Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-03
CHILDREN
Greet GOVERNOR
At BIG MEETING
Chief Executive Returns
From Council, Where He
Delivered Address on
Concrete Government. !"

Governor Alexander was given an
enthusiastic reception at Council Tues
day. He was met at the train by the
citizens OF that town and by 272 school
children in line all carrying American
flage. They marched to the hall where
the governor addressed the children in
the afternoon. the children sang songs
and waved their flags. Later the chill
dren were served lunch and met the
governor. In the evening there were
500 citizens present to hear the states
chief executive speak. 1t was the larg-
est meeting ever held in Adams county.
The governor spoke for two hours his
subject being Concrete state govern
ment." Applause was frequent. The
committee deserves great deal of
credit for the excellent preparation
for the governors visit. There were
49, Council school children in line. and
10 visiting school children. Mesa, Or
chard, White, Lower Dale, Fruitvale,
Dale, Cottonwood Mddiefor,S and
Gray's Creek school districts being re-
\presented. l.. L. BGrtenshaw was chair
man Of the entertainment committee.
Speaking Of the meeting Governor
Alexander said:
IF you want to be entertained and
have the Inequalities OF free. gencr-
Gus. big hearted people extended to
YOU, so to Council, Idaho. That is
where l was Tuesday and want TO say
to You that / never in my life had q
more royal reception accorded me.
Spontaneous and hearty with no refer
cnee to politics or party. 1t was simply
u welcome extended to the governor of
the state. and | shall look back the
balance of my days with much pleasure
TO the happy event of that day at
Council, the county seat of Adams
county. l believe the snow with its
whitcness enlarges and warns the
hearts of men and women more than
a warmer climate does. This Is tho
only explanation l can make for the
extra warm welcome and the enthus-
Hasm displayed.
Enthusia sticaIiy Received.
"On my arrival the school children
from Council and the adjacent districts
were lined up at the depot, waving
flags, and headed by their teachers
they gave me a royal welcome. After
this receptions. the teachers and chill |
dren formed in double file and march |
ed 10 the opera house. On arriving at
the opera house. they divided and the |
governor marched through n passage
formed by the national colors OF bunt- |!
ing with the big and little school chill |
dren on either side and II was indeed |
pleasing sight.
"On entering the building and being |
seated, Mr.. Burtenshaw acting as
chairman and the teachers, extended a |
welcome to the governor of the state, |
and the children. banked in classes re-
sponded in songs and quotations IS
only we'll trained children can.
After these exercises were over the |
governor addressed the asseniblage and |
afterward an informal reception was |
had and the governor shook the hands |
. of the school children and many of the |
grown up people present After the ex- |
ercises. at the opera house were over, |
We repaired to the sch 81 house where |
n banquet was had, after which ! was
given an opportunity to examine the |
school building. The school house ie |
an attractive two story brick building /
and cost $4,000, and exemplifes the |
highest type of efficiency and econ
omy that I have ever seen in a school |
building, considering ability to pay. |
The people of Council .ell me that the |
building will be completely paid for |
in a very few years. In place of Dor |
rowing lump sum and creating a |
sink ing fund. they issued a series of |
bonds. one maturing every year. an |
example of tie amortization plan "a |
plan that Is going to be popular in the |
future in the loaning of money, and |
this Is perhaps the first instance OF 1t |