The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-16
Large Attendance Continues: New
Spirit Sticks; Further
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The boosters supper served by tn
V. l. 8. ladies in their hall las
Thursday evening was well attende
as before, the number of places al
ed being near ,100.,, The men passe
resolutions of thanks to the ladies
to Mrs. J. B. Brokaw, who superin
tended the cookery, and to the powe
and light company for installing on
OF their electric ranges for the occa
sion.
Chautauqua Interests
With all these men at dinner sa
one lady, Miss Orah Harkness, ad
vance representative of the Ellison
White Llceum bureau. She was the
first person called upon by the chair
man of the evening, Mr.. Stuffiebeam
and her talk was upon the coming
chautauQua. She described the var.
ious numbers on the program we are
to have here. and explained how the
tickets are to be used. As there have
been points of vagueness about these
things, Miss Harkness' little lecture
was enlightening and the members
applauded heartily.
independence DAY
Roy s. DeKay made report for
F. E.. DeKay, chairman of the COM
mittee of preparation for an Inde-
pendence day celebration, the latter
not having been able to attend the
meeting. Mr.. Dustin another mem
Der of the committe reported that
funds to the amount of $1,000 had
been subscribed by the business men
of the town for the purpose in hand.
Roy DeKay emphasized the fact that
no admission or other charges will
be required of anybody for the pro-
gram, including base ball, motorcycle
racing and perhaps horse racing.
Caution to go Slow
H. d. MacCosham, speaking to the
meeting in the name of the commit
tee on organization, said tentative
set of rules and bylaws had been
drawn up, but that altho they would
be read, the committee advised de-
liberate action, and suggested that
very soon there might be some in
'tructive returns from the Idaho
Falls Commercial club which is now
an experiment in Organi-
sation similar to the plan in prac-
ice at Boise and other places today.
That plan Is to have a very low men,
,ership rate, and require certain pro
alta donations Of business houses
md businesses which are in a posi-
ion to most benefit by a citizen Or
The Proposed Regulations
F. N. Parkinson then read the |
ommittee's constitution in It's first |
writing. The salient points were:
here should be five directors, and
wo secretaries, part Of whose terms
hould be IL months and six months.
1t the end Of six months terms, Of
GERS elected to replace the holders
4 the short terms would be in Of
Ice for year, and thereafter all
Ulcers would hold terms for one
ear each. Elections coming at six
lonths intervals, there would always {
9 some new members and some al
eady experienced in office at the L
anne time. There would never be
n entirely new regime. $500 a
ear was the suggested fee. Officers ,
serve without pay, but have their {
expenses paid. Members should be .
very one booster, builder, a doer |
things. /
Commenting upon this report, c. g
Beebe called attention to some un- t
'rtunate results in connection with Ii
le former commercial club in Black r
ot, and said they were caused by a
e fact that men cannot give enough {
their time for nothing. He said +
income ought to be responsible and c
ceive pay for attending to the de- C
lis. h
Mr.. MacCosham again spoke for a
and sureness, a low e
rate, a large member s.