The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-09-20
PIONEERS HOLD
ANNUAL REUNION
TOUCHING ADDRESSES LISTENED TO


In celebration of the 80th birthday
of their fellow pioneers, Mrs. William
Boorman and E. l.. Smith the men,
bers of the Hood River Pioneer Associ-
alton Monday held their annual re-
served at noon by the mothers, daugh-
ters and granddaughters of pioneer
families in the Odd Fellows hall, the
tables were cleared away and with the
audience swelled by many friends of
the early settlers. who have resided in
the valley less than the rs years neces-
sary for membership, touching address
es telling of incidents in the history of
Mid d-Columbia settlement and progress
were given.
Those who made talks were Judge
Fred W. Wilson, of The Dalles Henry
l.. Howe, who was reelected secretary
of the association Rev. Troy Shelley,
DR.. T. l.. Eliot, ,Ipastor emeritus of the
First Unitarian church of Portland !;
Newton Clark, and Milton Odell. the
oldest white man born in Hood River
county.
Mrs. Boorman and Mr.. Smith were
the recipients of huge bouquets of
flowers, and both received handsome
remembrances from the pioneer soci-
ETY.. The presentation of the token
from his old friends to Mr.. Smith was
made by Rev. Troy Shelley, while DR..
Eliot presented that of Mrs. Boorman.
T. R. Coon, the valleys first school
master, who now resides at Lyle,
Wash, was reelected president of the
association.
Judge Wilson in the course of his
address suggested that the people of
Oregon made too little of the history
of their pioneers. He declared that
the children of Oregon schools should
be privileged TO study the biographies
of some of the noted figures of pioneer
times, and thus learn how the pioneer
really lived Eand carved from the will
derness the great common wealth Of
Oregon.
The love that the pioneers of Hood
River county display for the valleys
Grand Old Man is truly touching.
There is scarcely an early family of
the now famed fruit valley that does
not remember the day when Mr.. Smith
assisted them at time of great need,
either financially or by the cheering
spirit of his encouragement. The
younger generation was privileged to
learn of some of these noble traits at
Mondays meeting, and tears welled in
the eyes of many.
Telling of some of the early day ex-
periences, Mr.. Odell said: Il am tell
ing YOU this today for the first time |
have ever made it public. 1t is one of
those things that we hold sacred, not
to be spoken of often
In his response Mr.. Smith recited
the poem telling of the angel and
Abou Ben Ahmed, and declared that it
was his wish that he, too, would be re-
corded as loving his fellow man.
Those present for the dinner were
as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. I. Prather, Mr..
and Mrs. F. c. Sherrieb, c. A. Ross,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Frazier, Carl
Ehrck, Robert Rand, E. c. Rogers,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. V. Rand, Rev. Troy
Shelley, James English, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. d. Odell. E. S. Olinger, F. H. Mil
ler, MIR. and Mrs. Warren Miller, Her.
man Pregge, C. G. Roberts, MIR. and
Mrs. Ralph r. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Newton Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Davidson, Mrs. Maud Frary. W. A.
I1uSUdiiuS, MoSieI L. II. NShcio' WI
and Mrs. E. G. Miller, J: W. Morton,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Blythe, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jasper Wickham, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. o. Sieverkropp, Mrs. Laura Gun.
ming, Mrs. Jessie B. Watt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. |. Slocom, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
L. Carter, M. A. Scobee, Mrs. Laura
Henderson, Mrs. Chas. Ehrck, Emma
Sieverkropp, Hulda Seiverkropp, Le-
nora Larson, Elizabeth Eggert, Mary
McFarlane, F. H. Stanton. Mr.. and
Mrs. CD. Nickelsen,J. H. Shoemaker,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. J. Sieverkropp,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Husbands, Roy c.
Slocom, Mr.. and Mrs. William Boor-
man, Lucy d. Crapper, Lulu Crapper,
Pearl Parker, Ellen Blount, DR.. Thom-
as Lamb Eliot, Pearl Macrum, Mrs.
William M. Stewart, Mrs. Flora E.
Hartley, Mrs. o. J. Nelson, John
Kroeger, Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Bart
mess, Mrs. F. E. Newly, Ethel Look
Miller, Mrs. Lucretia Storey, Mrs.
Mary Scott Myers, Mrs. Mary A.
Cram, E. l.. Smith, E. d. Calkins,
n Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Jewett, Mrs. Flea
NOR LaFrance, Mrs. R. E. HARRISON,
Mrs. Joseph Frazier, Jr., Mrs. M. E.
Cleiland, Mrs. M. Sue Henderson,
Mrs. Geo. P. Crowell, Miss Aldine
Bartmess, Mrs. C. E. Seymour, Mrs.
N. Tostevin, Mrs. M. M. Disbrow,
Mrs. Emma Koberg, J. H. Koberg,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Copple, Mrs. N. A.
Monroe, Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Nickel
sen, Judge and Mrs. L. N. Blowers,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Rigby, Olive Eng.
lish, Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Howe, Mr..
and Mrs. j. B. Hunt.
For number of years it has been
the custom of the Pioneer Association
to celebrate the September birthday of
some early day settler. On last year,
the Association met on September 2l,
celebrating simultaneously the 8Oth
birthday of the late David A. Turner,
who passed away last December few
days following Christmas. At the
time of his death, Mr.. Turner had
resided in the Hood River Valley con-
tinuously for Sc years, longer than any
other man or woman of the COM
munity.
h Mrs. Boorman and Mr.. Smith, who
were greeted throughout Monday with
the congratulations, not only of pio-
neers but by all who saw them, have
both long been residents of the Valley.
, Mrs. Bo0rman, and her husband, who
is SS years of age, have lived in Hood
River for the past 81 years. They are
Il quietly spending their evening time
II of life here at snug little cottage on
\ Sherman avenue. Mr.. Boorman tills
\ rather extensive garden for one of
! his years, and friends calling at the
home during the autumn days will find
his wife busily engaged in canning
H fruits and vegetables. Mr.. and Mrs.
4 Boorman are the oldest couple in Hood
| River. They have been married fol
Il 81 years.
II Mr. uRoorman is a native of England