The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-07-04

last Monday, but to our good lucl
No. 8 was dus at 1880 a. m. BY tbii
time our party increased and we we're
nine In number, Capt. and Mrs. Blow
ers, Mr.. and Mrs. Hamblet, g. Il.
Castner G. | Dakin, James Brennan,
s. +. Blythe and Clara Blythe. We
reached Portland In two hours and
here We we're met by Frank Noble.
Dinner came next on the program &c
we made tor the Portland. Alter din.
ner we had couple of hours before
tram time for New berg, and we spent
1t In the Oregon Historical rooms
where we enjoyed a visit with Geo. II.
Hines. He showed us q letter written
In 1885, the time postage stamps we're
not thought of. The letter was lS
months reaching Its destination.
We moved on down Jefferson street
to ouI debpot Here We found every
seat taken in the coaches and every
man thinking he had some chance
finding the conductor We tried t.
make howl for more cars but more
cars we're not to be had. At this place
we met Mrs. b. f. Shoemaker, Mrs.
James Ingalls, and s. A. Skinner.
They were the early ones to catchSNo.
3 that morning. Mrs. Ingalls, and Mrs.
Shoemaker enjoyed visit on the u.
S. s. s. Charleston In the afternoon.
From Portland to Newberg we sat
ON our suit cases, the brakes, the
platform aud the steps, anywhere so
long as we we're on the train and hav.
ing the best kind OF time. The
weather was extremely warm and the
outdoor breeze was much more pleas.
ing than comfortable seat In the
coach.
Upon our arrival ut Newberg we
we're piloted to the Commercial house,
two dollar hotel where one could
get the pleasant odor from the kitch.
en- in any room In the house and 10
cent dinner for fifty cents. 1t did not
take us long to find a private board.
ing and rooming house. Here they
gave us dollar meals for 25 cents and
25 cents paid for our bed. The citi.
zens OF Newberg spared neither mon.
ey nor time to give everybody a good
time and to make them comfortable.
AT our headquarters we met A. G.
Buck, q. +. Waldo, j B. Rand and
Capt.. j. p. Shaw. In the evening a
contest on Patriotism" was held be-
tween two young ladies. Both essays
we're remarkably we'll written and de-
livered. Thirty-six little girls in COS.
tune gave the drill and song "The
Blue and the Gray" After the gro.
gram reception was rendered the
visitors.
Tuesday morning 700 more visitors
reached Newberg and at Portland 500
we're left to come in the afternoon.
Business sessions we're held both
morning and afternoon ny the W. X.
G. and q. A. r. In the evening a
band concert was free to all at the
grove.
Wednesday came and still the wealth
or remained very warm, and every
Bood Riverite longed for cool west
breeze. During the election of officers
10 the afternoon telegram came to
Miss Clara Blythe and the W r. G.
ladies that s. +. Blythe, of Hood Riv-
er, was elected commander. The fol-
lowing ladies were elected by the W.
Il. c.: Department president, Mrs.
Cora Davis, ct Union; senior vice
president, Mrs. Lettie Eggers, OF
Newberg; junior vice president, Mary
Diokey, of Cottage Grove; secretary,
Mrs. Anna Maxwell, OF Union; treas.
urer, Hannah Reeves, of Union
chaplain, Sarah Kemp, OF Portland
executive committee, Mrs. Addie
Morgan, Forest Grove; Louisa Good.
brod, OF Union; Mrs Caddy Rees, OF
Cove: Esther Pursel, OF Union; Cora
Mcbride, of Portland; delegates at
large, Bertha ID. Gilman, OF Hepner
Clara Blythe, of Hood River; Manda
na Thorp, OF Corvallis; alternaets,
Mrs. Kline, of Corvallis; Susie Talm.
age, of Tillamook; and Carrie Coulter,
of Portland.
Thursday afternoon was taken up by
joint installation of officers OF the G..
A. r. and W. X. q. Ice cream and
cake was served by the ladies of Shi-
lob corps, No. %, W. X. c., Of New
berg.
The next state encampment will be
held at Newport, Oregon. The nation
al encampment will be held at Sara.
toga September 8, 1907.
One OF the Party.