The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-09-19
PIONEERS HOLD
ANNUAL REUNION
JUDGE WILSON DELIVERS ADDRESS
I. L. Smith and Mrs. William BOOrman
Celebrate SlSt Birthdays NJ. D.
0dell Elected President

The big Odd Fellows hall where
they met, flag g-decked and the meeting
opening and closing with the Star
Spangled Banner, members of the
Hood River Pioneer Association. in an
nual reunion Tuesday, repledeed their
loyalty as Americans.
Assembling at noon the pioneers, all
the time recalling interesting events of
the days gone by. participated in their
annual basket dinner prepared by the
pioneer women, whose cookery has be
come famed For four of the members
Of the Association. f. /. Smith, Mrs.
William BOorman, l.. F. Henderson and
Mrs. W. b. Small the latter Of Port
land. it was a birthday dinner. Mr..
Smith and Mrs. Boorman both reached
the age of 81 years Tuesday.
The annual address was delivered bv
Circuit Judge Wilson, of The Dalles,
son of the late Judge Joseph Gardner
Wilson, one of the first circuit Judges
OF eastern Oregon, when Wasco county
covered the entire district east of the
Cascades.
The pioneers paid tribute to the fol-
lowing members who have died during
the past year Amos Underwood. In
dian war veteran William Boorman, j.
NJ Blossom, Mrs. Henry Brown, Mrs.
Anna Perkins, r. b. Lindsay, Samuel
Husbands, Joseph A. Wilson and Mr..
and Mrs Newton Clark.
Milton D. Odell, the second white
boy born in the valley. was elected
president Of the Association for the en-
suing two years. Mrs. A. H. Jewett,
Of White Salmon, was elected historian,
and Henry l.. Howe. reelected secre-
tary-treasurer.
Other numbers of the program We're
as follows Song, Mrs. W. b. Small;
trio. Mrs. Small. Miss Marie Bartmess
and Miss Ruth Harbison solos, Miss
Laura Rand solos, J. R. Nickelsen.
5. +. Bartmess presided at the meet
ing. Pioneers registering for the re
union were.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. ]. Baker. Mr.. and
Mrs f. G. Sherrieb, }. W. Rigby, Mr..
and Mrs j. Wickham, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. V. Rand, Of Portland, A. F.
Brown, Joseph Frazier, Sr. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Frazier, Jr., Miss Mary
Frazier, Mr. and Mrs Hans Lage, Mr..
and Mrs. }. j. Luckey, of Eugene, d.
M jackson, Mr. and Mrs. John A.
Wilson, Mrs. A. H. and Mrs. j. Jewett,
of White Salmon. Mrs. Lucy HARRISON
and daughters, Mrs. Blanche HARRISON
Bergen and Miss Ruth HARRISON, of
tIillsboro; Mrs. l. d, Clelund, Port
land Mr. and Mrs T. K. Coon, Port
land; f. r. Wlnans, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
j. Foley, Mr. and Mrs. j. r. Nickesen
and sons, Ted and Ned, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas Ehrck, Mrs Elizabeth Eggert
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Sieverkropp and Miss
es Hllda and Emma Sieverkropp, MD
Odell, L. f. Henderson, Mrs. Maud
Frary, Mrs. Eleanor La France, Port
land MIR and Mrs S. f. Blythe, Mrs
d. T. Marlor and son, Mr.. and Mrs. }
B. Hunt, Mr.. and Mrs. II f. j. Sic
verkropp Mr. and Mrs N. Y. Tostevin,
Mr.. and Mrs j. c. Boggs, Mr. and
Airs. Ralph Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs l.. H.
Arneson, c. S..Lindsey, Mrs Henry S.
Lewis, Portland, w. $. Crapper, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo, l. Socom, DR.. and Mrs.
}. f. Watt, Mr.. and Mrs H. F. Da-
wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. |. Howe,
Guy d. Crapper, Mr.. and Mrs. H. F.
Button, Mr. and Mrs. s. f. Bartmess,
Mrs. W. b. Small, Miss Marie Bart
mess, +. K. Austen. Mrs Tel. W.
Blount Mr. and Mrs. j. II. Gerdes,
Mr. and Mrs. H. l.. Howe, Mrs. c. M.
Larson, Mr., and Mrs. j H. Koberg,
Mrs. Aida Shoemaker, Peter Mohr,
W. A. Husbands, Mosier Mrs. Greta
Gerdes Veach, Mrs. Baldwin Jones,
Mr.. and Mrs. " Narren Miller, +. l..
Smith, Mrs. William Boorman, Mrs.
William Stewart. Mrs. Elmer Rand and
daughter, Miss Larua. of Portland :;
Mrs. W l., Nichols, Mrs. Pearl Parker.
Mrs. Phoebe Morse, Chas. N. Clarke,
Mrs. Bart Davidson, Mrs. Benton
Mayes, Mrs. Henderson, Of Bingen,
and Mr.. and Mrs. G. Dethman
Mrs. c. Dethman and Mrs. Watt had
charge of serving the bounful dinner