Kennewick’s New 'Red-Blooded' Athletic Club
Local sports enthusiasts gather to launch a new athletic organization, securing a clubhouse and hosting a kickoff with live music.
At a rousing meeting in the Commercial club rooms last night attended by nearly fifty young, red-blooded enthusiasts, the Kennewick Athletic Klub officially started existence with flying colors and bright prospects. Forty men attached their signatures to the membership roll and this number has been increased to more than 50 today. For the next 30 days the membership fee will be $1.00, after which it will be increased. The regular dues have been fixed at 50 cents a month. Several committees were named to confer with owners of buildings which have been suggested as probable quarters for the club. These committees will report at another meeting next Tuesday evening and plans for fitting up the club home will be taken up immediately. Last evening’s affair was enlivened by real athletic music furnished by a picked orchestra.
“At a rousing meeting... nearly fifty young, red-blooded enthusiasts, the Kennewick Athletic Klub officially started existence.”
Community clubs were the social bedrock of Kennewick in 1915, providing structure for young men in a booming agricultural town. Today, similar civic-minded 'enthusiast' groups often pivot to digital spaces, though the desire for a physical 'third place' remains a constant theme in local development.
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