Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-10
Address Teeming With Pa
triotism Delivered by Mrs.
Lamson, President of Sec
ond District, Idaho FEEDER
alton.
CLOSING SESSION
OF THE CONVENTION
Round Table Discussion
Forms One Of the Inter
esting Features of Meet
ing-Cafeteria Dinner at
the High School.

The Second District Federation q
Women's Clubs continued it's Wednes
day session in the afternoon, openin,
at 1870 o'clock with Mrs. E. L. Bryan
vice president, in the chair. The ad
dress of the president Mrs. Georg,
Lamson of Nampa, was the first mum
Der. 1t rang with the spirit of patriot
ism and of loyalty to Idaho, with ear
nest, practical suggestions, also to hell
the clubs solve the problems constant.
arising. The round table discussion
reports and other educational features
| followed.
Original music and songs composed
by Mrs. w. H. Turkey and Mrs. E. M
Hoover were heard for the first time
sung most sweetly and quantity by
Miss Madeline Ross. A message from
DR.. e. o. Sisson thanking the fedora.
ton for it's recognition Of the work o1
| the board of education was heard with
pleasure.
Mrs. Ridenbaugh's beautiful home in
South Side was visited after adjourn
rent at LIS, the guests arriving for
o'clock tea in the autos of their host
esses of the Boise clubs.
DINNER AT HIGH SCHOOL.
In the evening members and guests
partook of an excellent dinner, pre-
pared under the direction of Miss Swift
and Miss Lake, at the high school cafe
terra. Fully $50 club women were
served. The table decorations were
apple blossoms and peach blooms.
Pretty high school girls from the do
nestle science department served. The
walls of the dining hall were prettily
decorated under the direction of Miss
Bradt, art instructor in the high school.
Music was furnished by Victrola.
The federation met again in evening
session in the Columbian club house.
The session was well attended and was
very enjoyable, the five minute reports
of club presidents proving educational
and interesting.
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
The address of the president of the
Second District Federation, Mrs. George
Lamson, was one of the distinctively
interesting features Of the meeting of
Wednesday. Mrs. Lamson expressed
herself as having lived to the full stat
ure of the opportunity provided her by
the club women. Mrs. Lamson Extend
ed a greeting to the older clubs which
had met with the federation in times
past. and added a welcome to the new
organizations, COUGHING her message in
beautiful terms. Referring to the last
meeting, in Caldwell, where closer
union had been desired between dele
gates in the Second district, closer
harmony of thought and ideal which
i fraa nj arrhanga of
gestion and work. The speaker felt
that IL the efficiency of the organiza-
ton was to be increased it must have
the support and interest of every club
woman.
Only through organized individual in
terest do women become powerful fac
tors in any direction. In reference tol
her visits to the clubs in the district,
Mrs. Lamson stated that in the 20 she
reached, she found each club doing
good work. The districts highest de-
mand from us is generous corporation |
with each other. We are as fedora
ton welded together in the name of
common good for the purpose of a |
larger, more ideal service as women"
In analysing the duty of delegates. the |
statement was made that the first duty |
Of a delegate was to attend the meet
ing. The second to take home kind |
and fair reports. Let our cameras take
only the best, brightest and finest pic
lures of all the good the federation
hopes to accomplish. On the other
hand 1t is the duty Of the federation
,nrough It's OFFICERS, to help keep up the
interest by meeting with them, carry
ng information of problems, solved and
lnsoived, making them realize that
'nly by getting the best results of
zach club can the district prosper and
each its highest efficiency.
SHOULD BE CLEARING HOUSE.
The district federation should be a
clearing house where each club NAV
'ring its ideas and desires for future
,ffort"
The president made the following
recommendations: ID That each clab
hould get new members. CD Have
women on school and library boards.
81 Study South and Central America,
dexico and southern border states.
Put the state federation on as sound
financial basis as is the Second dis
riot" she said. Take up the moving
lectures as Caldwell has done. Take
~ Red Cross work. but not elaborated
and costuming. Econo-
nize In table setting and serving and
o 1t not with mournful faces, but with
heery smiles. Now when the war
loud lowers over our devoted heads,
ghen each day brings news of more
nd more serious aspect. let us not give
7ay to sensational emotionalism, but
It us do our part in the best way We
an. Let each do her little bit and to-
ether 1t win form q great whole In
he days of stress and storm ahead, let
8 not forget to be charitable and Just