The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-05-23
NEWS FROM MOSIER

Perhaps no district Of the country
has made greater war sacrifices than
Mosier, whose citizens have met every
call to their sense of patriotism. Mo-
sier has made an enviable record, one
that stands out distinctive throughout
the nation. Quotas of all war funds =
Y. M. c. A., Red Cross and minor ones
have been oversubscribed Mosier
won most notable record in the Third
Liberty Loan Campaign. having sub
scribed "a total of SlS, 500, an oversub-
scription of $l3. 500, and now an honor
Flag, with two stars, flies over the
banner fruit district. Mosier also won
the distinction of being the first city in
the Twelfth Federal Reserve District,
composed of seven Pacific Coast states,
to be awarded an honor Flag, her quota
having been the first filled in more than
1000 towns.
AS a result of the sacrifices that the
great war on autocracy is bringing
about, Moser has been forced to forego
the publication of its weekly news.
paper, the Bulletin. Roger W. Moe,
editor and publisher of the Bulletin, is
now training with the National Army
at Camp Lewis. Thirty-one other Mo-
sier young men are serving their coun-
try. Until such time as the Bulletin
will resume publication, the subscrip-
tion list will be supplied by the Hood
River Glacier. The work of gathering
| news items and conducting other work
attendant on this temporary arrange
ment will be in the hands of Miss
Nora Hunter. That this service may
be of the best, the Glacier urges all
Mosier citizens to cooperate fully with
Miss Hunter in her work
MOser is again to the forefront in
war activities. With an allotment of
$500, it was reported Monday night
that an oversubscriptbn of $375 had
been made on the Red Croos drive.
! This IS per centoversubscrpition was
made notwithstanding the fact that
the population has been greatly de.
pleted due to enlistment and other es-
sential war work.
The Mosier Red Cross committee is
composed of Mark A. Mayer. chairman,
j. p. Ross, c. G.. Nichol, A. W. Ehr-
Itch and G. J. Littlepage.
Mosier citizens are watching with
interest progress on the preliminary
| formalities being carried out prepara
tory to the construction Of the stretch
of the Columbia River Highway be-
tween Hood River and this city. 1t
was welcome news, that announcement
last week to the effect that plans fol-
construction had not been abandoned
for the time being. Many Portland
residents own property here, and the
completion of the Highway all the way
from the metropolis to the Iorchards
here will please them. 1t will make
possible frequent week end visits
Mosier will become very popular as
the goal of week end journeys. Fur
thermore, Mosier citizens frequently
visit Hood River. The completion OF
the road. of easy grade, will make
such journeys very convenient.
Nothing is more interesting to home
folks than the letters from our soldier
boys, be they at the battlefront over
seas or in some home cantonment
Whenever you get an interesting let
ter, share it with the rest of the Mo
sier citizens. Just send them in each
week to your correspondent, who vii
send them to the Glacier for publica
| tion.
Mrs. E. NJ. Lelliott is quite i'll at hel
home.
Mark A. Mayer returned from Port
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