The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-02-17

Gordon Brown and Leroy Child
spent Saturday attending an all day
mass meeting of orchardists of the
Upper Valley at Parkdale. Variou.
problems of orchard culture and fertil
iation were discussed.
Hood River poultry raisers should not
forget the meeting called for Friday af
ternoon, February 25 when Prof. Brew.
ster will deliver an address on feeding
The lecture will be held at the CONNER
cial Club. f24
Born-To Judge and Mrs. Fred w.
Wilson at The Dalles on Monday after
noon, February IA, st. Valentine &
Day. a daughter. Judge Wilson, en-
gagged with circuit court at the neigh
boring city, adjourned the session to
greet his little daughter.
Mrs. l.. N. Blowers entertained at a
card party Monday afternoon in honor
of the retiring and incoming officers of
the Women Auxiliary of the American
Legion. The guests participated In
800. Six tables were laid. Delicious
refreshments were served.
Mrs. A. E. McDuffee. of Marshfeld,
SDcnL lDC WCCh Giu NlSllluR with uGI
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Veach.
She left for her home Sunday evening
accompanied by her neice, little Irene
Dutton who will visit her aunt in Port
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Jones and family
motored to Estacada last Sunday to
attend the funeral of Mrs. l.. w.
Jones, who passed away at hel home
in Portland, on February llth. Mrs,
Jones was formerly resident of Hood
River.
Members of the local Commandery
of knights Templar are planning on
visiting Portland on February "a, when
they will be guests of Oregon Com
mandery at a ceremonial. If the
weather will permit, local Knights will
make the journey by automobile over
the Highway.
The following local Elks were in The
Dalles last Thursday night to attend
an initiation: j. H. Fredricy, w. l..
Nichols, l.. M. Bentley, C. A. Rich
ards, J. H. Surrell. A. H. Ferguson,
Mark Cameron. D. E. Rand, o. C.
Hughes and A. r. Cruikshank.
William Johnson, driver of a motor
truck, delivering bread daily here from
a Portland bakery, was delayed two
hours one morning last week by
heavy slide of mud and stones on the
Ruthton hill grade. Mr.. johnson
cleared the road by shoveling the
debris over the embankment.
One of the last men accepted before
orders were received in Portland to
stop recruiting, Yale True, son of Mr..
and Mrs. G. E. II. Wollam. has joined
the army. Mrs. Wollam and daughter.
Miss True, have just returned from
Portland, where they bade goodbye to
the young man, who has been sent to
a Texas barracks.
Geo. Lutes, meter tester for the
Pacific Power & Light Co., has arrived |
1ere and is engaged on the 6-montbs |
ask of testing all meters of the com
oany in this county. Edward Poirier,
Who has been located at Lewiston,
da., has arrived here to succeed M.
Ray as chief clerk of the local power
,ffice. Mr.. Ray has accepted a place
with the Oregon Dairymen's League in
PORTLAND.
Mrs. w. j. knight has just received
letter from her daughter, Miss
Helen, senior at the University of Cal
fornia, who announces her appoint
nent to the executive committee of
he senior class in charge of the COM
ng commencement exercises. Miss
night has also been named member
# the reception committee. members
# which will supervise the annual
enior ball of the University of Cal
fornia.
On Tuesday the neighbors and friends
f Mrs. l.. O. Barton surprised her
With birthday dinner and handker-
hief shower. A bountiful dinner was
erved and the day pleasantly spent.
hose present were Mrs. Susie Moore,
irs. H. l.. Fengel, Mrs. S. M. Atkin-
on, Mrs. Glenn Wheeler, Mrs. Geo.
Mrs. V. L. Wolgamott, Mrs.
elizabeth Rodger, Mrs. J. F. Peeler, {
lrs. M. Hartwell. Mrs. J. F. Carnes,
lrs. E. Rogers. Mrs. w. J. Peck, |
Irs. K. NJ. Cooper. Mrs. c. S. Lee,
Irs. E. H. Isensee, Mrs. Albert Krieg,
lrs. L. M. Daniels, Mrs. Geo. Emry,
Irs. H. A. Isensee, and Mrs. M.
'heeler, of The Dalles. Thirteen
lildren were present.