The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-06-28
FUND IS MORE
THAN DOUBLED
RED CROSS DRIVE ENDS GLORIOUSLY
The Well Known Land of the Big Red
Apple Makes Record for Loyalty
OF Her People

OF Her People
The comparatively small community
of Hood River, tucked away in fold
of the Cascades, through the pride and
everlasting perseverance, of its apple
growers, has become known to the
four corners of the world for the quail
ity of fruit its soil produces. Monday
night, following the royalty grand
rally of the community's men and
women on Mercy Monday, when the
weeks contributions to the Red Cross
war fund, augmented by unexpected
sums noted in the reports of all col
lecting teams, rose to figure more
than 100 per cent in excess of the COM
munity's original allotment, the Hood
River valley won new glory.
Tired men were seen around the Red
Cross headquarters, but faces were
beaming with qualification at the
concrete expression of Hood River 10y
atty. c. W. Hooker, who has been
working night and day on the local
drive, left at late hour, declaring
that he felt he could sleep with clear
conscience that Hood River had done
her best. No community of the coun-
try has exceeded the Hood River val
ley in liberality.
1.-The responses of local people"
says Mr.. Hooker, have been abso-
lutely voluntary. 1t is a fact that
Hood River people had to be urged to
restrain their patriotic impulses rather
than to increase their subscriptions.
Our campaign has been void of any act
smacking of coercion. Scores of in
spring instances have been related at
headquarters by members of the 10
teams who have combed the valley.
In numerous cases contributions will
mean privation to the loyal givers.
Men who have seen active service
have inspired their neighbors by relat-
ing personal experiences in hospitals
where they were under the care -of
Red Cross nurses and physicians. The
word Stacker is practically unknown
in Hood River.
"a feature of the campaign is that
less than Is per cent of the Icontribu-
tions are on time. We have the cash
on hand right now. Great credit is
due Fordham B. Kimball, who has
given his entire time throughout the
campaign in auditing the reports. To
M. Yasui much credit is due. The lib
erality of the several hundred Japan
ese residents of the valley was one of
the particularly bright features. They
responded to man without single
exception.
"The largest individual contribution
came from Miss Jane Euwer, of the
Upper Valley, who gave 5000. The
campaigns success was assured at its
inception by 500 gifts each from Ithe
following individuals and firms: Wal
ter Kimball, l.. E. Ireland, A. W.
Peters, Steinhauser Bros, H. C..
Peters, A. A. Lausmann, Gilbert &
Dewitt, W. ]. Furnish, Fred w. Was
son, E. l.. McClain, c. T. Early.
"One of the finest showings was
made by the team captained by Chas.
Steinhauser in the Upper Hood River
Valley. The members of the team
spent Is hours daily in their work.
Many contributions of from SIS to $50
were voluntarily brought to Red Cross
headquarters without solicitation. Cas-
cade Locks, telephoned that total of
5000 had been raised The villages
allotment was raised in two days.
81 feel that my position of cam
paign manager has been superfluous,
as at no time has it been necessary to
do other than applaud the magnificent
work of team captains and their COM
panies. Hood River has done herself
proud and the spirit which has made
this campaign so great success will
carry Hood River through the soul try
ing period to that success which must
invariably crown the efforts of those
who will not admit of failure"
Rivalry between teams was keen
throughout the drive. Team No. 8,
captained by A. W. Peters, arose to
the lead by bare margin with the
sum of 81 ,026. II. Other members were
E. R. Pooley, M. M. Hill, Wilson Fike,
E. l.. McClain, Jr., and Fred W. Was
son. Captain Chas. Steinhauser, of
the Upper Valley, was second, report
ing $947.70. His teammates were II.
w. Steinhauser, F. L. Heating, w. j.
Furnish, R. ]. McIsaac and Rev. w.
H. Boldly.
Other teams and respective sums se-
cured by them were as follows:
No. l, $2O2.5O, DR.. H. L. Dumble,
captain, and ]. M. Culbertson, A. S.
Keir, Geo. |, Slocom and S. A. Mitch
ell.
No. 2, Truman Butler, captain, $S97.
.39, DR.. J. M. Waugh, Ashley Wilson
and Ralph Root.
No. 3, $666.25, L. E. Ireland, cap
tain, and F. W. Cutler, AL. Reed, c.
H. Vaughan, D. G. Cruikshank.
No. a, $684.25, A. W. Stone, captain,
and E. o. Blanchar, DR.. j. D. Gut
terry, P. S. Davidson and M. Yasui.
No. 5, s293, F. W..Buff, captain, and
j. o. Mark, Kenneth Mckay, j. T.
Annala and S. J. Moore.
No. 6, $3S8.5O, E. W. Birge, captain,
and j. R. Newton. F. A. Massee, l..
A. Henderson, ]. w. Sifton and L. N.
Blowers.
No. 9, $3.50, W. L. Nichols, captain,
and D. L. Pierson, Paul r. Hughes,
Geo. A. McCurdy and Geo. C. GLADDEN..
No. 10. S35S.5O, E. A. Franz, cap.
! tain, and o. P. Dabney and L. S. Ben
nett.
The total contributions for the week
reached the sum of Sc, ,094.20.