The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-08-29


listeners convulsed.
The Old Apple Tree" was rendered
by them:
"0nce for me the world was sad and
lonely,
And all my heart was torn with grief
and woe
This life was barren as a graveyard
bony
roamed, and roamed but knew not
where to 60:
To rest beneath an apple tree | laid
me
Its branches spread to make CRATE
ful shade
And luscious fruits were hanging
there in clusters
And right beneath that apple tree
staid.
''In the shade of the old apple tree
In the Hood River Valley you see
In its wide spreading shade, for
tune soon made,
The apple means money to me (and
you)
The Newtown as yellow as gold
The Spitz brings the cash it is told
In this valley you see, as all happy
and free,
In the shade of the old apple tree.
II started out to make myself for
| tune,
But all my hope was quickly changed
to woe
With loving care the little trees I'd
plant them
But they got Wirter-kill and would
not grow
Thl gophers ate the roots. as did the
/ grub worm,
The borer got the bark--an awful pest,
And ii the little seeding still was
i growing
The Coddling Moth and Aphis got the
rest.
Refrain.
"These pests | started out at once
to kill them
For gophers- poisoned carrots-which
| tried
: put them here and there about the
n orchard
o The gophers live. but all my chickens
It died.
t For Aphis did spray with Blacklea
b 40.
e | swallowed tons and tons Of nicotine
J Its out Of sight, my little apple or
+ chards
t mean for ferns the trees cannot be
: seen."
Refrain.
''Now when in doubt about your
little orchard
Advice you'll find is plentiful and free
There's Sargent says that summer
pruning's healthy
And Habson says that that would kill
tree.
Neighbor Mason advocates the open
center
To prop the branch with screw eye and
wire
But if believe all that one neigh
Dor tells me
Then every other neighbor is liar.
] Another impromptu stunt that was
beautiful was that of the Gypsy camp,
presenting Dad Epping and company
representing band of strolling gyp.
sizes. The costumes and the setting
with the real forest background made
one of the most beautiful pictures seer
J on the stage. Those who took part ir
this were Capt. McCan, William
, Chandler, Miss Eva Brock, Dorothy
Epping, Adrienne Epping, Mrs. Marion
MacRae, Mrs. P. 5. Davidson, Mrs
! Ballard, Mrs. C. H. Henney and Bun.
, ny Epping. Others who took part il
, the nights performance were Miss
Constance Henderson, Clarke and Gil
> bert, Miss Dorothy Epping, Joe d
Ihomison, A. W. Rabies and MIR
! Clark, OF the Upper Valley. Miss
: Epping executed her dance beautifully
TIE scene would have been pretty any
/, where, but 1t was made doubly attrac
tive on the stage III the open air be
, meath the two giant trees forming tn,
i proscenium arch.
! Everybody was sore at the minstrel
Saturday evening. All had lauhges
until further laughter was painful
!, When the black face artitss appeared
! the overworked side muscles wer,
|. brought into play, again. however
and made to respond to the bursts o
I, merriment. Those laughs were a
! hard on the system as horseback rid
: ing The Saturday night performer
q were Mrs. McCan, Mrs. Davidson. Mis-
Eva Brock, Miss Constance Hender
son, Mrs. Chas. II. Henney, Arthur
= Clarke, Wilmer Sieg. Charles N
Clarke, w. E. King, j. c. Skinner
Culver K. 0sgood, Capt. McCan, Bol
] Carter. Frank E. Deem, J. d. Sears,
: and Cisco, the dancuse.
On Friday and Saturday evenings
!, !. after the performance had been fin
= ished, many journeyed to the parkdale
9 hall, where dancing was enjoyed.
. On Saturday morning, the citizens
\ gathered at the pavilliona, when Il
= was decided to make the Chautauqua {
permanent affair, to be controlled By
an executive board, one member to b.
y selected from each of the following
s communities The Upper Valley, 0dell
&c Fast Side, West Side and City.
n A recess was called and the district
r appointed the following respective
q members: West Side, Prof. c. D
' Thompson; East Side. Frank E. Deem
n city, p. S. Davidson; Odell, Mar
II Cameron: Upper Valley, John R. Put
Is nam.
la Leslie Butler was unanimousl
e, chosen as honorary chairman an
\. member of the Executive Board.
I'd The following resolutions wer
I'd adopted:
IS Whereas, the first Chautauquan Ho
at ticultural meeting of Hood River Va
rh ley has proven an unqualified succe
DIX and
n. Whereas, the pleasant outing b
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