Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
IDAHO LOYALTY
DEMONSTRATED
IN every WAY

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Movements During Year
Tell Of Great Work Done
and Pledge Themselves
Anew to Cause.
The Boise Commercial club at
luncheon today struck balance on
the books of loyalty, state and local,
and did not find an item in the red!
It was the best of the many lunch
cons of the organization during the
past year in point Of the Intense ear
nestness 1t disclosed for any war la
bors the future may demand. There
was large attendance.
President Charles l.. Joy presided
and spoke briefly. He made the point
that the people would not only do their
bit" but their all. In casting up the
balance he found the citizenship Of
Idaho true to the core and ready to
respond to any call of duty.
The meeting was also in the nature
of a farewell to Max Mayfield of the
Falk Wholesale company, who has
been drafted for service in the east
with the national food administration.
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS.
President Joy introduced ev-Gover-
nor Hawley as '1daho's grand old
man" and the former executive was
given a most flattering ovation. Mr..
Hawley spoke of the campaign of edu-
cation on war savings stamps, he be-
ing head of the organization in Idaho.
Liberty bonds, he said. could not be
bought by everyone, but the war saw
ings stamps and certificates made it
possible for ALL and especially the
children, to help finance the war in
most helpful and safe manner. 1t
was a splendid investment, but more
important was the fact that 1t tended
to further develop the patriotic i'm
pulses of the children and the COM
mon people generally. He explained
the plan and asked for the co-opera-
ton of the business men of Boise in
) pushing 1t forward.
when citizens are financially In
terested." said the speaker, they are
more apt to rise more fully to their
countrys requirements In this grave
emergency"
Mr. Hawley paid n high tribute to
the patriotic work of the commercial
club, which had been first and fore
most in every effort to help the coun-
try"
LOYALTY OF IpAHoANs.
r. F. Bicknell, food administrator for
idaho, dwelt briefly on the value OF
get together meetings. Nations
| al fnuathar ha Id
Committees were getting closer to-
gether. Individuals were becoming
better acquainted. One result was
more Americanism and less partisan
ship and self. He hoped for the time
when, in the course of glorious uni
: fication, there would be only one Ian
! guage taught in our public schools and
only one spoken in the United States
a sentiment that was roundly APP
plauded.
In connection with the food work
: he said there had been such generous
. and unselfsh response that he was
justified in saying there were no more
loyal people in America than the peo-
=, pie of Idaho. While there had been ne
, sacrifice asked of the people. he said
, although the future might demand 1t
, the spirit of the public revealed pur-
pose to do everything that was neces
/, sary.
!. Mr.. Bicknell paid high tribute t.
= Max Mayfield, one Of his executive
= staff. He has never failed to re-
= spond to any CALI he added.
RED CROSS MEMBERSHIPS.
! E. H. Dewey of Nampa. state chair
> man for the Red Cross membership
:, campaign, was accorded hearty re
. ception. He was introduced as
:, builder and one who had given hi
!, services and his money literally to ait
in the war.
Mr.. Dewey gave a short review O
i the membership campaign, pointing
|. out that the real value was repre-
: scented not so much in the money Sc
{ cured, but in the memberships and re
9 cruiting a larger active army behln1
!. the army and navy of the United
:. States.
: Idaho he said. was called on for 81.
900 memberships. which would in
crease the state total to $4,000.
I'VE went over our quota in thre'
days" said Mr.. Dewey. a Statement
that evoked prolonged applause.
u The latest returns, he added, indi'
Gated a total of $4,000. Mr.. Dewe,
: read the following membership repor
: by counties:
Las
y County. Quota. Report
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