The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-07-03
HOOD RIVER
GAY TOMORROW
CANNON TO BOOM AT SUNRISE
ParadeS, Sports, Basket Dinner, Fire
works and Open Air Dancing Features
Of Fourth Of July Celebration

Many Portland people will be here
for the Fourth of July celebration to-
morrow. c. ID. Hoyt, Of the Frankton
district, says that a large number of
the orchard owners of that district,
who make their homes in the Rose
City. will journey here to mingle with
the local folk. Among those who will
come are: Z. Shelley Morgan and
family. Judge J. u. Gantehein and
family. Miss Gretchen Cotton and G. 4.
Cotton.
The COMMITTEES on sports and on the
automobile parade are lining up their
events and getting things in readiness.
The automobile parade will form at the
end of State street.
A special feature of the automobile
parade will be the Goddess of Lib
erty" car, in which will ride 4S little
girls representing the states Of the
Union. Miss Viola Crapper will be the
Goddess of Liberty. Another car will
represent Uncle Sam and his island
possessions. Ben Breed will take the
part of Uncle Sam. The committee
that has had charge of getting these
handsome floats ready is composed Of
Mrs. j. p. Lucas, Mrs. C. X Marshall
and Mrs. W. +. Hanson.
The open air pavilion is being erect
ed at the corner of Oak and Fourth
streets. The VOgel orchestra is pre-
pairing for a dance at Heibronner hall
in the evening. The streets will be
decorated with myriad colored bulbs,
which will be strung by the Electric
Wiring g. Supply Co.
At sunrise the old cannon that points
out across the Columbia from the
courthouse lawn will Degin to speak,
the firing of the old piece under the
charge of h. NJ. Hunt and Thomas f.
Johnson. The gun will continue to
rattle its volleys throughout the day.
AT 10 o'clock the automobile parade
will form at the end of State street
near the Hood River steam laundry.
The place of assembling was changed
from the Heights on account of the
distance the children who ride in the
parade would have to go. At ten
o clock the doll carriage parade, which
has been arranged by d. 6. Cruikshank
of the s, 10 and l5 cent store, will
form at the band stand on State street,
proceeding down to Third and thence to
the store Of MIR. Cruikshank, where the
little girl with the best decorated doll
buggy will receive a cash prize of 81,
and the youngster with the second
hansomest vehicle will be given dol
| lar.
At II o'clock the populace will as
semble on the courthouse green, whele
the oration of the day will be deliv-
reed by Hon. John S. McCourt, for
merly Of Salem, but who is now prac-
tcing law in Portland. Mr.. McCourt,
will be entertained while here by his
old friends and neighbors of Salem
days, Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Huelat.
Prof. Henderson in his we'll known
deep toned voice will read the Declara-
alton of independence.
| AT high noon all cares and worries
will be thrown to the four winds and
all will spread their basket dinners on
the courthouse lawn and under the oaks
on the hillside above the city. 1t will
be an old fashioned celebration.
The sports will begin at 80. Seated
in their comfortable places on the ter
race of the court house green, the
spectators will witress, on State street,
| foot races, sack races, potato races,
hobble skirt races and rabbit races
The Heights hose team is wagering
that the team of the Lower City will
creep along in their wake on that
memorable day more slowly than a
negro plowboy going to work on hot
morning.
James B. Anderson, manager of the
E. J. Young packing plant. and the
men working there are grooming two
pigs for the "greased pig races. In
fact, they are not pigs, but fair sized
"shoats", and MIR. Anderson and his
assistants have already got the amin ais
so we'll trained down that it is said to
be impossible to catch them now.
Great things are expected of them,
when the grease is applied One, or
perhaps both, of the pigs will be taken
home by Creased Lightning, the
young Indian runner, who has been
here with his family from the Yakima
reservation and who is said to be one
of the swiftest runners of all north
western Red Men.
At 3 80 the band will give a concert
of national airs, while the daylight
fireworks, the contribution of the Jap
anese residents of Hood River, are be.
ing exploded. After further concert
in the evening, the fireworks display
of the evening will begin.
The Harmon orchestra is preparing
for dance to be given in an open ali
pavilion. The hop will begin at
o'clock in the afternoon, and the dane
ers will be allowed to continue until
the next morning.