The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-01-31
A short time was well spent in parl-
iamentary drill. debate being the
feature of the lesson.-Exchange.

couraging remarks. We have decit
}, ed to take the paper, and keen yo
posted about the Kymry. Our Las
: meeting was held at the home of Mr.,
Groo, and was very enthusiast,
}, Twelve members answered to curren
events, and want to say do enjo
current events in the club. You seer
TO get so much more out of the dis
cussions after them. You don't seer
to get down to the kernel of thing
when you just read them over tt
yourself. After the regular bushes
or the meeting was over Mrs. Gro,
gave very interesting and instruc
tive paper on the life and works O
Rubenstein; after which Mrs King
IN her charming manner, gave Ruben
stems Romance on the piano.
I'VE took in one new name.
| We usually end our meetings with
parliamentary drill, but our leader
being out of town we had to foregc
that pleasure.
Our membership is unlimited, and
We now have membership of 20.
Il would like to say just few
words about our library. You will
remember l was inquiring about IL
brary work at the federation meet
ing. Well we have got our library
started. 1t belongs to the v. I. S.,
and we are very proud of it, and we
think 1t is going to- be success. We
have over three hundred volumes,
and having more donated every week.
The society has bought over thirty
dollars worth of books, and we have
the State Travelling library in con-
nection with it, which will be a great
help to us. think the Echoes get
better all the time, and | am sure
they are going to make local club
work better, too"
Mrs J. w. Owens, in a personal
response to request that she use
Echoes for our benefit, says so
much of interest and is so we'll
known in the first district, we feel
the contents belong to the district,
and for this reason give it to you.
For you know, Echoes" is your Or
gan and Mrs. Givens belongs to you.
The editor is only the means of bring
ing to you what is rightfuly yours
through this medium. We are only
an old fashioned "carry-all," loaded
each week with good news by your
friends all over the state, that will
bring you cheer, inspirationfand hap
>iness. Mrs. Givens says
Il shall be glad to contribute to
he club department, which | have
cad with interest, and | have long
Wished that the club work or some
'otent force might draw the women
# the state together and make them
orget the spirit of sectionalism that
too active between the northern
nd southern parts of the state.
81 think this feeling arises from I
fear on the part of each section that
he other part of the state is critical a
nd fault finding, but at heart the t
eople of each part are kind, cour- 8
sous and DESTROYS of state unity. We t.
hall never be a commonwealth until n
lis fear is done awaw with and Il
m confident the best men and wo- T
zen, both north and south, are ready s
} cast it off. il
"Orofino is small place, and we Ell
i've only one club of twelve mem
RS here, and are doing no study |w
ork as yet, although we hope to tr
Ike up such work in time. At pre- O,
mt we are interested in needle work ne
ID domestic economy with OCCASION ce
discussions of topics of interest to W,
e clubs, such as child labor, fores- m
7, etc. of
1--WE are looking forward to the M
seting of the state federation at W.
,scow with anticipation of delight ho
meetings and hope to see large is
legation from the first federation sir
well as the second. dit
II see with much satisfaction that Ga,
vernon Mead of Washington is me
ing long steps in the direction of ott
IL service, and it is matter of to
de with the clubs of Idaho that In,
y have always advocated progress
this direction. Mrs. Curley, Mrs. M,
ndrod, Mrs. Bowerman, and 9th mo
have done good service along
! line.
l hope to send you in few days
tort sketch of young heroine of
mountain country who in living
dying has given such rare ex- n,
,le of unselfish devotion that l
not let her example go unrecord- v