Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-12


the club women of the state find
that while some of the measure that
were dear to their hearts have failed
to become laws, on the whole they
feel satisfied with the new legisla-
ton which has been put through.
The Students rate bill, introduced
in the senate was killed by vote of
"a to 13. This bill has received the
special endorsement Of the State
Federation.
The indifinate postponement of s.
B. 30S, saved the Payette hospital.
The measure If passed, allowed this
appropriation to be turned back into
the general fund.
s. B. 226 passed both houses.
This bill eompels doctors, or those
in attendance at child birth to use
nitrate of silver on the babys eyes
to prevent blindness.
The anti-cigarette bill has had a
stormy career. The Harding bill
was discovered to have "a Joker at
tached, and though passed by both
houses, failed to receive the COVER
nor's signature. A new bill was in
troduced which repealed the Hard
Ing bill, and Was passed by vote
OF 36 to is. Under the provisions
Of the new bill, which 1t is believed
the governor will sign, tobacco in all
forms may be sold in the state, but
the law lis 20 severe that many be-
lieve that dealers will be very care
full to whom they sell.
II. b. 206, known as. the Ameri-
canization bill failed to pass. This
had to do with the compulsory ed
ucation Of the foreign born. H. 3.
so however passed. This gives in
dependent school districts the right
to use two per cent of their funds
for night schools, for the education
Of foreigners above the school age,
and for injured soldiers.
AS yet the governor has not signed
s. b. 174, creating a teachers re-
tirement fund. 1t is understood
that majority of teachers do not
favor this bill. as drawn.
Under S. B. 157 married woman
does not lose her right to act as ad
ministrator or executor. This bill
passed both houses.
Mrs. t. b. Green, state president
of the Federation OF Women's clubs
was in Boise ON Wednesday of last
week in conference with those chair
men OF standing committees resid-
ing In that city. AT this time she
announced the appointment of Mrs.
r. G. Hollingshead of Boise, to the
position of Art Chairman, Mrs. Hol-
lingshead filing the place left va
cant by the resignation of Mrs.
George Steele of Occur d'Alene.
Mrs. Thomas G.. Winter, president
Of the general federation Of Wo-
mems clubs will be in the west this
spring, and also SO arranged her
itinerary as to be present at the dis
trict federation meeting in Weiser
probably the first Of June. Mrs.
Winter has arranged to stop off
day in *Pocatello, and the Women of
Boise are hoping that she can ar
range to spend some time in their
city. In this way it is hoped that
many who cannot arrange to go to
Weiser can have the privilege of
hearing Mrs. Winter; all who have
had the privilege say that it is an
inspiration to listen to her, and UNI
less all signs fail the Weiser meeting
will be one long to be remembered
in the annals of club life In this
state. 1t is not too early to begin
making pplans to see that every club
In the state il represented at that
meeting.
Mrs. Winter has sent out to each
state president an appeal for their
naou nra finp II, fha work nf Amnri-
can citizenship. To quote a part Of
her letter
"You know how our boys-and
we are thankful to say now our
girls also slip Unto maturity and
voting rights all unnoticed.
You know how our foreign born
are huddled in squads into sordid
and sometimes ribald courts, where
citizenship is ground out to them
with no more dignity than potatoes
are sold over the counter.
Yet to become a citizen OF the
United States ought to be a pro-
found experience. 1t ought to rank
with the two or three great occa-
sions of life.
The plan of the department of
American citizenship is this: In
every Mttle town and hamlet, in
every large city LET the club women
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