The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-05-01
ECHOES OF WOMAN'S CLUBS
Official Organ of State Federation of Idaho.
Trego, Of Blackfoot.
Charmen Committees invited to freely these
We wish frequent reports from every club in the
"Eendracht maakt macht."
A united pull gives power.

anu ioHSeu W pFedcH II 10 All we Coul
reach with our pen.
Our hostess served most deliciou
luncheon at twelve thirty. There wer
the daintest hand-painted place card
/ for Mesdames Butterfield, Gala, Nor
row, Dockery, Green, Perkey, Trego
and Pittenger. After this pleasure hal
been partaken of, all walked dow
to the Columbian club, to attend thu
legislative session. Mrs. Perkey pre-
scented ably civil service reform. Mr.
Snow responded to request to show
Juvenile court and child labor law
to the club. from a lawyers point O.
view Mrs. Butterfeld delivered on,
of her satisfactory addresses and tn,
editor of Echoes had the honor t.
read a message from the first dis
trict president, Mrs Reesor of Idaho
r alls. A social season was then en-
| joyed, to which Mrs. Horner, chairman
| Of the entertainment committee added
materially by having served delicate
refreshments We left the social side
| Of our big Columbian club reluctantly
| we left the legislative session with the
| assurance our club work on this line
would be placed in the best of care
and such measures presented to the
| state legislature as proved to be the
voice Of the majority Of the club wo-
men of the state.
Then an engagement for dinner and
the theatre reminded us how profit
able it is to us, to show kindnesses
=, when they come our way. We had
| only extended the merest courtesy to
| Mrs. st. ohm, and 1t had passed with
| us long ago. but the recipient had kept
| it in mind. We had been in town
/ only few hours before she arranged
| for this dinner and an evening after at
! the theatre.
! bunch of fragrant Easter violets to
church as happy result of her
thoughtfulness too.
Sunday night we partook Of a beau
tifully appointed Easter dinner at the
Idan-ha, in company with Mrs. But
terrified, as guests Of Mrs. Dockery.
Monday morning we called to see
Mr.. Robt. McCracken, who represented
Bingham county in the last legisla-
women with their legislative meas
ures. He will watch with interest
their future work and thinks they are
doing much for our state.
Monday afternoon we visited the
home of Mrs. Green, who Is press re-
porter for the Columbian. We found
cool looking, shady spot in the older
part of the city that Is rest from
| all the newness and statliness Of the
modern homes. We found Maj. Fred
Reed a visitor within and heartily
agreed with him when he said This
is good place to rest" Mrs. Green
then took us over to the beautiful
modern home of Mrs. Lyon who though
not club woman, had opened her
home to the art and travel department
OF the club, that they might have the
benefit derived from examining her
large collection Of Japanese ware
weaving and apparel. Mrs. Lyon
spent a month in Japan not long since
and personally selected her valuable
collection. We were met at the door
by two miniature Japanese maidens,
all Japanese clad from the crown Of
their heads to the soles of their feet,
but we doubt If a real Jap miss could
greet guests so pleasingly as did these
two imitators of a foreign people.
Within, we were greeted with fragrant
fruit blossoms, suggesting the cherry
blossom festival Of the Japanese. The
hostess very kindly allowed us to look
and wonder and handle and talk to
our hearts content. she was also gra-
cious and patient with our question
ings, Each Japanese collection one
examines affords new pleasures. This
time the writer was in quandary to
know about a certain brass arrange
ment, which had all sorts of hinges
and pointed end. some sort OF folded
wings and then a round something
with a hole In the center that fitted
everywhere and nowhere. The thing
folded up in the smallest little some
thing, as though It was intended for
mans vest pocket. So we concluded
after due deliberation. that 1t must
be a compass minus the needle, some
one else said 1t was a puzzle so in
sheer desperation we appealed to Mrs.
Lyon who smiled at our conjectures
and showed us 1t was a folding CANDLE
stick We want to tell you something
more we learned about the three
monkeys" but this article grows too
rapidly and that (the monkeys) will
keep for next week. Japanese tea
was served in Japanese style by an
other Japanese gowned lady, Mrs.
Northrup, sister of the hostess. We
could linger hours with our pencil
over this beautiful afternoon but we
must hasten, else we will not reach
Shoshone in time to join our president
who Is spending this day with the clubs
at Mountain Home. Mrs. Green Is
leader of the art and travel depart
ment.
Tuesday morning we devoted to the
historical rooms in the state building.
We had never met Mr., HALEY, whom
you will find sitting at a DESK pat
iently compiling a history of Idaho
for your children to read. When we
offered our hand and told him our
name he shook his head and said, I've
been expecting you, 1t didn't seem pos
sible that you would leave town with
out coming around to see my work"
Now we have u long urgent message |
for our club women about Mr. HALEY |