The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-04-27
LEGION WILL VI
HONOR GRANT
HIGH SCHOOLS TO HEAR SPEAKERS
Noted Generals Tooth Birthday To-day
Nationwide Celebration TO be Held
Veterans Recall Grant

Ulysses S. Grant day will be OBJ
served here today, in celebration of
the Tooth birthday anniversary of the
noted general. by members of the
American Legion Post. The celebra-
tion has been planned in accordance
with plans of the national legion.
Members of the organization will visit
the four high schools of the county and
deliver addresses on the life of Cen
eral Grant. Speakers have been an
pointed as follows: Geo. r. Wilbur.
Hood River; Edward w. Van Horn.
Cascade Locks: Kent Shoemaker.
Odell, and w. S. Dowd, Parkdale.
Considerable interest is heing dis
played in the celebration, and it is
anticipated that a large number Of
citizens in the vicinity of the various
schools will be present for the address
es by the Legion members. Next year
the Legion will hold similar celebra-
tion in honor of Robert E. Lee, COM
mander-in-chief of the Confederate
army.
Candy Women's Relief Corps Satur-
day entertained veterans of the Grand
Army celebration of General Grants
Tooth birthday anniversary and the
BIRD anniversary OF the organization
of tie Corps. Four veterans, S. F.
Blythe, Jonathan Johnson. S. Copple
and Thomas Goss, present at the cell
ebration, were with Grant at the bat
tie of Shiloh. The Corps and Post
members participated in a social hour.
The following program was rendered:
Piano solo. Mrs. Ernest l.. Scobee;
story of the organization of the Corps.
Mrs. John A. Wilson. a charter menu
ber; vocal solo. Mrs. A. S. Keir, adj
uress on Grant. Edward w. Van Horn.
The occasion. too. was turned into a
reception for Judge and Mrs Geo r.
Castner, who recently arrived from
Portland to make their home here.
Mr.. Johnson's experiences at the
battle of Shiloh are interesting be-
cause of his extreme youth He was
only Ia years and a month old when
the battle was fought. He suffered
wound there, and was in a hospital
following the terrific conflict, for Is
months. He saw the noted general
several times at the battle and later
General Grant visited the hospital
where he was confined several times.
Mr.. Johnson, on his recovery, re-
enlisted and was with General Sher-
mans army on the march through
Georgia.
Mr.. Copple gave an interesting re-
cital of the battle of Shiloh and the
capture of Fort Donelson and Fort
Henry. as he remembered the events.
Mr.. Blythe read communication to
the Oregon department from national
headquarters. He also read a history
of the local post as compiled by the
late Newton Clark, a pioneer in Grand
Army affairs in Oregon. Mrs Wilson
and Mrs. Geo. p. Crowell were the
only two charter members present for
the event. Mrs. Elizabeth Decker, of
Portland, Oregon department president
Of the Corps, was present for the
A handsome bouquet was presented
to Judge and Mrs. Castner. Bouquets
were also given to Mrs. Wilson, Mrs.
Crowell. Mrs. Decker and Mrs. Aida
the latter member of the
executive committee of the state de-
partment.
III. p. Packard. who with Mrs. Pack
ard is here from Minneapolis visiting
their daughter, Mrs. l.. l.. Murphy,
was present for the meeting and gave
a short talk, complimenting local vet
Grams for their choice of a home in a
valley so beautiful. He is a past-eom-
mander of post at Redfeld, S. ID.