Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-02-11

Senator Poison, OF Chehalis. "Why
We Raise Logs"
At the Crescent hotel the ladies OF the
party were entertained at a banquet,
served at s 80, at which Mrs. w. ]. Pat.
terson, OF Aberdeen, and Mrs. Senator
Poison, of Hoquiam, presided, and a
most pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
Later, the guests were entertained at a
dancing party at the Elks club.
1t was feared the landslide between
IIoquiam and Moclips would interfere
with the trip to the beach, but the rail-
way company had large force of men
working all night, and the excursion was
carried out as planned, the train leaving
here at 0:30 Saturday morning, stopping
at Hoquiam to visit the manufacturing
plants OF the sister city, and tug was
provided to take the guests a short dis.
tance up the Hoquiam river.
At noon the train left for Moclips.
reaching there about 80, after de-
lightful run. All were ushered into a
large hall where tables were spread the
length OF the room, and delicious clam
nectar, coffee and sandwiches were
served in generous quantities.
The party then scattered along the
beach, enjoying the beauties spread be-
fore them. The day was perfect, with
sunny, cloudless sky, no wind and a sea
OF mingled blue and white.
All the guests express the highest ap-
probation OF the occasion, place and hos.
pitality shown them. The return trip to
Aberdeen was equally pleasant, the train
leaving for Olympia at 7:3O. A number
OF Aberdeen people accompanied the
party to the beach as hosts and guides.
The whole affair has been of much inter-
est to the guests entertained and eqnally
enjoyed by the "Boosters" of Aberdeen.
The weather was perfect, the sun shone
clear all day and it was as warm at Mo-
clips as it usually is in midsummer.
On the way back there were several de-
lays. Between Hoquiam and Aberdeen
donkey engine, being moved across
the railroad tracks, caused stop of half
an hour. Then the drawbridge over the
Wishkah river refused to close after a
boat passed up stream, and this caused
more than an hours delay, but Aberdeen
was equal to the occasion.
President Finch, OF the chamber of
| commerce, was soon on the train an
nouncing that supper would be served at
once at the Washington hotel.
The junketers rushed out OF the train
and made for the hotel and restaurants.
When the Aberdeen folks found some
had gone to the restaurants, members OF
the chamber hurried from place to place
and gave orders that not cent should
be accepted from anybody. Finally the
drawbridge was gotten in working order,
but the three branches OF the state gov
ernment were advised to walk across an.
other bridge and take the train east Of
the Wishkah, which was done, and the
party got started to Olympia about 7 80.
On the way home songs were sung and
Aberdeen was the subject OF much praise.
| The entertainment cost Aberdeen no less
than $1,000, but the town regards it
money we'll spent in the way of adver-
tising, although the county division bill
may not pass, land while no arguments
were made for county division at Aber-
deem, party of boosters is expected to
60 to Olympia next week, when requests
will be made for the passage Of the
Poison bill.