The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-09-08
MAYOR BAKER TO
JOIN LEGION CLIMB

Mayor Geo. L. Baker, of Portland,
will ioin the American Legion Post
next summer on their second annual
ascent of Mount Hood.
Mayor Baker doesn't promise to
90 the entire distance to the summit OF
the peak" says Kent Shoemaker, Just
back from Portland where he inter
viewed the chief executive of the Rose
CITY, "but he assured me that he
would start with us and climb until
he dropped. We have already billed
HIM for a campfire address the night
before the climb.
The Legion Post anticipates event
ualy making the annual ascent OF
Hood as popular, its members declare,
as is the Pendleton Roundup today
Plans are already under way for the
second reunion of ex-servlce men next
july. Mr.. Shoemaker says:
eve have secured the promise OF a
lease for a permanent campsite. We
will probably install permanent kitch-
en- equipment, clean off the grounds
and have everything in fine shape. We
have been assured that more turnouts
will be constructed at the upper end of
the road to the mountain forest and
adequate parking space provided, thus
eliminating a lot of trouble we had
this year.
1--WE have already received consider
able publicity on our first venture. |
have clipped 233 inches of newspaper
stories. Articles on the climb will ap-
pear in the American Legion and Pa
cific Legion. Three pictures and ac-
companying reading matter have ap-
peared in pictorial weekly, and Sun
set Magazine will give the climb no
tice in its November issue. Letters
have been received which insure the
success of next years climb.
Governor Olcott, who has grown en-
thusiastic from his journey to the top
of Mount Hood, writes:
"Just a line to express my apprecl-
alton of the mighty good time we had
ascending Mount Hood. Personally
would not have missed it for anything.
| hope sometime of having .the pleas
ure of repeating.
IL feel at present." writes Secre-
tary of State Kozer, like | might
climb another mountain, and if you
want to list me as prospect next
year you may do so | do not see why
this cannot be made popular annual
event by the Post of Hood River. and |
wish them every success in their
efforts"
al am looking forward to the time
when we will go again next year, -
writes H. w. Hopkins, of Portland.
"The outstanding feature of the trip
was YOUR good fellowship and hospital
ity. We Portland fellows are all still
talking Of nothing but the Mount Hood
trip and will boost for the next one. "
Oliver B. Huston, member of the
State Legion executive committee. has
written: "You certainly did lot tC
boost the Legion, Mount Hood and
Hood River, all very worthy objects.
look for your annual event to become
a greater success each year. The two
young fellows had with me got big
kick out of the trip, but the old gen
tleman, Mr.. Andrews, one of the most
prominent lawyers in Illinois, had the
time of his young life. He has beer
busy ever since writing letters anc
sending newspaper clippings to Amerl'
can Legion Posts in Illinois telling
them what real live Oregon Post car
do"
Harry Sines has written Mr.. Shoe
maker that he will be present annually
to take charge of the camp kitchen
Others who have written are Tinkhan
Gilbert, of Salem; Edward j. Eivers
Oregonsdepartment adjutant, and Ad
iutant General White and Lyman G
Rice, chairman of the Oregon Bonus
Commission.
Writing for the women from Port
land who participated in the recen
climb, Miss Agnes M. Cooper says
IL enjoyed myself thoroughly through
out the trip, owing to the. splendiC
manner in which everything wal
handled. l will surely speak gooC
word for your next party up Noun
Hood"