The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-07-28
PESHASTIN
ENTERTAINED
SHIPPERS

The good people of the Peshasti,
community handsomely entertainec
the members of the International An
pie Shippers association and othe1
guests on Monday, and it is safe t.
predict that the members of the shin
pers association, on trip across the
continent and entertained everywhere
will not have had more pleasant
time an any community, urban OF
rural.
1t must be remembered that Pc
shastin, though only a small center
is the shipping point for one of the
most productive little districts in the
state, and has the finest fruit packing
and storage plant in the state, owned
by the Peshastin Fruit Growers asso.
citation. 1t also has other storage and
packing houses-among them that OF
the Wenatchee Fruit e. Warehouse
Co.
With the bigger concern, the Pc.
shastin Fruit Growers association
taking the lead, the people of the
community are doing big things, and
when it was announced that the mem.
bers of the International Apple Ship
pers association were heading this
way, preparations began and the re-
suit was such success that the ship
pers were astonished and overjoyed at
the reception accorded them at Pc
shastin.
Some forty or fifty automobiles
were provided by the people of the
community and joined with the people
of Wenatchee in taking the visitors
from the east to Chelan and Manson
and most of them were brought to Pc
shastin Monday, arriving between II
and ~ o'clock, and taken directly to
the plant of the Peshastin Fruit
Growers association. Here a packing
demonstration had been prepared
Notwithstanding that it was off sea-
son. A supply of harvest apples had
been secured from further down the
valley, and when the guests arrived
they were shown the manner in which
an up-to-date plant operates. The
guests were registered and partook OF
refreshing cider which was then be-
ing made on the premises. Then fol.
lowed an inspection of the entire
plant with explanation of each de.
partment. This was followed by al
sitting down to sumptuous dinner ir
the storage room. This room had beer
neatly decorated with the foliage OF
cedars, set with long tables covered
with immaculate linens with ferns
baby breath and sweet peas to adorr
them. The dinner was prepared ant
served by the ladies' guilds Of the
Methodist Episcopal and Friend;
churches. Following is the menu:
Fruit Cocktail
Assorted Pickles Fruit Jelly
Fried Chicken la Peshastin
Drowned New Potatoes
Green Corn on Col
Rolls
Green Apple Pie
Ice Cream and Waters
Coffee Ice Tea
About 175 sat down to the repast
Mr.. H. N. Bake, president of tht
Peshastin Commercial club, presided
and welcomed the visitors. He told /;
story, illustrating how necessary it i:
that all work together, each taking
his individual part skillfully, in ordel
that success may crown our efforts.
Following the dinner DR.. w. J
Hindley, of Seattle, educational direc
tor of the State Retailers association
delivered the main address, eulogizint
the people out on the ranches fo
their yeoman service, welcoming th'
visitors and felicitating all on th'
spirit of the gathering and DWELLING
upon the inevitable good that mus
result from this closer relationship.
Mayor c. f. Chase, of Wenatchee
for the Wenatchee Valley Traffic as
sociation, under whose auspices tn
ceremonies were held, bid the guest
good bye, and the president of tn
Apple Shippers association responded
Music was furnished by Daugh
tees orchestra of Wenatchee.
Among the guests were people fron
the large cities at the East an
South as well as from nearer points
To Peshastin must be given credi
for splendid effort to put the Wen
atchee Valley on the map. If any de
tail had been overlooked no one dis
covered it.