The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-08-07
VACATION NOTES

Accompanied by frlenOS ana mem@
bers of their families all of the employees
of the Butler Banking Company par
ticipated in a picnic near Cloud Cap
Inn Sunday. The picnickers made
tours to the snowields and glaciers
and explored the forests and mountain
meadows, where scores Of species OF
beautiful wild flowers are now IN
bloom.
Those in the mountain picnic were 4:
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Arnold, Miss
Gladys Murtrie. Harold Hershner, Miss
Helen Hershner, Miss Marian Butler,
Miss Anna Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. F. +.
Skinner and daughter, Miss Catherine,
Miss Marie Bartmess, Mrs. Alice
Stalkner, Henry Haas, Miss Clara
Haas, Cecil Lafferty, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
K. Acheson and children and Mrs.
Acheson's mother, Mrs. Bell Pero.
Truman Butler returned last week
from vacation spent at Tillamook
beach resorts, Seaside and Cannon
Beach. Mr.. Butler, accompanied by
his family, mOtored down to Tillamook
from Portland, returning up the coast.
While he declares that road conditions
were rather trying, they were not
different from what he expected.
The worst feature of touring now is
detours necessary by the construction
crews" said Mr.. Butler, 'and alto
gether it looks as though Oregon high
ways in all parts of the state were
going to be most inviting within the
next few years.
On Mr.. Buffers return Carl II .
Vaughan, cashier of the bank, accom-
panied by his wife and daughter, Miss
Virginia, left for motor tour. They
journeyed to Eugene where they met
Col. j NJ Waugh Then they pro-
ceeded to Marshfeld to visit Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Hall, former local resi-
dents.
Returning Tuesday from motor
tour to Dayton, Wash, where he Wis
tied his brother, Harry e. Moe, and
wife, A. D. Moe, accompanied on the
trip by Mrs Moe and son and daugh.
ter, Mark and Miss Frances, declares
that the highways leading toward the
Mount Adams country fairly swarmed
with Indians.
"The Red folk of the northwestern
reservations. says Mr.. Moe, are evi-
IDENTIFY planning on a big time. The
parties include all members of the
family, dogs, ponies and full camping
equipment. On inqulrhg from some
of the Indians learned that they were
headed for Dead Horse Mountain,
where huckleberries grow thickly and
where the squaws will prepare winter
delicacies while the bucks take their
vacations.
Automobiles bearing license plates
| from dozen states were on the
streets Saturday. Among them was
the first Texas car to visit here this
season. 1t was driven by T. L. Car
roll, Of Corpus Christi, who was ac-
companied by his wife and family.
Mr.. Carroll had lavish praise for Or
egon roads. He said
I'VE came to the Northwest diagon-
ally across the country, passing through
New Mexico. Colorado, Wyoming and
Idaho The roads of the Rocky Noun
tain states are in very poor state
compared with those of Oregon "
The Texas family will visit Portland
and Sound cities and then tour south
over the Pacific Highway, returning
home by way OF California.
All in all the roads Of Washington
are in surprisingly fine condition. de
clares c. +. Gilbert, former loca
garage owner, who arrived last week
from tour through North Yakima
and thence back home by way of the
! Snoqualme Pass and Seattle. Mr.
/ Gilbert was accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. May Gilbert and by At
torney and Mrs. +. C. Smith.
g want to praise the forestry ser
vice for the condition of the roac
/ through the Snoqualmie national for
ests says Mr. Gilbert. Although il
is of gravel surface, it is kept in ex
cellent condition.
Accompanying his half brother, l.
W. Stanley. and family, of Seattle. +
0. Blanchar has left for Today vaca
4 tion motoring in the Crescent Lake
Wash, community. The Seattle fami
ly motored here by way of the Pacific
Highway.
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