The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-09-23
PIONEERS HOLD
ANNUAL REUNION
COE MONUMENT BEING PROPOSED,
F.C. Sherrieb Heads Organization for the
Coming Year Mr.. and Mrs. Hud-
son Here for Visit

Participating in their annual reunion
Friday members Of the Hood River Pio-
neer Association started movement to
erect mondment at the Knights of
| Pythias cemetery, where members Of
the family are buried, TO Nathaniel
| Coe, founder of Hood River, who set.
| tied on the townsite nearly 70 years (.
ago. Hood river was then known to
the Indians as Dog river. The pioneers
also sent greetings to II. l.. Smith, who
Friday celebrated his 83rd birthday.
Mr. Smith, whom the pioneers honored
last year by choosing his birt hday as
their reunion date, never missed q
meeting of his coworkers of early days. &
The message conveyd to him by the
pioneers expressed deep and sincere
grief at an illness that confines him to
his bed
The main address of the day was de-
livered by Rev. j. l.. Hershner, pioneer
Congregational minister Others who
spoke were: Geo. H. Hines, of Port
land, curator of the Oregon Historical
Association; Rev. Troy Shelley, pio- O
neer minister of the 0dell district :
Judge Fred w. Wilson, of The Dalles:
5. z. Bartmess, pioneer merchant, and
Geo. I. Prather, founder of the city's
first newspaper, the Hood River Gla-fl
cier. f. G. Sherrieb was elected
president for the ensuing year and
Henry l.. Howe and Mrs. f. L. Corwin
were reelected secretary-treasurer and
historian.
James Saunders, who came to the
valley in 1872, and who formerly owned
the tract of fertile river bottom land
now viewed by every motorist over
the Ruthton hill grade of the Highway,
was here from Portland with his FAM
lily. Mr.. Saunders had not visited the
city for 25 years. Another pioneer,
William Hudson, and wife, who now
reside at Woodland, Calf, journeyedii I
here for the reunion. Mr.. and Mrs. ;
Saunders are visiting their nephew, j.
H. Ferguson.
Those who registered at the meeting
were: Mr.. and Mrs. John A. WILSON,,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Lage, Mrs. Jennie
IL. Hunt. Mrs. b. G. Davidson, MIR.
and Mrs. Bert Stranahan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jasper Wickham, J. w. Morton.
j. II. Gerdes, Mr. and Mrs. III. O. Sic
yerkropp, Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. J. Sie-
verkropp G.. G. Masiker, Rev. and
Mrs. j. w. Rigby, G. A. Ross. Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
II. Miller, Thomas Wickens. A. A.
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Eastman,
MIR. and Mrs. M. H. Nickelsen, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. T. Prather. Mr.. and
Mrs. C. E. Copple, Mrs. M. Sue Hem
dersOn, Rev. and Mrs. j. l.. Hershner,S
Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Miller, F. r. Alb
stem, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Copple. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fay Dinsmoor. MIR. and Mrs. M.
ID. Odell, Marguerite Walter. Mr.. and
Mrs. +. c. Rand. MIR. and Mrs. w. j.
Baker, +. III. Stanton. Mr.. and Mrs.
i. G. Sherrieb, Miss Marian Howe,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rand, Mrs. Kit
tie Coe, Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Husbands.
Mrs. s. f. Blythe, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Marlor, Master George Finley Marlor,e
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stewart, John
Kroeger J. II. Shoemaker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Tostevin, Mr.. and Mrs.
d. f. Rand. Mr.. and Mrs. S. E.. Bart3'
mess, Mrs. Tel w. Blount. j. Garbin.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Frohn, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. F. Davidson. Mrs. Mary Fra
zier Corwin. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hin
richs, Chas. N. Clarke, Mr.. and Mrs.a
j. II. Ferguson. Mrs. N. A. Monroe,
Mrs. J.. ID. Parkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
|. Howe. MIR. and Mrs. H. L. Howe.
Mrs. May Jones, all of Hood River.
Mrs. Benton Mays. Mrs. K. K. Price,
Mrs. Lulu ID. Crandall. Judge and Mrs.
Fred W. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Shelley, of The Dalles; Mrs. Rhoda
Godfrey. Mrs. Fay o. Suffron, Master
James Suffron Mrs. r.. f.. Dunbar,
Miss Bessie Dunbar, Mrs. Eleanor La
France, Geo. II. Hines, Mrs. J. H..
Frary and Mr.. and Mrs. t. R. Coon, Of
Portland; w. A. Husbands, Mrs. Ames
Root, of Mosier; Mrs. P. J. Lee and
c. l.. Gorton, of Wyeth; C. G. Rob-
erts. of Dee; Mrs. Disbrow, of Trout
Creek; Rev. Troy Shelley, W. C.
Ehrck, Mr. and Mrs. Chss. Ehrck and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Kollas. Of Odell
E C. Miller, of Mount Hood. and Mr..
and Mrs. William Hudson, of Wood
land, Calf
At noon the pioneers spread boun-a
tiful basket dinner on tables in Odd
Fellows hall. where the reunion was
held.