The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-16
Libby Women
Show Talent
On Stage
Depict Cruise To
Alaska by Steamship
And Pleasures EurOute.
MUCH INFORMATION
MIXED WITH COMEDY

The Libby Women'S Club met in
the Community Room Tuesday af-
ternoon with Miss Ipez Ratekin pre-
siding. Club opened with the Salute
to the Flag and the singing of the
Star Spangled Banner. rhe-~Club
Collect was repeated, the verse of
the Collect to be stressed this next
month is Grant that we may real
ize it is the little things that create
differences; that in the big things
OF life we are as one
Mrs. Clay Parker reported on the
American Home and the new foods.
The Libby Woman's Club spon-
sored the recent Bond Drive locally
and Lincoln county went over its
quota Citations were presented to
! the workers; Mrs. Ira Miller, Mrs.
Ray Rice, Mrs. James Krall, Mrs.
Ralph LeDuc, Mrs. Charles D. Rowe,
Mrs, Joe Kujawa, Mrs. William
Seims, Mrs. Elmer Phillips, Mrs.
H. W. Redfield, Mrs John Rubard,
Mrs. G. M. Daugharty and Mrs.
Fred Cloutier. Several others re-
ceiving citations were absent. Inez
Ratekin, president of the club and
chairman of publicity for the Band
Drive, received a citation as did the
Club itself Mrs. G. w. Gildea was
given standing vote of thanks
from the Club for her work as head
of Defense and as head of the Bond
Irivc.
Mrs. ]. M. Blackboard, in reporting
on international relations, talked on
the troubles of Finland, the Argen-
tine, and Ireland. Mrs. Walter Neils
gave interesting facts on insect mu-
sic. Mrs A. A. Wood presented the
nominees for office for the ensuing
year. Post War Wonders will be
the subject of the April meeting.
1t was voted to have food sale
on Saturday, April. 8, the day he-
fore Easter, at the Kootenai Mer-
camille Co. Volunteers for the food
sale were Mrs. Roy Sherman, Mrs
G.. w. Gildea, Mrs. Walter Neils,
Mrs. Gilbert st. Marie, Mrs. B.
Schlumm, Mrs. J. M. Johnston,
1t was voted to give $1,000 to the
Red Cross and the Public Welfare
Department of the Club will give
more later.
Mrs Ray Rice, Mrs. c. w. Gildea,
Mrs. G. Daugharty, and Mrs. H. W.
Redfield volunteered to help on the
Cancer Control Drive which will be
in April.
Mrs. L. A. Jenkin of Great Falls,
representing British War Relief,
talked to the Club women. British
War Relief is an American organ
ization Her talk on its activities was
extremely interesting and informa-
tive
After the business meeting adj
journed, we had our cruise to
Alaska on the steamship S. s.
Alaska Mrs. James Krall acted as
chairman in place Of Mrs. Homer
Berges who was unable to be pres
ent. The cruise started on Tuesday
at 8 a. m. and was an 11-day voy-
age Mrs. S. c. Ratekin, Mrs. Gilbert
st. Marie, Mrs. H P. Weydemeyer,
Mrs. ]. M. Blackboard, Mrs. Joe Ku-
java, Mrs. Harry Chapman, Mrs.
Bernard Schlumm, Mrs. William
Kammeyer, and Joy st. Marie took
the trip attended by Mrs. Kran as
stewardess Joy ST. Marie played a
little piece about the mountains,
on the piano and then sang God
Bless America" The seasick scene
was very effective and got lot of
laughs.
Mrs. Weydemeyer gave all the
news about Matanuska, its products
and its midnight ball game The
first stop was at Ketchikan where
Mrs KujaWa told about the can
neries and the fisheries. Mrs. Rate
kin, the laxative student of Totem
Poles and the Indians, was finally
silenced and Mrs. Blackboard then
took up the conversation and told
all about the seals Of Alaska. Ju-
neau, the capitol, was visited and
Mrs. Krall described in detail the
Alaskan flag which was designed
by a 15-year old school boy of
Alaska. Mrs Chapman described
the flowers Of Alaska. Mrs.
Schlumm, the wife of missionary,
talked about the midnight sun and
the Eskimos. We learned that Sitka
was the most beautifully located
town in Alaska. The cruise of the
S. S. Alaska was presented very
well and was beautifully done
BURGALIZING SOLDIERS