The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-08-17
sociability, knowledge, beauty and
rightness qualification of religious

sociability, knowledge. beauty and
rightness qualification of religious
interest.
DR.. Mcpherson declared that the
people of Hood River county have
great advantages in that they were
privileged to behold daily the most
wonderful scenery in the world. He
urged the conservation of roadside
trees. How often, according to his
declarations, do the people of the
country allow their beautiful and valu.
liable trees to be sacrificed and permit
defacing billboards to take their place.
DR.. Mcpherson urged that the inter
ior of homes also be beautified. For
trifle. he declared, the farmers wife
may purchase reproductions of the
worlds masters.
DR.. Mcpherson gave a talk to the
grangers again Sunday morning.
Sunday afternoon there was gath.
ering of the clans from all parts of the
valley to hear Billy Sunday clinch the
argument against old John Barleycorn.
The attendance at this meeting was
larger than at any other session of the
grangers.
Other numbers of the grange meet.
ing programs were as follows:
Wednesday afternoon, commencing al
l.30. Instrumental music, Martha, -
Miss Mildred Van Nuys; vocal solo,
Fiddle and l." Miss Gladys Var
Nuys; instrumental music, "Black.
smith Songs" Mrs. G. M. Uptegrove
instrumental music, "Valse by Cho.
pin." Josephine Hill; vocal solo, Sc
lected, Mrs. Chas. l. Moody.
The first part Of the evening pro-
gram consisted of closed session dur
ing which the Parkdale grange exemp-
lified degree work followed by a social
dance. the music furnished by the
Parkdale grange orchestra.
Grange Day, August 10, under the
auspices of Park grange, 3 .. m.-Pi-
ano solo Hans Hoerlein vocal solo,
Miss Gladys Reavis: vocal solo, T. A.
Annala. At 8 p. m.: Selection, in
strumental; piano solo, Hans Hoerlein
vocal solo, o. T. Wedemeyer.
Friday afternoon. Odell Day. 2 p. m.
-Monologue, Miss Alice Clark piano
solo, Miss Gum: recitation, Miss Ma
bel Miller; selection, male quartet ;
reading. Mrs. D. L. Walter; piano
duet, Miss Gum and Miss Edna Eade
violin solo. Frank Folts.
Friday evening - Vaudeville enter.
tainment by the Pine Grove grange.
followed by grand ball.
Saturday, Pine Grove Day-Cornet
solo: A. j. Graft; selection, U. A.
Newman; vocal solo, Miss Pearl Marie
Mohr: recitation, Miss Myrtle Jarvis ;
vocal solo, Master Johnny Mohr; vio-
lin solo, Miss Marguerite Ferrin |:
dance of the butterflies. Misses Jane
Dickerson, Mary X. Scott and Sybil
Stanton; vocal solo. Master Willie Jar
Wis; piano solo, Miss Adah Larawsy.
Sunday school was conducted Sunday
morning by Mrs. ]. e. Ferguson.
Saturday evening a debate bewteen
W. S. Uren and John S. McCourt, an
attorney of Portland, on the single tax
proposition was held. Mr.. McCourt
made a great many supporters by his
mastery ripping asunder of the conten.
tions of Mr.. Uren.
81 believe that not 10 per cent of
those filing the crowded hall would
have voted for Mr.. Uren at the close
of the meeting" says J. F. Tnomp-
son." who was here Monday.
Wednesday night fine exhibition
drill was given by Parkdale team.
New members we're initiated into the
Pomona grange.
One of the interested visitors at the
encampments was Mrs. Minnie Bond,
editor of the Grange Bulletin, who ad-
dressed the grangers. Mrs. Bond,
President Kerr and family, DR.. Nc
Pherson and other visitors all declared
that they would be present at the
meeting of next year.