The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-08-19
EVENT WILL BE
ELABORATE
MOSIER FOLK TO ATTEND BIG PICNIC
Benson Day, Celebrating Highway Paving,
To Be Held Here September G.
Committee Named

Hood River county has never made
more elaborate preparations for any
event than for Benson Day, " to be
held on Labor Day, September 6, when
Simon Benson, chairman of the State
/ Highway Commission, will be honored
at a formal and general expression of
/ qualification of Apple Valley residents
over completion of paving of the High
way between here and Portland Mo
sier orchard district folk are in par
ticularly happy frame of mind this year
also as result Of the completion of the
new six-mile grade of the Highway be-
! tween here and that city, and the resi-
dents of that district will Join the
/ Hood River population in the celebra-
| ton.
Every community of Hood River
county has promised to send full del
| egation here to attend the celebration,
and Mosier folk are expected to join in
the event 100 per cent. 1t is expected
that more than 5000 people will par
ticpate in big basket picnic at Chau.
tauqua park, the feast to be followed
by addresses of prominent Oregon citi-
zens. Other features of the program
in honor of Mr.. Benson have not been
worked out in detail by the committee
No event has ever been proposed in
Hood River county with wider popu-
lar acclaim. Invitations have gone for
ward to all members of the State High
way Commission, Governor Olcott, Sen.
ators Chamberlain and McNary, Repre-
sentatives Sinnott and Macarthur. prom
inent representatives of the Portland
press and Multnomah county citizens
who were instrumental in construction
of the Multnomah county end of h
Highway.
j. H. Fredricy has been appointed
general chairman of committees to ar
range for the event. He has appointed
as his assistants. Miss May Davidson,
G. A. Molden and c. A. Bell. Other
committees have been appointed as fol-
lows:
Reception, E. O. Blanchar, Leslie
Butler, Walter Kimball, DIR. J. d. Gut
terry, f. c. Smith. Miss May Davidson,
Mrs. &. 0. HueIat, Mrs. Chas. Fuller,
Mrs. William Munore, G. w. McCul-
lagh, Mrs. H. f. Davidon, John Mohr,
Chas. Steinhausor, A. w. Stone, Mrs.
Chas. II. Castner. Mrs. e. r. Pooley,
Mrs. w. f.. King, Mrs. Geo. X. viii
bur- program, Truman Butler, w. II
Boldly, c. N. Ravln, and Walter KIM
ball; finance. C. II. Vaughan, S. j.
Moore and c. 0. Huelat; publicity,
Joe ID. THOMSON, Hugh G.. Ball, Mrs.
Eugene Lewis and r. +. Scott; can
teen, Go |. Slocom, g. A. Molden,
A. h. Cruikshank, Fl. o. Kresse, j. |
NJ Culbertson and Miss May Davidson
valley district committees: Pine Grove,
John Mohr, A. j. Graft and A. F. |
Bickford; Frankton- Belmont, j. r.
Nickelsen and Geo. M. Galloway Park
dale, Ned Van Nuys, W. w. Clarke, w.
l.. Mason, Ralph Davies and j. F.
Thompson; Cascade Locks. Val w
Tomkins, A. w. Never and A. 0.
Adams; Oak Grove, ID. L.. Pierson,
Geo. |. Sargent and G A. McCully /; |
Odell, Geo. Sheppard, Claude Copple
Greene. r A. Collins and j. r. Edgar
er, C. T. Bennett and l.. J. Merrill
police, Sheriff Johnson. Marshal Fra
zier, w. A. lsenberg and +. S. Olin-
ger: grounds, w. T. Price, A. Samuel,
Frank Davenport, K. w. Sinclair.
An automobile committee to aid in
for the day has been ap.
pointed as fOllOWs; y. II. Bfett, Mark
Cameron, c. A. Elliott, X. b. and l..
S. Bennett, Herbert S. Field and II. G.
Barklage.
Members Of the Woman's Club and
American Legion will have charge Of
decorating the grounds and stage.
Troops of Boy Scouts will be ushers at
he celebration.
The general committee will furnish
,offee. sugar and cream for all picnick-
.rs. all of whom will vie with each
,ther in preparation Of sumptuous bas-
let lunches.