The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-10-09
MRS. BUTTERFTELD'S ACCOUNT
OF HER VISIT 10 THE
THIRD DISTRICT.
Scontinued from Two Weeks Ago.


Spokane is one Of the few cities
OF the northwest genuine metro
polls. We call our home towns cit
les. but, after all. we are only, most
Of us. little country towns. waiting
TIN some alchemist shall wave his
wand and waken US.
Our Southern delegates should
visit Spokane on our return. Be-
fore this country knew the white
man. It was ordered there should Be
1 city-where that magnificent wa
ter power pours down. city had to
be. she Is rich II the natural power
% many OF our western cities lack.
There's beautiful rainbow light
over one OF the falls. May propi-
tious moment make II visible dur
ing the delegates visit To- Spokane
with its charming vistas, magnificent
buildings ana lengthy avenues.
out from Spokane, on the Lewis
ton line, we come first, to Orc Fino.
There may be equally beautiful nat
ural sites for a state institution
elsewhere. but none more SO. The
North Idaho asylum was located, as
all public buildings should be, by q
disinterested commission including
specialists. who acted under no per-
sonal consideration in making this
choice Of sites.
IL thou art worn, and hard beset,
With sorrows that thou would'st for
get,
Go to the woods and hills, no tears
Dim the sweet looks that Nature
wears.
One had almost said: This is the
forest primeval.' Winds sigh through
the forest green, and far below an
other beautiful, winding river, be-
hind it's mirrored reflection in the
door, more beautiful, If possible,
than the original. Amid such sur
roundings as these, the Orc Elmo
Needlework club has begun its work
needlework its avowed object, good
fiction its diversion, leading ulti-
mately, to deeper study and its log
ical outcome systematic concerted ef-
fort in civic work. Here presides the
lady, loved Of yore, in the south.
east; relinquished to the North with
regret and regarded still with tender
affection. BY mutual transplantings
will the work in one section be car
ried to another, closer intercourse
and greater friendship be the result
until we become united into one in
Invisible whole. BY the way, they
have been reading Mrs. Burnett's
latest novel "The Shuttle" and III
the Ohio Year Book, now at Moscow
where we plan to have the Yeal
Books of all the states with the Yeal
Books OF every Idaho club-you, my
dear delegate, will you please see
that your clubs arrives) In the Ohio
Year Book one of the women speak
ers has made tThe Shuttle" the
theme for her address. The Idaho
readers will see if she draws the same
conclusion as theirs.
AT Lewiston near and dear. fol
many reasons.
Old faces, smile upon me,
Old forms come trooping past.
The stately dignified club, the
Tscheminicum,s had years ago
should blush to mention it, a prest
dent whose theories must have taxed
the patience of even such club WON.
en-, but, ali, let me whisper secret
l found out more than twelve years
ago. The Lewiston people have the
kindest hearts in the world! The
Tscheminicum has been studying the
art of Michael Angelo this year, They
have a magnificent achievement tC
their credit, Carnegie library. Who
can measure the effort that has gone
into the upbuilding of these reposi'
tories. Moscow, Lewiston, Boise
Nampa, Mountainhome and Pocatel.
TO-. all tribute to the unselfish, the
devoted efforts of men and women
who have pressed forward toward
the mark the giving to the young
people of their several communities
an advantage unsurpassed in older
larger cities.
The Twentieth Century club mod.
estly turns to hide her light under
a bushel, but there are those ready
to vouch for her good works along
study and civic Improvement lines
and she has just given to the Third
District its honored president. / be.
speak, In her behalf, the cordial CO
operation of every club and club
member in the district. Without
you, the individual club, she is pow.
erless with your help she is pow