The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-11-09
LOCAL HOOD CLUB
MAY BE ORGANIZED

cd existence. The nucleus of the state.
It. wide club plan, however, on effectinp
a local organization, the primary pur-
he pose of which will be the exploitation
a. Of the Mount Hood scenic district, es-
be pecially Eden Park, a new wonderland
discovered by members of the club last
summer.
The suggestion for afiliation with
the Mazamas has been advanced. Ii
Or has also been suggested that the Hood
ye River Post of the American Legion
A affiliate with the new club, members
If of which will aid the Legion in its an
t. nual climb of Mount Hood each July
y Members of the Nature Lovers Club
Z met Saturday night at Canyon Pines,
e Oak Grove home of Hans and Paul
# Hoerlein, enthusiastic out of doors en-
y thusiasts. G. E. Graves, promoter of
y the new club and its secretary the
g past year, reported that it had been
n found advisable to sell the club house
and "a acres of land overlooking the
r Columbia river just west of the Co.
!. lumbia Gorge Hotel. The full report
|. made by Mr.. Graves follows:
I In the prospectus of the Oregon Ma |
a ture Lovers Club issued last winter, |
the statement was made that the club |
f. would be operated on a temporary
basis during the season of 1922 and at |
the end of the season a permanent or
ganization meeting would be held. |
The purpose of this plan was to test |
the principles behind the organization
in actual operation and to secure by
experience the necessary datasfor the
formation of a permanent organiza-
tion. This report is intended to set
| fOrfh tho 1f L. > |
ience.
The object of the club, as stated in
the prospectus, was to preserve and
exploit the natural beauties and wild
life to be found along the highways of
Oregon and in the territory adjacent
thereto. This gave the club a state
wide scope. Its activities were essen.
TALLY educational in nature, and with
the one exception of the field trips, {
were to be confined to the club house '
and grounds. A piece of property was {
purchased on the Columbia River
Highway just west of the Columbia i
Gorge Hotel, and the secretary spent |
three months during the spring in the t
work of constructing a one-rOom club +
house which was fitted up to serve as Q
tourist information bureau, the idea t
being to carry on the educational work I
along with the dispensing of informa-
ton on the scenery and highways of r
the state. The club house was first
opened to the public June l6, and was
kept open till September Is, when the
tourist season was practically at an
end. 1t was kept open irregularly till
October 20. The secretary was in at
tendance at the club house personally
the greater part of the time and D
through personal contact with the
tourists was able to accomplish much Il
valuable propaganda work. k,
A small start was made on all the et
activities outlined for the club. A W
large collection of books and maga- al
zines on nature subjects was borrowed tr
from the state library and together ii
with the secretary's personal library h,
was made available to visitors. A Iii
small collection of wild flowers approp
riately labelled was kept on the regis di
tTation table in the center of the room. ds
At the foot of each label appeared the W
following words: eve are asking our Sc
friends and members not to pick these
or other flowers, whenever they are so Ike
located as to contribute in any way to co
the beauty of our scenic highways. I" an
Later IN the season an exhibition of Or
pressed specimens of flowers gathered pu
- viz AAAOuhedilA pains WI lDG DOTIn- co
west slopes of Mount Hood was held. OBJ
A uniQuesexhibit of a humminQ- birds no
nest, together with an enlarged photo bo
graph of the young birds on the nest az
attracted much attention. Lack of or,
'pace prevented a more elaborate dis er
)lay OF natural history specimens. A Pa
of haDd-colored photographs pI
II Oregon scenery was on display and mi
'Toved to be very effective means of tw
for the scenic attractions of Jol
he state. These photographs. as we'll pei
s few other objects of interest to ap,
ourists, were on sale, and the profits apI
I these sales, together with member
hip dues. constituted the only income bul
{ the club. With each object sold. Cal
lip was given to the purchaser read S
'g as follows: I'VE thank YOU for dur
our visit and hope that you will come tot
gain. May we remind you that our l6, !!
rimary purpose is not to sell mer- per
but to help preserve the seen fril
~ along our highways and TO make it the
etter known and appreciated. We the
'ust that you have enjoyed your trims tina
ong these highways and that you met
ave appreciated the beauty of the req
lid flowers and shrubs growing beside tots
lem. We are asking our friends and forr
embers to pledge thems selves to use 35. {
leir best efforts to prevent the pick esti
q OF the fiowers, shrubs and ferns, cars
henever they are so located as to p
in any way to the beauty of mia
II scenic highways. We are also duri
'ging greater care in leaving camp pre-,
g places and picnic spots free from frui
bbish and filth, and in making abso- wer
tely sure that camp fires are COM mar
etely extinguished before leaving. ers
e feel that all these things will add hav,
eatly to the enjoyment of the people hav,
at follow US on the roads, and we mar
e sure that everyone will be glad to as Il
ntribute this mite to the happiness Ct
others" inc
Similar propaganda was carried on fTui
means OF pledge placed at the top mon
each page OF the visitors register. alrei
'peWIitten circulars embodying simi- ing
sentiments were also mailed to var held
ls business concerns, with request of
at they be posted where the en- mair
lyes could zee them. war,
A large amount of information ma DV
nal was distributed to tourists. For anRt
3 purpose supply Of the maps and ship
blicBtions of the State Tourist Bu- with
au and the Forest Service were se- of
red, as well as many other circulars mont
I'M other sources. Hundreds Of book are ,
s Of the Hood River County Com the
ircial Club were distributed, and wear
my tourists were directed on short quail
ps to points in the valley, who price
uld otherwise never have left the plies
lumbia River Highway. latte
some Of the most important work Of
club was carried on through the
q trips that the club organized. A
ee days trip TO the northwest slopes
aRH n - - -
'iOs9t ~ NJ nOOq u99er q me ies,o5ershlp Of Sal
- g.. s;..e,.I ;..s l.Oehnoio resulted Prea'