The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-07-15
MUNICIPAL SWIMMING
POOL TO BE BUILT

As in the case of the Columbia high
way, it was declared by some that the
municipal swimming pool would never
be built. But realization OF the two
are coming hand in hand, and bonds
have been drawn by the successful
bidder on the contract for the construc-
tion of the pool, II. A. Kramer, who
will begin work at once.
A year ago Dir. G. II. Jenkins and l..
N. Blowers, interested In securing
some suitable place for a swimming
pool for the boys, spent one Sunday
morning on property west of the city.
These men began the agitation of the
swimming pool, and through publicity
given the matter in the Glacier, sub
cription fund was started. Chas. I.
Early sending check for $25, being
the first man to subscribe.
However, the matter was allowed to
drop last summer and it was not re-
vived until early this spring. when Mr..
Blowers and DR.. Jenkins got busy
again. A meeting was called and a
committee of the following citizens ap-
pointed: DIR. jenkins. chairman; S. A.
Mitchell. treas. Mrs. G. h. Cashier,
sec. ; l.. N. Blowers, Rev. A. S. Donat,
Mrs. j. 0. Mclaughlin and Rev. H. A.
Macdonald. 1t was decided to build
the pool with public subscriptions. The
committee began its labors, and the
sum of approximately $500 was sub
scribed. A sale of tags netted about
$50 and the net returns from the
Chimes of Normandy, presented at the
open air theatre, reached about $50.
The city allowed the use of the lots
just north of the old city reservoir.
The fate of The pool, even after this
point had been reached, was. however.
in the balance, it having been feared
that insufficient funds were at hand.
Mr.. Kramer took The work at close
margin, the Butler and the First Ma
tional banks doubled their subscrip
tions, other friends of the pool got
busy, and now the boys should prepare
for their first safe swim.
Some additional funds are still need
ed, the committee reports, for the pur.
pose Of building dressing rooms. If
any have been overlooked, Mr.. Mitchell
will be glad to take their contribu-
tions.
The full list of contributors is as
follows:
Chas. T. Early. c. H. Jenkins, L. NJ
Blowers, Butler Bank, First National
Bank, H. r. s. Bank, Il. A. Franz Co.
A. d. Moe, w. f. Laraway, Mrs. Won
derAhe, j. Z. Robertson, SIS. Lumber
CO., DR.. Kanaga, Paris Fair. +. Daven-
port, Fashion Livery, Consolidated
Mere. Co.. DR.. Waugh. A. s. Hall, W.
N. Winter, X. Shoemaker, J. M. Wood.
perigo & Son. Transfer Co.. Reed &
Henderson, Frank A. Cram, H. r.
Laundry, Judge Stanton, DR., Dumble,
DR.. Scohee, Mt. Hood Hotel, s. E.
Bartmess, j. M. Culbertson, George
Howe. A. f. Howes, F. Osburn, r. r.
Imbler. A. B. Cash, Flora Wilson, Vir-
ginia Johnson, G. D. Mowers. I. W.
Blount, Ole Nelson, Frank Meyers, Roy
Dean. G. II. Lynn, M. j. Foley, u.
Parker, j. II. Volstorff, Mrs. North,
Frank johnson. w. M. Bailey, G. A.
Beatty. G. Church. G. R. Wilbur, R.
Wilbur, Cecil Jones, H. Garabrant, L..
o. Barton. Guy w. Talbot, Dr. T. L..
Eliot, 0-.W. Telephone Co., f. B. Low
ing, Glen Shoemaker, H. T. Hasa, H..
l.. Fording. j. W. Armstrong, Eldon
Bradley, Frank B. Cram, News Pub.
Co., II. Taylor, W. d. Rogers, f. J..
Anderson, E. NJ. Holman. j. F. Vols.
torff, +. NJ. Slaven. Mrs. A. M. Shoe
maker, Howell Bros, c. c. Cuddeford,
]. r. Kinsey, H. L. Howe, Kresse
Drug Co.. Harold Hershner, Taft
Transfer Co., Carl F. Sumner, John
Baker, C. d. Nickelsen, Mrs. Little
field, Frank Parker, E. Hardman. X.
Shermerhorn. Rev. Macdonald. Rev.
Donat, Mrs. Chas. Castner, Mrs. ]. o.
Mclaughlin, H. F. Davidson, j. C.
Porter, A. c. Staten. MIR. Prindle, A.
j. Brunquist, j. G. johnson, d. G.
Cruikshank, e. s. Colby, Walter Wal
ters. Mrs. A. Whitehead, Miss Mae
Davidson, W. H. McLain. MIR. Jones, c.
c. Ross. G. E. Chapman. I.U. Lafferty,
II. Connaway, N. Tostevin.