The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-03-26
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF STATE FEDERATION
OF IDAHO.
Edited By Mrs. Byrd Tree0. Of Blackfoot.


BOISE, Idaho. March Is. Editor
of Echoes: The Good Citizenship
Club OF Boise, Will soon observe its
first anniversary. Our club was
organized last April as q study club,
with the view Of more faithfully dis
charging our duties as citizens. With
this In view we endeavor to keep
ourselves well informed on political,
social and ethical questions Of the
day and to use our powers for the
good Of all. We stand for law en-
forcement in municipal. county and
state affairs, are non-partisan and.
non-sectarian, H
Our meetings are held the first
and third Mondays OF each month.
Our club Is not large IN numbers, but
we have very earnest enthusiastic
workers.
AT our first meeting In March,
Miss IVY Wilson was with us and
talked Gery entertainingly Of THE
Public School. Its Progress and De-
fects.' March 18th the subject for
study was "The Property Rights OF
Married Women In Idaho"
AT this meeting It was decided to
hold cooked food and candy sale
for the benefit Of the "Children's
Home Finding Society,""
Echoes comes In for discussion
at our meetings and has a place on
our study table.
In our work for civic betterment
we have In some ways been disap-
pointed. Still In spite Of opposition
and indifference We feel that our
work In this line has not been with
out some good results.
Speed the day when the entire
wolnanhood Of Idaho will realize that
the time will come when women must
decide foror against civic righteous
ness and that the measure Of their
usefulness In public life will depend
in a great degree on that decision.
MRS. III. M. DRISCOLL,
Press Correspondent for the Good
Citizenship Club, Boise Idaho.
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SPRING ELECTIONS.
Who are YOU going to elect to take
the municipal helm Of your town af-
fairs this spring? Here your vote
counts just as big as any man In the
town Are you sitting down idly
only to grumble after election is
over? Are you planning trip that
will keep you away from home cleo
tion days. II SO postpone the visit. Be
loyal to your town. You may cast only
one vote, but that may be the one
needed to elect the best officers.
Traaks an interest, a deep interest, a
heartfelt interest In all that goes on
in your town. 1t Is your home and
its government should be considered
a part Of your home affairs. When
you cry down your town you cry
down yourself, because you are a
part of the town and help to make
1t what 1t is. When you sit and do
nothing, you help to make 1t bad be-
cause you are not lending your in
fluence to make at good. Again, If
your town Is bad and you sit idle,
you are bad because It takes ma
jority to make town bad and you
by your silence are responsible be-
cause you have not taken an active
part to make 1t what 1t ought to be.
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CIVICS NOW.
Mrs. Forney wrote a hurried busi-
ness note d few days since, but took
time to say .Ciyics now through
Echoes could not be bettered." This
Is true. Our big civic clubs that have
met and overcome difficulties, that
have profited SO largely by expert
ence and which have bettered the
conditions Of their town materially,
could flood the columns of Echoes
with helpful suggestions for younger
and weaker clubs OF follow Much
could be written on civics and the !
Of getting in line at once !
through Echoes. The editor does
not believe In making apologies; to
her It always has an effect Of weak
ness To give or hear ! profusion Of |
excuses, but she Is q busy woman.
she is now giving All the time to,
club work she has TO spare from
home duties, which come first.
Echoes as IAN official organ is sup
,osed to work largely through the
different committees Of state and J,
district. The editor is not In touch /,
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