Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-09-28
COMMUNITY SERVICE
HAS QUITE A KICK
Interesting Program Given by Citi-
zens of City - Good Singing
One Of the Features

1 CluZenS OF Mountain Home who
made up the big audience which
gathered at the Methodist church
last Sunday night heard one of the
best community boosting programs
ever given in any city. Mr. Blodgett,
who made up the program, succeeded
in getting representative men and
women to discuss the various inter
esting features of community life,
and the 1O-minute talks were all in
teresting.
The services opened up with the
congregational sing, directed by will
liam D. Talley. There seemed to be
more pep and punch in the harmony
than usual.
The Rev. DR.. Mason delivered an
earnest prayer which greatly touched
his hearers.
DR.. T. E. Evans pinch hitting for
H. ]. Dick, who was called out of
the city at the last minute, made a
fine talk on the subject, what VIII
Happen When the Church Puts On
Mans Size Program" The Doctor
stated at the start that he was bet
ter at patching up broken bones than
broken programs, then proceeded to
make himself out as a prevaricator.
He stated that when the community
program had been adopted by the
town it would mean larger and more
interested classes in the Sunday
school, whose members would take
with them to their homes a better
conception of the larger things of
life, and this could not fail to be of
great benefit to the community The
preacher would have larger aud
fences, and this would spur him to
better efforts. The civil officers would
work to better advantage if they felt
that they had a united community
back of them. He cited the instance
of our sheriff lying out in the sage
brush for seven nights and finally
naBbing a bootlegger, then the man
was released after being in jail for
three days, and stated that 1t was
enough to try anyone's patience.
rs Neighborliness a Lost Art?"
vas discussed by Alva A. White Mr.
White started out by saying that he
had heretofore been of the opinion
that it was, but after seeing the peo-
pie of Mountain Home crowd a
church without regard to which flock
they belonged, he had strong doubts
Of the truth of his deductions. Per-
haps he himself had been growing
somewhat neglectful of the neighbor-
Iy spirit which used to animate the
people of twenty-five or thirty years
ago. He felt sure, however, that
nothing would tend to revive this
feeling of neighborliness more than
4 community church. It was a good
ak, delivered straight from the
shoulder.
Lambert Cannon rendered a de-
ightful violin solo, assisted by Mrs.
IRA Cannon at the organ. Lambert's
,owing and style are improving
very day, and his expression shows
hat he has the spirit of the masters
n his makeup. He is a credit to
he musical circles of our city.
Mrs. John Caldwell spoke on the
ubject, Whose Boy Is He?" She
tated that when asked to speak to
he people on the subject that she +
vas loath to accept, but after recall
ng that she was the mother Of two !
oys she felt that she would be side /
topping her duty if she refused. She
tated that community program )
rould do much for the boys of Noun
ain Home. Surely we could afford
D do as much for our sons as the
led Cross did for the boys in time of
Tar. They bought wool to the ex-
3nt of $500 per month. Right now
ley were her boys, but should war
e declared, Uncle Sam would dress o
lem in khaki, put them in canton h
tents and declare that they we're his d
oys. Surely we ought to do as f,
.uch for the boys in time of peace v
5 we did for them in times of war q,
he felt that the community pro-
ram was the right step to bring
lis about. c
Mrs Helen Wetherell held the
Idience with her well rendered solo.
S the supervisor of music in the
hools she is a conscientious worker
her efforts to promote harmony, h
nd Mountain Home people take Il
.eat delight in listening to her el
,autiful voice. III
Tom Blodgett closed the program OF
ith a short address, Mountain IL
ONES Unpaid Debt to Her Boys dC
Id Girls" He declared that we at w