The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-06-27
THE MULTITUDE
is TO BE FED
WOMEN HEAD FOURTH C0MNlISSARY
Club Representatives Ask for Contribu-
tons Program for Great Event
is Announced

Members of the Woman's Club will
play the important part of feeding the
multitudes at the Fourth of July cele-
bratlon to be staged under the auspices
of the Red Cross. Every housewife of
the entire valley will be asked to con-
tribute some article of food or cream.
Mrs c. X. Marshall and Mrs. c. o.
Huelat are at the head of the Fourth
of July commlssary department
With no other mid-Columbia town
celebrating, all promising to send del
egatlons here, indications pointing to
the assembling here for Independence
Day Of more than !, 600 loggers from
surrounding lumber camps, the task of
the women will not be light
In case canvassing committees have
failed to reach any women of the val
ley or city they are asked to telephone
Mrs. Marshall or Mrs. Huelat, whose
respective numbers are 1923 and 3454.
The definite program for Hood Riv-
er's Red Cross Fourth Of July has
been practically completed. The fes-
tlvities Will open with a decorated
automobile parade and children's pag-
cant, starting on the Heights at 10
o'clock promptly Floats will be en-
tered by the Red Cross Of Pine Grove,
Odell and Parkdale, the Boy Scouts Of
Pine Grove, the Liberty Loan commit
tee, the japanese colony and possibly
by Oak Grove and Mount Hood. Mrs.
A. c. Lofts and W. II. McClaln are
arranging a Red Cross feat TO repre-
sent the Hood River Chapter.
AT the conclusion of the parade the
patriotic exercises will take place at
the upper end of carnival square, at
the corner of Fifth and Oak streets,
where the tug of war platform is to be
used for the speakers stand. This
part of the days program will be in
charge of the Hood River County
Council of Defense, with E. o. Blan-
char, chairman of the Hood River Red
Cross, as master of ceremonies. Ad-
dresses will be made by Mrs. c. II.
Castner, who will tell of her recent
trip to Washington as member of the
National Council of Defense and by
Judge Chas. H. Carey, of Portland,
speaker of the day. Judge Carey has
been delegated to the Hood River cele-
bration by the State Council of De-
fense.
During the lunch hour special Red
Cross lunches will be served by the
Woman club Red Cross auxiliary in
an al frecso cafe in carnival square,
and a cafeteria lunch by the ladies Of
| the Methodist church and their friends,
| the proceeds Of which will also be
| turned over to the Red Cross. The
dining rooms of both hotels will also be
run to full capacty.
At l o'clock the sports program will
take place in carnival square, begin
ning with the start of the four mile
bicycle relay race between teams from
Pine Grove, 0dell and two teams from
| Hood River representing the Heights
and down town. The course will lead
out State street to the laundry corner,
thence swings out through Paradise
farm to May street and out to the end
of May street, north by way of the
trankton school to the Highway and
| thence to the finish at the corner of
Fourth and Cascade streets. By sys-
TEN of signals, conducted by the Boy
Scouts, the public will be apprised Of
the exact moment the riders enter the
last mile of the race so that everyone
will have an opportunity to see the
| finish.
The other sports will consist of foot
races, for both boys and girls. obstacle
races, contests of various kinds, inlud-
ing a unique knitting contest for girls.
The first heat in the tug of war
championship will be pulled promptly
at o'clock and the other heats will
be pulled off at intervals of 45 minutes.
The winning team in the tug of war
will determine the ownership OF the
| Ford Sedan car.
Between the tug of war contests the
auction committee, composed of c. w.
McCullagh, Frank A. Cram and +. c.
Smith, will hold forth from the plat
form, to dispose of the various articles
that have been specifically secured for
this occasion by the ways and means
committee.
The Red Dog, which promises to
be one of the most interesting features
of the carnival, will open at noon and
continue without intermssion through
out the afternoon and evening until
midnight. The minstrel show, the fish
pond and the other carnival features
will also continue throughout the af-
ternoon and evening.
AS Hood River is the only point in
the mid Columbia section holding a cell
ebration on the Fourth. special invita-
tions have been sent out by the Hood
River Chapter to the Red Cross organ
izations in Cascade Locks, Stevenson,
Wyeth, White Salmon, Mosier and The
Dalles to join in the festivities here.