Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-05-27

club. Response was made by Mrs
Thomas Farrar of Caldwell.
AT this point, by unanimous con-
sent of the convention, the chair APP
Jointed a committee to send tele-
grams of greeting to Mrs. John Nc
Ghnehey of Payette and Mrs. j. H.
Forney OF Moscow, beloyed fedora
ton members who wee unable TIC
attend. Reports of officers were
heard and some interesting facts
we're brought out. The secretary 8
report showed that IL new clubs
| had been added to the district since
the last meeting, making total Of
! 35 clubs with a total membership OF
1870 Indian Valley club holds
first place in proportionate increase
of membership, having increased
| from 80 to So members. The
treasurer's report showed a balance
of 6308 in the treasury, Mrs.
Catherine Athey, secretary of Idaho
lanti-tuberculosis association, was
present and gave a ''health" talk.
Vice president, Mrs. Fl. B. Hing
worth occupied the chair while Mrs,
Jeness gave her annual address in
which she gave highest praise to her
secretary Mrs j. w. Napish and the
yice4president who have been such
loyal workers. She also commended
the clubs for their splendid CO.
operation with the officers and
chairmen. She recommended to the
clubs that they have Press Com
mittee of three who will advertise
their club and keep in close touch
with the district and state press
chairmen. She asked the clubs to
make arrangements to do their part
in financing the State Bulletin, our
official Federation organ; To make
the observance Of "Home Poducts
Week" a permanent annual affair;
To make a file of year books to serve
as directory to new officers and to
donate 500 from the treasury to
the Loan Scholarship Fund as a
memorial to Mrs. K |. Perky.
The afternoon on Thursday was
devoted to reports of chairman and
to speeches, the address OF Mrs. G.
O. Finch of HALEY on Character
and Books" being the outstanding
feature. Mrs. Finch said 1--WE
shall find character in books, re-
ceive character from books but the
character which inspired the book
is greater than either She i'm
plored that we read valuable books
and apply them, that we may have
stored information for the day when
our reservoirs may need to be full.
She said Read nine books for pro-
fit to the one for pleasure alone
As a tribute to the mothers who
have inspired books and poems she
quoted Joaquin Miller's "Bravest
Battle and Eugene F. Wares
"Washerwoman's Song" She closed
by saying when the Bible comes
closer to our homes and schools and
into the hearts of our young people,
we shall have brighter and saner
civilization"
Thursday evening was presidents
night and was celebrated by a BAN
quet at the McFall Hotel, at which
coyes were laid for 1870. Mrs. F.
w. Gooding was toast mistress and
she called upon Mrs. l.. B. Green,
state president and Mrs. L. B. Jen-
ness, district president, for speeches
which were given and were followed
in turn by two minute talks by each
club president present. Varied
and clever were the responses and
much merriment prevailed through
out the evening.
Friday was taken up with the re-
ports from club presidents, election
of officers and report of resolutions
committee. All the clubs have
made a good substantial increase
the past year and several have
built club homes. Others have es-
tablished libraries while all have
done much civic work in their COM
munities. The following officers
were elected for the coming Two
years. President, Mrs, E. l.. Bryan,
Caldwell; Vice-president, Mrs. HON.
err l.. Settle, Payette; Secretary
Mrs. w. T. Kimbrough, CALDWELL:
Treasurer, Mrs. T, B. Brush, Rich
fed; Auditor, Mrs. A. J, Schermer-
horn, Jerome.
Mrs. L. B. Green read a report
sent by Mrs. Sweeey, chairman of
Loan Scholarship, which showed
that something over 100000 is now
loaned out and there is $1,000 in
the treasury.
The flowing resolutions were
adopted and the convention adj