Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-11-18
THE PORT|A CLUB
DULY CELEBRATES
TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF
ITS ORGANIZATION -REVIEW
OF HISTORY AND THE
PROGRESS MADE.

The following report OF the goth
anniversary meeting OF the Payette
Portia Club, by the Press Correspond
ent of that organization, was receiy-
ed too late for publication in last
weeks issue of the Enterprise:
Interest in the club, continues IN
abated, a very successful year which
was presaged, by the very large at
tendance at the first meeting, and
all that have followed. New mem
bers mean new life, and the follow.
ing names of new members tell the
story better than words. Alphabet
cally as follows: Mrs. Boyd, Mrs.
Clinkscales, Miss Dunn and Mes
danes carp, Foster, Farber, Earl
Farber, Grimm, Huff, Holmes, Whal.
en-, Yates, Steadman, Hummer, K,
Johnson, Rough and Dunnock.
The meeting Monday afternoon
celebrated the twentieth anniver-
sary of the organization, of the Por
tia Club, organized in November
| 1895 The infant record of the club
is lost, and four years, the first
four are only a memory with three
charter members, that have beer
the backbone of the club since the
OF ganization.
These three are Mrs. McGiinchey
Nrs. Moss and Mrs. Erwin. During
the twenty years there have been
past presidents. The first, Mrs
L. T. Shawhan and succeeding ones
Mrs. John McGlinchey, Mrs. F
Smith, Mrs. c. B. Coke, Mrs. Geo
Baker, Mrs. A. B. Moss, Miss Sham
berger, Mrs. Driscoll, Mrs. Scott
B-undage, Mrs. ]. B. Burns, Mrs
A. P. Scritchfield and Mrs. VIM. NJ
Maule Some Of the presidents
served more than one year so the
number does not equal the years.
Although the club work was al
first purely literary or educational
it was not long till We find then
branching out into public work
about the first being the Turner
Art Exhibit, for the public schools
and in 1903 collection of litera
ture was made for public reading
room, and here was the starting
point of our present Public Library
and Reading Room. A box sent tc
the Crittenden Home at Christmas
time may have been the fore-runnel
ct the Car load sent to the
Children's Home at Boise at later
date Music at an early date with
sketches of composers, made a piano
necessity rather than a luxury
and the club owning piano was in
evitable.
This study of fine arts, led to
poetry and May 4, 1907 poem "Por
TIA" by Mrs. S. D. Stroup, and read
by her afterward, voted by the club
o be placed in the records.
Many other good works for pub
lie good are on record; and to come
20 recent efforts, the response OF
every member, to aid by work and
contribution, for the entertainment
for the Commercial Club reception
to Governor Alexander and citizens
of the city and vicinity was simply
unparalleled in generosity and loyal
y to the club.
The $4,000 as promised by the
Commercial Club for refreshments
was duly paid on Monday to the
treasurer, Mrs. Albert White.
This money with $500 from Mrs.
Erwin, a yearly pledge to pay on
Eiano will be sent at once as is I'M
derstood by the club. A few days
like Monday and there would be no
debt left. If there are any more
who would like to help, with a five,
report to Mrs. White.
The piano with records having new
er been under lock and key, any as
emily being at liberty to use 1t,
aside from its actual money value is
worth making an effort to pay for.
Can We make a chain of Five Dol
lar links? 1t has been started, who
next?
A duet by Mrs. Brubaker's little
girls was a musical treat, as was a
piano solo, encored, by Miss Stroh-
behn. Always there is something
worth while in the musical line, and
when it is by children and amateurs,
It is of more value than pastims.
Bring on the children. The hostesses,
for refreshments, were Mesdames
Coughanour and Riley, who are each
past masters of the art of serving.
A committee of ten was appointed
to make plans for Electricity Week
which begins Nov 20, continuing all
maolx Tb;e will ha taken mn all over