The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-04-10
FROM STATE FEDERATION PRES
IDENT.

TO the Club Women of Idaho:
AS president of the State Fedora
ZION a distinguished honor Is offered
me. ! am permitted to address, not
only the clubs of the state. collec-
lively, but to engage in a tete-tete
conversation with every individual
club woman, as well, to talk things
over in fact, that is what | am do
ing through the columns of this nan
er which you hold in your hands, The
Blackfoot Republican, the official or
gan of the State Federation. It is
our nope that 1t will ultimately be in
the hands of every club in the state
with at least ten minutes set aside
at each meeting for the club reports
to present club matters of general
interest from it's columns.
In the first place | am wondering
what the editor of Echoes will do
with the enormous profits that will
accrue when all the clubs of the state
some thirty in number, shall have
subscribed for The Republican at
$2.0O per year, subtracting the cost
of production, mailing and sample
copies, we can safely conclude either
a trip to Europe is in sight, or an
automobile. BY the way, the cores
bonding secretary, desiring informa-
ton from the clubs, has today dash
"a or the small matter of twenty
,hree letters, only trife, of course.
Is long as the federation stationery
md postage holds out. Mrs. Ford
With a patience that should emily
he gayety of nations, will discharge
Ter burdensome duties, but lust
hink how much simpler 1t will he
When the secretary knows that the
me letter she writes to Echoes"
VII be presented to each club ny it's
eporter. A federation organ offers
ne most effective means for club de-
elopment In the state. Some may
SIX why The Republican? Why a
aper from the south instead of one
'om the north or central Idaho 1t ,
as chosen because circumstances
snder 1t the most effective An en-
re page devoted weekly to club
editor one Of the own
s or the paper, already the organ
the first district, consulted by : :
'actically all the CLUBS of that dis ,
let, one-third of the work had al
ady been done to make such an L
gan possible, SO it was adopted =,
r one year, and we are glad to note u
e clubs of the second and third dis !,
cts that are responding with sub u
riptions.
II
we have purely culture clubs and y,
Rustic clubs. They are recogniz- ~
mental and normal forces, we ~
ght almost say social and econ f.,
tic forces, not always potent fac q,
s, but striving to strengthen the -
rk of the church, the school and o.
home. The same impulse actua- ~ S
6 hundreds of women over the 90
tie causes them to come together 70 70
study and work 1t ought to
an something. Coming togeth err 80
m diverse environments, weigh ~
different problems and anxieties wy
mental contact will be both VI
and enjoyable. The DAYS 81
over our heads, each hour slips ou
unnoticed, existence Is matter of
- wv Wv iioiuly tOHSClOuS C0dT
passage of time Is irrevocable.
en- this date, April 2, rolls around
in, we shall be year power. By TIC
1t shall be richer? Can not your
b lay plans by which each shall
ich the other? Is there not some
eveloped power to be awakened, the
e faculty that may be exercised up
'lub work till we do at least one sen
g better than we do 1t now? as
It all the little daily trials of our hay
5 weigh us down, make us gray tiol
sordid and shut us from that in sue
beauty which might illuminate the
No. our limitations are selfim- beg
ID. Take your own club to your isla
t; laugh with forgiving tender plal
at the past errors and incon- t
ncies, and resolve to do your que
to cement closer union, and dlet
future mistakes. Are you do and
committee work only because RICH
like the woman who asked vou 2 | mn,