The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-07
GIVE TO LOAN fund
FOR U. STUDENTS
WALLACE AND LEWISTON FOL-
LOW MQSCOW'S LEAD-ARMY
OFFICER TALKS TO CHAMBER


weekly chamber of commerce lunch
con from the Lewiston chamber, of
commerce and the Wallace board of
4 trade, to the effect that the former
had voted to give $100 toward the
/ University of Idaho students loan
fund and the latter the sum of $50,
for one year, future donations to the
fund to be governed by conditions.
j. D. Davis, Latah county chair
man for the Near East relief work,
reported that the drive for used
clothes had been most successful, at
least 1900 pounds of fairly good cloth
ing having already been secured. He
said that this was just the beginning,
as an effort will be made to secure a
car of wheat in Latah county by the
18th of the month for shipment to the
Near East sufferers, MoscOw's quota
of this car will be about $50 sacks.
The old clothing will be shipped with
the wheat.
Captain Montgomery of the Saliva
tion Army was introduced by Presi-
dent Hagan and announced that the
organization had now secured the use
of the old Adventist church in which
to conduct services and that the work
is progressing nicely, with a Sunday
school each Sunday afternooni the
enrolment in which is now IS.
Col Chrisman, commandant of the
university CADETS was called upon
and said that he had two things in
mind that he wanted to say. The first
was that in his opinion the chamber
of commerce is doing wonderful
work for the University of Idaho, and
the second was that he had with him
Major G. c. Ballou officer in charge at
Fort Wright, who would talk to the
assemblage.
Major Ballou, who served in France
with the, rank of major general, came
to Moscow to address the university
students at assembly Wednesday
morning He said that he was i'm
pressed by the reading of the minutes |
of the previous meeting Of the cham |
Der, showing what the organization is |
doing, and by the program for future |
work, showing that the organization |
takes a broad interest in the welfare /
of the community. He said that the /
men who are willing
to think of something besides self are
the men who make for the peace and
of a community and of the
nation.
( Dean Thompson Of the school of |
mines introduced Eugene H. Laws, a
manager of the Northport smelter, T
who is in Moscow to address the Y
students of the school of mines. Mr.. '
Laws spoke Of the chamber of COM 0
nerce as being of exceptional benefit
o Moscow.
Patrick McGOvern, also connected
With the Northport smelter, was in !
reduced and spoke briefly, stating q
hat he had visited Moscow many d
lines during a residence of 40 years I
n Idaho.
Dean E. J. Iddings, who recently
from a trip through the east, I
old of conditions as he found them,
tating that the general impression
vas that the coutry is past the worst
n the readjustment period and that
slow but steady improvement might
e expected. He told Of the Inter-
lational Stock show at Chicago, and
f the showing made by the three
of Idaho, animals entered p
BUSINESS conditions, he said, were e,
etter here than in the east. Dean Z,
ddings stopped in Boise on his way
ONE and said that he heard echoes u
f the special train from Moscow, "
vhich made such a favorable impress 81
ion on the people of south Idaho. !. !.
Professor Chester Snow, formerly :,
18th the University of Idaho, but now =, =,
nth the u S. bureau of standards, =,
18th headquarters at Washington, -
. c., expressed his pleasure at again -
leeting his Moscow friends. =,