The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-07-08
CELEBRATION
GREAT SUCCESS
CARNIVAL SPIRIT SUPREME HERE
American Legion Clears About 81 1000, to
Be Used in the Construction of
Proposed Home

Carnival spirit was supreme Monday
in the windup Of 3-day celebration il
charge of the American Legion. Aug
mented by 1900 out of town merrymak
ers, families of the city and valley laid
aside care and patronized with a mark
ed liberality games, sports and conces-
sions of the eX-service men, who were
made richer by a thousand dollars.
which will be used in the construction
of home.
Keen rivalry was displayed in a wa
ter fight between ex-representatives of
the army and navy. The most unique
float ever entered in local parade was
filled with so children of all sizes. 1t
was entered by Mrs. w. E. Shay, who
several years ago, turning her home
into maternity hospital known as the
| 100 boys and girls into the world.
Judge of the floats at the morning
parade were c. II. Vaughan. G. Ii.
Castner and Hugh G. Ball. Mrs.
| Shay, whose float created universal
plaudits, won first prize on decorated
floats. The Franz Hardware Co. won
second prize. Other awards on the
parade were as follows: Decorated
automobile, Mrs. A. S. Keir, first /;
Truman Butler. second; Mrs. +. f..
Kaesser, third. and Geo. w. Thomson.
honorable mention comic automobile
Sumner ID. Cameron, who represented
the Gump family. The same judges
rendered decisions on the following
athletic events: l00yard dash, Hig-
gins, Hutson and Anderson; boys race,
Avery. Allen and Cooper; girls race.
Ruth Kean. Helen Jones and Anita
Hamann; sack race, Fleming, Higgins
and Hutson; potato race. Higgins, Hut
son and Anderson, and roller skating
maraton, Stewart Heath and Leonard
Thomson.
The baseball game drew far larger
crowd Sunday afternoon than a union
patriotic religious service held at the
open air theatre in Chautauqua park.
Those attending the meeting, however,
were rewarded by strong appeal for
oldtime Amer ca ism by Judge Robert
Tucker. of Portland.
Judge Tucker prefaced his address by
declaring that an age Of Jazz is pre-
vailing and period of rubber-like in
flation, in whose reflected glory, he de-
clared, the nation now lives.
but the time is coming" declared
Judge Tucker, when the Fourth of July
celebration will mean more than it does
this afternoon. Some effort should be
made by the people of all communities
to get back TO earth, back to frnda
mental principles
Judge Tucker, however, expressed a
faith in the common people of America,
when he contrasted them with the So
viet-ruled Russians. 1t is the duty of
parents of today, he said, to instruct
their children in such documents as the
Declaration of Independence. the Con-
stitution and the Farewell Address of
Washington. He cited Washington
warning against entangling foreign al
liances. He recited the prophecy that
the next great war would be fought
out no the Pacific coast, and pointed to
the Monaghan problem. Then Judge
Tucker called for a return to sturdy
Americanism to meet this and great
ecmoomic problems.
He ended his address by an appeal
for more industry.
I'VE are leaving our farms and seek
ing the pleasures of the land" he said,
while foreigners are coming in. for,
eigners who are willing to submit 10
hard work and who are reaping our
fruits. We must return to work such
as our forefathers did"
DR.. Pineo presided at the Sunday af-
ternoon meeting. The Declaration of
Independence was read by Rev. Boldly.
Rev Helmick pronounced the benedic-
tion. Sunday night a meritorious con
cert was given at the open air auditor
ium by the Royal Rosarian quartet, as
sisted by Mrs. c. II. Sletton and Miss
Bernice Matisen. Portland violinist.
Miss May Van Dyke was accompanist.
The mosquitoes. it is said by those
present, also celebrated Sunday night.