Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-07-02
HAL HIBBARD CAMP
GRATEFUL FOR HELP
In Strong Resolutions Expresses Graf
itude to Salem Generally and to the
Cherrians Especially.

At the regular meeting of Hal Hub
bard Camp No. S, department of Ore
gon, June Goth, 1914, the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The sixth annual depart.
mental encampment, department of Or
egon, met in Salem June 26th and 9th,
and
Whereas, Hal Hibbard camp, being
small in number and weak, was unable
to provide all the entertainment and
accommodations for the hosts assem-.
bled, therefore the members of the camp
feel deeply indebted to the numer
GUS organizations for their splendid as.
sistance and cooperation in making the
encampment the greatest success of any
yet held by the department of Oregon,
and of causing the visiting delegates to
go away feeling grateful for the splen-
did hospitality, and with an enlarged
feeling of the public pride and liberal.
ity of Salem people, and the beauty of
the Cherry City; therefore be it
Resolved, That the thanks and graft
tude of the members of Hal Hibbard
camp are hereby extended to that splen-
did band of men comprising the Cher
rans for their liberality in providing
the necessary funds for the entertain
ment of the visiting Spanish War vet
Grams, and of the boys drum corps,
consisting of the sons of Spanish War
veterans, which accompanied them;
and especially to the individual mem
bers of the Cherrians for their care in
looking after the entertainment and
pleasure of the boys drum corps.
Resolved, That the thanks of Hal
Hibbard camp be extended to the Sa.
lem Commercial Club for its co-opera-
tiOn in the entertainment of the visi.
tors and in providing for meals for the
boys drum corps, and in securing auto
mobiles by which ride about the city
was supplied to the delegates and their
ladies.
Also to Mr.. Billingsby of the Port.
land, Eugene and Eastern railway, for
providing a special ear for the trans
portation of the drum corps to the
state institutions, and also the fair
grounds and return, that they might
witness the motorcycle races, and to
Watt Shipp for his liberality in enter
tanning the boys as his guests during
the races on Saturday,
Resolved, That the thanks of Hal
Hibbrad camp be rendered to the WO'
mems Relief corps for their loyal as.
distance in preparing and serving the
banquet of the Spanish War veterans,
1t is the belief of this organization that
this banquet was the greatest success
of any banquet Of the kind ever held
in Salem, and that this could not have
been achieved or the result accomplished
without the active cooperation of this
organization at cost of great deal Of
labor and time ON their part.
We also feel deeply grateful to the
Women of the Spanish American War
for their cooperation and untiring
zeal in assisting in the preparation and
serving of this banquet, and in prOvid-
ing food for same, and to Gideon Stolz
for his liberality in providing supplies
for the banquet and otherwise assist
ing in the entertainment the guests,
and to the Moose lodge and the ear
penterS union for their liberality in
loaning dishes, which made it possible
to serve the banquet and entertain
over 20 guests in such splendid shape.
Resolved, That the thanks of this or
ganization be extended to the Ladies
of the G. A. r. for their liberality in
supplying food and serving lunch to the
visiting Spanish War veterans and their
ladies on the uay OF their arrival at the
headquarters of that organization, The
lunch was timely and ample, and was
highly appreciated 1t helped to add
the extra touch to the enjoyment OF
the delegates and to their feeling that
Salem was liberal and even lavish in its
Resolved That the thanks of the or
ganization be rendered to Company NJ
for its liberality and cooperation in
furnishing meeting place for the en-
tire convention session, and in furnish
ing kitchen and baquet hall for the
banquet, and in defraying all the neces
Sary expenses thereto, and also in sup
plying sleeping quarters for the boys
drum corps during its two days visit,
And especialy are the thanks of the
organization extended to Corpora!
the armorer, for his eo-opera'
tion aud untiring energy in supplying
the needs of the guests during their