The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-11-09
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Hood River Post, American Legion, win
Be Host to All Mid-COlHmbia Points
on ArmiStice Day

Messages received by the Hood River
American Legion Post indicates that,
weather conditions permitting, the big
gest crowd ever assembled in Hood
River will be here next Saturday for
celebration of Armistice Day. Last
year legionnaires and citizens of mid
Columbia communities assembled at
The Dalles for observing Armistice
Day. Next year they will go to Du-
fur.
I'VE are going to bring our fire de-
partment and practically all of our
population, was the message Harry
w. Farrell. adjutant of the local Post.
received Saturday from Dufur Post.
Similar messages have been received
by Mr.. Farrell and Fred II. Bell, the
latter commander of the local post.
from The Dalles, Mosier and Wasco
and Lyle, Goldendale, White Salmon
and Stevenson, Wash. Because Of the
football game between The Dalles and
Hood River high schools, contest to
settle the mid-Columbia championship,
large portion of the population Of
The Dalles will be present Saturday.
The legionnaires are arranging for
Que Of the most elaborate parades ever
held here. Following this event, the
address of the day will be delivered by
Judge Lawrence T. Harris. associate
justice of the Oregon supreme court.
The days program will be closed by
grand ball. The Legion members
have chartered the knights Of Pythias
and Odd Fellow halls, in order to ac-
commodate the many dancers expected
to be present.
The general program for the meeting
at the RiHlto theatre at lly30 was is
sued by the committee as follows:
Music, Salute to the Colors, High
School Orchestra; invocation, Chaplain
Abrahamson, of The Dalles Post.
American Legion: music. 1.-THE Call to
Arms." "My Mammy's Voice." ''0ur
Boys Will Shine Tonight" Boys Glee
Club of High School; address, Judge
Lawrence T. Harris, of the State Su-
preme Court, Salem : song, "Ameri-
ca" by audience led by GIee Club and
Orchestra.
DR.. Abraham is chairman of the
meeting committee. Mrs. G. II. Hem
ney will aid with the music.
Committeeman Snow has given the
following information on the parade;
Formation will be on State street be-
tween Sixth and Ninth with the head
of the parade at Sixth. The parade is
to start promptly at II a. m. and
units participating should be on hand
for formation at l0.45 a m. The route
of march will be east on State to
Front, north on Front to Oak and west
on Oak to the Rialto theatre, where
the parade will disband in time for the
participants to attend the exercises in
this theatre at Il.30 a. m.
The order Of march will be as fol-
lows: X. of p. Band. Co. G. of 0. N.
G., Spanish War Veterans, Gold Star
Mothers in automobile, American Le-
gion, consisting of local and visiting
Posts, and Woman's Auxiliary. All
ex-service men, whether members Of
the Legion or not, are invited to join
in the parade with the Legion, and
while no definite order is issued as to
uniforms, it is requested that those
who have them wear them.
The reviewing stand on State street
will be occupied by the G A. r. and
Judge Lawrence I. Harris, who will
act as reviewing officer.