The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-08
IA STRANGE OVERSIGHT.

that strange oversight mas Deen
made that nullified some Of their
best work OF the year.
Ever since August, 1907, the local
press had done what 1t could to in,
terest people In the rest room idea,
and after more than year Of wait
ing and watching and helping, IT was
announced that the WI. s. was fur
nishing rooms to be used for rest
rooms, club rooms, and for rummage
sales and church bazaars. The local
editors, and we suppose, others, were
pleased that It gave promise Of being
opened In time to accommodate peo-
pie during the fall trade, and awaited
the time when word should be given
to announce that the rest rooms were
open, and to boost 1t generously until
everybody throughout the country
knew about 1t and about the privi-
leges it afforded,
Announcements were given to this
office for rummage sales and public
dinners, but the only order we re-
ceived relative to the rest rooms was
not to speak Of 1t in the paper as a
rest room, but as the v. |. S. club
rooms. !,
AT meeting Of the v. |. s. held on
Tuesday afternoon 1t was made
known that the rest rooms having
been kept heated and at the disposal
Of the country people for about a
month, and nobody having entered it
during that period, 1t might better be
closed to save the coal bills.
We do not hesitate to state that
the public did not know 1t was open
to use. Neither Of the local papers
had any announcement that 1t was
open, no signs were ever placed
about town or on the building to in
dictate that rest room or rooms were
open there.
It was not due to indifference or
oversight on the part Of the news
papers, for both were friendly to the
move, both had done all they could
for it through the columns of the
papers and had done printing and
other work free Of charge to help the
matter along. Both editors passed
the building every day and nothing
ever indicated that 1t was open ex-
cept during rummage sales or bazars
or when church dinners were being
served. This is not criticism on
conducting rummage sales or bazars
or church dinners; all were proper
and commendable and received the
aid and encouragement of the local
press, but we mention these matters
to show the standing that the rest
room had, because the matter will be
pronounced failure and it will be
said that the country people did not
care enough about 1t to make use oil
1t when it was provided and heated
and an attendant employed to take
care of the rooms.
We think we represent the case III
it's true light when we say that the
society undertook rather more last
fall than they could do justice t.
without neelecting home duties, ant
by the time they got through with
the rummage sales and other under
takings to raise money for public
benefit, they had exhausted theil
own strength and enthusiasm, and be
cause SO many people had come in t.
deal with them, they took 1t fol
granted that the whole public under
stood all their plans, and when the,
told the attendant to build a fir,
every morning and keep the room
warm, they returned to home dutie
that had been neglected, and with tn
holidays coming on, the whole matte
was forgotten by them until the meet
ing at the beginning Of the new year
In the meantime the public wer
expecting something and because
was something In the nature Of hos
pitality to be rendered, but whicl
passed in silence, the embarrassment
was greater.
A telephone message to each of th
newspaper offices with request t
spread the announcement thoroughly
would have done the work.
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