Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-05
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DIR. Powell has returned to Boise and
will open offices here in short time.
There will be mo meeting of the
Hughes Fairbanks club on the south
side Friday night
Sam Balling and Carl Dittman. both
of whom are experienced in the second
hand store business. have opened a
store at LOG North Eleventh street.
The business mems noon day lunches
at the Commercial club are being well
patronized and there is a fine feeling
of good fellowship shown and problems
of interest to the city are discussed
there daily.
S. Silen has arrived home from an
automobile trip of three months
through Nevada and part of California.
He made the trip on business mission
and reports conditions good in those
two states.
The talk which Miss Marie Irwin was
to have given before the Columbian
club Friday evening about the Paris
salon and the great art galleries of the
world has been postponed in compli-
ment to Mr.. and Mrs. Ward French
whose recital has been announced for
that evening. The date of Miss Twins
talk will be announced later.
The Y. w. C. A. annual family gath
ering to be held at the Y. M. c. A. on
Friday night gives promise Of being
by far the largest attended of any an
nual banquet in the five years history
of the organization. Plates will be
laid for 200. Work for the past year
will be discussed and plans for the
coming year. Mis-. Robert l.. Nourse,
president of the association, will pre-
side.
! Pastor c. L. Trawin of the First Bap-
fist church has arranged for a series af
four popular lectures on the gospels.
There is an evident revival of interest
in Bible study among all classes of
people at this time. Teachers and Bible
students will find these addresses very
helpful The first lecture will be given
Thursday evening at 1880 o'clock in the
church auditorium. No admission will
be charged and there will be no col
lection. A cordial invitation is given
to the public. -
Danceland the popular dancing hall
run by Mrs. Billy Leon, opened for the
season last night and from the crowd
in attendance, 1t is evident that hall
will be more popular than ever this
year. "A feature III lHG evening was tic
solo barefoot dance by little Virginia
King, who appeared as wood nymph
and whose graceful dancing together
with her pretty and appropriate song
was a pleasure to all. The new dance
given was one learned by Mrs. Leon in
the east and taught to her little pupil.
The large Collins painting which was
on exhibition at the fair last week will,
Al. &c Tow
be permitted to be hung in Carnegie
library as a loan. This picture Is
scene from the Hagerman valley show
ing the haZy mountains in the dis
lance with the purple and yellow of the
sagebrush in the foreground. 1t has
been the policy of Mayor Hays to foster
the virtues of Idaho in all ways and the
recognition given Mr.. Collins by plac-
ing the picture there and also the sub
ject of the painting is complimentary
to Idaho.
I Boosting the National Irrigation con-
gress at Ell Paso, Tex, and telling of
the stops to be made by the Utah dele
cation at the grand canyon and at Ele-
pant Butte dam, which is to be dedi-
Gated by President Woodrow VIII
son, when the congress delegates
are present. j. S. Early. city pas
senger agent for the Salt Lake
Route, was taking in Boise today and
interesting a number in the excursion
over the line he represents. Mr.. Early
is as breezy and entertaining as any
! railroad man who visits Boise and is II
} booster for the enter northwest. He
lost no time in telling the many Idaho
people he met they should not overlook
copdipo oood declaration tn fba con =
gress this year.