The record., 1918-03-05

some real action. This is indi-
Gated by the announcement made |
i'm the official bulletin of the |
council. Therein the state direct
cr gives some sound advice to |
the manner of handling county |
meetings. The bulletin says:
Rapid organization of the state !
to carry out the speakers bureau
plan by which public speaking on
war topics can be carried on in
every precinct, is being directed
by Mrs. Frank Kinyon of Boise,
appointed director of the state
bureau by the state council of
defense. TO date 10 of the Al
Idaho counties have been organ
lied. They are: Ada, Blaine,
Boundary, Camas, Clearwater,
Elmore, Franklin, Fremont, Ida
no, Lincoln, Minidoka, Oneida,
PaVette, Feton and Twin Falls.
AS rapidly as possible Organiza-
ton plans are being taken up
with other counties. Under the
plans adopted counties are eX-
lpected to furnish their own war
speakers and to call on the state
bureau for speakers only on spe-
cial occasions or when unable to
lprovide speakers. In order to
make the plan successful it is
essential that every county coun-
ell of defense have a committee
to work in conjunction with the
state bureau in organizing audi
ences. selecting dates, advertising
meetings and in every way carry
ing out the purpose of the ma
tional council of defense in Civ
ing information in regard to the
war.
Director Kinyon suggests the
following arrangements for spe-
cial patriotic meetings in the
various community centers: Ap-
point a local chairman in each
community center; have de-
finite topic for each meeting;
make formal request for coop
Grafton of all cluDs and other
organizations in the community
arrange for volunteer auto ser
vice for taking speakers to and
from meetings; have hall well
lighted and warm; watch the ven
tilalion; organize liberty chorus
where ,4possible; try to get a
leader Who can handle the crowd
and make everybody sing; display
the colors and where practicable
those of the allies; see that local
speakers are not run in on the
3 program, however able and well
qualified they may be, but leave
the time to the invited speakers,
being sure to select a chairman
5 who will not make a, speech him
1 self and indulge in long introduc-
tions; have some person dele
1 gated To maintain order; open
3 with brief prayer and close with
| benediction, using both Catholic
l and Protestant clergy whore pos
3 sible: have no collection taken al
{ the meeting speakers serve
r without pay-lOcal expenses ol
/ each meeting to be taken care oil
by local committee; in selecting
- local speakers care should be
:. exercised to avoid using hot
t heads, or those who would at
D tempt to make political capita
o out of the OCCASION; see tina
r. meetings are we'll advertised.
Every community, at leas
= every county, in the state shoul,
have its own Liberty chorus
- In some counties the chorus
built around the high school stu
h dents and is used for all com
- munity meetings. The singing a
all patriotic gatherings should b
encouraged. The nations famou
~ war songs should be sung nc
only by the chorus but by tn
audiences as a whole. The Con
necticut state council of defens
N has issued a pamphlet containin
the words to such we'll know
songs as America" sta
X Spangled Banner" Rule, Britain
TX mia, columbia the Gem Of tn
IF Ocean" "The Marseilaise,
te "Over There" "Tenting in tn