The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-02-11
CLUB HOUSE
IS POPULAR
plans for Organization in East
Kennewick Receive Support
of the People
NP.LOF OFFERS CHOICE OF
TWO BUILDING SITES
preliminary Meeting at Carmen Home
Attended by Enthusiastic Audi
ence-Meet Monday Again

The preliminary meeting, called by
". H. Allison, for the purpose of
forming a country club and provid-
ing for the erection of a suitable club
house, was held last Monday night at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. Carmen.
The attendance like the spirit of the
meeting was indeed very pleasant
surprise to all present. Two large
rooms were almost completely filled
With residents of the community long
before eight o'clock and it was very
evident, even before the meeting was
called to order, that everybody had
come with the determination to have
: club house movement launched and
under way in reality this time,
instead of "just talked Of" as has been
the case for the past two or three
years whenever the subject has been
discussed as pastime on the street
or in the fields.
In calling the meeting to order Mr..
Allison stated that, since giving the
matter publicity last week through
the Courier Reporter a goodly number
Of people had called him on the phone
expressing their willingness to assist
ana at the same time acquainting him
with the "don'ts" and scan'ts" Of the
undertaking. Some expressed them
selves as to the impossibility of sue
cess unless the ladies were included
q 1 component factor in the organi-
zation while others pictured very viv-
idly the unfortunate and untimely
death Of the undertaking even before
it was actually born if, under. any cir
cumstances, the ladies' had anything
to do with it. ss. .a0a
Needs Outlined e 1
Inspired by these varying opinions
Mr.. Allison prepared a very interest
ing paper which he read to an ap-
preciative audience in which he out
lined the past, present and future, in
. manner that took into account every
detail Of the community including ev-
cry industry, character Of business,
branch Of Horticulture, agriculture and
farm husbandry as well as the booster
the knocker, the pessimist and the
optimist.
he outlined many Of the various
needs Tor q club house and pointed to
the great possibilities that are bound
to follow in the way of a general up
building of the entire community.
He was followed by w. R.
Crawford, who spoke briefly on the
enect it woul have in encouraging
better roads and more beautiful and
attractive homes. Drawing as COM
parlson the good work that had been
done by the Highlands club, which, he
stated, in connection with the sub
stantlal encouragement offered through
tne n. T. |. accounted largely for the
better class Of roads, the shade trees
bordering either side of which added
materially to the appearance Of many
farms up on the hill in comparison
WITH the unkempt roadsides of the val
icy. while it is true," he said," that
We are about to have one of the best
roads = in the country it is likewise true
'nas we are about to experience the
opening Of the Columbia River which
w,ll increase very greatly the neces-
sl.y 40r such road and in fact we
VIM nave to build many branch roads
VI feeders to this main hard surface
ioad to take care of the traffic which
.nls coming boat service will create,
Aor IN my opion we are bound to ex-
perience an awakening in Kennewick
aaa surrounding country such as few
~ tne present time are able to believe
ana 1t is through cooperation and
''oser relationship that many of these
aovantages will come.
For Young Folks
one OF the principal aspects how
ever which interests me personally y
sa'o Mr.. Crawford, "is furnishing
amusement and education for our boys
ano girls out here where they can have
pace to meet and discuss the topics
" une day in their own way, hold
speinng bees, debates, ETC., listen to
"e handling of subjects pertaining
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