The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-05-01

execution. .
Respectfully,
EBEN E. MACLEOD,
Chairman.
Chicago, ILL.,, April s.
Referring to your application to
the New England Passenger associa-
ton for reduced fares account above
occasion, i.e., Boston Biennial, We
have been requested by the lines in
Western Passenger association ter
ritory to refer you to the revised
one way fares in effect to Chicago,
Peoria and st. Louis, with the un-
derstanding that persons can re-
purchase from these points and take
advantage of any reduced fares that
may be authorized therefrom.
In order that you may fully I'M
derstand the situation beg to state
that the fares to Chicago, Peoria or
st. Louis will be on the basis of two
cents per mile, hence If persons de-
string to attend same will purchase
tickets to those points and then re-
buy at any reduced fares that may
be authorized therefrom, they will
secure practically the same reduction
in the territory of this association as
would be accorded by fare and one
third on the basis of the old rates.
These fares will no doubt satisfactor-
lily take care of persons desiring to
attend your meetings from the ter
ritory mentioned, and, on behalf of
the individual lines interested, would
say that it is deemed impracticable,
under existing conditions, to an
this occasion.
A subject for discussion with
thoughtful club women of the safe
at present is the advisability of con-
tinuing the term of district officers
from one to two years. Our state
president favors this and has been
mentioning it in her talks to the
clubs recently visited. The argu-
ments in it's favor are numerous,
among them the fact that no matter
how efficient we may be and how
we'll suited to the work, they can
only get well in the harness the first
year. According to the present sys-
tenn, by the time a president learns
her district and succeeds in finishing
the appointments and acceptances of
committees, her working year Is
more than half gone. Think of this.
Our first district meet was held in
October and the second district fol-
lowed in a few days, the year books
OF these two districts reached this
desk about ten days ago, and nearly
all the clubs adjourn the last of May
for the summer. When they meet
again in September only local work
is considered until after the district
meet, when the newly elected presi-
dent will take up the same useless
and tiresome routine, spending val
liable time in securing some to act
on the long list of committees. We
have not mentioned the third district
because 1t meets in June, fact that
may facilitate matters in this re-
spect. Now one word to the first
district please, do not for amoment
conclude that because Echoes favors
a two-year term, we are advocating
continuing any present Office in this
district Mrs. Reesor is one of the |
grandest women in the state, and
proving model president. She is
using all the energy and push in the
work the district could desire and
more than she should devote to this
cause, because of the extra hours
necessarily put in at home that
should be spent in rest. We have
no better material for tn district
we don't expect to find
1t anywhere, and hope some day to
Sc Mrs. Reesor fill the state presi-
dents chair, but Idaho Falls has had
the presidency two years and does
not expect or ask for 1t longer. We
only advocate the selection of a
woman for the place and
the retention of office extended to
two years.
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