The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-02-12


The thought Of an unperformed duty,
something Ahat one must do at some
time, and should be done at once, ia
! burdensome. It is easier to sit
down and do 1t Immediately. Try 1t,
and find what a pleasant relief you
will experience.
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FIRST DISTRICT YEAR BOOK.
The first district year book is In
the hands of the printer, and will be
hurried out rapidly. Copies will soon
be ready for distribution. NJ.
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v. i. s., BIIACKFOOT.
The society held its first meeting
since federation at the club rooms,
Tuesday, February End. Commune
cations from Mrs. Reesor and Mrs.
Larabie we're read, welcoming the
society in the first district federation.
The warm-hearted message conveyed
by each was appreciated fully. They
meet monthly and have adopted a
regular order Of business. They will
convene at three promptly and the
first fifteen minutes will be devoted
to a discussion of federation in gem
eral, followed by another fifteen
minutes in the discussion of civics in
general. BY this time it is presumed
all tardy members will be In atten-
dance, when the minutes will be read
and regular business proceeded with.
The cemetery work will be continued
this year and something in the way Of
town Improvement, to be decided up
on later. A basket dinner will be
arranged in the club rooms when the
farmers's institute convenes here
March i. All the farmers and their
wives will be invited to bring their
lunch to the rooms, where hot coffee
and perhaps dish of soup will be
added by the club
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A VISITOR.
Mrs. c. A. Dobell, formerly men,
Der of the Current Event club of
Blackfoot, and a sometimes contrib
utor to the columns of Echoes, has
been spending a few days in town.
She is very much pleased with her
new home at Corvallis, Oregon, but
misses the federation. They have a
number of clubs, social, literary and
civic, but they are not in the fed
Grafton.
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The Literary Club enjoyed, last
Tuesday, an entire session devoted
to Forestry" The questions occupy
ing the attention of the government
We're discussed and portions of the
presidents statements read. We lis
tened TO speech OF leading fresh
man, giving his opinion of United
States forestry service and telling of
failures in other countries to guard
the forests, and showing the effects
of the same.
MATTE r.. HUMMELL,
St Anthony, Idaho. Sec'y.
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CLUB WOMEN LEGISLATIVE
WORK.
(By Mrs. ]. G. Green.)
Editor Echoes.
Since my last report of the work |
Of our women before the legislature,
little has occurred, although Mrs.
Pittinger, Mrs. Nichols and other
club women (amnog them your cor
respondent) have been in constant
attendance upon the sessions Of the
house.
The Children's Aid and Home
bill was presented this
FEBRUARY AZ forenoon by McCracken I
IF Ada. The bill as presented is en-
titled; IAN act to provide for the
care and education of destitute and
abandoned children and to aid in
hiding homes for such children and
money therefor"
. Mrs. Butterfield will be with us
or two weeks or more, and her pres
'nce will inspire confidence and re-
lew the zeal of the club women who
re watching club measures and in
identally other measures pertaining
Q the welfare of women and chill
rem. is
One Of the mefitorious measures
by our woman legislator,
Irs. McFadden, is the anti-cigarettel
ill. This is not club measure, but
yas sent to the chairman of the
tate federation, Mrs. Pittenger, to be
roperly placed Mrs. Bradford of