The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-02-24

L. Long of Council was the guest
of friends in kennewick Sunday.
Mrs. Thorp has the position just
vacated by Mrs. Cassie Murray al
! the Telephone Co.
Mrs. HildeDrand, formerly chic
operator with the Telephone Co. al
Zillah, WASH, is here for a few days
visit with Mrs. Haynor and family.
| Post Office inspector H. G. Durand
checked up the local office the first Of
the week and found Postmaster
Wheaton's affairs in excellent shape
Miss Lulu Laird. who has been
studying the spring and summer
styles in millinery at Seattle for h
| M. Ashbaugh & Co., returned home
the latter part OF last week.
The base ball season onened the
first of the week. The nice spring
days have caused the balls and mits
to be dug out and a still hunt OF
ganized for the mislaid bats. There
is quite a movement on foot to In.
duce the manager Of the Spokane
Indians to bring the team to Kenne.
wick for Spring training. Arrange.
ments are being made to have the
manager look over the proposition
on Sunday.
A meeting of the Missionary Society
OF the Presbyterian Church will be
held this afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. +. L. Frazer in Sec. 7. Mrs. G
w. Shanafelt is leader and a very in.
teresting program has been planned,
the topic OF study being "China. %
The members will answer the roll
call with little items of Information
concerning the Indians. At this
meeting of the society, the annual
election OF officers will take place.
Mrs. F. D. Pike was very pleasant
ly surprised last Saturday evening
by the members of the Y. NJ. P. Glass
of the M E. Church and their friends.
in honor of her birthday. They first
met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
E. March and from there went to the
Pike home. The evening was pleas
antly disposed of by the merry crowd
of twenty-seven, with various games,
"Pit" especially affording much
pleasure. Dainty refreshments were
served by the different ladies present.
Mrs. Hedger and Miss Wilmer,
principal of the Kiona schools were
guests Of Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Ely at
the kOOntz, Saturday. The ladies
came down in the North Coast motor
car to visit the Art Exhibit. Thirty
of the Kiona residents intended to
come down to see the exhibit but as
they were unable to charter the motor
car as they expected so their. plans
fell through. The ladies were de-
lighted with the collection and pur-
chased several copies for their homes
and the KiOna school rooms.
The Colonial Tea given by the
Ladies' Aid of the M. E. Church was
very unique affair and thoroughly
enjoyed by the large crowd Of ladies
present. The rooms OF the Parson-
age were beautifully decorated for
the occasion. in red, white and blue,
and the ladies wore the costumes OF
long ago and looked beautiful in
their old fashioned gowns and pow.
dered hair. A short program was
rendered. consisting of music, read.
fngs and Rotations. At the close OF
the afternoon, refreshments were
served by the hostess, Mrs.B.F. Brown
and her assistants.
Supt. Lewis and G. NJ. Annis re.
turned Sunday from their tour of
school house inspection. They spent
most of their time the latter part OF
the week in Ritzville and Spokane
and picked up many helpful ideas in
regard to school buildings. All of the
schools of Spokane were visited and
several architects interviewed. Supt.
Lewis and Mr.. Ann1s were specially
impressed by the practlcability o
the ideas of Mr.. Rand who is build
ing the 100000 High School in Spo
kane, this gentleman appearing best
able to cope with the needs of Ken
newick In the school house line
Sketches and estimates are expected
| to arrive In few days from various
, architects and these will be con.
sidered by the board.