The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-06-22
,..,.wick Business Men,
samers s''',r and Their Wives
Go Visiting
,,coND EXCURSION
IS GREAT SUCCESS
e,1endid Reception Given by
T;ona-Benton and Rich
land Folk

!. conducting get-acquainted tours
!. Kennewick Commercial club I'M
.,,es Sbh practice. This seems TO
: tbe Union Of those who made the
!. 3 brton City and Richland Tues
sjtrral who made both trips
"a til one even a greater success
y, the one to Hanford and White
~. Two weeks ago. At any rate
,;itor, and visited alike thoroughly
sjeyed the day.
About hundred Kennewick People
IL the trip. Upon arrival in Benton
cv the visitors were greeted at Hotel
p.uton bya reception committee from
= Kiona Benton Community from
ynm the automobiles they were es-
mted to 4 huge crock of iced lemon
4 presided over by two pretty girls.
After brief rest the visitors were
tsken on an automobile ride over the
Dnton Highlands which are rapidly
uming into prominence as one of the
Hsmier fruit and alfalfa districts of
" county. To most of the visitors
be Highlands, which are only eight
years from sage brush,. were revel-
atom.
The Highland trip afforded an ex-
nllent view Of Benton City's proposed
court house site. The site is half a
block, 2SOxSO0 feet which the townsite
company has offered to the county as
court house site provided the county
seat is moved to Benton City at the
fall election.
Shortly after noon free chicken
dinner was served in the hotel dining
foom BY the ladies' of the Community
club. While guests and hosts were
seated at the tables a joint program
vas given by the two clubs.
In the absence Of Robert Prior, pres
nent Of the Kona- Benton club, DR..
hedger presided. The address of well
come was delivered by w. A. Kelso,
q Nona. The speaker who is one of
ne earliest pioneers of this part of the
mte said that while in some instances
evelopment Of latent resources of this
county had been slow in coming tn.
pioneers who have stuck have never
! ess faith. He cited the Horse Heaven
nnsation project as an instance of
0ae Of the delayed possibilities which
sw seems assured Of success. He
.sed the whole hearted cooperation
tais project. =
=. tue conclusion of Mr.. Kelso's talk
!. = hedeer turned the meeting over
80. = " Rodgers, chairman of the
s.nnewick entertainment committee,
:. s.so, 4. ". Desgranges respo,
= ADDRESS Of welcome and short talks
s,. .t.s made by L. E. Johnson. NJ. M
-ual'0n ~ and A. R. Gardner.
s.;a sas Del Monte Four, who donated
..t;a, a services for the day, got into
:, 1r ~ as soon as they landed in Ben.
-, = olty. They opened up their jaz,
os...a % u the lobby Of the hotel and dis.
,s,s sa u, entertainment galore. The,
,sy soly assisted by Miss Mary Har.
pt;' S' 5 soprano, and v. o. Price anf
.asns...s =, MarnOck who sprung some un
psesed p'ss. dancing talent.
ton ng taul !, goodbye to the Kiona-Ben
Rieh1ou, r. lo,s the excursionists returned !,
d Aa Anu at $3.50 and took possessio,
sonaa Snon Park. This retreat with #,
i s,sul tSs ~ shade trees and river breez,
u. e de 1lnest spot of its kind in all :
ton pssert s. country of central Wasbips hi .
.sosDla. : a00unds in a rejuvenatinp at !
hours lese. .s So much 50 that for tbre,
So,a ). sne Kennewick business mo,
sond..a, themselves out and annexed Nd,
an fsr1ul ima appetite as they engaged !,
,ta,.a ,t.npr0mptu program of asagya sth,a+i !
.ad l's; s.. There were foot races ssn.es. fas
nest1iUs Us, , broad jumps, high lump:
shoe Jung ,a4 bouts, humble peg and hors
.ha1tsaan hataland BUSINESS houses declare
dsra,aaa Iaay q and shut up shop at s:so an
is 1 Visitors. At s:so IL the sa,us,r, eseursio,
Of the gs d,S on the ta, second chicken dinn'
The dinner was served I