The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-12-27
HOOD RI'ER
FOLK PATRIOTIC
CHRISTMAS DRIVE WAS SUCCESSFUL
County Has Been to the Forefront in All
Win the-War MOyements-Ihe
Volunteers are Many

activity, the Christmas membership
drive for the Red Cross, Hood River
county's campaign has been successful,
and the drive ended Monday evening
with 1900 new memberships for 1918 in
the hands of Manager Scott. While
numerous men of the valley assisted in
the drive the greater part of the solic-
iting was conducted by women. De.
spite the continued rain, the teams
worked loyalty.
The "Oregon First" spirit has per-
vaded the Apple City and communities
of orchardists, and since last April no
patriotic appeal, be it for men, money
or general support of the win-the-war
movement has gone unheeded in Hood
River county.
The fighting spirit first seized on the
young men of the Hood River valley
at the time of the Mexican border
trouble in the late summer of 1916. At
the instigation of Edward w. Van
Horn, who is now first lieutenant of
the organization, 12h Co., now sta
toned at Fort Candy, was mustered in.
In the ranks of 18th Co. are 81 repre-
sentative young business men and
orchardists of the valley. Other COM
missioned officers of the artillery unit
are Capt. Geo. r. Wilbur and Edw. Z.
Brosius.
In volunteers Hood River won place
in the front rank of Oregon counties.
Fifty young men had already enlisted
by the time the first draft was called,
and the county was exempt under the
| first call. In the marines, the navy,
companies of engineer regiments, aero
squadrons and hospital units will be
found young men of the Hood River
valley. From December l to Decem-
ber Is scores of young men volunteered
their services, and the total number Of
Hood River men in the service reached
close to 300.
Hood River Chapter of the Ameri.
can Red Cross was the first in the state
outside of Portland to organize and re-
ceive a charter. The efficient Red
Cross Chapter is the pride of the VAL
ley. The 1917 membership was 800. and
l50 women of the city and outlying
rural sections since last May have met
each Wednesday at the rooms Of the
Commercial club, equipped with sew
ing machines and tables, to make band
ages and hospital supplies. Classes in
knitting have furnished $50 sets Of
knitted garments, and the Chapter also
provided 219 Christmas boxes for SOL
dlers. Funds for the purchase of ma
terials have been raised by the ways
and means committee, headed by Wal
ter Kimball, who since last May has
devoted large share of his time to
the work. The first Red Cross SUPER
fluffy, or rummage, sale was begun by
the local Chapter. The sale netted the
organization $1,086.62. Through do
nations of strawberries, apples and
vegetables the Red Cross Chapter has
realized more than $1,000.
In the order in which they came,
Hood River citizens have responded
respectively as follows to patriotic
calls on their pocket books:
First Liberty Loan subscriptions,
$51, 500.
Red Cross campaign, $500, over
subscription of So, 500.
First Y. M. C. A. war fund drive.
$400.
Second Liberty Loan, $141, 200, origi-
nal quota $l25, 1000.
Second Y. M. C. A. war fund drive,
So, 469. "a, quota 100.
The county raised its quota of IL
brary fund called for by the American
Library Association. Hundreds of vol
umes were also collected here for dis
tribution among soldiers.
The campaign of Superintendent Glib
son resulted in practically 100 per cent
of the families of the city and valley
signing Hoover food pledge cards.
The war has brought about a marked
unification in thought and action on
the part of Hood River people. Far
less social events, dances, card parties
and other such forms of entertain
ment, have been held here than in for
mer years. The few such events that
have occurred have been community
affairs, planned for raising funds for
patriotic purposes. The Red Cross ball
will be long remembered as the most
unique and most largely attended So
cial events ever given in the valley.
Patronnesses representing each orchard
community and the city were appoint
ed, and the affair was attended by rep
reservations from every section. The
proceeds of the big party netted the
Red Cross more than $500.
The Woman's club, with its $50
members. has aided with every patri-
otic activity. The club women have
jus torganized an auxiliary of the Red
Cross Chapter, and classes will spend
Friday of each week sewing and knit
ting. Auxiliary Red Cross classes
work weekly in the making of band
| ages and supplies at Pine Grove Odell