The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-14
SEVENTYFOUR DELEGATES ATTEND Blue
MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY MEETING SATURDAY
AT WESTON and START ORGANIZATION

was SUCCESS peyOIlu CHS expectation
of its sponsors. Seventy-four dele
gates were present from various
towns and cities Of the Inland En-
pire, when sixty was the largest
number hoped for. One hundred
people were entertained at the BAN
quet, at which Weston Mountain po-
tatoes and Strawberries were among
the viands served. Mutual delight
was expressed by the guests and
hosts over the entire affair, which
was arranged by the Weston Com
mercial club and the Weston noun
tain Community club.
1t developed at the meeting that
there is widespread interest in and
approval Of the proposed connection
of northern Union and northern
Umatilla counties by building a
highway on the Elgin- Weston route;
that the courts of both these coun-
ties will aid the undertaking with
suitable approaches, and that the
Forest Service is favorably disposed
toward helping the road, which tra-
verses part Of the Wenaha National
forest.
The Blue Mountain Highway AS
sociation was organized, and the fol-
lowing officers elected;
Col. Paul H. Weyrauch Of Walla
!. Walla, president; Lee B. Tuttle Of
Elgin, first vice president; e. M.
Smith of Weston, secretary and
treasurer; Roy w. Ritner of Pendle-
ton, M. L. Watts Of Athena, J. o..
Hales of Adams, A. F. Alexander Of
Walla Walla, H. S. Murray Of Free
. water, R. E. Bean Of Umapine, H.
. M. Cockburn Of Milton, J. M. Rich-
ards of Stanfeld, C. w. Metz Of Wes-
ton Mountain, Philip H. Dater Of
= Portland, F. H. Noes Of Helix, s. A.
"a Barnes of Weston, vice presidents.
t. 1t was decided that the active di-i
ID rection of the associations work be
vested in an executive committee Of
" five, to consist of President Wey-.
l. rauch, Vice President Tuttle, Secre-
v tary Smith, Roy W. Ritner and H.
y M. Cockburn.
d Delegates in attendance were:
n Athena-M. l.. Watts, E. G. Rogers,
C. l.. McFadden, 0. O. Stephens, F.
S. LeGrow, Fred Ratdke, M. w. Han
sell.
. Adams-J. T. Lieuallen.
; Elgin-S. e. Harris, G. E. Smith,
!. A. J. Patton, E. c. Gettings, c. A.
# Galloway, E. A. Bailey, G. E. Bean
! and Lee Tuttle.
Freewater-H.. S. Murray, J. W.
- Chaunalt and R. E. Gleason.
Milton-D. Demaris, G. w. Miller,
, H. M. Cockburn and W. c. McKin-
a ney.
Pendleton-J. v. Tallman, R. w.
"a Ritner, E. B. Aldrich, G. A. Hart
man, s. A. Lowell, l. M. SchanneI,,
Fred Bennion, Lee Shannon, J. G..
Kuhns, G. I. Barr, Frank Sailing,
Ernest Crockatt.
Portland--Philip H. Dater, dis
y trict engineer, representing Geo. H.
81 Cecil, district forester.
'e Stanfeld-G. l.. Dunning,
~ Umapine-R. E. Bean.
" Walla Walla-Ben Hill, Pal Clark,
y A. F. Alexander, DIR. Stephen B. L.
ie Penrose, Col. Paul H. Weyrauch, E.
'e C. Burlingame, ]. T. Crawford, A.
Ludwigs, Howard R. Pratt, W. Mil
ler, l.. r. Anderson, II. Whitehouse,
Frank Crane, Robert Fisher, Robert
10 Allen, Chase Garfield, w. Steel, j.
p w. Langdon, DR.. 0. J. Keating, s,
=, :, Moore and C. H. Peach.
NJ Weston Mountain--Roy d. Hyatt
~ c. W. Metz, Charles L. May, W. b
nc Hall and W. L. Rayborn.
N' Weston-Clark Wood, E. M. Smith
Nelson H. Jones, S. J. Culley, J. M
Price, s, A, Barnes, H. Goodwin
F. nix Price and L. R. Van Wrinkle.
rs The banquet was served at noon
rus During its progress pleasing mu
)ig sical program was rendered, u
.he which numbers were contributed By
inc Payants orchestra, Mrs. Anna Comp
err ton Winn, Howard R. Pratt Of Whit
at man Conservatory of Music, and thu
ge Weston Mems Quartette.
Some highly informative as vel
as diverting short speeches occupies
the time very proftably at Memoria
on hall during the afternoon. Th'
W. speakers were: DR.. Penrose, J. @
tn, Kuhns, Col. Weyrauch, Fred Ben
Up MON, R. w. Fisher, Judge Schannep
ng w. c. Garfield, Senator Ritner, j. W
es, Langdon, Judge Lowell, DIR. Keating
,ch Robert e. Allen, Philip H. Dater. +
c. Burhngame.