The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-20
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regular session on Saturday carried
out a program that was unique and
will prove Of benefit, especially to
those not thoroughly versed in gen.
eral club work. Mrs. Reesor, the
district federation president, had
charge of this part of the meeting
and is to be congratulated upon its
success.
For the benefit OF those present
who were not conversant with club
work, the federation from the natio-
nal organization, with its forty-six
state declarations, and 5000 clubs
! numbering a membership of over
500, 900, down to our district feder-
alton in Idaho, was explained, with
the hope that the significance Of
such wonderful movement might
| impress the minds and hearts of all
present.
In her opening address, Mrs. Rec
sor said: Josiah Strong says, Sex
cepting the United States congress, I
know Of no body of men or women
representing SO much of intellect and
heart, so much of culture and influ-
ence, and so many Of the highest
hopes and noblest possibilities of the
American people, as the General
Federation of Woman's clubs" We
say further, 1T looks as If woman s
| clubs might take leading part in
the great work of industrial i'm
provement and in establishing right
relations between employers and en-
ployees."
Be that as 1t may, the great fact
Of this marvellous organization hav-
| ing come into being in response to a
felt need in the advancing civiliza-
ton of the world, alters the relation
| of women to human society and lays
upon every woman of broad think
| ing and wide sympathies, new
responsibility. Mrs. Decker makes
this appeal: II plead with you to
drop the old idea which has prevail
| ed so largely, that the club and fed
Grafton work is an incident, hap
pening, passing pleasure or inter-
est to be put on and off like gar
ment. ask you to look upon it in
new light, to regard 1t as real
profession which has come to the
women of this generation.
Emerson says, "You may measure
the civilization of nation by its
women" If that were true where
woman had had no voice In the gov
eminent, how much more is it a
true measure where women share
the privilege and responsibility of
the ballot with her brothers.
Thus it will be seen that the
ever-womanly" acquires new mean
ing with every stage of the world s
development. Today it means liv-
ing, thinking, loving and working
human being, body, mind, heart and
soul developed into harmonious
woman hood. Only such woman
can be the mother of the coming
race; only such woman can be the
heroine of the coming day, From
| the life of such woman only can
we say with Tennyson:
"rhen comes the statlice Eden back
to men;
Then reign the worlds great bridals,
chaste and calm;
Then springs the Growing race of
human kind"
The various departments of dis
trict work were presented by the
member for Idaho Falls of the stand
ing district committees.
Mrs. Holden suggested that some
changes were needed in our district
constitution. Two new committees
should be added--an Arts and Crafts
committee also one on Forestry. A
brief message from Mrs. Rebecca
Mitchell, on the Importance of his
torical study was read. Mrs. Cline,
chairman of the outlook committee
gave brief outline of the work and
suggested the forming of clubs in
the outlying districts for benefit Of
those who have little along the line
of social activities.
The press woman for the Round
Table club, Mrs. Edmunds. explained
the conception and working out by
Mrs. Trego of the plan for making
The Republican the official organ of
the clubs and told of the success ac-
companying its development and in
terest now taken in Echoes" She
also read portion of Mrs. Butter
fields letter stating that the Repub-
lican is also the state organ OF wo-
mans clubs.
Mrs. Crandall, v. /. s. correspond
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