The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-08-20

manual training and domestic science
just before the petition was presen-
ted. The Association then voted to
equip the school dining room with
tables, chairs and linen, and to give
entertainment to raise the necessary
money.
The Art Committee has taken ord
ers for more than $50 worth OF
shrubs, vines and roses, for private
grounds. A small amount was laid
out in putting two flower beds in
public places, but shrubbery and vines
were found the most satisfactory for
such planting. At the invitation of
the committee, Mrs. McCrea, chair
man of the Outdoor Art Committee
Of the American Civic Association and
landscape architect for the st. Paul
road, visited the town, and later, part
ly through the generosity Of pri-
vate citizen, Mr.. John Nolen, land
scape architect Of Boston, did the
same An effort is to be made to
plant with shrubbery bridge ap-
prOach, when a proper plan for
planting can be afforded, the commit
tee realizing that wise advice in such
public planting can alone bring about
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The Streets and Alleys Committee,
after the cleanup day appointed by
the mayor, is considering adopting
plan of block work, in which each
block is organized to care for it's own
alleys and the appearance of its
streets. In the winter, sub-com.
mittee was appointed to report walks
not cleared of snow.
The Children's Auxiliary had dis.
tributed 1900 penny packages of
seeds to the children and had offered
$25 worth of prizes to the children
for flowers entered at September
flower show. More than 900 children
competed for these prizes, which were
bird books, silver spoons and small
sums Of money. This year more than
5000 packages have been distributed,
and in September another flower
show will be held. Meanwhile, on
Friday evenings through the summer,
a subcommittee Is at the City Hall
to receive flowers brought by the chill
dren and others and to send these
flowers to the sick in Milwaukee.
These are sent to the University Set
tlement for distribution, the Wells,
Fargo Company carrying them free,
by arrangement of the Flower and
Fruit Guild. In the autumn, jelly and
preserves are to be sent for distribu-
ton in the same way.
Leavening the Whole Lamp
1t is true that interest in the Asso-
citation has been more or less arti-
ficially nourished, but the amount ac-
complished has been satisfactory and
It has been felt in little
ways outside the associations
church society of children planting
vines over It's church building,
prominent druggist helping on by adj
vertising ice-cream made from tuber-
culin tested milk, cement manu-
facturer advertising his walks for.
beautiful town. the hardware dealers
and a grocer ordering closed garbage
cans.
Others have co-operated: The late
Fred P. Schuman who, for years be-
fore the association was started, had
been placing benches here and there
overlooking the river planting flower
beds in little open triangles and taxi
photographs Of ugly spots in the
town, set long decorative window
boxes before his factory Office. AL
vacant lot beautifully planted by Mr..
2. A. Gowran has encouraged the as
ISOLATION. 1t is hoped to take advan-
tage Of standing offer of $1,000
made by Mr.. Charles A. Goodyear Of
Chicago for fountain memorial to
his father, the late d. A. Goodyear
Of Portage. The council has offered
to enforce the ordinance protecting
.rees on the parking, and telling how
20 cut out the new side walks to save
he trees that grow within the side
walk line; and the street committee
offers to grade and do the planting
work wherever the art committee
wishes to plant. The chief of police
has issued orders protecting the birds
~ the enforcing of the ordinances
concerning both birds and air guns.
Everything has proved how much
more willing people are to stand for
hese progressive movements than 1t
$ sometimes supposed. The town is
o be congratulated on having under /
way a sewerage system, but in this
he Association has had no hand, the