The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-06-23
PENDLET0N PRAISED
FOR HER HOSPITALITY
(By S. F. Biythe)

The Hood River delegation to the
Department encampment, q. A. H.,
at Pendleton. consisting of G. r. Cast
ner, S. f. Blythe and II. c. Rush, re-
turned Friday. OF the Relief Corps,
Mrs.o Jennie Bentley, past president Of
the Department of Oregon, w. K. g.,
Mrs. j. c. Meyer, president of Candy
Corps, Mrs. Aida Shoemaker and Mrs.
d. E. Stanton.
The good people of the Roundup
City were generous in their hospital
! ity, as always is the case wherever the
Grand Army pitches tent within the
confines of patriotic Oregon. Two
| hundred autos were at the command Of
the veterans during the three days the
conventions were in session, and the
visitors generally availed themselves
of the opportunity to see the big wheat
| fields and other attractions Of the sur
rounding country. After the camp fires
at night the visitors were taken to
their respective lodgings.
Attendance of G.. A. r. comrades
was less than at any previous encamp-
ment for years. Feebleness from adj
vancing years and long distance from
the center of population were the chief
causes for the light attendance.
A man whom the department of Ore.
gon delights to honor was elected
Department Commander. He is c. A.
| Williams, of Gladstone. For IA years
he was assistant adjutant general OF
the department.
The parade was one of the best and
most satisfactory the Department has
ever taken part in. Its success is to
be attributed to Col Micah Evans,
Commander of Lincoln-Gartield Post of
Portland, who was Marshal. The pa
rade formed near the court house.
Promptly, as the clock in the steeple
struck 10 the parade moved-the first
time in the history of the Department
of Oregon that a parade moved on
time. The weather was cool and de-
lightful for marching, and, unencum-
bered by their less fortunate and de-
crepit.comrades, the old boys marched
with as firm a step as they did in the
days of '6l. The department drum
corps furnished music for the parade.
Several former Hood River residents
were found, among them Mrs. l.. l.,
Forrest and Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Bishop.
Mr.. Bishop is chief clerk at the
agency for Umatilla Indians, six miles
east of PendIeton. Comrades Castner
and Blythe were taken by Mr.. Bishop
in his auto to the agency, where they
we're the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bishop from Thursday noon until train
time Friday, at 1920 p. m.
In the afternoon of Thursday the
guests were taken on drive of lS
miles to the top of mountain called
Cabbage Hill. No cabbage was found,
but green fields fifteen hundred or
more feet above the valley, where no
irrigation system could reach, were to
be seen. Here the Indians from the
reservation had built large corral of
! fine logs and the visitors saw them
round up about one hundred horses.
When driven into the corral horses
were lassoed, thrown to the ground,
saddles put on them, and then, with
only the halter. young Indians would
mount and the fun of bucking com
menced.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop wished to be
remembered to their many friends in
Hood River. They are happily situated
and blessed with good health.
ID. f. Stanton, G. A. r. veteran of
Hood River, was visited at the state
| hospital and found to be very sick
man. His mind was clear but he is
confined to his bed, not able to walk.
His wife visited him. She found him
anxious to come home. He expressed
the wish to come so that he might die
at home.