The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-07-28
INITIATION TO
BE FEATURED
CANDIDATES WILL GO TO HOOD TOP
Governor 0lCOtt and Other NOtableS to
Participate in the American Legion
Ascent of Mount Hood

The Society of 40 Hommes and
Chevaux, secret organization of tn,
American Legion, will participate il
an initiation on the summit of Noun
Hood next Sunday as feature of the
first annual ascent of the snowpeak
staged by the Legion Post. Candi
dates, who will be put through part
of the performances required of neo.
phytes knocking at the door Of the
order, at the big camp. to be estab.
lished for the party, Saturday night,
will ascend the peak with the hikers.
Once on top. however, the candidates
will be led to the depths of the sulphur
pits, where they will receive their OBJ
legation in the unusual 2mlle high
crater.
While the party of climbers will not
be as large as anticipated because of
the interest displayed in the announce
ments two weeks ago, it will approxi-
mate in size and enthusiasm some of
the recent Mount Hood activities of
Mazamas and friends. Governor Ben
w. Olcott has written to Kent Shoe
maker, chairman of the arrangement
committee. that he, Secretary of State
Kozer, Adjutant General White and
Lyman G. Rice, the latter of Pendle-
ton and member of the Oregon Bonus
Commission, will be present. General
White will be accompanied by his wife.
Mr.. Shoemaker has received letters
from number of Legion posts in 9TH
er parts of the state announcing that
delegations will be Gent here for the
recreational event.
An interesting feature of the noun
tain party will be a reunion of many
members of old Twelfth Company, Or
egon Coast Artillery, called to the
colors in 1917. Leon Foust, original
mess sergeant of the unit, will be in
charge of providing food and supplies
for the camp. Harry Sines, the old
company cook, who was finally located
at Salem, where, following his mar
riage, he had settled down on farm,
has written that he will be here to
cook for the party. Walter b. David
son, veteran packer for the Forestry
Service and sergeant of pack train
during the war, will be in charge of
transporting the camp equipment from
the homestead place of j. o. Hannum
the mile and a half distance into
camp. Saturday night will be spent in
a grove just below the snoWline. A
huge bonfire will be lighted, and the
ex-service men, their families and
friends will join in songs. They will
be led by Mike Brennan, of Portland.
The following instructions have been
given for those who expect to partici-
pate in the climb:
Every member of the party, male or
female, should dress just as if they are
going on hike or fishing trip. They
should wear good stout shoes. prefer
ably high top. with fiat, low heels.
These shoes should be studded by the
local shoeman with cone-headed Hun
garian tacks, not calks. A pair of col
ored glasses, preferably amber, must
be worn above the snow line. Those
who possess ice axes or alpenstocks
should bring them; others should pro-
vide themselves with a stout stick |
feet long. Climbers are asked not to |
wear heavy underclothes, because these |
may cause fatigue, but all should carry |
with them mackinaw, heavy sweater |
Or leather jacket, which should be |
strapped to be carried from the back |
)r shoulder. A pair of common cotton
Ir canvas gloves should be worn. An
)ther useful hint is that all should |
wear woollen socks or stockings on the
limb, and dry pair should be left at
he base of the mountain with the
)lankts for change as soon as the
climber deseends the mountain.