The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-10-26
M,E.BROTHERHOOD
BANQUET
ABOUT ONE HUNDRED GUESTS
WERE SERVED LAST NIGHT IN
SOCIAL ROOM OF CHURCH.
INTERESTING SPEECHES MADE

Members of the Methodist Brother
erhood and guests, numbering alto
gether about 100, were served at a
banquet in the social rooms of the
Methodist church last night, and the
affair was altogether one of the
pleasantest and most enthusiastic of
the several pleasant gatherings that
organization has had since it's incep-
tion about year ago. The menu
was provided and served by the
Ladies Aid society of the church, and
no small credit is due that society
| for the success of the evening.
Among the guests of the occasion
were w. T. Clark, DR.. 0. W. Mintzer,
district superintendent of the Upper
Columbia district of the Methodist
church, and A A. Piper, president of
the Presbyterian Brotherhood. The
post-prandial exercises were pre-
sided over by Fred Kemp, president
of the brotherhood. The program
was as follows:
Talk by I. w. Reeves, The Metho-
dist Church in Wenatchee-a Bit of
History"
Hymn, My Country 'Tis of Thee"
Talk by W. H. Dickson, The Bro
therhood and Politics. y
Talk by w. T. Clark, THE Oppor-
tunities of the Wenatchee Valley"
Talk by Dr. Mintzer, "reminiscences
of My Work in North Central Wash
ington.'
Soprano solo, Miss Cady.
Talk by Fred Cooper, The Res
possibilities of Membership in the
Brotherhood
/ Talk by Harvey Snyder, superinten-
dent of the Sunday school of the
Methodist church, THE Importance of
Bible Study
Remarks by A. A. fiper, president
of the Presbyterian Brotherhood.
Hymn, Il Love to Tell the Story. ;"
Remarks by the pastor, Rev. II. l..
Beightol.
Benediction, Rev. F. B. Utter.
! Mrs. Fred Kemp was the accompan-
ist of the evening. The after-dinner
speakers were all in a happy mood,
and the several subjects were interest
ingly handled Particularly interest
ing was the speech of Mr.. Clark, who
discussed both the material and moral
advantages of life in the Wenatchee
valley. He pointed out that the moral
tone of community depended in a
great measure upon its material pros
perity. He first discussed in remin-
iscent way his experiences in other
sections of the country, referred to
his earlier life in Kansas, his eight
years residence in North Yakima, his
investigation and observation of the
horticultural sections of Idaho, Cali
fornia, Oregon and the west general
ly, and then reiterated his well
know conviction that the Wenatchee
country offers opportunities of soil
and climate for fruit growing, par
ticularly apple culture, that are un-
excelled. He pointed out that the
substantial church buildings them
selves were monuments to the char
acter of the country, and that with
out a soil and climate and the ma
terial opportunities, church building
would be impossible. He called at
tentiOn to the fact that morality and
financial prosperity should go hand
in hand; he urged the necessity of
making the most of the opportunities
of this wonderful country, and went
on record as saying that notwith-
standing the splendid yields of fruit
and the apparently satisfactory re-
suits from fruit growing now en-
joyed, probably not one. If any, or
chard in the entire valley was trained
and cultivated in the right way; that
the ranchers were not getting, there
fore. the best possible results from
their orchards, and that the people
of Wenatchee should do well the
things which make for its material
and therefore it's moral prosperity.