The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-09-18
Chamen OF Committees invited to freely use these col
unns. We wish frequent reports from
every Club in the State.

niscences and articles written by me
: prominent in the early history of til
state. They hope to work in col
: junction with the legislative commi,
tee In securing for Idaho state his
torical society.
! The rug and basket making com
mittee is but small branch OF til
great work now being done all owe
the civilized world under the genera
head Of arts and crafts. Attentio
mas been paid to the artistic weavin
Of cotton rag rugs and in one city i,
the district this has become a remu
/ nerative industry. An excellent sam
pie OF the Abnake hooked rux wa
placed on exhibition at the Fedora
ton meeting at Weiser and at tn,
State fair in the hope that 1t Nigh
inspire some to take up that worl
also. Basket making has been intro
duced in the primary grades Of man,
OF our schools. The committee hone
! that the work will extend to a broad.
or conception Of the great arts and
crafts movement, particularly in re.
gard to the furnishing and decorating
of our homes. i, ~ 3g.
The committee on forestry is the
Youngest committee In the Fedora
ton, it being added at the. Nampa
meeting last October. The commit
tee hopes to encourage each club Ia
this district to devote one meeting to
the subject. The necessity for the
Grafton Of forest reserves for their
influence on the stream flow and tim
Der supply should be better under
stood, as once thoroughly appreci-
ated there is always support where
there once was opposition to the pol
Icy Of the Government in this direc-
ton. After year Of this educational
work effort will probably be made to
petition the legislature for a more
stringent law relating to the demoli-
ton Of our great forests. One club
has already had successful debate
on Resolved, That the forest re-
serves should be increased"
The Second District Federation
Joined the General Federation in Oc-
tober, 1902. Six of the IL clubs be-
longing to the district have been fed
Grated, and each club in the district
Is asked to consider that, advantages
to the Federation and the club, by di-
rect, rather than indirect affiliation
and to write the Federation Secretary
for further information regarding the
work and privileges of the G.. f. w. &
G. The General Federation has be-
come such a power for good in our
country that individual clubs must
surely receive strength and inspira-
Ion from membership. /,
EVA HUNT COOKERY.
Chairman Federation Secretaries
for Idaho.
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We are going to make a price to
Tub women Of $1.25 for Echoes
rom now to June first. This will
i've you the club news for, the en-
ire club year and will lessen the :
rice. We suggest that this be made
nown to the clubs through the press
correspondent, and that as further =
sduction, where, two club women 9
re neighbors, they take it jointly, Z
lch paying half Let us be up and =
ping that We may in the near fu- :
ire have q, paper all our very own. =
g can do it and we will do it. y
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When writing to Mrs. Greene. I
esident of the Mackay club a few :,
lys since We were bold to ask how
ey came out financially with their
vel scheme of entertaining the .
'deration. expressing some anxiety -
regard to the matter. The reply ~
me this morning. I'VE have about =
900 on hand after paying all our Is
10 and more coming In from the ~
Q Of our cook books. We also =
nght new carpet for the church -
donated 1t in. full, /" SO here is an 81
ler hurrah for the, baby Of the
It district.
4 VI to-
N 1904 there were seven clubs in ~
first and twelve in the second. 4,
year books Of 19O1-19O2 give
first district thirteen and the sec q
ten. The third district now has ID
clubs according to their year III,
K for 1908. In the first district !. !.
Village Improvement society OF d,
lon seems to have given way for NJ,
Four Leaf Glover. The Edahoe u.
salmon City has disappeared en- =
ly and we have new creations IN