The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-06-12
Mrs. SCherf To
Head District
Woman S Club
Nineteenth Convention Of
Montana Fed. WOman's
Clubs Met in Libby
Al DELEGATES HERE
FROM MEMBER CLUBS


With the sound of the gavel at
lO:l5 Monday, Miss Inez Ratekin
president, called into session the
nineteenth convention of District
One of the Montana Federation OF
Woman's Clubs. Mrs. James Jor-
censor was present as secretary.
having been appointed to take the
place of Mrs. Frank Voorhees, who
, was unable to attend. The commun-
ity room where the convention was
held had been beautifully decorated
with peonies, iris, roses and other
summer flowers. Forty-one dele
gates and twenty-five visitors were
present from the five clubs which
comprise the district, The Century
Club of Kalispell, the Troy Woman's
Club, the Junior Womans club of
Troy, the Libby Woman's club and
the Modern Arts club of Libby. The
convention was honored by the pre-
isence of Mrs. Walter Peoples of Cut
bank, president of the Montana
Federation
The invocation was given by Rev
w. c. Stearns of the Libby Metho-
dist Church. The girl scouts under
the leadership of Mrs Raymond
4 Bleich presented the colors and led
the convention in giving the flag
salute. The address of welcome was
given by Mrs. Luvia Craven and
the response by Mrs. H. j. Bell of
Kalispell. Guests and officers were
then presented to the convention,
after which Mrs Earl HOLSTER of
the Credentials committee reported
on registration figures. The pro-
gram was presented by Mrs. G. H.
Scherf of Kalispell and accepted by
the convention. Mrs. j. W. Johnston.
district treasurer gave her report,
followed by Mrs Paul Evans report
ing for the auditing committee.
Mrs. Dean King interrupted the
program to present Miss Ratel1in
with presidential PIN a gift to
her from the district Miss Ratekin
thanked the district with appro-
pirate words, then addressed the
group to present her theme Leave
thy low vaulted past" taken from
the Chambered Nautilus by Oliver
Wendell Holmes. She left with the
audience the idea that the only
frontiers left are in the realms of
thought and human relations and 1t
is there we must build the more
stately mansions.
The remainder of the morning
was given over to formal business
and committee reports. The follow
ing district chairmen presented re-
ports Miss Caroline Walchli, Kalis-
pell Club Institute and Parliamen-
tartan; Mrs. H. j. Bell, Kalspell,
Me- Inrv,as, E;otro~%TTt-a
Arts; Mrs. J. B. Farris, Troy, Junior
Work; Mrs. Anthony Joy. Troy,
Legislation; Mrs. H. S. Hepner,
Press and Publicity; Mrs. James
Jorgenson, Kalispell, Youth Con-
servation. and Mrs, F. c. Robertson,
Gardens.
One of the high lights of the Con-
vention proved to be the group
singing ably conducted during
every session by Mrs. Oliver Phil
lips. She incorporated solo work,
part singing and variation into the
songs so that the convention mem
bers were nodded into one big
chorus singing with an effect that
was pleasing to hear. Not a small
part of the credit for the splendid
results goes to Mrs. w. c. Conway.
Kalispell, convention pianist for her
excellent cooperation.
A luncheon sponsored by the Lib
by Woman's Club was served at
noon at the Methodist Church by
the Junior w. S. c. S. Mrs Sherman
Noel, club president, presided at the
affair, which had for its theme,
Greater Libby" Decorations con-
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and drawing representing local in
dustries and recreations such as
numbering, zonolite, mining, skiing,
hunting and fishing. Mrs. Oliver
Phillips accompanied by Miss Inez
Ratekin sang a group of three solos,
Land of the Sky Blue Water"
Fiddle and /" and Il Dunno"
The afternoon program was given
by members of the Century Club of
Kalispell. The Convention group
was led by Mrs. Alphonse Bonnet
into a garden-a beautiful garden
filled with a thousand huge spikes
of gladioli The gracious hostess
told US that, though she was but an
amateur, she would explain how and
why she grew them and tell us a
bit of their history. She did just that
in a talk spicy with humor. And,
lovely thought, she grew them be-
cause she loved to give them to her
friends and watch their pleased
smiles when they received a bou-
quet
The parliamentary drill led by
Mrs. Dean King was never for a
moment dull, but it was instructive.
AS humorous bit in the drill the
Century Club voted TO take over
the repair of the streets of Kalispen.
Having visited a garden, having
rested a bit 10 learn parliamentary
procedure, the convention officers,
delegates and visitors were put In
the hands of Mrs. w. G. Conway
Continued on mage four