The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-12-13
A Letter From Mrs. Reesor.

A Letter From Mrs. Reesor,
Note.--The following is a copy O
a letter sent to the president of eacl
club in the district, accompanied b
a copy of one the editor of "Echoe
OF Women's Clubs" sent Mrs. Reese
outlining the press work for the year
Idaho Falls, Idaho, Dec. 9, 1907
Dear Club Women,
Enclosed you will find letter from
Mrs. Trego proposing a plan where
by we may have an Official organ
for the First District Federation. II
has been submitted to all abe memb.
ers OF the Executive Board and adop.
ted, and has also met with warm ap-
proval on the part of every club wo-
man we have been able to consult.
In the Federation Bulletin the
General Federation has it's official or
gan, the State Federations have their
official organ, and it means much to
our district to have a paper through
which we may keep in touch with
each other throughout the year. and
may be advised of each others achei-
vements.
To thus clasp hands with our sister
clubs, each club is requested to sub
scribe for one copy of the Idaho Re-
publican (Of course, this will be
no adequate return to Mr.. and Mrs.
Trego for the space in the paper, and
labor they will give to our work.
Please appoint a bright, conscien-
tious club member in each club to be
a member of the District Press Com
mittee, and keep Mrs. Trego inform
ed as to all club activities, which ma
terial she will edit each week. She
1.-THE member) will also receive the
copy of the paper and select that
which she thinks will be of interest
to read before the club. AS am
somewhat tardy in presenting this
matter, I beg of you please take &C
Ion upon it as soon as possible and
advise me your appointment, as 1t
should appear in the year book.
Some Of the old lines of work
made prominent for cdlub activities
n First District by our last Fedora
ion meeting, were the Legislative
which, of course, now includes Civil
service Reform, altho delegated to a
eparate committee) Educational and
,ivic.
Beginning with the last named; it
hoped that we may be able to es-
ablish rest rooms, cooperate with the ,
lvil authorities in maintaining SAM ,
Try conditions, and identifying our
'wns and cities; and perhaps more I
Important than any is the Injunction .
Id down by Ex-mayor Low of New v
ork City: n
open more schools, more of the q
me, for more purposes, for more
eople; keep them open after school q
Saturdays ,on Spundays, and in il
INNER for play places, for concerts. t,
r citizens meetings." q
Our people need to be educated to n
g appreciation of the fact that A
hool property is community proper 81
; 1.-THE people own it and maintain c]
!, and that 1t may be made of far ii
eater service than it now is. "
In erecting new buildings plans Il
~ provide for these extended uses ia
thout greatly increasing the cost. OF
or course, many other lines of m
rk are already flourishing in your W
nds, and thoughts, which come I'M O,
the Civic Department, and you
II understand that suggestions are Of
the clubs to sort over and select m
~ such as are of use to them. TT
Under Educational work, we are ar
red to study school laws, especial an
those pertaining to granting teach
certificates to applicants holding RI
lomas from state normals and de- ar
'es from accredited colleges and CT,
Iversities. co
would suggest a careful reading va
the last paragraphs on pages five me
forty-eight of the General School
" of 1907, compiled by Miss Gu
of
'he holds that we already have the
vision for which we are planning in
ask, in the above named passages. co,