The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-02-05
CLUB MEMBERS
ENJOY BANQUET
INSPIRING ADDRESSES DELIVERED
New Management Takes Helm Of 0rgani-
zatiOn - GridirOn MinStrelS Cause
Laughter with Jokes and Songs
(By Leroy Armstrong;
Now | get me up to work


And If die before tbs night. +,
! pray the Lord my works all right.
That, in the opinion of G. A. John
osn, of Portland. one of the speake5s
at the Hood River Commercial club
banquet Monday night, shotd be the
modern Oregon paraphrase of the
Nov lay me" prayer which was so
appropriate and reverent in childhood.
And 200 men in the Hotel Oregon din
ing room cheered the sentiment to the
echo.
For Monday night, February 2. 1914,
brought the annual Hood River Com
merclal club banquet and "jinks", and
the usual transfer of club management
from the old to the new. Members of
the club and their friends assembled at
the club rooms, and at 8 o'clock went
in body to the Hotel Oregon, where
they completely filled the big dining
room, and addressed themselves TO an
excellent and well served feast. This
is the menu:
Cream of Rice Soup,
Celery, Sweet Pickles, Ripe Olives,
Fillet of Sole, Tartar Sauce,
Croquettes lMignon de Rechambeau,
Saratoga Chips,
Roast Stuffed Young Chicken,
String Beans. Aashed Potatoes,
Shrimp Salad.
Ice Cream and Cake,
Coffee.
Only the coffee didn't get any farther
than the menu card. But cigars came
along, and nobody complained at the
substitution.
President Heilbronner called the as
sembly to order, and made a brief
statement, urging unity of effort for
the good of the club, that its success
IN advancing the interests of the whole |
valley might be even more marked in
the future than they have been in the |
past lie then introduced Mr.. Clark, |
the retiring president, who by virtue
OF that office, became toastmatser for |
the evening. Mr.. Clark expressed the |
hope that the club might go forward in
work for the betterment of Oregon in |
general, and in Hood River valley in
particular, and then introduced G. A.
johnson, long prominent factor in
the success of the Portland Commercial
club. he assured his hearers that he
brought the friendly greeting Of that
larger body, and launched in an inn
pr1ssive word picture of the beauties
OF Hood River valley. He regarded the
presence here of university club of
100 members as significant of the high
order of citizenship in the community.
he told of the world wide fame of the
Hood River fruit, and declared that a
friend bought Hood River apples in
China, and found the seller alive to the
significance of their fame. The speak
er's experience in club york taught
him that the interest of the Hood
River Commercial club was not in the
town alone, but in the entire valley |
and district; and that success here
would be fully attained only when all
the people of the valley worked to-
gether In harmony fer its. and their |
own bettepment. He urged construc-
tive criticism, but deplored destructive
knocking.
Mr.. johnson closed with beautiful
tribute to Oregon, and impressively
pronounced his message of optimism,
faith and courage.
r. A. Booth, of Eugene, as then
introuced as 'the next United States
senator from Oregon" He is one of
Oregon's commissioners to the Panama
Pacific exposition of 1916, and declared
the commissions willingness to do
everything possible for the furthsrsnce
of Hood River county's interests in
that great fair. Aside from that phase
of his remarks, Mr.. Booths address
was an inspiring Argument for the
broader and better citizenship of the
whole wide world: for the peaceful
settlement of all disputes, and for the
giving of an absolute equivalent for
all we received. There was hint of |
senate timber in the man as he spoke |
of the broad and universal character of |
the exposition, of its Importance to the
whole race, and Of our nations share |
in the betterment of that race, and the |
obligation its superior equipment laid |
upon our nation and our state.
His tribute to the valley and ito peo- |
pie, whether or not identified wth she |
Hood River Commercial club, was
beautiful and impressive, and con for
Dir. Booth most convincing applause.
President Heilbronner then an
nounced the conclusion of the session,
and invited all present to attend the
vaudeville performance at the assem-
bly, rooms of the cdb. The hall was
filled in very short time, and silence
followed the music of a piano which, |
with the performing company, re-
msined concealed behind curtains which
presently parted, revealing Wilmer
Sieg as interlocutor, Clarence Gilbert
and Arthur Clarke as bones; and |
Messrs. Kelly and Cruikshank as tam
bourines. Back of this line we're
grouped J. A. Epping, l.. A. Hender-
son, Este Brosius, Lester Perkins, Cul-
yer 0sgood, G. II. Vaughan, P. G.
Schroeder and E. NJ. Spaulding, with
Hans Hoerlein as accompanist. Solos
by Mr.. 0sgood and Mr.. Brosius, with
chorus effects. and a charming English
ballad by Mr.. Epping. earning and
receiving an encore, were interspersed
with local "quips" by he blackfaced
talent. The singing was heartily ap-
plauded, and the humorous stories at |
the expense of various prominent peo-
pie in the club. provoked uproarous
laughter. The session concluded at |
midnight.
Taken altogether, the affair is con-
sidered most successful in every way.
The evident sentiment of the clubs |
interest in the affairs of every section .
and every citizen of the valley is hailed |
as promise of advancement both for
the club and the community. And the I
visit of Mr.. Booth and Mr.. johnson, /
with their lofty and eloquentIy ex-
pressed sentiments, are recognized as a
stimulus for the organization, closer
union for all elements of the district, !
and harbinger of greater prosper
ity than has ever been known in the !
past.
Those present at the banquet and !
minstrel show were:
Leroy Armstrong. W. H. Acker, l.. |