East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-13

House and Portland Man Gives
Suggestions as to Arrangements
Outside Speakers Tell of Promotion
Work and Laud Pendleton-Milton-
Freewater Fruit Leads Northwest.
With C. c. Chapman, manager OF
the Portland Commercial club, as the
principal guest and speaker the Sec
ond monthly luncheon by the CONNER
ciai club was held last evening and
the affair proved an unbounded sue
cess. An interesting and enthusiastic
talk along the line of the commercial
club work was given by Mr.. Chap
man while other outsiders to talk
were Messrs. Meacham and Whiting
of Walla Walla, Captain w. S. Bu-
chanan, of the Open River Transpor-
tation company, and H. D. Lamb.
head of the Milton-Freewater horti-
cultural union.
Want Club Building.
Though the committee appointed
some time ago to investigate the SUBJ
ject of new Commercial club quar-
ters did not have a final report to
ters was discussed with considerable
interest. President Dan P. Smythe,
who has been the leader in the move
to secure a club home advocated Sc
curing such home as soon as pos
sible. G. NJ. Rice made an earnest
talk in which he advocated the Sc
curing of good, commodious club
quarters. He wound up by declaring
that he would be willing to do with
out chewing tobacco in order to pro-
vide his part of the money for fl
nancing the enterprise. Dr. C. j.
Smith, chairman of the committee
that is investigating the subject of
suitable quarters for the club report
ed the committee had been hard at
work upon the matter but had not
yet formulated a report.
Chapman Made Suggestion.
At the request of President Smythe
Mr.. Chapman made a special talk
upon the subject of commercial club
quarters and pointed out the benefits
to be derived from the maintenance
of a suitable club house. He sug-
gested that when new quarters are
provided the entrance to the club
rooms and also to the convention hall
be through an exhibit room which
should always be open to the public.
He advised that the secretary have
his office in the exhibit room so as
to be easily accessible to eople view
ing the exhibits and inquiring for in
formation.
That the social features of a COM
rpi al a1ir
clared by Mr. Chapman who holds
that much of the success of the Port
and club is due to its social features
and to the practice on the part Of
business men of eating lunch each
day at the club rooms. However he
advised that the social rooms of the
club be sufficiently removed from the
exhibit room so as to not force the
social features upon people who
might not appreciate the same.
Is ROundup's Friend.
In the course of his principal talk
Mr.. Chapman outlined the policy of
the Portland commercial club and
told at some length of the work that
is dong for the welfare
of the state. 1t is working for the
of Portland through
bringing about the development Of
the rest of the state. In compliance
with this policy the club took prompt
and decisive action last fall to squelch
the eforfts of some Portland people
to duplicate the Roundup at the live
stock show held there.
The greatest compliment the
Portland commercial club was ever
i
Chapman. 1T was when the people
of this city went to us for assistance
in preventing the imposition that
would have been worked upon PEN
dleton had the Roundup been stolen
from you. When the Portland COM
mercial club took action in your be-
half then it set precedent, which
think It will always follow, of pro-
tecting any town within this state in
any show which it originates and
features"
Chapman's reference to the Round
up brought forth applause that was
exceeded only by that which greeted
a high compliment he paid the ladies'
of the Methodist church who served
the home cooked luncheon.
In introducing Mr., Chapman Presi-
dent Smythe told of the early strug-
giles of the speaker while he was a
Chicago newsboy and lauded the
work he mas been doing for the Port
land commercial club.
4 Great Fruit Country.
One of the most interesting talks
last evening was that by H. d. Lamb,
head of the Horticultural union in the
Milton Freewater district In the