The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-07-06
LEGION CLIMB
NEXT WEEK
MANY INTERESTED IN BIG EVENT
RecreatiOnal Feature Of Oregon Out Of
Doors Open to General Public
Al
Expense is Nominal

Athletic interest of the mid-Colum
bia and various other parts of tn,
Northwest now centers in the secon,
annual Mount Hood Climb of the Hoot
River American Legion, to be helC
Sunday. July is. According to Ken
Shoemaker, chairman of the Legior
climb, delegations will be present from
various parts of the Northwest.
While the midsummer recreationa
event was originally conceived last
year as an exclusive Legion party, the
possibilities of turning it into an occa
sion for the general public, under Lee
gion auspices, were realized at once
and there was no limit on participation
last year, when $50 journeyed to the
mile high camp of the Post.
Mr.. Shoemaker has received cores
pondence from several this season, in.
dicating that the public rests under the
Impression that only Legion members
are invited to climb the mountain. He
says:
"Our Post here is devoting its ener-
gies now toward making the Mount
Hood Climb an annual feature of Ore
gon out door life. We want all the
people who feel like it. wherever they
live. to come and join us. Because of
our arrangements with guides and as
result of the cooperation of local folk
and the free services of our members
in arranging the camp, we are able to
provide mountain climbing excursion
at minimum of expense.
We have arranged with automobile
owners and truck drivers here to trans.
port passengers to and from the noun.
tain for S4.50, but we will welcome
folk who have their own cars, and they
may deduct this transportation charge
from the general bill. Others may
not wish to climb the mountain,
and they may deduct the regular guide
charge of $3 We will charge SIS for
the meals served in the camp. The
Mount Hood Climb is not organized for
the purpose of making money. 1t
gives our Post an activity that may be
developed for the public good of our
community and it enables us to gather
each year in pleasant reunion on the
mountain side"
The Legion Mount Hood Climb is
looking toward the development of the
snowfields Of the mountain on the north
side for annual summer sports that are
usually enjoyed only in the winter
The vast snow fields, the Le-
gion members declare, offer a fine op
portunity for Fourth of July ski tourn-
eys and for snowshoeing in August.
With the construction Of the Mount
Hood Loop Highway and a lateral
road, the survey for which is now un-
der way by the Bureau of Public
Roads. the Legion camp will be but an
hours ride from this city. Legion
who plan on making the an
nual ascent of the peak one of the
prominent features of Oregon sport
life. declare that the opening of the
roads will probably result in a ski
tourney with thousands of motorists at
the highland camp to witness the
event.
A feature of this years climb will
De radio receiving set. Lloyd SIM
ION, pioneer in radio telephony here
and veteran of the navy, where he
vas wireless operator, will be in
'harge of this feature.
The entire personnel of Company C,
Seth Regiment. o. N. G., will accom-
any the climbing party, and Capt. |
Fan Horn, commanding officer, with
his unit will police the camp. The |
lnights of Pythias band will give con-
erts at campfire programs.
X. l.. Foust. mess sergeant of old |
'welfth Company, o. c. A.. mobilized |
ere in 1917, will have charge of the
amp mess.