The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-07-10
MANY HERE
TO CELEBRATE
CROWDS THRONG CITY ALL DAY
Commercial Club Secures Funds for Pur-
chase of Automobile Park-Band
Missed but Concessions Please

Victory, peace and the national birth
day all We're celebrated Friday by Hood
River citizens, who turned the occasion
INTO welcome 10 their home county
veterans of the great war. The event
was characterized by the numerous out
OF town people present. From early
morning motor parties streamed IN over
the Highway. Public picnic grounds
were at "a premium and many parties
spread their lunches beneath the shade
trees Of private lawns. Numerous reun-
ions were participated in by former
residents back to renew old aequaint-
ances.
Housed by booths arranged on bus-
mess street mentorioUs home talent
amusementS raised funds for the pur
chase Of an automobile park, and girls
of the Red Cross Canteen committee
sold tags to provide money for improV-
ing Memorial park for veterans Of
the great war. The Pippins, "a min
strel organization Of orchardists and
their families, won plaudlts. And at
The Red Dog many played their first
games Of chance with Victory curren-
cy. All Of the gambling devices of
the Roundup Happy Canyon had been
borrowed for the day. Amateur crou-
piers coined money for the automobile
park.
The Woman's Club members played
an important part IN the day s pro-
gram. Under their auspices an address
was delivered from the courthouse
grounds by Capt. Geo. K. Wilbur. The
Declaration of independence was read
by James II. Hazlett. and school chill
dren participated in a flag drill The
women also raised a considerable fund
| by serving refreshments at a booth on
! Oak street.
The Red Dog cleared much money.
| l. NJ. Baldwin was cashier here most
of the day, and Joe c. Meyer and Har-
| ry Wood We're amateur bar tenders.
City Marshal Frazier deserves untold
credit for the Fourth Of July celebra-
tion. No one worked harder for its
success than he. He was on hand
throughout the day. and it was left to
| him TO clean up the streets.
The members of the Fire Department
We're in charge of the bands open air
pavilion and surrounding refreyhment
booths.
The athletic carnival was staged at
the open air chautauqua. A four round
was boxed by Kid Lester and Buster
! Kelly Lester won. Glass and Holmes
put on a wrestling match. 1t was a
very fine exhibition. The match was
draw.
Business was excellent in the city for
soft drink places, the drugstores and
cafes and hotels. All of such places
were crowded throughout the day. II.
! NJ. Hicks says he did one of the best
days businesses since he has been
here. The Pheasant was crowded at all
times.
While the auditing committee has
not finished with its work, it has been
ascertained that we'll over 81 900 was
cleared by the Commercial Club from
concessions and the city is assured a
purchase price for a three acre tract.
Just west Of town, which will be used
for an automobile park. The club has
contracted with Mrs. John Leland
! Henderson for the purchase of the
lines will be extended there and city
water will be made available on the
ground. Ovens and resthouse will
be erected later.
The city was unable to appropriate
funds for the purchase of such park
because Of charter provisions. The
charter will probably be amended at
the next municipal election.
One of the attractions had to be
omitted because the men scheduled to
participate were busy with conces-
sions, 1t had been planned for two
teams Of the Volunteer Fire Depart
ment to engage in a race. Only one
team could be assembled and these ran
against time around a block
Leonard Thomson and Stewart Heath
were the only participants in the rol.
Ter skating race. The former won the
heat.
Anticipation Of the telegraphic re
port Of the Dempsey Willard fight was
about the most exciting thing of the
day. Manager Greene, of the Western
Union, handed 1t to the assembled pop
ulace hot off the griddle, and for awhile
the excitement was nearly as great,
and the disappointment as acute, as at
Toledo