The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-05-01
The Third District has fifteen

The Third District has fifteen
clubs, which makes 1t the largest dis
trict In the state In number of organ
izations, the total membership is 1923.
Mrs. James E. Clyde, Wallace, is pres
ident and Miss Pearl Wickersham of
the same place secretary. The stand
ing committees are, educational, IL
brary extension, historical, pure food,
| civil service reform, civics. Their
seventh annual meeting will be held
at Wallace, June 23, "a, rs and 26.
The Second District has ten clubs
with an enrolment of 666. Mrs. B.
w. Mather of Mountain Home is the
president and Mrs. Dan Shelter Sec
rotary. The standing committees are
| arts and crafts, educational and art
educational, forestry and irrigation,
household economics, historical, pro-
gram. legislative, and village i'm
| provement. Next annual meeting at
Caldwell, October 1908,
The First District has thirteen
clubs with a membership of 500 al
lowing 25 members for Twin Falls
which federated too late for recogni-
ton in the year book. Mrs. ]. H.
Reesor, Idaho Falls, is president of
this district and Mrs. o, e. McCut-
cheon secretary The standing COM
mittees are, program, arts and crafts,
outlook, civil service reform, award,
forestry, educational, historical, leg
islative, reciprocity and press. Meet
at Mackay this fall.
In comparing our clubs scope of
work and general plan with those of
eastern states, we find this contrast,
| Idaho has 38 clubs with total mem
bership of 1881, an average of 41.23
| members to each separate club There
| are rs towns represented.
The state of Vermont has % clubs
| in % towns with total membership
of 1894, making an average of 67.18
per club.
The smallest club in Idaho is the
Parliamentary Glass of Boise with
nine members. The largest is the Co.
lumbar of the same city with an en-
rollment of 221. The smallest in
Vermont is the Monday club of Ro-
chester, with eight members, the
largest is the Fortnightly of Ben
HfHS IOu WIFI 900 members.
In discussing club matters in gen.
eral with our state president, Mrs
Butterfield, last week, we found she
differed little from us in regard to
an organization that would bring
best results. Mrs. Butterfield advo-
Gates one large department club in
each town, thus centering all the
work under one head. Let there be
departments for study, social and
civic work, holding their respective
separate meetings, but all should
unite under one government for the
welfare and advancement of the en-
tire club and the town they represent.
The editor of Echoes has an idea that
seems pretty well fixed that each
town should have two federated clubs
as soon as it has sufficient strength.
One of these should be formed for
study work only, they may enlarge
their scope of work to any extent
they choose, taking In history, gar
den, art, kitchen, school, forestry,
civil service, local option or anything
else that seems opportune. The 9TH
er club should be devoted to civic
work only, should look no farther
than the confines of their own towns
and community.
Our number of clubs at present is
38 in 26 towns. According to our
presidents idea we would reduce our
number of clubs to 26. Should the
opinion of the editor be considered,
we would increase perhaps, that
would be owing to the size and
strength of the towns. Lewiston has
four clubs federated, Mountain Home
and Montpelier have three each. Mrs.
Butterfield's plan would give each of
these towns one big club, while ours
would take one from Montpelier and
add one to Blockfoot. We are not
sufficiently informed in regard to the
size of towns In the second and third
districts to venture an opinion as to
where the one taken from Mountain
Home, and the two from Lewiston
would be placed. We are, however,
taking our statistics from the new
district year books. There are a few
clubs that have federation with the
state only. We would like the diff
ferent members of the press commit
ICE W pllu5 IulS HdlIcT DoIOTe Cno1r
local clubs and tell us the result In
their next communication to Echoes.
1t Is not at all necessary that you
agree with either the president or the
editor. No one is going to fall out"
with you, we only want your opinion.
Talk 1t over.
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Mrs. Butterfield Is planning to
visit all the clubs in the Third Dis
trict, and reach the district meet at
Wallace, June %. We had a look at |
letter Mrs. Clyde. the district pres
ident wrote Mrs. Butterfield, plan
ming out most wonderful itinery
for one district. 1t read like this,
In coming from your home (Weis-
err via Pendleton or Umatilla over
the o. 8. L., you could change at
Colfax for Moscow, Kendrick and
Lewiston, from Lewiston you would
go to Orifino on branch road, and
then stage to Cottonwood. The
stage ride is about Is miles, and
would doubtless be better from
Lewiston than Orifino. Coming back
to Lewiston and on to Spokane, you
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