The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-03-17
CLUB BANQUET
ENJOYED BY ESQ
EXCELLENT DINNER AND SPEECHES
Commercial Club Celebrates with the
Most Successful Gathering
In Its History.

Commercial Club Celebrates with the
Most Successful Gathering
In Its History.
The fifth annual banquet OF the
Hood River Commercial Club held
tuesday evening In the Odd Fellows
hall proved to Ee the most successful
gathering OF the sort which was ever
held In Hood River and $50 diners
practically every one of them being q
member, gathered around the festive
board to enjoy an excellent feast to
be followed by a flow of wit and
wisdom. There were a number OF
distinguished visitors, several OF
whom responded to toasts and the
affair was highly enjoyed by The clut
men.
The banqueters began gathering at
the opera house shortly after eight
O'Clock and an hour later when the
march Was started to the banquet
room, there was crowd which pro
missed to test the capacity of the
hall. A pleasing sight greeted the
guests when they reached the hall
which was handsomely decorated foI
the occasion and strung with red and
green electric tight. There we're
many plants used in the decoration
OF the room and Irwin Parkins was
responsible tor the artistic arrange.
ments. Newman's orchestra played q
lively march as the diners come intc
the ball and continued TO play 6
selection Of popular airs throughout
the evening.
A most excellent dinner was served
by the ladies Of the Episcopal church
and the menu follows: Oyster cook.
tail, olives, salted almonds, oyster
soup, potato salad, shrimp salad,
sold Toast chicken, cold roast pork,
celery, cranberry sauce, pickles,
Saratoga chip, Swiss cheese, escalop'
ed potatoes, Hood River apples,
oranges, ice cream molds, assorted
cakes, Coha, cigars and cigarettes.
Following the dinner, Charles L.
EARLY, the retiring president of the
club, took charge Of stfaits as toast
mastar aud called upon the various
speaker. by way OF introduction,
Mr.. Early outlined In brief way the
work which had been done by the
club during the past year and the
greater work which would surely bt
done In the future.
The first speaker was Judge Lione
K. Webster, OF Portland, VINO re
sponded to the subject, 1.-THE Future
of Oregon" After expressing to tn,
club his pleasure at being present
and the regrets of DR., Andrew q
Smith, who was unable to leave Port
land aud attend the banquet, Judgt
Webster in an eloquent way spoke o
the great future of this state which i
now only 10 It's infancy. Judg,
Webster emphasized the fact that tn,
future OF the state was really tn
future Of its individuals and whateve
good the individual did TOR himself
would be 70 the state sas we'll. Ore
: gon has every sort OF climate anC
every sort of soil and 1t is espeoiall!
adapted to small holdings. Judg'
Webstsr's idea 10 that Eve shave th'
opportunity In Oregon aud We car
make of the state what we will. The
Judge 10 at the head Of the 0ooC
Roads movement in the state of Ore
gon and of course he finished up hi
remarks with word about good high
ways. He said that the better thu
soil, the worse the road and there
fore Oregon had much to do In th'
way Of building good roads. He sal c
that We must have roads Tor ou
autos, carriages and wagons while VI
are waiting for the flying machines
In ol osing Judge Webster urged th'
citizens to uphold the officers o
the county and state in their goot
works and give them a small shar'
OF the praise which WIS due then
during life instead OF waiting unit
the man was dead and writing
Lying epitaph, which made him ou
letter than he really war.
rhe second speaker on the toas
list was J. g. Moiness, OF Whit
Salmon, who responded for "Ou
Sister Valley" The gentleman from
across the river made q speech spark
ing with wit and he proved hi
ability to tell fuHny stories. b
spoke " the similar conditions ex
isting in the two valleys lying be
tween Mt. Adams and Mt. Hood
Mr.. Molness paid tribute to th
men who first planted the apple tire
10 this section and proved that thei
experiment brought forth the fines
apples in the world. The excellen
results and great success which hav
attended the efforts OF apple grower
10 this section were attributed b
Mr.. Mclness to the wonderful en
thusiasm which Ia typical OF th
growers. He spoke 10 closing OF th
debt OF gratitude which the vale
across the river owed to the Hoo
River valley for the excellent lesso
In raising apples.
The next speaker was Judge W. L
Bradshaw, of The Dalles, whose sui
jeot was "Unity OF Action" Ii
sloKe OF the necessity of unto
action IN order to bring to success
= ful finish any undertaking In a CON
n munity There should be unite
N action in county affairs with especi'
Ii reference to securing good roads an
1t should be done In muDicipi
affairs and In school affairs. Ii
spoke OF the great number of peopl
who are coming into the Northwet
G Ia the next few years and he said tht
u 1t WAS up to the people OF all tt
q different sections to 60 operate
- locating the settler where he will
10 best satisfied, but above all to kee
him In the northwest.
The fundamental thing in the wor
is to tell the truth and to deal OnI
'e in facts. People must not be brougI
nd here on false pretenses. Judge Bra
- shaw stated the benefit ofsthls polit
was evident in the great reputatiC
Hood River had gained all over Il
er world, because the apples sent Of
from here were always just as th'
er were represented.
IT, A. A. Jayne followed Judge Bra
he shawand spoke on "Ihe Modern Fa
i'll mel " he told how, in the days
10 his boyhood, the farmer OF old plan
in cd ami left God to give the increa
m, and OF the great difference be not
OF 10 the agricultural methods when
Iu- recently made a trip to the east whe
Of modern machinery was in use and {
he farmers were riding about In antt
ne The old farmers object was to make
ue living. he never expected to col
out with money ahead. lie spoke