The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-02-09

has broken off beautiful oaks. Mr.
Lancaster paid a high tribute to Mr..
Sheppard for his gift to the public of
this wonderful point on the. e.Highway
The pictures shown by Mr.. Lancas-
ter of the ice drifts, whicn are forcing
their way down the steep gorgeside
with glacial action, were astonishing
to those who have not seen the road in
its present state. The thickness Of
ice, as much as 80 feet in places, is
astounding.
MIR. Lancaster concluded his lecture
with story of recent visit to his old
home in Tennessee. He called at the
home of an old negro couple, old fami-
ly servants, who had been faithful and
true. He found them shivering, half
starved, around a mere smudge of a
fire. The old man did not at first rec
ognize him, but when he did see that
1t was ''his white folks, he raised his
old voice in a shout of Thanksgiving,
declaring that his prayers. had been an
swered. He had the old couple fed
and ministered to with all the care
possible.
when ! was ready to leave" said
MIR. Lancaster. IL told them as a nat
Ill al NnuiEG VI tuildll GlAhlAA AnNHs
growing old as they were, might eX-
pect to soon pass on. but that l hoped
when ,1toO, was called to be permitted
to enter the Golden Gates and that
then | was going to ask st. Peter to
let me plant in Paradise great white
oak, and that | would let them come
and sit under it with me and we would
talk over old times. As | talked | no.
ticed that the old wife was working
her arms up and down. had forgot
ten that she was blind. She was try
ing to get her bearings and locate me.
Suddenly she launched herself at
me, catching me around the waist.
You al's white folks, she cried, but
Use got to hug you anyhow. "
Mr.. Lancaster said Sunday night
that he liked to consider the Columbia
River Highway as wonderful mosaic
in which everyone who had had any
thing to do with its construction had
put for the best in him.
Mr.. Benson, MIR. Yeon and many
others did their best work for the
great Highway. Camille, the Italian
who had charge of the dry masonry
walls. wrought with an eaTnestness,
building fer himself a monument. |
remember one day saw him at work,
rolling down rocks through the snow.
| placed my hand on his shoulder and
said:
-" Camille. you build good wall.
Yes, Mr.. Lanacas, he replied.
'Iwant to make good a da wall, so
that when my gran'son come this
way, he point out des a wall and say
that it the work of his gran
fadda.
Mr.. Lancaster left those who have
been proposing the cutting of the oak
at the corner of Oak and Fourth
streets in some discomfort. He stated
that he had read of the controversy
over the tree and that he had gone up
to say howdy to it Sunday afternoon.
cit, if left alone, will be here long
time yet" said MIR. Lancaster. /
would advise you Hood River people to
get tree surgeon to aid you in saving
some of your noble oaks"
MIR. Lancaster was introduced by +.
o. Blanchar, chairman of the evening.
A vocal solo was rendered by Don
Metzgus, and Mrs. q. II. Sletton and
w. j. Collier, Jr., gave a pleasing
duet. Miss Sara Howes was organist.
1t was announced that the Sunday
evening speaker Sunday, Febiulry l9,
will be DR.. E. T. Allen, former Pen
sian missionary.