The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-09-18
WOMEN TO STUDY
CITY GOVERNMENT
Current Event Members
Plan Model City in
Work of Club

lOOt uclu ltS IlTbt m6eLluS OIL Lu(
club year at the rooms OF the cham
Der of commerce Tuesday afternoon
September 8. Work for the coming
year was outlined and officers In
stalled.
The Current Event club with 9
present membership of "a has fol
many years been an active and force.
full factor in worthwhile undertake
ings for the Improvement and bet
terment of civic and social condi-
tionsS in the community. The Black
foot city library stands as a monu-
ment to the untiring efforts of the
members of this organization, who
provided for its start by giving teas,
socials and tag days as means of
procuring funds for books and equip
ment. Members of the club, in the
earlier stages of library develop
ment, alternated as volunteer librar
ians, until later the burden of the
enterprise was taken over by the
city and arrangements made for a
paid librarian as the work increased.
The club, however, still holds an an
nual tag day, to obtain funds for ex-
tending and broadening the library
work. In connection with this fea-
ture of the clubs activity, credit is
to be given the Boy Scouts of the
Manual training department of The
high school who built the book
shelves and to the Kings Daughters
for their part in providing for the
juvenile department.
The club each year contributes
its quota to the district federation
loan fund, from which loans are
made to girls residing in this dis
trict to aid them in attending
school at either Albion or the Ida
no Tech Similar loans are made
in the other two districts of the
state to girls desiring to attend the
institutions of higher learning with
in their respective districts. The
club also contributes to the state
endowment fund of the state fedora
dowment fund of $4,000, the inter-
est from which is to be used in car
rying on the work of the larger fed
Grafton. In addition to it's local So
cial welfare work the club holds a
life membership in the Children's
Home Finding society and has CIV
en- much practical assistance in the
work of finding homes for wards
of the society.
One of the most successful under
takings of the club was the free pic
ture show movement which it car
ried on one season, with the coop |
Grafton of the business men OF
Blackfoot. The films were select
ed by the club committee and mem
bers of the club acted as hostesses
and provided the music. Free pic
ture shows were given to children
and parents on Wednesday of each
week for thirteen weeks during
which time the shows were attend
ed by total of 1880 people at
cost to the club of 1882. OF the
fund raised for this purpose $50 re-
NAMED at the end of the season and
this sum was donated to the high
school band.
In planning the work for the COM
ing year, the civic department, I'M
der the leadership of Mrs. S. w.
will take up unique line OF
study. Within the club organization
It is proposed to establish and main
ain a complete system of municipal
founded upon the Ida
10 plan of city government. The
will be divided into two
political parties, from which COM
3lete city tickets will be nominated
~ the processes obtaining in regular
,ity elections. Elections will be held
lnder the same election laws gov
,rning other city elections and a
complete body of city officials chos-
m to administer the "mOdel city
to be established with
n the precincts of the club Coun-
Ill meetings will be held at regular
intervals, municipal undertakings
.arried on and local improvements
provided for under budget system
carefully worked out with an eye
o keeping within the limit of tax
Ltion permitted by the statutes
Bond issues will be voted for neces-
airy public improvements and esti-
mates will be made of revenues aud
expenses covering every detail OF
ity administration and operation.
In announcing this line of work,
members OF the club are emphatic IN
tating the purpose as being to make :
t training school in which the wo-
nen may properly qualify them
elves for intelligent exercise OF the
allot, now that they have it, and
ositively repudiate any suggestion
hat 1t is a movement preparatory
o taking control of municipal at
airs. That the plan ia commend
BILE must be conceded and one that
he men voters might to some ex-
emit, at least, emulate.
The club will also devote attention l
lis winter to study of legislation I
ffecting social welfare and includ-
IL child labor and educational laws,