The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-03-12


with the preservation of mute brothers 1.-The
trees-must go to the protection of the birds.
We are told that insects cause an annual loss OF
$500, 900 to the agricultural interests of the
United States, the remedy for which lies in the pro-
lection and culture of bird life. Birds also
natures custodians of the trees, and not woman
lives today but can register her protest against
"the awful slaughter of the innocents,'' for the
adornment OF the person. Shall the material and
the commercial longer hold sway over the real the
spiritual and the higher potentials of life? Bird
refugees" are being established at different avail
able points in our land and is 1t not possible to
have some in Idaho? AT any rate we will estab
lish bird protection in the hearts Of our women as
speedily as possible. Some Of the most beautiful
of the feathered songsters doomed to extinction
by the dictates of fashion
The lettering Of country roads and the purifi-
cation OF streams also come in this department Of
work
trusted the collection, preservation and arrange
ment of all data, valuable in compiling, from earl
lest times down through the present, the history of
our beloved Idaho. Relics given loaned stories,
pictures, biographical sketches of Idahos pioneers
and benefactors-all are to come into the custody
Of this committee to be placed in possession of the
State Historical Society," Scenes of historic inter-
est are to be marked commemorated. This
work is difficult and the cooperation of every cti
zen is invited.
School students might be enlisted in the work,
in the preparation OF essays which would require
researches into local history
Legisative-W orking in the interest OF county
local option law has been, and is at present the
chief effort OF this committee. First, there was
the work in primaries, then the campaign of elect
ing men who would support such legislation and
later the letters of personal appeal on behalf of
the district to the senators and representatives.
We have also the Legislative day in each club
circle, with its study OF existing laws, relating to
women and children, and of the machinery of law
making etc
We would also pay tribute to the courage of
Idaho's one woman representative Mrs David
and off m bar oy1r
sympathy and support in every possible way.
It is to be hoped that the district may soon in
struct this committee to work for state appropra-
ton in the interest Of domestic science and manual
training in the public schools.
AWard--At the last annual meeting, the provi-
sion granting awards in the Pocatelo academy
was altered 50 that hereafter premium of $500
each will be presented to the girl showing best
work in domestic science and to the boy of like
excellence in manual training
Press-The members of this committee are re-
porters for Club Echoesl not only to report the
activities of individual clubs but to contribute
anything you may deem helpful in club work. The
value Of the paper in clubdom depends at present;
very largely, upon your persistency in having it
read in club meetings, and, wherever possible ex-
tracts copied in the local papers.
Club Echoes-It is hoped that before very long
Echoes may be published as separate sheet, so
that each club woman in the state may be able to
afford copy for her use. The change will
come when it is evident that such publication can
be supported by individual subscriptions. If each
CLUB IN our district will canvass its member
ship aScertalning the number who will subscribe
for such paper at not more than $1.0O year, the
amount OF matter published in the paper to be the
same as is published in Echoes" at present and
free from advertising matter The subscription
price could be reduced by carrying advertisements
but somebody would have to put in their time get
ting the advertisements and making the collections
The above is based upon an estimate of 1000 paid
subscribers all the time and the clubs would
sarily have the responsibility Of keeping the list up
to that number. If the number of subscribers in
creased to 1900, the price could be reduced to IS
cents, if $500, the price could be made SO cents.
II all the clubs in each district would investigate
and report upon the matter, strength would be
measured and the desired change might be near at
hand EMMA REESOR.
January 80, 1909