The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-10
COMMERCIAL
CLUBS BANQUET
CELEBRATES A SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Many Enjoy Clubs Hospitality and
Listen to Valley Orators Predict
Great Things for Future.

Noe siNch OdtuTudy uikHb az the
Mount Hood hotel brought together
a representative gathering OF resi-.
dents OF the city aud valley who
passed al enjoyable evening teastiHg
and in listening to talks made by
their fellow townsmen.
Previous to assembling at the fes.
tive board the members of the club
and their guests spent an hour get
ting acquainted and discussing mat
ters of general interest in the valley
at the club rooms. They we're also
regaled with a big bowl of purch mix
ed under the direction of p. s.
Fouts, which was said by the many
who partook of it to have been
par excellence. They proceeded to
the hotel in body. Marching into
the dining room of the hotel they
we're greeted with sight that was
most pleasing. Long rows of tables
on either side of the room with snowy
linen, glistening silver and potted
plants in the center, offset by hack
u found of evergreen in which green
and led electric lights twinkled.
Palms and other plants we're placed
around the room in ornamental posi-
tions and in the center of the room
an orchestra entertained the banquet
ters while they ate.
After the dainty but satisfying
yiands had been served and cigars
lighted the guests faced the seats OF
the presiding officer and the toest-
master and V. G.. Brock, vice pIesi-
dent of the clnb, raped for atten-
tion. Mr.. Brock stated that he and
members of the club we're very much
pleased to see so many present under
the circumstances as he knew that the
roads were in bad condition and
that many who had intended to be
present could not do so on that ac-
count.
Guests who had been inviteed from
POI tland had also been kept away by
the inclement weather. 1t was with
great regret, he said, that he was
called upon to announce that Ii. Il.
Davidson, president of the club, was
not able to b. present, owing to sick
ness and then read the following let.
ter from MIR. Davidson:
Members of the Hood River CONNER
cial club and friends:
rerget very much that | will not
be able to be with you this evening
in person, but am with you in spir-
1t. The Hood River Commercial club
was, tor time, purely social orga-
nization with some tormalities attend
ing application for membership, but
a few years ago was transformed into
a commercial body with the social
features secondary matter, and
these have been very much neglected.
AS businesses organization, the
club does ont cater to any political,
religious or social faction, but stands
out squaIely for the progress and
prosperity of Hood River town and
valley and earnestly solicits the mem.
bership and support of every man
who is interested in this work.
About year ago we gave our first
animal banquet, the results of which
we're highly beneficial, and to night
the second one is being given, the
main object of which is to bring to-
getner, in social way, the progress
sive people of our city and valley that
you may become better acquainted
and be imEued with the idea that
live, progressive town needs live,
progressive country around it, and
vice versa. In soliciting membership
believing that the man who is suih.
ciently progressive to be successful in
managing and tilliLg his farm, or gar
den, is just as much of specialist,
and just as much of business man
as the man who stands behind the
counter in the role of merchant or
banker.
The growth Of our town and country
during the past few years has placed
this section In the front rank as
live, progressive community, and
the Hood River Commercial club has
done IFS part in bringing about this
condition; while the club has been
working quietly for the most part,
it's work has been far reaching, and
very beneficial. A great deal of ad
vertising matter has been sent out
telling the people In the outside world
what can be done here, setting forth
mainly the possible profit and pleas
ure In iruit growing, and 1T is very
gratifying to see the country being
cl ared off, set to fruit trees, and val
liable crops of fruit grown where a
few years ago the land was red
with heavy pine forests, and there is
yet room for many hundreds mole of
good families within our valley.
As the community grows, the work
of the club will grow proportionately
and in order that the work can be ac.
complished it will be necessary to
have the financial and molal support
or a large number of progressive men.
Ihe club needs larger aud more com
modious quarters, place where a
permanent exhibit of Hood River pro-
ducts can be maintained and shown
to visitors, also suitable rooms for
public meetings. where any of the var
ious business organization of either
the city or country eau hold their
ness men OF the city and county can
make their headquarters, where they
will naturally seek each other and
meet to consider and discuss matters
of Importance to any OF the different
districts, or localities.
believe that it is good thing for
the people of the community to be in
close touch with each other as we Of
ten find that the man whom we do
not know very well is glad to make
new acquaintances, and frequently a
lack OF social intercourse with people
whom we do know allows us to form
wrong Impressions of their attitude
towards us, and toward progressive
movements. A closer acquaintance
and closer social and business rela-
tions demonstrate to us that the man
whom we had not regarded with favor
is, on the other hand, thoroughly in
teIested in the progress and prosperi.
ty Of the community as much as We
ourselves, and we find that we are al