The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-01-13
Woman 5 Club
Meeting Shows
Much ACTIVITY

The Libby Woman's Club met
Tuesday afternoon in the Commun-
ity Room with Miss Inez Ratekin
presiding Club opened with the
salute to the flag, followed by the
singing of Star Spangled Banner.
The part OF the Club Collect to be
stressed by the members for the
following month is Let us take
time for all things; make us grow
calm, serene, gentle"
Mrs. Walter Doedderlein Of Dun
dee, Ill, was a guest. She us q
member OF the federated club III
Dundee.
Five dollars was contributed to
the Infantile Paralysis Fund. Over
$500 Of Christmas seals were sold
by the committee Of which Mrs.
Harold Thomson is chairman. This
is the largest seal sale to date in
Libby, never having gone over 5000
before.
Mrs. G. w. Gildea, chairman for
Defense, told the Club the Bond
Sale Drive is from January Is to
February Is. Fourteen billion is the
national quota. The quota for Lin
coin County is $234, 200. The motto
is Lets all back the attack" Koo-
tenai Theatre offers a ticket free to
any person buying bonds from the
beginning Of the sale to January 80
and these free tickets are for the
film "Bataan." No tickets are to be
sold at the window. This show is for
people who have bought bonds.
The pep rally for the bond sale
is for Tuesday night, January l8,
at the auditorium of the Junior
High. Every one is invited. Buy a
bond if you can but everybody come
anyway. There will also be COM
munity sing and program through
out the evening. Everyone was
urged to advertise the pep rally
The defense committee is Mrs. Gil
dea, chairman; Mrs. Ray Rice, Mrs
Max Sturm, Mrs. George Smith,
Mrs Harold Thomson, Mrs. Fred
Cloutier, Mrs. Clay Parker, Mrs.
r. w. LeDuc, Mrs. G. M. Daugharty,
and Mrs. J. A. Krall. Volunteers
as assistants to the committee are
Mrs. M. r. Karnes, Mrs. w. G..
Seims, Mrs. John Rubard, Mrs. Chas.
D. Rowe, Mrs. Elmer Phillips, Mrs.
George Ripley, Mrs. A. L. Brock,
Miss Inez Ratekin, Mrs. H. w. Red
field.
The Club voted to buy bond
for the 4th War Loan Drive.
Mrs. Howard Ahlskog volunteered
to be assistant to Mrs. O'Dell for
Girl Scouts.
Mrs. Murray Gay is the new
member, bringing the membership
up to las.
Mrs. Frank Baney announced that
the Red Cross home nursing courses
will organize Saturday evening,
Jan. Is, at 7:30 p. m, in the Com
munity Room. 1t is hoped that there
will be enough join SO there will
be an afternoon and an evening
Glass. Trained nurses to be instruc-
tors are Mrs. John Myers and Mrs.
Powers.
Mrs. Walter Neils reported that
all the $3.50 for the oxygen tent
has been pledged.
Mrs. j. A. Krall announced that
the February meeting will be on
the romance of quilts. She promised
the program will be interesting and
and that will appeal to all women.
There will be a display of quilts.
Mrs. George Ripley, chairman Of
the program for the afternoon, in
troduced Miss Ratekin who talked
for a short time on the Red Cross
and its great work. Mrs. Ripley
could not get South American pic
lures so the Red Cross picture
footsteps was shown. Bob Glow
ers ran the machine and the Club
expressed their appreciation to Mr..
A. A. Wood for the loan of the pic
ture and machine.
Mrs Ripley askedthE club MEM