrap
ping as a committee wraps the
packages to insure each recipient
the same kind of gift
Mrs. L. Hunter, Home Service
chairman, spoke of the new books
in the library both for adults and
children. She had some real old
books belonging to different mem
bers OF the club which she passed
around for inspection.
Mrs. F. r. Baney spoke in an OBJ
/ timistic vein Of our juvenile prob
/ lem here, giving as an example the
fine spirit shown at Halloween.
Mrs. ]. M Blackford, IN her In
ternational relations report, said
that the Dumbarton Oaks confer
ence may be more successful than
:, it may seem. She also spoke of the
China situation. Morgenthau's plar
for the German armistice, and the
Balance of Trade between nations
H Mrs. Ray Rice in a legislative re-
port spoke Of World Peace.
Il The book, Time for Decision.
| Mrs. A. Brock. She recommended
| the book for all Interested in the
problems of World Peace.
Mrs G. Daugharty had stars fol
James Woodwork and Rooert Neil:
placed on the service flag. The frs
| gold star for Paul Risley was PLACED
on the service flag The first cole
placed on the service flag. The frs
| gold star-for Paul Risley-Wa
placed on the flag. There are nov
rs stars representing sons and hus
bands Of club women.
| Mrs Chas. Gildea announced tina
the Victory committee would hell
Mr. Smithberger again with tn.
| Sixth Bond Sale. Mrs. B. Bleicl
said she believed they would NEE
their quota Of S4453.50 in the Wa
Fund Drive.
| Mrs. Harold Thomson, chairman
for the 7. B. Seal Drive, spoke il
behalf Of her campaign, saying tina
deaths from T B. were on the up
ward trend again Last year NOR
died from the disease in tne u. S
than were killed from war causes il
England. The Girl Scouts will hell
with the drive.
Il Miss Inez Ratekin invited every
one to come upstairs and look owe
the new books on display both 10
!, children and adults. They will b
available to the public next week.
/ Mrs. H. r. Richards was chair
| man Of the program for the after
noon and called on Mrs. Olive
| Phillips to sing. She pleased tn
audience with a group OF thre
numbers and was accompanied b
Miss Inez Ratekin. Mrs. Dean King
president of the Montana Fedora
| ton Of Woman's Clubs, was in
troduced and presented with cor
sage Of cream colored roses by Mrs
| Craven. She then gave an informa
tive talk on education, especially i
| the schools of higher education i
Montana. She urged everyone t
persuade each returning boy or gil
from the u. S. service to continu
their education. She also gave in
teresting highlights Of a meetin
Of all state presidents in New Yorl
City.
| -Four troups Of the Girl Scout
put on work as they would in
regular meeting. They gave thei
pledges, sang their songs and dis
| played the hand work they wer
doing Mrs. H. Ahlskog, Girl Scou
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