The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-07-10
CITY ENTERTAINS
LARGEST CROWD
MANY HERE FROM OTHER TOWNS
Fourth of July Celebration Spent Pleas
antly in Witnessing ParadeS, Fireworks
and in Participating in Dancing

Al the Fourth of July celebration
last Friday. Hood River entertained
the largest crowd of visitors in the his
tory of the city. Large numbers of
southern Washington people crossed
the Columbia and spent the day here
watching the parades and witnessing
and participating in the sports. The
weather was ideal. The sky cleared
at daybreak and a bright sun shone the
whole day. The day, however. was
cool, and in the evening light wraps
were worn with comfort. It was quiet
and still, the wind seemed to realize
the desire Of the people and their Wis
itors to be comfortable, and the leaves
OF the trees were rustled just enough
to make pleasant stir.
The crowds began to arrive in the
city as early as :35, when the morning
local of the O-W. r. & N. Co. from
Mosier brought down a large delega-
tion. The next crowd to arrive was
from Parkdale. special train on the
Mt. Hood, line bringing the Upper
Valley citizens. A great many more
of the country people participated in
the celebration this year than last.
many of them donating the use of their
cars for the children's parade.
The first official number on the pro.
gram was doll carriage parade, which
began on State street and ended at the
intersection of Third and Cascade,
where d. G. Cruikshank, who promot-
ed the event for the little folks, gave
as first prize, two dollars cash, for the
most handsome and artistic carriage,
to little Miss Norma Young, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. X. N. Young. The
second prize was awarded to little Miss
es Isabel Schetky and Fay Howe. The
carriage OF the latter children was de-
corated with Royal Anne cherries.
Little Miss Howe with long pink
reins was driven by Miss Schetky.
Little Miss Young was very pretty as
Red Cross girl. The other children
taking part in the parade were Pearl
Hershey, Iris Jones, Myrtle Sailing,
Maragret Young. May Bishop. Frances
Acheson and her little brother, Master
Russell Acheson, Margaret Plneo and
Alice Blowers. Little Miss Blowers
was few minutes late for the start of
the parade, and as she turned the cor
ner of State and Third streets, the
other children were block away filing
down to the 5, 10 and Is cent store.
Thinking that she would not be allowed
to compete the little girl was heart
broken and could proceed no further
for disappointed sobs, until it was
announced that she could enter the con.
test. She then presented a happy pic
ture, the sunshine of smiles chasing
away the tears. The judges of the
doll parade were John A. Wilson. Miss
Mary McLaren and Miss Della Nor
they. Each little girl was presented by
Mrs. Crukshank with doll.
Automobile parade followed. Each
machine loaded was with children. The
parade was headed by the Hood River
Cornet band. Then followed the big
White Motor truck, on which was ar
ranged a tableau float. Miss Viola
Crapper was seated at the top of a pyr-
amid surrounded by forty-eight young
girls, representing the forty eight
states of the Union. Ben Breed, as
Uncle Sam, and little boys, dressed
for the parts of the Island possessions,
followed in wagon of the Transfer &
Livery Co.
Those who drove autogmobiles in the
parade were: E. l.. MeLain, Burns
Jones. Frank Davidson, Ed. Lage, DR..
W. s. Nichol, j. Ii. Heilbronner. Chas.
Hall. II. 7. Dewitt, B. B. Powell, Asa
Cutler, Leslie Butler, l.. E. Clark,
Miss Helen Davidson, E. j. Birge. +.
A. Franz, DR.. II. l.. Dumble, f. b.
Cram, r. W. Pratt, H. j. Frederick.
DR.. K. l.. Scobee, }. NJ. Clark, j. r.
Nickelsen, c. T. Roberts, Albert S.
Hall, Ii. s. Galligan, C. g. Lennon
and Frank Massee, Messrs. Lemmon's
and Grams cars were the only comic
representations in the parade. Mr..
Cram showed Mr.. Spitz in holiday at
tire, while Mr.. Lennon carried
couple of clowns, one of which amused
the populace by allowing himself to be
kicked about like Champ Clark's
'houn' dog.
The winners of the athletic events
were as follows: 100 yard dash for
boys, Clarence Hale; 100 yard dash
for men, Glen Roberts; 220 yards for
men. Hans Hoerein (Mr. Hoerlein
caused excitement by loss of some of
his garments; 22O yards for boys,
Edward Castner; three legged race,
Lewis Noble and Arthur johnson;
Obstacle race, Charles Savens Pie
Eating Race, Charles Slavens; catch
ing creased pigs, E. M. Holman and
M. lsengerg, Jr. The second prize of
81 in the pig race was given by w. W.
Remington, of the Hood River Banking
4 Trust Co. The Hose races did rot
count, neither team being able to score.
The difficulty seemed to be in their
allowing the water to beat them to the
end OF the hose, and the inability on
this account to attach the nozzle
Several hundred people assembled on
the courthouse green before noon to
listen to the address of Hon. John S.
McCourt, of Portland, the reading of
the Declaration of Independence by
Prof. l.. f. Henderson. Patriotic songs
were rendered by Mrs. Charles II.
Henney and chorus composed of the
pupils of the city schools.
Many of the country people brought
their lunches to the city and spread
their basketsful of good things on the
hillside beneath the large oaks. The
hotels were crowded, feeding the larg-
est crowd for any one day ever accom-
modated here.
The Harmon Orchestra by the con
struction of the open air dancing pavjl-
ion appealed to popular sentiment. and
the big platform, erected at the conner
of Fourth and Oak streets was crowd
ed all Friday afternoon and until one
thirty Friday night. Among the most
entertaining of the afternoon events
was the exhibition of daylight fire.
works of the Japanese. A number of
set pieces we're sent up. the first one of
them, large American flag causing a
prolonged cheering among the assem-
bled throngs. The usual number of
rockets and bombs were exploded in
the evening.
Attorney and Mrs. HIS Wilson. of
porIiand have haan in tho cifv This