The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-02-28
BIG DINNER
ON THE HILL
Three Hundred and Fifty
At Highlands Annual
Community Banquet

The Community Dinner Friday eve-
ming sponsored by the Highlands
Woman's club was attended by three
hundred and fifty. The places at the
tables in the dining room were filled
four times and the only regrets ex-
pressed were that illness had kept
several families away. After all had
been served at dinner, toastmaster
E. H. Mann announced that the speak
ers would be heard in the ballroom,
and introduced Mr.. A. C. Hart, a
pioneer and former president of the
Improvement club, asking him to
speak on community spirit. Mr.. Hart
spoke briefly but most interestingly,
comparing the experience of the High
lands with that of other localities
in which he had pioneered and re-
marked that all had their periods Of
enthusiastic improvement and devel-
opment followed by reactions in times
financial dullness and that it had
ever been conceded that those who
stayed were the ones who won COM
Portable homes or financial success
rather than those who chased after
boom projects. Mr.. Hart spoke of the
community spirit which made possible
the club house when a meeting place
was needed, of the evident communal
conscience for community cooperation
necessary for the welfare Of the High
lands and spoke Of it in a congratu-
latory way.
The next speaker was E. o. Keene
who was introduced as the "Man who
came from Prosser to get something
to eat" and who said if that was what
he came for he certainly got it. Mr..
Keene, after congratulating the Wo-
mans club who made possible a
most enjoyable banquet, urged in
creased membership in both clubs,
the organs through which all effective
effort was made success
full.
o. S. Sullivan, of Yakima, whom
the POSTMASTER said came even fur
ther than Mr.. Keene for something
to eat, responded to his introduction
with very optimistic talk, speaking
mostly of those who were community
leaders in advancement and STATING
that when the orchard was a little |
older and in full bearing, he intend |
ed making the Highlands his perma-
nent home. v. o. Price was intro
duced as the man from over the hill |
but one who was vitality interested in
the Highlands. Mr.. Price said several |
nice congratulatory things, best of all |
was that the Highlands had certain |
loyalty and integrity appreciated by
business men and which was found |
TO bring good results.
After the speaking, the Star or
.hestra furnished music and many
danced while others visited.
A group of apple growers later
asked that some member of the local |
appointed recently to CO.
operate with the larger committees
in regarding Northwest apple grow
ers association, report on what was
being done. F. L. Trimble responded
TO this and after speaking exhaustive
" and at considerable length review
ing the situation as has been given
wide publicity in the press, he stat
ed that the local committee had not
met or done anything as yet but
were waiting for some action from
those higher up in order that they
might act intelligently. At midnight
the reveries ceased and all went home
with feeling that they would surely |
be present at the annual dinner next
year.