The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-10-20
WOODMEN Have
GRAND PARADE

fruit fair, the logrolling and picnic OF
the Modern Woodmen camps of Wasco
and Klickitat counties was a complete
success. Thursday was Woodmen day
and the city was filled with members Of
the order.
Promptly at IL rs, Captain Snyder OF
the local camp OF Foresters, gave the
command, "Forward March," and the
parade Of $50 WOodmen moved from
the lodge headquarters In the X. OF +.
hall west on State street to First :; then
north on First; west on Oak, south on
Fourth, and west on State to the picnic
grounds under the large oaks east OF the
L. l.. Smith residence.
Crowdsof people lined the sidewalks
along the line of march. Heading the
procession was the Hood River brass
band. Following the band were the
Hood River Foresters ia uniform, with
Captain Snyder in the-lead. Ameng
the Foresters were Charles Gill, Verne
Gill, Charles Jones, Howard Pealer,
John Zolls, Nelson Emory, Earl III sing
er. the Zoll brothers, and William
Huckabay, escort.
A feature OF the parade was large
goatin charge-of the Zoll brothers, the
lodge goat tenders. Howard Pealer
supplied the goat. :,
Following the Foresters were 80 Hood
River Woodmen. After the local lodge
came the visiting teams from The Dalles,
Mosier and Dufur, some hundred or
more in number. Among the Moser
Woodmen noticed in 4he parade were,
John Willbro0k, Jeff IMosieT, William
Davis, Charles Stark, John Denny I,
Henningsen.
A much larger number Of people was
expected from The Dalles this morning,
but those who came say the rain clouds
we're 30 threatening there this morning
that many were afraid TO venture out,
thinking the celebration would have to
be called off.
After the speechmaking and picnic
dinner there was more music by the
band recitations. songs, instrumental
music, a team drill by the Foresters, and
tug OF war. At 4.30 o'clock the Wood
men marched TO their hall where they
organized county association. AT z
O'Clock this evening the visitors will
take in the apple show, and at9 o'clock
they will be entertained with dance
at the opera house.
Among the speakers today was Mrs
Hutchinson OF the Pendleton camp OF
Royal Neighbors.
Mayor A. 8, Blowers In an appr0pri-
ate speech introduced j. w. Simmons,
state deputy head consul OF Portland,
who delivered the principal address OF
the day.
Mr.. Simmons spoke in part as fol-
lows:
"In the history Of the development Of
the past century, nothing has made
more progress, especially within the
past % years, than the great fraternal
beneficiary societies which we today
in part represent.
1.-THE purely irateFnal societies, with
out the beneficiary or insurance feature,
have existed almost since the beginning
OF time. Infaetyif 1--we attempt to 60
back tolthe origin Of the idea Of frater-
nalismt 20 that great principle OF the
fatherhood OF God and the universal
brotherhood OF man, we must look back
across the centuries TO the cross borne
by the lowly Nazarene on the far off
hills OF Galilee, where 1000 years ago
flower divine closed Its petals on the
cross OF Calvary, and lis today bearing
rlpened fruits through the instrument
ality Of the fraternal societies through
nWh;le thia idea of fraternal co.oper-
alton almost antedates history, vet il re-
NAMED, fop 'the last half OF the 10th
century. whose ann has barely set be.
meath he weatesn horizon. 10 deyaIop
tha hana6ciarv or Insurance feature.
snch aa n ,,a.,ssasanted h the Modern
Woodmen, ". o. W., A. o. U. W.,
Maceahees and kindred seeieties. While
the first lodce Of this nature was estab.
iished onlv S5 Years ago. vet the neces-
sitv and demand Ior snch protection has
heao 20 great that TODAY the banner Of
he fra,ernal heneHciarv societies floats
over eight millions Of American homes.
aThe objects az these societies are
.two-snld namely /, n Administer 10 the
necessitles' ~ tReir nniortunate mem.
hers In sickness and distress and to fur
niah substantial benefits 10 the loved
ones danendent nnon ma. when we
shall have Ieit. life's' 'fltfnl scenea forever,
the nrosection of American homes. IN
order that when the breadwinner IA
ramoved these societies nav pour into
The Ian Of weepinc widows and or
nhan Children a sufficient amount with
which to feed clofhe and educate these
little ones. who wouId, otherwise he
thrown unop the coid Charities nj an nm
svmnatba,ic world and nossihlv lead
Inad ~ Jarsodation anJ crima
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we arc pleaseu 70 say thaD 'le socle'y
which we teuay ~ pars iePIesen''
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al coiunlh'' e1weflng neau anu snou'u
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THIS time. aDout' .oO,VVO members - q
greater NUMBER OF memDefs than any
other society OF kindred nature on
american soil - more poilcyhoiuers
IMAM any, "olp lipe ule lnsurahce
company 10 america today
This Is almost lncomprehensioie
when We consider THAT the society mas
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