The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-06-27
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Idaho Women's clubs.

the Idaho Republican, official organ OF the state led
Grafton has the following of interest to the women Of
Idaho
Echoes is in receipt of a letter from the chairman
of the program committee for the first district feder-
alton, that meets in Mackay in the early fall. She
does not receive the response from clubs and club
members that suggests a good full program Inn
mediately upon receiving this letter, felt it our
duty as an individual club woman, as member of
the program committee, and as editor of Echoes to
become actively engaged in securing the wishes of the
district in regard to subjects to be discussed at this
time. We could only reach personally the Current
Event of Blackfoot rather the district committee
women of this club A meeting called Monday
afternoon that met with very gratifying and hearty
response There we're present Miss Gillespie of the
educational Mrs Hansborough chairman of arts and
crafts Mrs. Bennett of the forestry, Mrs. B. w.
Holbrook of the legislation, Miss Nora Jones of civil
service reform and Miss Alice Beach who has been in
Montpelier during the past club term and acting on
the district press committee Mrs. Hoover chairman
of the reciprocity, detained at home, and Mrs
Gagon of the lookout committee was absent from
roll call Oh, yes! The editor of Echoes was there
too
We went over the district work quite thoroughly
and concluded that much of it was unsatisfactory
because of a lack of knowledge of the subject,
familiarity with district work. and shorness Of time
to get information and put it into action. Com
meeS do not generally consider themselves officially
appointed until the year book is issued which is
usually late the clubs have only thing in mind,
and that is getting through with work already
planned before adjournment for the summer. Under
present accepted rules and customs there seems
remedy in regard to this matter. The newly elected
president is unfamiliar with district work from the
the official chair must take it, and has perhaps
work, created by her predecessor that she knows
nothing about and must gain knowledge of before
she can inteligently place 1t in the hands of COM
petent district workers. Again, she perhaps knows
but few of the of the district and appeal
presidents of individual clubs, who newly cleo
ted and unable to recommend members suited to this
particular demand for intelligent action. In view of
all this it wisely concluded that both district
presidents and committee women spent about all
of the first year after election and appointment in
getting properly equipped for all around good
effective work. For those reasons and many others
that will appeal to the reader the committee
assembled considered best to continue both the dis
trict president and the appointed committee work in
general
The ladies next considered the work assigned them
separately with the following conclusions Arts and
crafts, counted beautiful work theoretically,
and adapted to practical in the east and longer
settled state, but taken WHOLE could not be
sdered subject for aggressive study for the clubs
as district. That it is now studied in practical
way in Kensngton and economics and is being uncon-
sciousy taken up and applied to civic work. in beau
tlfylng our town. Should it be continued dis
trct work. it should be encouraged in these depart
ments Of the work and the committee woman should
present the subject to her club each year by
well written paper intelligent talk giving in
formation of what the club world is doing and
else instruction that will have tendency to broaden
the mind OF the individual club in the general
trend of arts and crafts work. That the larger clubs
should take it up in department work at their will
1t was also concluded that directors of county fairs
could promote work of this kind by offering prizes
or handwork that would come under the heads
If and crafts, and that then attention should be
allied to the matter Clubs might offer special prizes
or work of this kind to be exhibited at county
airs Mrs HanSborough has been in correspond
nee with leader of this work in the east but re-
eved little toencourage activity in Idaho under pres
mt conditions She appealed to the clubs through
echoes but received no response
Forestry was considered in much the same light
IRIS. Bowerman, the chairman, has been earnest and
ersistent. Mrs Reesor has been hearty advocate
the cause and each club woman feels the need of