Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-06-04
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year: President, Mrs.. Chris
emmett; vIce president, Mrs.
lStaesE, secretary. Mrs. Hilda
abtreasurer, Mrs. Lille Peters.
election Of delegate to The An
al Federation OF Woa,ans' Clubs to
held At Pullman, June ), 4, ) and
=, esultod in the choice OF Mrs. stacer
ior delegate and Mrs. shipman as al
ternate, Who, with Mesdames Peters,
Dorman and Rosenotf, will attend the
.convenkion, showing that the Ritz
willie club is not lacking in the inter
est OF not only self-culture but of the
artistic work of the world. Tuesday
evening, May u, the club gave their
annual society function in the way Of
an eight O'Clock dinner, at the home
OF Mrs. Lansing. The memb ers have
gust completed one book of English
History and the English idea was car
ried out in both decorations and menu
for the occasion. From each chandel-
Ter hung streamers OF blue and yellow
Gibbons which. held bouquet Of white
sweet peas, suggestive OF the club col.
@rs, green and white. The ribbon
-streamers were brought to the four
cornor4 Of each table and there fast
ened with an immense red bow. In
the center OF each table was an i'm.
mense rose bowl filled to overlooking
with red and yellow roses-England's
flower emblem. At each cover was
small artistic map Of England, and
on the back OF each was a question to
be answered by naming some English
author. A very instructive and much
appreciated after dinner talk on "Eng.
land" was given by Rev. Whitham,
who, being native of that country
and having travelled great deal with
in its borders, impressed the company
with its granduer and greatness. Mrs.
Bennett, president OF the cluk, gave
very pleasing review Of the clubs
work for the five years it has been Or
ganized. Mrs. o. R. Holcomb favored
the company with some Of her excel
dent piano music, after which pro-
nouncing contest was suggested and
each one was handed list OF twenty
words taken from the years work.
With Rev. Whitman and Mr.. o. H.
Greene as judges, it is useless to CON-
aaent on the. "correctness Of things"
Mrs. Staser was awarded first prize
and Mrs. Shipman consoled. Not
the smallest nor the least appreciated
feature of the evening was the seran-
ade given by our excellent band, and
the thoushtful courtesy OF the same
will be a long renea,hered conpli-
n,ent BY the cub ladies aud their
guests. The following members and
guests were present: Mesdames and
Messrs. Bennett, Staser, Olmstead,
Shipnian, Rosenoff, Holcomb, Zent,
Dorman, Whitman, Martin, Gritman,
Bennington, Lansing, Kimple, o. II.
Greene.
Tomorrow, June 8, the Pioneers of
Adams County will hold their second
annual meeting at the opera house,
beginning at 10 o'clock a. m. All who
were residents OF the county since the
year 1883 or earlier are entitled to be-
come members OF the organization
and are most earnestly urged to be
present at the happy reunion. The
officers Of the association are as fol-
w.: President, IL. D,rm,n; vice.
president, Mrs JIG. Bennett; treas
urer, Mrs, Ella Thompson; secretary,
q ID. Lima.
DR.. and Mrs. John NJ. Adams will
occupy the handsome cottage Of Mrs..
Cerita L. Tinnel during the summer
months willie the owner is superin.
tending affairs on the famous Peter
Meyer ranch on Grab creek, one OF
the finest stock farms in the world.
Mrs. Tinnel will return to the city in
Zine for the fall opening OF school for
the benefit Of her daughters, Misses
Ollie and Minnie, and son Master
Henry. The former young lady grad
uated this year with high honors.
W. NJ. Stafford and wife Of Spangie,
spent Saturday in the city visiting
Mr.. aud Mrs. b. L. Hervey, a brother.
in-law, The gentleman is superin-
tendent of the Spokane county poor
farm, a position which he has held for
the past four years. He is now
heavily interested in Adams county
dirt.
Geo. A. Metz, manager for the King
Mercantile Co. store at Hatton, spent
Sunday here with his family. They
will soon remove there to remain per-
manently and in their going we lose a
splendid couple who are q valuable sc-
uuisition In any com mt, nitv