The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-10-30

who maintained with dignity, the
standard of the first and second dis
tricts. She did not care to undertake
giving us verbal report of the pro-
ceedings because of possible errors,
however, she says it will all be sent
to Echoes, which was officially
adopted as the state organ, and that
the vote cast was unanimous in its
favor, all OF which is very gratifying.
Our dear Mrs. Butterfield acquitted
herself with grace, ease and dignity
as a presiding officer, of course we
are to have her address for publica-
ton. Our new president is Mrs.
Forney Of Moscow and we shall all
love her just as much as we do our
former presidents. We shall en-
deayor to be just as loyal and hope
we may be helpful to her In her task.
Our three district presidents are
made vice presidents of the state,
with the first district president as
first vice and SO on. We were very
glad to have this club chat with Mrs.
Groo and eagerly wait for the official
report to come to us.
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PAYETTE LETTER.
Dear Echoes: After some delay
will again send you some items for
your interesting club page-so glad
1t was Endorsed at the Caldwell meet
ing. consider it invaluable to the
club women.
A meeting of the Partia club was
held Monday afternoon at the usual
hour. The club has taken up the
study Of Idaho" for the years
work, this being the first meeting at
which the subject was discussed.
Mrs. Stroup read paper on idaho
as Territory" going back to the
time when this Northwest was all
called Oregon, and told of the evolu-
ton of the state.
In 1853 Idaho was cut off from
Oregon and made a separate terri
tory, giving some interesting infor-
| nation about the first meeting of the
| legislature at Lewiston, and of the
early settlements in Idaho territory
when the Indians were more numer-
Gus than the white people.
| The territory was made state in
1890. Mrs. Redington read paper
full of interest on the constitution of
! the state.
The next meeting will take up the
election, and duties of our city Off
Gals. At the federation meeting in
| Caldwell those who attended will re-
call that at the close of Mrs. Shep-
ards address on How to Raise the
Child" there was some interesting
discussion on this unsolved problem,
and that little woman from Cald-
well called our attention to point
which she said, appeared to be over
looked, and that was: The fathers
moral duty toward the children.
| 1t was an echo of the thought over
which | had so often pondered, and
with joy | listened to her few well
chosen remarks on this point.
In the general acceptance of the
belief that the mother is SO largely
responsible for the training of the
| children, the fact that the father is
equally responsible, seems to be lost
sight Of.
Is it not fact that in many, many
| instances the mothers teaching is set
at defiance by the fathers example?
Is it not true that while the mother
is teaching by precept and influence,
trying to inculcate good moral prin-
ciples in the minds of her sons, that
the father is sometimes putting his
name to petition for saloon Ii
cense? Or, he walks boldly into the
saloon, plays cards, perhaps takes a
drink over the bar before the eyes of
his son? Now, that son may begin
to think: This is the way men do.
| can't be tied to mothers apron
string any longer; women don't know
about these things" Isn't the fathers
influence directly against the moth
er's training and the boy too often
has to learn by bitter experience that
mother was, after all, right.
am weary of hearing alone of the
mothers responsibility.
The mother makes the, home for
the sons the best she may, while the
father too often assists in making the
pitfalls, and snares that lead them to
ruin. Amy one of you may, without
going very far, see the counterpart of
the conditions / have described, and
yet we are nearly silent on this one
point.