The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-07-03

ley Of the Montpelier Examiner and
Truxton Talbot Of the Pocateiio Ad-
vance.
In behalf OF the Bellevue CONNER
cial club, Clyde s. shaw. OF the Belle
vue News. extended an invitation to
the club to meet In that town Il An
gust. He promised good time and 2
view Of the deepest mine In Idaho
the Minnie Moore. In behalf Of the
people OF Montpelier and Bear Lake
county, L. G. Bradley OF the Mont.
pelier Examiner, invited the club To
meet next on. the classic banks OF Bear
lake. He explained that owing to the
shOrtness OF the season In that en-
tremc southeastern part OF the state
August was the ideal month In which
to visit Bear Lake county. In COM
pliment to Mr.. Wright the newly
elected president, who Is charter
member Of the club and who has
never yet missed meeting. Mr.. Brad
ley's invitation was accepted, and
that gentleman was chosen rs the
third member Of the executive COM
mittee to arrange the details OF the
August meeting.
After a hearty lunch at the Idaho
hotel where the club members were
the guests of the people of Rexburg
and where their money was counter
ieit, the men folk Of the club sat for
two group photographs, followed by
the ladies' Of the, club in a separate
group. While waiting for the report
from the resolutions committee. the
remainder of the club held an inform.
al meeting to discuss the adoption OF
minimum scale of prices for adver-
Using and job work. Later In the day
the governing board went into execu-
tive session and concluded important
work along this line.
Committees were appointed a. fol-
lows:
Legislative-Jas. H. Wallis OF the
Rexburg Standard, Leslie r. Dilling-
ham Of the Mackay Miner. J. Warren
White Of the Buhl Pioneer. l. @. Brad.
ley of the Montpelier Examiner and
Truxton Talbot of the PocateilO Al
vance.
Obligation oommittee-L. q. Brad
ley, Chas @. Sumner and Byrd Trego
Select cOmmittee-Jas. H. Wallis,
]. W. Jones and L. Bush Livermore.
The working board of governors
will meet in Pocatello on the second
Saturday in July to discuss import
ant matters,
1t was In the evening that the
good people Of Rexburg shone ~ en-
tertainers par excellence. At ESQ the
club members were the guests OF the
Commercial club at banquet, served
In the Commercial club rooms. The
tables We're arranged In Q hollow
square, and covers were laid for lS0.
The menu was simply great. and even
such a staid old journalist AZ Colonsl
Jones, says the Pocatello Tribune,
forgot to eat his fill while looking d
the pretty young lady walters. The
banquet hall was gorgeously decorat.
ed In the national col0rs. and at the.
end Of the room was an immense "
Illuminated legend-"Welcome to the
Press Club"
Charles G. Sumner OF the Idaho
Falls Post OBLIGATED as toastmastef.
and introduced Mayor Webster. who
spoke as follows:
MAYOR wEasTER'a WELCOME
Gentlemen OF the Eastern Idaho
Press Club: In behalf OF the
good people OF the City Of Rexburg,
! greet you, and bid you welcome to
our prosperous community. We are
glad to nave you IN our midst, and
we deliver 10 you tho keys Of the
city, extending to you every freedom
that Is ours to give. We. thoroughly
appreciate the Importance of your
visit to our country and can readily
realize that It win result in good to
us, knowing as we do that you can
not help but be loud In your praises
or our glorious country and the good
people who inhabit 1t. We want you
to sing the praises Of our broad
streets, our substantial rock and brick
buildings. our coy and palatial resi-
dences. our temple of learning on
yonder hill--the Kicks Academy. our
cut rock district schools, where a..
fine a corps Of pedagogues, a. can
be found anywhere teach 600 bright
minds how to shoot. We have a sys-
TEN OF water works costing $4,000
whose equal is not found in the state.
the. water Of which has been secured
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