The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-05-23
HOOD RIVER TO
VISIT PORTLAND
MANY LADIES WILL GO WITH PARTY
Luncheon with Ad Club, Auto Ride and
Banquet with Commercial Club
Strawberry Junket Wednesday.

Next Wednesday, May 29. the Hood
River Commercial club will 20 to Port
land and pay call to the Portland
commercial club, returning the visit
made here by the members of the lat
ter organization during the recent
Blossom Festival.
The plans are now well under way
Tor the excursion which will be the
first time that booster organization
from the "Out districts" has attempted
big lunketing trip TO the metropolis
ana the Portlanders seem to be making
preparations to entertain the callers in
hne style. The wives AMI ladies of the
Hood River club members are invited
to go on the trip and Secretary Raw T..
Scott hopes that there will be at least
100 persons go from here.
The day will be full one. leaving
Hood River on special cars attached TO
the Soo-Spokane train at 3 80 Wednes-
day morning and arriving in Portland
about two hours later. The men of
the Hood River party will lunch with
the Ad club of Portland at the new
Multnomah hotel at noon, while ar
rangements are being made for spe-
elal luncheou to be given the ladies'.
The Ad club is made up of the adver-
tlslng writer's and experts of Portland
and they are live wires, every one.s
The people from here will be enter
tanned during the early part of the
afternoon by the Portland club and it
is rumored that an automobile ride
over the city is to be the order. From
to > 80 in the afternoon reception
will be held in the club rooms of the
Portland boosters when the Hood Riv-
critics will meet the business men of
the Rose City. Al six in the evening
the two clubs will gather in the ban
quet room for the closing event of the
day. The wives of the portlanders
will be present and number of mus
ieal numbers will be on the program as
we'll as several prominent speakers.
The committee in charge of the ex-
curslon expects to secure number of
crates of fancy Hood River strawber-
rles and treat the hosts to the very
best the valley affords. Messrs.
James E. Montgomery w. l.. Clark,
V, G. Brock and Charles 7. Early are
working out the details and expect to
spring some surprises which will make
the big town fully aware of the visitors
from the orchards.
was the case when Portland vis-
tied Hood River the members of the
excursion from here will pay for the
luncheon and banquet to be served in
Portland. Special rates have been
secured from the O-W r. 4 N. Co.
and the ticket including all expenses of
the trip will be sold by the Commercial
club for S5. The railroad tickets will
be good returning as late as Friday,
May 81, thus giving those going from
here an the opportunity of remaining
in Portland over Decoration Day.
All persons wishing to make the trip
should notify Secretary Scott at once
and buy their tickets by Monday so
that the proper reservations can be
made. Al those interested are being
urged to attend the weekly luncheon at
the Commercial cluD Saturday noon
when the plans for the trip will be dis
cussed fully. A large delegation is
expected from the Upper Valley and
the club is anxious to make big
showing. Many Portland residents
who are interested in the valley are
being urged to meet the party and
spend the day as part of the delega-
tlon, and they should make early res
ervations for the luncheon and banquet.