The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-01
INDIANAINS HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING
"HOOSIERS' HONOR NATIVE STATE
DO Not Forget Their "Old Indiana'
Homes, But Are Loyal TO Oregon
and Hood River

Last Thursday was "Hoosier" day
and about $50 former residents of the
state through which flows the Wabash,
made famous in song and story, gath
cred to celebrate the anniversary of
the formation of the Hoosier" society
in this city.
The rules of the Hoosier Society re
quire that any one who has been a
resident of the state long enough to
be able to claim home there is eligi-
bic to membership. If your wife OF
husband, is or has been Hoosier,
you are likewise eligible from the
time honored precedent that when
two become one-the only instance,
by the way, whore mathematical cal
culation works backward-they must
share their joys and sorrows in com
mon. The former residents of Indiana
we're from all sections of the state,
and "reminiscences of boyhood and
girlhood days there were told and
many met who had lived near each
other there for years, yet had to come
almost to the shores of the Pacific
to become acquainted, However, al
though most all present felt the nat
ural and lasting affection that must
ever be present in the heart of man CIR
woman for his or her native state, no
one was heard to say that they wanted
to go back to Indiana, except for
visit, but that Oregon was to be the
home of their future and Indiana
pleasant retrospect of the dim and
misty past.
The amusement of the evening was
started by game which had no name,
but might be called "Ask and you
shall be told. Several young ladies
had slips which contained advertise
menJs, illustrations and divers and
diverse sayings which they pinned on
the backs of those present without
letting the unfortunate victime Sc
lected see what was on them. You
we're then instructed to go about ask
ing your friends who we're similarly
decorated, what your label was. We
are inclined to think that the ladies in
charge of this portion of the program
had made some study of the nature
of the aforesaid victims occupation
or characteristics, for we noticed
few samples of their handiwork. On
the back of we'll known gentleman
in the furniture business was pinned
an advertisement which read; "Come
early aud avoid the rush Your credit
is good" A young dentist bore the
caption: 'Teeth extracted without
pain. New teeth SO a set. One
young lady had a picture of phono-
graph attached to her, and another on
advertisement for chewing gum.
The jokes were, however, enjoyed by
all and were the cause Of much merri-
ment.
After this a varied program of music
and recitations was given to which
the audience heartily responded with
encores. The program was as fol-
lows:
Instrumental music, Edgington family
Song Welcome"
Madge and VeIda Cash
Recitation--"When the Frost is
on the Pumpkin" Jessie Evans
Duet-"Springtime,"
Miss Orr and Earl Bartmess
Address Indiana,
O. h. wolpert
Duet-"My Old Indiana Home"
Misses Nettie and Cora Peugh
Recitation-"The Raggedy Man."
Helen Orr
Reading-"I'm Going Back to
Indiana" Miss Wright
Piano Solo, Jennie Edgington
Song, Milo Frederick
Recitation, Nina Hollowell
Song, Bertha Edgington
Recitation Miss Nettie Kemp
In his address, Mr.. Wolpert spoke
of Indiana as having at one time been
looked on with rather disparaging
eye by those who had only passed
through it on the trains, as they went
to sleep usually when they struck the
eastern boundary of the state and did
not wake again until the train was
in the swampy and unfavorable north
west section of the state. This idea
has been dissipated and Indiana has
come to be recognized as one Of the
greatest states in the union, being
most prolific in the raising Of corn
and other agricultural products as
we'll as having taken tremendous
strides in industrial progress. He
referred to the long list of statesmen,
men of letters, celebrated poets and
men of affairs who had their inception
in the state and predicted most bril-
liant future for it.
At the conclusion of the program
the business meeting was held and j.
M. Hollowell elected chairman of the
society for another year and Mis-
Wright secretary. The guests theI
J adjourned TO the dining hall where
after Rev. q. M. Beeler hud asked I
blessing, they partook of mos
dainty and satisfying repast, aftel
which an hopr or two was spent IL
social intercourse and the Hoosierl
departed for home with pleasant rec
objections of their "Old Indians
Homes.
A novelty in the table decoration
were wild flowers, which at this sea
son of the year seemed quite marveI
GUS to those nnacqnainted with tn
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