East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-02
CELLO BOOSTERS
LEAVE FOR COUNTY
POINTS IN AUTOS
With Trumpets Blaring and Banners
Streaming Local Delegation Get
Away al 10 This Morning.
TICKETS WILL Be PLACED
At Each Town Visited, Opening Of
Canal VIII he Advertised and All
VIII BE Urged 70 Attend Celebra-
tiOn-Elght Automobiles carry
Delegation from This City.

WESTON, Ore, April a. especially
1t was great day in the interests
OF the Cello canal celebration today
when the Pendleton delegation reach
ed town in their automobiles and pro.
ceeded to unllmber a great store Of
enthusiasm. In fact all along the
route up 10 this point. the boosters
found the townspeople in a mood to
respond to the infectious spirit Of the
pendleton men who. while booming
the Cello opening, found an oppor-
tunity Of putting in word for good
roads
The first town reached was Adams
There, in anticipation OF the visit, the
Adams band was out TO welcome the
visitors. A street meeting was held
at which Jack Robinson presided. E.
@. Marquis, OF Adams, was delegated
10 handle the tickets for the excursion
trip on the Columbia The citizens OF
Adams also Joined In good roads
meeting and T. A. Lieuailen was Sc.
lected delegate to attend the roads
meeting In Pendleton on April 8.
AZ Athena, the next place reached.
the band OF that place was on hand
to greet the Pendleton delegation
with several selections OF the best
kind Of music, and an enthusiastic
street meeting was held The sale Of
tickets for the river trip was placed
in the hands OF b. B. Richards, II
was announced that the citizens OF
Athena will hold a good roads meet
ing tomorrow at which time a dele.
gate viii be selected to attend the
Pendleton meeting At the street
gathering George Hartman, Jr.. pre-
sided.
When the auto party left for wes-
ton. they took along with them Mr.
Gordon, the band leader and Jack
Vincent, a prominent young Athena
resident and an enthusiastic street
meeting followed
From this town the Pendletonlans
will go to Milton thence to Freewater
With trumpets blaring and banners
streaming in the breeze, Pendleton's
auto excursion into the east end of
the county for the purpose OF boost
ing the Iimatilla county celebration OF
the opening OF the Cello canal is in
progress today. At 10 o'clock eight
autos, loaded with enthusiastic boost
ers, left the Hotel Pendleton ana
they will not arrive home until ey-
ening.
The towns Of Adams, Athena, Yves
ton. Milton and Freewater are being
visited and the residents of those
towns from first TO last are not per-
mitted to doubt the nature OF the In
vasion. Along the sides and backs
of each car are streamers' bearing
the words "Celilo Canal Celebration
Boosters and each community Is inn
pressed with the idea that this is no
empty title for every man is explain
ing the greatness Of the waterway
and the bigness Of the plans for cell
ebratlng its completion. Tickets for
the steamer which Is TO bear the
Umatllla delegation as far down the
river as The Dales are being left in
each town.
THE cars making the trip are driv'
en by J. F. Robinson, Sam r. Thomp-
son, Roy Alexander, F. T.. Judd, J. z.
Montgomery, r. w. Rltner and w.
w. Harrah. Among those making
the trip besides the drivers are Ar
thur G. Means and ]. II. sommers OF
Umatilla, Judge Charles H. Marsh, c.
K. Cranston, A. H. Cox, ]. v. Tall.
man, E. B. Aldrioh, Roland oliver
C. p. A. Lonergan, Will Hanscom, J,
II. Merryman, Sol Baum, c, s. King.
Will NJ. Peterson and Trumpeters J,
S. Carroll and Roger Kay.