The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-06-03
COMMERCIAL CLUB
PLANS Big PICNIC
Function to be Given for Purpose
of Formally Welcoming
Newcomers

If plans now under consideration
by the Commercial club mature, one
of the biggest community get-togeth-
er functions ever held in this city will
be staged some time this month. The
suggestion that some such function
be held was suggested at the meeting
Of the Commercial club last Thursday
evening and the matter was placed in
the hands of L. E. johnson, Chas. Wei
gand and Charles Kasper.
\ At Wednesdays luncheon Mr.. John
son reported that the committee fa-
forved a big community picnic to be
held in the auto park on the banks Of
the Columbia in the east part Of town.
He said the committee had been un-
able to agree upon day Of week.
Saturday, he said, was the best day
in the week for the farmers, but the
least desirable day for the merchants.
Sunday he said had been considered
but it was feared that the picnic may
interfere with the usual church SER
vices. E. M. Sly suggested that this
objection could be met by having the
days activities start with big union
church service in the park. Rev. j.
III. Wood of the M. E. church said he,
personally, would have no objections
to such a plan and volunteered to
bring the proposition to the minister
ial association and report next We'd
nesday.
The idea of community picnic was
conceived for the purpose of extend
ing formal welcome to the new COM
ers Of the community, both in the
country and town and for bringing the
country and townspeople together for
a days pleasure and recreation. The
committee suggests that the affair be
an all-day picnic with everybody
bringing their own lunch baskets. If
the picnic were set for Sunday there
will be religious services in the fore
noon, followed by musical and speak
ing program and other features in the
afternoon. It is planned that the
Commercial club will provide tables
and chairs and make and serve the
coffee.
The community picnic is only one
of the several things started at Thurs
day evenings meeting. Considerable
time was. consumed in discussion Of
a proposal to enlarge the scope Of the
club membership so as to include the
country people. At the clubs reor-
ganization three years ago the for
mer nonresident memberships were
abolished and since that time farmers
have been accepted into the club upon
the same basis as the business and
professional men. Thursday evening
the club went on record as favoring
a restoration of nonresident men,
bership permitting farmers to become
members Of the club upon the pay
ment of small annual dues which shall
entitle them to the same rights and
privileges as resident members. M.
w. Mattecheck, F. A. Swingle and III.
r. vibber Were named to work out a
definite membership plan and submit
it to the club.
For the protection alike of the bus
mess men and legitimate charitable
and other enterprises, the club author
lied the appointment of committee
to investigate the credentials Of all
solicitors for funds and to pass upon
the worthiness Of the cause for which
the contributions are asked. Mem
bers of the club will be instructed not
to make any contributions to any so
licitor who, does not present the sign
ed OK. of this committee. On this
committee President Trenbath named
DR.. F. NJ Crosby, Leon F. Semon and
T. A. warnock.
The club also voted to revive the old
publicity department Of the club and
authorized the appointment of COM
mittee which has been named as fol-
lows: M. M. Moulton, Carl c. Williams,
E. M. Sly, H. w. Desgranges and A.
R. Gardner.
The secretary was authorized to
draft resolution setting forth Ken
newick's excellent advantages as
distributing center and request the
state. grange to locate its eastern
branch wholesale house here. This
resolution together with other data
was given to A. S. Goss and will be
to the state grange meeting
in Aberdeen.