The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-06-19
FROM MRS. REESOR.
To the Presidents of First District
Gl11hc.

To the Presidents of First District
Clubs:
Dear Fellow-W Workers:
The majority of our clubs have
completed their work for the current
year, no doubt, and have adjourned
for the summer, to enjoy well de-
served rest. While l would not dis
turb their vacation nor add an I'M
necessary burden, do want to most
earnestly request you to call at least
one midsummer meeting of the club,
to hear the contents of Echoes"
presented by the press member and
for the consideration of federation
work. If this is as conscientiously
done as possible, it will aid material
ly in the work of District Commit
tees and store up interest and en-
thusiasm for our district meeting at
Mackay and our state meeting at
Moscow.
This is needed especially this year
If we are to be factor in winning a
local option or prohibitory law for
Idaho. Our state president, Mrs.
Butterfield, makes an eloquent APP
peal to First District to send dele
gates to Moscow full of enthusiasm
to support the temperance measure.
We are busy women and 1t takes
heroic sacrifice and devotion to make
a place among our ever present du-
ties for this public work but it pays
thousand fold. If only our vision
were large enough to see it!
My conscience is asking me If our
apathy and indifference in the use
of the ballot had aught to do with
the defeat of the Oregon women in
their effort to secure the suffrage.
And along with the news of that de-
feat comes the glad news of large VIC
tories for temperance in the same
state and that through male suffrage
alone. Shall we leave a stone I'M
turned or rest on our oars, so long as
the possibility of defeat in the tenn
perance cause remains before us, and
we. the women of Idaho with the
power of the ballot in our hands ?
Every drop of blood in our veins
should stir with energy at the call
for action and we should ascend to a
mount of vision, praying the Lord
God of Battle" to clear our eyes and
our understanding, that we may esti-
mate In true values the things that
claim our attention. What is the
frill on a baby's bonnet compared
with cleaning the moral atmosphere
in which that baby must grow to
manhood? The coming summer and
fall seasons are the day of opportun-
ity for the people of Idaho-what
shall awaken us? What shall startle
us out of our apathy? Are we going
to let the opportunity pass; to awak-
en- too late, only to sit in the sack
cloth and ashes of useless regret
These words are addressed to my
own soul first of all, for I let the
days go by filled to the brim, with
the more trifling duties of life,
| To make the largest use of our
Echoes" shall we not arrange tt
have the club number each week cir.
culated among the members.
realize that we are not getting all
out of it that we might here in Ida.
no Falls, though through no fault
of our press committee members.
The revised constitution and by
laws, as will be presented to the dis
trict for consideration and adoption
in September, will soon be ready fol
publication in Echoes and beg tt
suggest that each club look 1t over
at the midsummer meeting, If they
approve Of such plan, that their dele
gates to Mackay may express the
pleasure of the club they represent
I would greatly appreciate care
telling me of the arrangement for 9
midsummer meeting.
Yours most sincerely,
| EMMA REESOR.