The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-10-11

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notice of the marriage of his eldest
son, Leslie. The bride was Miss Jen
ME Barton, of Othello. The groom is
well known in Kennewick and his friends
all extend congratulations.
Marion F. Horn, B. D., of Eugene,
Oregon, field secretary of the Eugene
Bible University will preach at the
Christian church in Kennewick, Sunday
morning, October 18th, at II o'clock.
MIR. Horn is an interesting and fluent
speaker and has a vital message all
should hear. A cordial welcome to all.
If you think for a minute that the
mail on our R. F. d. is ever late you II
have to think again. Ed goes so fast
there is nothing but a cloud of dust to
mark his progress. The reason? Why
he is anxious to get home to the brand
new baby boy which arrived Thursday
of last week. Congratulations are ex-
tended to Mr.. and Mrs. Mann over the
happy event.
The public school teachers of last
year entertained the new teachers and
the Lavendar Twelve at the home of
Supt. M. S. Lewis last Saturday even
ing. A very interesting program was
given. Eunice Orr sang pretty solo,
lullaby, "Sleep On" Marcella Gould
read "Lasca" in her usual pleasing
manner, and Miss Showers rendered
several instrumental solos. Miss Teg-
land, in costume, danced the Highland
Fling, to the delight of all. After the
program games and jokes were enjoyed
and delicious refreshments were served.
Three tracts of land on the Highlands
have recently been sold to eastern buy
ers. The White and Fechter tracts
lying east of the Geo. D. Peters place,
were sold to John Chatter and John
Hamburg, of St. Paul, for $500 and
$3.50 per acre, respectively. Frederick
Spiegelberg, of St. Louis bought the
tract west Of the King place for $500
per acre, and will build at once, but
the other purchasers will not build I'M
til spring, when they will erect fine
residences. These tracts are part of
an SO-acre tract let three years ago by
H. M. Bartlett and been under his care
The sales were made by F. H. Krug.
Next Sunday night at 7:3O at the high
school will be held a union meeting of
the schools and churches. The intent
of the meeting, which will be followed
by others if it proves successful, is to
unite the home, the schools and the
churches more closely in an effort for
the betterment of civic conditions and
the building of an ideal city. Addresses
will be given by Rev. Rarey on "The
Ideal Community" Rev. Osgood on
1.-The Church and It's Relation to the
Ideal Community" and Superintendent
Lewis on 1.-THE Schools Relation to the
Ideal Community" Rev. Orr will
preside and there will be music by the
high school chorus and double male
quartette.
The meeting of the Women's Home
Missionary Union was held at the Con
gregational Church, Friday afternoon
October 8. The program consisted Of
reports of work being done by various
churches in mission fields. Mrs. Motte1
of the Baptist church, spoke of the
work CT the Chapel Car. a form Of
missionary work in which the Baptists
are particularly successful. Mrs. H.
NJ. Bartlett gave an account of some OF
the work of the Episcopal church in
Alaska, and Mrs. Rose spoke of the
great growth of the Presbyterian mis-.
sions in Africa. This being the annua
meeting, the election of officers was
held with the following result: Pres.
Mrs. ]. B. Rose; Vice-Pres., Mrs. A.
M. Woodward; Sec. and Treas, Mrs.
Geo. Egbert. A vocal solo by Mrs.
Rose, and the informal discussions
which followed the papers, added much
to the interest of the meeting. The
next meeting will be held the first Fri
day in January, 1913.