The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-02-28
COMRADE CUNNING IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
i. j. Cunning writes the following
letter to Clnby Post:
Pomona, CAL, Feb. s, '07.

i. J. Cunning writes the following
letter to Cinby Post:
Pomona, CAL, Feb. s, '07.
Commander and omrades:
The countersign here is Sunshine"
National. pomona is a Beautiful
Place" Department. That will pass
you anywhere here. feel, we'll like
Q Dutohman and smell to heaven.
"How did | arrive at this Heavenly
ststef" you ask. will reveal the
secret. | ate hearty dinner of pork
chops and AN onion TO which Hades
would be an ioicle and there is a gar
licky aroma from my inards that is
like Hamburg and wiener wurst No
wonder 1 feel good and have such a
lordly sympathy for all who come
near me, and TOR the very refined. |
feel that my strength lie my shame.
My only desire at present is to be In
brewery with a big schooner and
then another and would be ready, to
do something desperate: Write a let
ter to the post for instance.
l attended a banquet given by the
post and corps of this place In honor
Of their department officers, who
failed to come. | and my party was
there to represent them and there WAS
some Of the good things left, though
we did our best to make the absence
of department officers OF no concern.
was not on the program, as it was a
swell affair, and consisted OF fiddling
on the piano and sprightly music on
the talking machine, with a couple
good speeches, but the banquet was
the swellest affair as far as the hun
cry Oregonisns we're concerned. We
we're filed so full that bending was
out of the question.
The little bronze button Is quite
common throughout the mild south
ern coast and the wearers of them
don't seem to feel bit ashamed that
they had something to do about sett-
ling that dispute about state rights
some years ago, and don't stand back
about taking part in any discussion
relative to similar questions or to say
their say about a monument to JEFF
Davis right hand man, Wirtz. The
devil does not need monument to
perpetuate his infamy and monu-
msnt to Wirtz would only perpetuate
the shame of the South. l am sorry
that the Soi th should want 1t.
There are comrades here from all
over the country and one even from
New Jersey, 26th, and Comrade Gro
we'll is not the only one from New
Jersey, but | failed to remember his
regiment. 1t did me lots OF good to
say that ] knew another comrade
from that state, and this comrade
seemed to stick to me for company
because knew of another, so was
his backing. There is large post
here and lots of tramps who wear the
button, but have allowed their men,
bsrship to lapse, but an open camp
fire generally brings them out.
The weather is Junelike, oranges
plenty, apples from Hood River in
Che market anC some labeled Hood
River that never saw Hood River,
though they we're branded extra
Spitzen berg" with Davidson Fruit
60. brand, but they we're frauds as |
know Davidson Fruit Co. would not
put such brand on Ben Davis ap-
pies. The boxes we're old and packed
in Portland.
Well, here's hoping Candy Post may
grow until every one In the valley
eligible will belong to it. Respectful
ty yours In f. G. and l..
Thos. j. Cunning.