The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-10-13
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK
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Our Cent-a-Word Column will find
tenant for that vacant house.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wroe. of Horse
heaven, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cnas. Irwin, Saturday evening.
Sd. Stoddard left Saturday MORN
Ing for McHenry, North Dakota. on
a combined business and pleasure
trip.
Rev. Fraser has been i'll for several
Gays at bis home in Section Z. The
presbyterian pulpit was filled Sun.
DAY morning by Rev. Lands. of
Finley, and there were no evening
services.
A meeting of the governing board
OF the kennewick Library Associa-
tion was held at 4:3O Tuesday after
noon In the library and plans were
discussed for furthering the interests
OF the organization. 1t is thought
BEST, In case change of location
should be found necessary, to place
the library in some place where other
business is being carried on, as it
would be impossible to pay much
rent out Of the present available
funds.
The Westminster Adult Bible Class
made the most of LIES lighter side.
Friday evening At the church parlors.
and had plenty of fun, jokes on them.
selves and on each other. playing old
fashioned games and enjoying some
good musical selections. The social
committee. Mrs. Derwood Collins,
Misses Naomi Smith and Eureka Ely,
J. B. Rose and Chas. H. Collins, sue
ceeded. 80 well with the entertain.
ment OF the class that all the men,
bers are anxious for many more OF
these gatherings. After the refresh
ments were served. a number of the
old favorite songs were sung before
someone discovered, accidentlv, that
1t was time to go home.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. E. Akin have been
1.-THE guests Of MIR. and Mrs. X. L..
Banta for the past few days and
have thoroughly enjoyed their visi
! to kennewick as they are old friends
of the Bantas. They are considering
this city as a favorable location for
the establishment of their permanent
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Akin returned
from Klondike on the last through
steamer after voyage of a months
duration on the cold waters. Their
six years exile In the Northland has
been productive of great prosperity
for them and trey return to the
United States with valC able mines in
their names, which will yield them g
comfortable living for the remainder
of their days.
At the quarterly meeting of the
Missionary Union held at the Presby
terrain Church, Friday afternoon, the
following officers for the ensuing
term were elected: Mrs. A. G. Hart
president; Mrs. H. M. Bartlett, vic.
president; Mrs. S. ID. Lynch, secretary
and treasurer; and Mrs E. D. Col
Inns, chairman Of the reception com
mittee. Mrs. F. L. Fraser gave al
address of welcome to the new
pastors wives of the city, Mrs. T.. E
Wilkinson, Mrs. w. P. OsgOOd, anG
r Mrs. E. A. Orr. Mrs. Wilkinson re
: sponded to this with an acknOw
Judgement of the courtesy shown ant
I Der talk was followed by a prayer
, by Mrs. Osgood. Mrs. Tagg. presi
dent of the Union. formally present
, ed the guests of honor with beautiful
fall roses. The leading musical mum
bers on the program were Mrs. VIM
ArnoId's solo, "Saved by Grace" ant
a solo by Mrs. j. B. Rose. Il Heart
the Voice OF Jesus Say" Mrs. Hoy
read extracts from western WomeI
in Eastern Lands" about the life o
Mrs McDermitt, the famous mission
ary. and Mrs. Nelson Williams gav'
, q very interesting account OF th'
work of her sister among TIT
Arizona Indians. Mrs. H. Brown
read a report of the last jnbilee meet
ing in New York. The meeting was
most helpful and Instructive one tt
all who attended and It was a gOOC
Indicator of the work which the mis-
sionary societies OF the city are &C
complishing in their union work.