The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-05-03
First District Federation Club Notes

First District Federation Club Notes.
The "Wcmen's Civic Club Of Poca-
tello is very busy with comlnendable
work for the present generation of Poca
telloites and those that are to follow. The
Library Committee reports an addition
of 635 books during the past year, max
ing total of ll03. They have 478 pat
rons and circulated in homes of the town
since opening the Library, 6,432 books.
As book is invariably read by more
than the person taking it out, we may
safely conclude about 10000 book read
ings have been the result of the efforts
of this club. The library is open every
Saturday afternoon from 10 o'clock to
$50. The Club also has Village and
Town Improvement Committee, that
reports having collected for the new
General Hospital the sum of S242, also
linen and other useful articles as the re-
suit of shower" For the benefit of
those who wonder where the money
came from to accomplish all this, the
Finance and Entertainment Committee
reports having the proceeds of an
operetta, "The Witch of the. Woods"
rumage sale and teas at the homes of
members. The social side of life has
has not been neglected, a reception was
given the cast of "Ihe Witch of the
Woods and joint reception with the
Commercial Club to the members of the
Summer School at the Academy. The
treasurer reports S95715 received and
SS2l.05 expended, The total member
ship is 66. Truly, this Club is building
to purpose and doing it wisely and
well.
The "Village Improvement of Mont
pelier has had pleasant and profitable
year with the Bay View Course on En-
gland and English Literature. They
will present "Two Gentlemen from Yer
ona" at a "Shakesperian Day. soon.
The Current Event Club" of Black
foot is beginning seriously to consider
and plan for the District Federation,
which will be entertained by them in
the early fall.
We wish to call your attention to the
Historical, one of the most important as
well as neglected of our standing COM
mittees. We are all so busy with the
present and future of Idaho, we forget
to bear in mind the past, the "old
settler" and the relics of pioneer days
all of which must be duly chronicled and
preserved if we would have future gen.
erations follow our early history as
state. Mrs. Nels Sill of Blackfoot has:re-
Gently donated wonderfully wrought
old sampler done in 1889 by child Of 8
years, it is interesting and valuable, Mrs.
Carter, chairman of State Committee)
in writing of it says, 81 am so pleased to
find woman who can appreciate the
old relics and realize what they mean
in tracing the early history of Idaho"
Here is practical suggestion for each
club in our district, secure the facts for
a good, short, crisp, interesting story Of
pioneer days, take them to your editor,
who will gladly write and publish the
story, provided merit is not lacking. then
send a marked copy of the paper to Mrs.
Leona Cartee, SIT Fifth Street, Boise,
Idaho, who will preserve it for future
historical use. Try this, and I assure
you other and better suggestions will
come to you. Again, let me urge you to
give this committee all possible assist
ance and cooperation.
Frederick j. Haskin in Salt Lake
Tribune says: "The Club movement,
like young Lochinvar, came out Of the
West. The Ladies' Literary Society Of
Kalamazoo, Michigan, was founded in
1852 and the Minerva Club of New Har-
mony, Indiana, in 1852" This is in con.
tradiction Of the oft quoted "Sorosis'
as the first womans club, said Soross
however, lead in the Federation move
ment. There is now a membership of
100000 in the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, and as there are 5000
Clubs, this means an average of 160
members to each local Club.
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