History Mystery Photo November 16, 2003 [Text only] Apparently last week's puzzler, was more of a stumper than we thought. Helen Elsmore and Terray Harmon both recognized the event as a May Day celebration, with kids weaving a may pole. The actual caption on the picture says "Dalles Hospital recreation area 5th and Laughlin, 1890 W.O.W. May Day." Of course that leads us to the interesting question of what "W.O.W." stands for. Our first thought was "Woodmen of the World," a fraternal insurance order that used to operate a retirement home in what is now the restored Columbia Gorge Hotel, [Hood River] but that organization wasn't founded until June 6, 1890 in Omaha. And it's not the Workers of the World, which was known as the IWW for International Workers of the World and wasn't founded until 1905. Any ideas? If you have any suggestions, please contact Rodger Nichols, 541-506-4603; rnichols@eaglenewspapers.com or fax 541-298-1365. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.oregonlive.com/cc/genealogy Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson _________________________________________________________________ Is there a gadget-lover on your gift list? MSN Shopping has lined up some good bets! http://shopping.msn.com