Walla Walla Rallies for Heppner Flood Relief
Following the devastating flood in Heppner, Oregon, local baseball teams and the Fort Walla Walla cavalry band are organizing benefit games to provide financial relief to the survivors.
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Saturday and Sunday afternoon the Squadron team from Fort Walla Walla and the Walla Walla team will play ball for the sufferers at Heppner. Manager Hums today visited the fort and secured the services of The Ninth Cavalry band, which will render half-hour concerts before each game. Fifty per cent of the gate receipts will be donated to the stricken city. A committee of seven business men canvassed the city this afternoon, selling tickets to the games and met with excellent success, many taking as high as $5 worth of tickets. Members of Trinity lodge No. 121 had subscribed over $70 for the flood sufferers this afternoon.
“A committee of seven business men canvassed the city this afternoon, selling tickets to the games and met with excellent success.”
The 1903 Heppner flood was one of the deadliest in Oregon history. This story highlights the role of local civic, military, and fraternal organizations in filling the gap for disaster relief long before modern federal disaster assistance existed.
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