The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-12-25

/ remember, upon one occasion in
the Western city, coming down in an
elevator with an Eastern visitor, and
we were chatting about Holyoke, my
home city in Massachusetts,. A tall,
beautiful woman was the only other
occupant of the car, and she seemed
to listen with pathetic interest to
our conversation. When we alighted
she hesitated, and then selling my
hands she walled out: you have
been in Holyoke? Have you ever
Iseen East Hampton" Well, had
land when | told her she burst into
tears; though ! will confess, that |
|only remembered that this same East
Hampton depended for its fame upon
upon button factory, and long
shady road over hill, which was
popular on moonlight evenings when
/ was young. But to her homesick
heart, it was forever dear and beau
ltiful, her home. / could give you
many instances of this nature, of
aIhow the first question asked of the
new conner is OF his native state, of
reunions and societies for promoting
acquaintance among respective state
residents, Of help and sympathy In
days of trouble, Of how on holidays
like Thanksgiving and Christmas, we
gather about the hearth and tell the
lstories of the days in the old home;
|of that ever-present under-current
which makes your words of welcome
doubly dear and precious.
said that in the final estimate of
the large majority of your guests
this convention means homecoming
and l believe that is true, because to
come home" always means much
more than simply the material and
visible. 1t brings to one again, the
old principles and teachings which
have made the life color. AS his ex-
llcellency has well said, 1t is to New
England and the South that we owe
the two great types, unlike and yet
the same, of men and women who
have gone out over all the land, and
who have built the structure upon
which rests Americas greatness. The
Puritan and the Cavalier" the pure
in mind, the clean of soul, the lion
hearted; these are the women and
men who have made this land stand
for redeeming grace among the ma
lions. Forever and forever to them
we should bring tribute, it is because
of them we have convened, not in any
spirit of discomfort, with no desire
agitation or discord but we have
come as their descendants, because
it is not given us to forget the teach
ings of those mighty men and women
whose creed was the practiced belief
that patriotism consisted not in the
things of today--but that the stead
fast making of nation, meant the UNI
selfish, courageous looking to the flu
ture.
We thank you for your beneficient
your gifts of hospitality as from blood
relations. We shall stay all sum-
mer, that is if the time limit on our
railroad tickets will permit. Never
will any convention, either past or
future, hold this unapproachable
place in our hearts, the place forever
sacred to our birth, our heritage, our
memories, above all, sacred to the in
stilled principles which are the
ground work of our organization, and
which will be revivified, strengthened
and quickened into new life, by this
one and forever distinctive Boston
biennial.
4 !. i.
ROUND TABLE CLUB, IDAHO
! FALLS.
| After the strenuous work of the
club for the past three years along
the line of Roman history followed by
the Greek poems lliad and Odyssey,
| 1t was concluded this year to meet
once month taking current topics
as basis for study. We are calling
this vacation year from hard work,
and hope another year we may re-
sumo heavier lines of work with the
old enthusiasm.
On last Friday evening the club
met with Mrs. Dymae Jones. Mrs.
Jones had told us this would be a
Boston meeting in every sense of the
word, and her promise to us was
more than realized.
Mrs. Don Larabie opened the pro-
gram by lullaby, very sweetly sung,
after which Mrs. Jones gave full re-
port of the Boston biennial, which
she attended and as she told us of
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