The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-11-16
CELEBRATION
WAS SUCCESS
ARMISTICE DAY CROWD is RECORD
Judge Lawrence I. Harris Delivers Strong
Speech, Declaring Legion Keeper Of
American Conscience

II The members OF the American Legion
H are the keepers of the compass of the
\ ship of American civic conscience.
4 Such was the declaration here Saturday
Il by Hon. Lawrence t. Harris, associate
Il justice of the Oregon supreme court,
who was chief speaker at an impressive
i Armistice Day program given under
H JOINT auspices of posts of Dufur, The
Dalles and Hood River at the Rialto
Il theatre, the use of which was donated
to the legionnaires by Manager Kol-
stad.
Judeg Harris, introduced by Francis
/ V. Galloway. of The Dalles Post, who
| presided at the formal meeting, deIiv-
cred one of the strongest talks ever
given here. He appealed to ex-soldier
and man, woman and child alike to re-
member the constitutional principles on
which America is based. Every man,
every woman. every boy and every
girl, he declared. who holds allegiance
TO the Flag of America is an American.
He decrIed bolshevism and declared
with emphasis that the red flag has no
place in America.
Judge Harris cited four American
holidays as significant to all Ameri-
cans. He named July as the first,
because of the joy it brought every
year when we celebrated the birth of
the great nation. Then he cited Flag
Day, June IA, when congress adopted a
resolution, descriptive of the national
| emblem. Then he cited Memorial Day,
when the nation pays tribute to those
who have offered themselves as a sacri-
fee for gaining American indepen-
dence and American ideals and main
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last and then began recital of reasons
for Americans to be proud in the cele-
| bration of this eventfu anniversary.
Americans can best sense this pride
in their achievements in the great war,
declared Judge Harris, when they con
slider them in comparison with the
efforts of the Allies. While he declared
that all the Allied nations had played
their part in helping to win the war,
he said it was proved beyond doubt |
that American participation made pos
sible the ending of hostilities and the
day of peace on November II, 1918. |
Judge Harris told how Marshal Joffre |
had considered that America at the
utmost would be able to send to the |
western front 10000 or 600, 600 men.
The nation actually sent 2,086. 900. InI
the last six months, when the Allies |
finally sent in their appeal for help, he
told how 800, 600 men had been sent |
safely across the Atlantic, conveyed by |
the fleet of the United States of Amer |
ica. Two million more men were ready, |
trained and armed, at home to be sent |
il necessary. Judge Harris compared
the fighting. When the war closed |
America manned % per cent of the |
ives tern front. AS result of her ac-
tive participation, the riaeman strength |
of the Allies had grown to exceed that |
of the Germans.
Judge Harris recalled the words of
noted Frenchman, who had said the
war was won in April, when America
had thrown in her lot with the Allies.
The German tide reached only to Cha
teau Thierry, where the gray hosts of
the Central powers struck advancing
Americans on a memorable day in
June. The tide was turned and went
the other way. 1t was the Americans
at st. Mihiel and in the Argonne Forest
who drew the resources in men of the
German army and consumed them.
Judge Harris compared Gettysburg
with st. Mihiel. In the great battle of
the Civil war the Union forces con-
sisted of but 100000 men. At st.
Mihiel 500, 900 Americans participated.
Judge Harris cited that America in
her Is months of participation in the
great war spent $22, 900. 600, 600, while
Great Britain during the entire four
years spent $38, 600, 600, 900 and France
S26, 900, 600. 600. In addition Amer ca
loaned $40. 000,0 600 to the allied
countries.
Mr.. Galloway in his speech of intro
duetion complimented Hood River on
arrangements for the occasion and for
the hospitality of the Hood River le-
gionnaiIes and citizens. In closing he
thanks to Judge Harris and
declared that the local post chose we'll
in their selection of a speaker of the
day. Commander F. Ii. Bell, of the
local post, presented Mr.. Galloway.
Other parts of the days program
we're: Organ numbers by Mrs. Vera
Kolstad music by the Hood River
High School orchestra and glee club,
with Mrs. C. II. Henney directing; in
vocation, Paul Abrahamson, chaplain /
Of The Dalles Post, and singing of
The Star Spangled Banner" by the {
audience.
The program was preceded by pa {
rade in which DICTIONARIES of The
Dalles, Dufur and Hood River posts, |
he DufuF and Hood River fire depart |
nents. The Dalles and Hood River /
knights Of Pythias bands, Hood River Z
Grand Army men. The Dalles and Hood {
River women of the Auxiliary. Riding !
n the automobile of Leslie Butler, 7
With an escort of honor were three gold U
tar mothers: Mrs. j. K. Carson, Mrs. I
Albert Krieg and Mrs. j. o. Eastman. [
Ideal weather prevailed for the days c
celebration. 1t was as warm as early
autumn and a brilliant sunshine poured
lown. The crowd was the largest ever 1
present here for a celebration. 1t was
estimated that $500 visitors from other
MD Columbia points we're present.
he day ended with dances at the
'ythian hall and Oriental cafe.
Col. Dowd. who motored down from
he Upper Valley with his family to 6
participate in all activities, was mar s
hal Of the day.
City Marshal Hart states that he :
wishes to express bis thanks to the 2
iood River Post for their cooperation Z
. keeping order on the day Of the eel .
bration. All Of the legionnaires. he
eclares. used every influence to make y
be day pass without anything happen g
ng to reflect discredit on Hood River. =