The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-08-14

interests OF Idaho. The shield be
tween the man and woman is emb1e
matte of the protection they unite il
4 giving the state. The large fir 0
| pine tree in the foreground in tn
shield refers to Idahos @immens
timber interests. The husbandmal
4 blowing on the left side of the shiel'
together with the sheaf of grain be
meath the shield, are emblematic o
Idaho's agricultural resources, Will,
the cornucopias, or horns of plenty
refer to the horticultural. Idaho ha
a game law, which protects the ell
and moose. The elk's head there
fore rises above the shield. The STATE
flower the wild syringa or noel
orange, grows at the woman's feet
while the ripened wheat grows al
high as her shoulder. The star sig
nifes a new light in the galaxy Of
states. The translation of the Latir
! motto is, 1T Is perpetuated, or, II
is forever. The river depicted in
the shield is our mighty Snake OF
Shoshone river, stream of great
majesty"
The act passed at the first session
of our state legislature adopting a
design for state seal reads as fol
lows:
State Seal. An Act. Providing a
Great Seal for the State of Idaho:
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF
the State Of Idaho:
Section 1. I That the design drawn
and executed by Miss Emma Edwards
of Boise City, and reported and rec
commended by the select joint COM
mittee to devise great seal for the
state with the Latin motto "Esto
Perpetual" be adopted and is hereby
made the great seal Of the state of
Idaho.
Approved March IA, 1891.
4 j. i.
The prize of SIS offered by Mrs.
Dockery, member of the civil SER
vice committee of the general feder-
alton of clubs, for the best essay on
civil service written by a high school
pupil Of the state has been awarded
by the judges to Miss Katherine
Record of the Weiser school. A num-
Der of essays were received and all
showed keen grasp of the subject.
Miss Records essay was shorter than
some Of the others submitted but 1t
was thought that she covered all the
points. Had there been second prize
1t would surely been awarded the
contestant from the Payette schools
who also submitted splendid essay.
To the Civil Service Reform Com
mittee, First District
My Dear Co-Workers:
l have asked Miss Marion G. Mic
hols, SIS Mount Vernon street, Bos-
ton, Mass, to mail each of you pub
locations on Civil Service, unless you
have already made that request
yourselves. suggest that as soon as
you receive them you begin to mark
portions you may wish to refer to
later. Particularly do recommend
a careful perusal of the reports Of
the work done by the Women's Aux
iliary of the Massachusetts, Civil Ser
vice Reform association, from these
we will obtain clear cut ideas as to
how to proceed in the work we have
Sincerely,
MRS. HENRY SPIDELL.
I. 4. 1.
AS yet no definite information can |
be had as to who the star speaker
1t the state federation which con-
venes at Moscow in. October will be.
Efforts are being made to secure Mrs.
Philip N. Moore, the new president
If the w. G. T. u, but her itinerary
s not yet made out. There is also
/ possible hope that Miss Anna
Clark, chairman of the civil service
of the G. F. w. c., may
De present as one Of the speakers. 1t
s thought that goodly number of
,lub women from the southeast will
attend Statesman.
4. i j.
Mrs. J. H. Greene of Mackay, Ida,
would like the names of all dele
gates and other club women who ex-
,ect to attend the federation meet at
hat place Sept rs. All club wo-
men will be entertained by the Mac
ray people free Of charge. They are
arranging good program and have
cordial welcome waiting for you.
The program will be printed in these
columns next week. We shall go to
dackay fifty strong.
j. I. T.
Will all members of the First