The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-05-25
Grange Dance q Big Success.

BY Staff Correspondent.
Underwood Wash, May 24-The pic
mic and social dance given Saturday
evening by the Big White Salmon
Grange in the new hall, near the Under
wood school house, was grand success.
It was in fact the Inauguration OF the
new hall where the intentions are to
many social session. The grange has
been organized but short time yet
already nearly fifty farmers have ider.
titled themselves with the movement.
While the weather was decidedly bad f,
and had effect on the visitors attend
ence, still those who were there had the
time OF their lives. The Lyle grange
and the Cascade Locks grange had sent
word that they were coming in large
numbers, but the weather In the even
ing broke even more threatening than
did the afternoon and the trip was
abandoned. White Salmon and Hood
River were represented with good dele.
cations, and the grangers and their
wives all saw to 1t, that all were given
royal time.
The farmers on the Washington side
are all feeling in good spirits, the berry
crop is Of fine quality, and good prices
tend TO make the harvest so far very
profitable one.
A more suitable place could not have
been conceived to erect hall than the
present site. Easy accessible to, from
all ways, and half hidden among the
frs, giving protection in case OF storm
| The affair was such a pleasant success
that 1t was decided to hold another social
dance on the following Saturday evening
to allow all who had failed to attend the
| first one an opportunity of enjoying the
privilege Of the new hall,
1t was s o'clock when Underwood and
| Weaver, the best two-men orchestra in
Washington, took their positions on the
platform and the floor manager an
nounced the first waltz. 1t was well in
the next day before the home, sweet,
home was played, and even then against
the wishes Of many Of the merry
makers. Jack Neeley otiiciated as
prompter.
The officers of the grange are as fol-
lows:
G. II. Cromwell, Master: G. d. Moore,
Observer; Mike Thornton, Lecturer; w.
A, 0rser, Steward; Bert Beach, Chap
lain.
All the officers and in fact all the
members OF the grange are largely re.
sponsible for the happy occasion, for
all worked hard to make it a success.
In the school house refreshments were
served, and 1t is due the ladies OF Under
wood and auxiliary to the grange, to
mention the supper. No king was ever
served more royalty. The choicest Der.
ries that ever grew and plenty OF them,
we're set before the banqueters and other
tempting dainties to make the spread
complete and elaborate.
Those who had charge Of this feature
were:
The Mesdames, Mike Thornton Mary
Olsen, G. d. Moore, Nellie Brown, Bert
Veach, @. II. Tubbs, Ed Underwood,
and the Misses Elsie and Lottie Under
wood and Miss Sadie Orser.
The walls of the school house were
decorated with the fancy work of the
ladies, and the exchequer OF the grange
was largely increased from the sale
One of the interesting features Of the
evening was the awarding of cake,
A large cake was cut into thirty eight
pieces, and in one Of the sections five
dollar gold piece was placed. When
the time came to make the award, the
pieces were passed around and all com
menced eating cake to find the "shiner. "
Earl Roubart was the lucky one and the
contest that had afforded so much anus
ment came to a happy close.
1t was a perfectly orderly crowd, and
there was nothing to offend, In fact it
was large family gathering. Wives,
sisters, daughters and sweethearts
mingled and saw to it that all were
dancing. There was not even one little
unpleasant incident to mar the pleasure.
One thing is sure the Big White Shlmon
Grange has established splendid repu-
tation for social affairs and when the
next one comes off, the new hall should
be crowded. The floor is perfect, and
all who love good dancing can surely
find it and the music is far abovcthe
AVERAGE