The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-07-15
MANY ENJOY
COMMUNITY DAY
CEREMONIES
Farmers and T0wnpeOple Mingle
and Get Better Acquainted
at Picnic
DIR. HENRY GIVES MAIN TALK
M. M. Moulton Says Newcomer who
Comes Here Only to MakeMoney
Is Not Welcome

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Altho the attendance was not as
large as it might have been, the COM
munity picnic held Sunday was a de-
cided success. At the usual service
hour in the morning about 500 people
assembled at the Liberty theatre and
participated in union religious SER
vice. An able sermon was preached
by Rev. John A. Shaw, pastor of the
First Baptist church, and special
musical program arranged by F. A.
Dunlap was given.
Shortly after noon the farmers and
townspeople spread their dinners un-
der the trees on the parkings and
lawns along Third street. Ice cream
and ice water was supplied by the
Commercial club and the picnicers
thoroly enjoyed themselves as they
me. new friends and became more
acquainted generally.
At the Liberty theatre in the af-
ternoon the largest crowd of the day
assembled. An address of welcome
to the newcomers was delivered by M.
M. Moulton. The speaker declared
that his welcome to the newcomer
was hearty and sincere but it was not
unqualified. "Some of the newcomers
have come among us in search of
health, or that they may be near their
loved ones," said Mr.. Moulton. "To
this class of newcomers we extend
our sincerest sympathy. and bid them
welcome. Some have come here for
the purpose of establishing permanent
homes and contributing their energies
to the further development of the
community and are ready and will
ing to share in the responsibilities
as well as in the benefits of the COM
munity. To this class of newcomers
We have the warmest possible well
come. We need them and upon their
coming the future growth of the COM
munity is in a large measure depend
ent. Then there is that class of new
comers whose only object in coming
here is to fatten their own pocket
books at the expense Of the commun-
ity. Their aim is to reap all the ben
efits possible and share none of the
responsibilities. They have no in
tention of establishing here perma-
'nent home and contribute nothing to
the material or social upbuildi1g Of
this community. For this class we
hold no welcome and the time of their
going is waited with pleasure"
Mr.. Moulton was followed by Phil
G. Warnock, who responded for the
new corners. He described the feel
ings of the new comers who have sew
cred old ties Of friendship and come
among us strangers. He called at
tentien to the natural tendency OF
the community to place the new conner
upon probation and to accept him into
the inner circles of the community's
friendship only after he has proven
his worth. He warned this commun-
ity against the mistake too often
made failure to give the newcomer
chance to prove his worth and to
take his place as builder Of and
booster for the. community.
The principal address of the after
noon was delivered by DR.. A. II. Hen
ry of Yakima. The central thought OF
his talk was the duty of the individual
to the community, to the state and to
the nation. He said the welfare OF
the family was of greater Importance
than the welfare of any one member
of the family. Likewise the good OF
the community must take rank over
the good Of the family and the welfare
of the nation placed higher than the
welfare of the community or state.
He declared that the great American
experiment in government would new
'er stand in history as proven success
If the individual lost interest in pub
lie affairs. There can never be a
government of, for and by the people,
If the people show an Indifferent atti-
tude toward that government, he said.
He criticized the tendency of the
American people to delegate their
rights of political thought to self-con-
stituted leaders. The fundamentals
of the American plan of government