The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-02-14
well rounded out Christ-like woman.

well rounded out Christ-like womal
Someone has said, mo great so,
appears suddenly" Let us therefor
look little to the ancestry of tn
noble woman, as well as to the trail
ing which was given to unfold an
develop her character.
She was of English descent; tn
good old sturdy Puritan stock, sti
holding their own in New England
but sending out many sons an
daughters. Sons to build states an
homes, and daughters to grace Their
with wise counsel and sweet die
nifty. ] have read that one of tn
Wizards was disciplined by tn
teachings of toll, privation, and vari
ed experience" while the character
istics of another were a chief desir
to do everything for everybody TO
nothing. Another was ''fearles
reformer," while still another wa,
noted for zeal in school, college anc
church work. In the character we
are studying, we find the culmina
ton of all these traits which haG
lived in the stock and found express
sion in one person.
In matters Of religion they were
old school, or primitive Baptists and
Methodists. This old school Bap-
fist church has developed some of
the finest characters we have in the
extreme eastern states, but is rapidly
decreasing in number because of ex-
IRENE conservativeness, and lack of
missionary spirit, so pronounced and
fruitful in that large and rapidly
growing Baptist denomination of to-
day. AS to the Method they have
given the world some pretty good
men and women, too.
Now, you know the opportunities
for training children in the early
frontier life aside from home. Fran
ces never saw a school house until
she was quite girl. Her mother
was her teacher in all things. Her
parents, brother and sister were her
only companions The birds were
her visitors. The children were
taught to be useful, to read, study.
work with their hands, love each 9TH
err, reverence nature and the God who
made it. Brother and sisterhood was
much to her, and home was one sweet
song of contentment and love.
Friends, I repeat to you, that the
entire life of this great woman. in
whose memory we have met tonight,
was attuned to the melody of "Home
Sweet Home
Again, your children may not in
herit so richly, but Frances Willard
received no training that you may not
give your children. Nay, with the
schools, means of commune
'ation. and various facilities for ac-
luiring knowledge, you can do far
'etter and more for them in this line
tut plead with you to look careful
y and thoughtfully after them at
Home, Sweet Home"
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Woman's Club of Mackay.
ME department of music and his
tory held an interesting session
the home of Mrs Diers. Mrs.
earl Dillingham; is leader of this de-
artment and has succeeded in bring
lg about marked degree of sue /
ess. The exercises were opened with r
lusic Miss Morse Mrs. Chase Clark b
'ad a paper on the early explora-
on OF America by the Mortimer. v
hlch was followed by a duet by 7
RS. Dillingham; and Miss Morse An q
teresting discourse by Mrs. Nor /,
IN, song by Mrs. Huddle, then a G.
lper on Columbus and his discover t,
by Mrs. Heidi, was followed by O.
lother on Spanish discoveries and e.
plorers by Mrs. Greene. Mrs. Dill
lgham continued the program by
aiding paper on French explorers. u
interesting general discussion fol- N
wed, in which all took an active q,
rt. An adjournment was in order tt
ter brief business session. b,
The Village Improvement and Par n,
mentary Law department will meet tn
the home of Mrs. Morgan this ci
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Letter From POcatelIo.
Dear Mrs. Trego: ha
At FridaV'S maotipo % ~ S,.... n a