The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-12-20
WOMAN LEGISLATOR
TALKS TO CHAMBER
MISS ABERCROMBIE, NEZ PIERCE
CO., EXPRESSES FRIENDSHIP
FOR U. AND FOR MOSCOW.


CO., EXPRESSES FRIENDSHIP
FOR U. AND FOR MOSCOW.
Miss G.. L. Abercrombie one of the
three women elected to the Idaho leg
1slature at the recent election, was
the honor guest and principal speaker
at the chamber of commerce luncheon
Wednesday Those who were present
and heard Miss Abercrombie speak
realized why the people of Nez Perce
county had selected her to represent
them in the legislature. She is a
woman of most pleasing personality,
coupled with an understanding of mat
ters business and political which many
man might envy. In addition to
this she is able to express her views
in manner which will always hold
the attention of her hearers.
Representative-elect Abercrombie
was a guest of the university Wednes-
day morning, speaking before the stu
dent assembly, and was brought to
the chamber of commerce luncheon by
President Upham. She expressed her
pleasure at having the opportunity to
meet with the business men of Mos
cow and said that she had no doubt
that in Moscow, as elsewhere, many
men who did not take part in the
work of the commercial organization
of the city benefited by the work ac-
~complished by the organization.
Speaking of her election to the leg
dslature, Miss Abercrombbie said that
Nez Perce county had elected one good
republican, one good democrat and a
woman. She asked that the people of
Moscow and Latah county feel free to
advise her of their wishes in regard
to legislative matters, and that she
would do all in her power to be of
service. She said that she had ex-
perienced no difficulty in securing
facts and figures at the University OF
Idaho and that she hoped she might /
be able to use them to the advantage
of the university and of Moscow
The speaker called attention to the
National League of Woman voters and
said that the organization was in no
sense political, but that it was Or
ganized for the purpose Of educating
the women of the nation in matters
which they had heretofore paid little
attention to, so that they might vote
fntel1igently.
Miss Abercrombie left Moscow We'd
nesday afternoon for Spokane on a
business mission,
Parsons Tells Of North Idaho Meet.
L. F. Parsons gave comprehensive
report of the recent meeting of the
North Idaho chamber of commerce.,
held at Lewiston, stating that the
principal objects of the organization
are to give publicity to the resources
and advantages Of the ten northern
counties Of the state, and to afford |
an opportunity for the men who are
interested in the develop ]
nf ho dicfri cf RI s
and use their influence toward bring I
ing about this development. He
anaIyzed the resolutions adopted at
the Lewiston meeting, and which were I
published in The Star-Mirror at that {
time. I
Adopt Advertising Plan. Z
In concluding his talk Mr.. Parsons I
called attention to the proposition OF =
he Northern Pacific Railway company '
% cooperate with the northern coun-
les in issuing an advertising book G
et, the details Of which were given '
out previously, each county to pay foikV
Ind receive a quota of books. Latah a
,Ounty's quota was fixed at 1900, and e
IN motion of Dean Angel, the cham Il
,er of commerce voted to accept this
quota, the cost to the chamber of a
commerce to be approximately eight 9
ents per book. q
Lieutenant Harry " Dunlap was n
present for the first time in many p
months, and stated that he had ira II
eled through a number of states dur p
ng the past summer in the hope of
enefitting his health, but was more
han glad to get back to Idaho. He 81
aid that he hoped to attend the meet a
ngs regularly in the future II
M. Kenworthy announced the annual !.
'iremens ball, which will be held u
tuesday, evening, January 2, at the
University gymnasium. He explained IL
hat the money raised did not go to V
ne individual firemen, as some seemed "
D think, but that it went into the
working fund, and goes back ~
ito equipment, for the most part. He a. a.
cad report of the expenditures for p
le past year, showing that 1924 had a. a.
one toward the purchase of the new W W
lren, which is yet to be installed; " "
LIS to meet the expense of accidents ",
nd pay doctors bills; $44.42 for new re re
pats; $8898 for the annual banquet. III
A Christmas greeting from the sac.
to the chamber of COM u
erce was read, as were also COM CS
lunications from Senator Frank
ooding and Representative French,
slating to their activity in behalf of or
le truth in fabric bill, which received -
le endorsement of the chamber of r.,
some time ago and which ~,
9TH are hopeful will be passed. 10,