The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-02-09
GRANGE STRIVES
TO SAVE PARK

Park Grange held special meeting
a. the Grange Hall Saturday, January
~, for the purpose of formulating
some plan by which the Grange could
save the ten acres of nice trees and
the buildings thereon from passing
into private ownership. This meeting
was attended by twenty-five men and
women of the West Side, and by the
audience present it was the unanimous
opinion of all that to allow this prop
erty to slip from the hands of the
Grange would not only close the gates
to the Grange but the entire valIey.on
the West Side would then be wholly
without single foot of ground on
which the people of the Valley could
have any meeting of public assemblage
otherwise than on private grounds so
the Grange has decided to hold this
beautiful ten acres for park purposes
at ell hazards. Nine men who were
present pledged themselves to pay up,
by March z, all the interest due and
some past due. A few of those who
were present have clung firmly through
the changing vicissitudes of Park
Grange, have fought through an un-
equal contest and are still in the front |
ranks, willing to go on with the good |
work like that grand apostle, Paul, |
who said, "He had fought a good fight |
and kept the faith, and this is WHY |
the people of Hood River Valley still |
have in their midst a beautiful grove
left as the Creator finished the work. |
where friends, neighbors and strangers
may assemble.
For utp LnraEt T.,
b. brief description of the property
There is main building, rs by 40
feet, with a kitchen annex, also a
woodshed. The building is finished,
painted, heated and lighted by elec-
tricity. These grounds are two and a
half miles from Hood River on the
West Side, one half mile south of Bel
mont M. Il. church, and is easy of
access, on good level roads all the wav.
On next Friday, February 10, will be
held the regular meeting and all mem
bers of the Grange are expected to be
present. Mrs. StaufTer, the Worthy
Lecturer, has arranged for short pro
gram.
On Friday, February 3, the Grange
held their regular meeting with short
program. All had quite a pleasant
evening and quite an increase in at
tendance was noticeable.
Friday night, February 10, a basket
social will be given at the Garnge
Hall, also an old fashionede spelling
match between Frankton and Barrett,
Everyone is invited, young folks and ,
ia. BE sure to come, bring your
friends mad all spend pleasant even
ng and get acquainted with your
leighbor.
A committee a few years past was |
'pointed by the President of the '
United States to make a study of G
armers, their conditions ana needs q
which would tend to make life more c
pleasant for them. The finding of the !
committee was unanimous in the opin- /
on that the like of social meetings was !
" Tar the most potent necessity in the q
,very day life of the millions of toilers d
II the soil throughout our broad v
ountry. Now let the friends and neigh c
'ors OF the West Side join hands and b
orm society that will be pleasant t
md helpful for our social needs. We v
AVE talent to draw from which is in n
Iced hard to find in such abundance in s
my community. Let each of us do !
ONE personal work among our friends b
md neighbors and see what magic re-
ults will be obtained along the lines
# success and progres. Don't forget v
he basket social and spelling match y
friday evening, February 10, at Park II
range Hall. b
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Moe left Satur- t
lay for two weeks trip through p
outhern California. 0