The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1915-04-09
GALA DAY FOR THE
CITIZENS OF KENDR|CK

CITIZENS OF KENDR|CK
Wednesday being an ideal spring
day, a large crowd of citizens of the
surrounding country and the little
city of Kendrick crowded the streets
at an early hour in the afternoon.
At l: 80 the children of the Public
schools under the escort of the
teachers came marching down the
street from the beautiful school
building on the hill. The Band met
the school at the crossing in the
front of the United States Postoffice
and marched to the grounds Of the
new City Park. A temporary plat
form had been placed on which the
program of the day was rendered.
The program was carried out as
published last week in the Gazette.
Each section of the school planted
their tree and then the Pioneers of
the Potlatch who were present
planted a tree and then the City
Fathers planted the last and corner
tree. In this program there were
two papers read, one telling of
Kendrick in 1915" which dwelt
on the beautiful scenery and water
advantages Of this little city and
what is existing in the way of old
rickety sidewalks and unpainted
houses and numerous other things
that if taken care of would make
better looking town of this little
burg. The other paper was "Ken-
drick in 1925" this paper was
written as though the writer had
just arisen from a Rip Van Wrinkle
sleep of ten years. Instead of what
awful things the first paper spoke
of existing in Kendrick now the
town was transformed into beauti-
full little city with all the modern
works of human minds and energy
coupled with a vast amount of
capital. In this there was nothing
impossible to happen if the citizens
of the town would only come forth
from their own Rip Van Wrinkle
sleep and form into an organization
that would work to make a better
Kendrick. You, my Reader, know
that in this Potlatch country, is the
richest farming district that lies
out of doors, and the natural ad.
vantages are here to make just
such town of Kendrick as was
pictured in this young lady's Essay
on Kendridk in 1925. The evening
program was rendered in the
Barnum Theatre. County Commits
sioner John L. Woody made short
talk on the Road affairs of this par
of the county, how roads may b.
made and maintained. He Offered
inducements that would be fair tt
any community and if the citizens arr
wanting roads his plan is the prope1
one and should be taken up and b.
worked out. Then came j. l. Mitch
am, the Silver Tongued Orator O
the Potlatch". His subject deal
with the Clean Up of Kendrick ant
he told the people just how dirt,
and rotten the town was and hoy
to clean it up. The only thing wa
that he didn't get all over the tow
for on the hill he forgot some of tn
worst part of filth that is dali.
running out of residence propert.
into the streets. His talk wa
straight and to the point and h
didn't care where the splinter
stuck, only hoping that they ha
the effect where ever they hi
Prof. Shattuck of the University G
Idaho then addressed the auidenc
on the subject of parks and tn
planting and beautifying of HON
yards as we'll, part of his lecture Q
this subject was illustrated wit
pictures on canvas that made
very impressive. To wind U
matters and make the town loo
like it was starting into clean u
in a hurry some one yelled fire ar
the audience was soon headed t
ward the burning home of Mr.
Plummer in the west end of tow
Thus ended the days program al
left people to ponder over what h;
been said and done during the da
We no doubt think that many
Kendrick citizens have made 81
emn VOW to clean up and chan
their knocking clothes for new 81
of boosting clothes and that Ken
rick will in 1925 meet the expect
tions of our sleeping Rip Van.