The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-20
COMMERCIAL CLUB LUNCHEON.

The first MONDAY luncheon given
under the auspices of the Commercial
IClub, last Friday, was a rafting sue
cess from every point of view, far
better than could have been expected
considering the short notice, and the
difficulties the ladies' labored under
luncheon was served in the eeonven-
iently arranged and exceedingly
pleasant new library building by the
ladies of the Civic League, and bet
ter meal could not be procured for
anything like the same price any
where. 1t was home cooking, daintily
served, by home cooks who know the
art of tickling the palate. The menu
was one that appealed to and salts
fled and highly grGtified those SO for
tunate as to be partakers Some 80
guests were served at this first lun-
| cheon. Many outside of the club mem
bership were at the tables, while the
club itself was well Represented. AS
the library is not as yet either entirely
finished, nor fully equipped for enter
| tanning so l-any people at one time,
TIE tables had to be set twice before
all those present could be accommodate
| ed, the Commercial Club members CIV
| ing away to their guests al the first
tables.
Of course the luncheon was for the
purpose of promoting sociability, good
feeling and fellowship among business
nen and citizens generally who
should attend. Added to this social
| feature was the aim to take up and
discuss ways and means to carry out
a plan recently suggested by F. w.
Graham to procure exhibits of farm
garden and orchard products indigen-
Gus to the surrounding country. In a
speech before the Commercial Club
Mr.. Graham pointed out that in other
places local products were on exhi
bition for the purpose of showing
strangers and visitors what the
adjacent lands could and would pro-
duce. In Oroville, he was surprised to
note, there were no exhibits of this
nature. He suggested that the bus
ness men make a strong and united
effort to correct this deficiency, as it
was especially important and neces-
sary at this time, when attention was
being attracted to Oroville and the
Okanogan valley by the construction
of the irrigation system, in order to
show the new conner undisputable ev-
dence that the soil is as fertile as is
claimed by the public at large, and
that it's products will vie with those
raised in any other part of the coast
country. Owing to the necessity of
splitting up the crowd, and conse-
quent protraction of the luncheon be-
yond the time intended, it was not
possible to lake up the subject at
length, but DR.. Lewis, president Of the
Club, made stirring address, going
into the matter of local exhibits pref
ty thoroughly, and urging upon the
business men present to use every eff
fort to secure samples of the products
of the surrounding country and place
them where they will show off to the
best advantage and at the same time
inviting any farmer or orchardist
present to cooperate in the good work
as the object is to advertise the
country.
Everybody was we'll satisfied with
this first effort of the Club to get the
business men and citizens together,
and the initial luncheon will be fol-
lowed by others in the future. After
this first experience it is safe to pre-
dict that the attendance at future
Civic League feeds under the auspices
70 the Commercial Club will be more
largely attended than the first, for
those who partook of the Friday lun-
cheon will certainly take the first op-
portunity presented to repeat, and
those who overlooked the first one are
not going to make the same mistake
| the second time after learning what
an excellent meal the ladies serve.