The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-05-14
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK

convention as delegates from the local
M. e. League.
The members Of the high school class
of 1914 will be formally welcomed into
the ranks of the Kennewick High School
Alumni at the senior reception to be Civ
en- at the home of Miss Ruby Slaugen-
haupt, Saturday evening.
Rev. S. Probst, pastor of the Zion
Lutheran church is in Ellensburg this
week attending conference of the
pastors of Lutheran churches of the
Northwest and there will be no services
in his church next Sunday.
s. A. Phelps. N p. operator and fam
lily expect to leave this week for an ex-
tended trip through the south. Their
destination will be Mr.. Phelps home in
North Carolina but they will visit en-
route in California, Texas and Louisiana.
Mrs. D. L. Taylor and son lois re-
turned Saturday from Shippard Springs.
Lois who is much improved in health
left Wednesday for the Montana Gold
Mining company's mines in the Okana-
gan country where he will spend the
summer.
With the philanthrophic department
in charge of the program. the Kenne-
wick Woman's club met last Friday
evening at the home of the president,
Mrs. J. L. johnson. The ladies' of Fin
ley were guests at the meeting which
was the last regular business session be-
fore the summer recess.
DR.. r. A. Atkins, of the local Con-
gregational church, spent Sunday in
Sunnyside. DR.. Atkins occupied the
pulpit in the Sunnyside church and Wis.,
tied the Sunday schools in the capacity
of the religious educational committee,
to which Office he was appointed at a
recent meeting of the Central WASH
ington Presbytry.
Prof. w. D. Lyman and H. S. Blan-
ford, of Walla Walla, were among the
out-of- town guests at the Strawberry
Jubilee Friday evening. Prof. Lyman
who is democratic candidate for con-
gress from this district is making a
tour of the towns Of the Yakima val
ley. Mr.. Blanford is secretary of the
Lyman club with headquarters at WaIla
Walla. ss
Last Saturday afternoon Mrs. F. A.
Dunlap's Sunday School class was en-
tertained at the Cresswell home in Seq
ton Seven. Three birthdays were cele
brated, Opal Larkin, Lewis Larsen an
Herbert Dunlap, all having reached tHs
tenth mile stone. Sixteen boys and
girls were present to enjoy the after
noon with games, refreshments and an
auto ride.
Evangelists j. K. Luther and F. m.
Oliver who have been conducting q ser
les of meeting in Pasco for some time,
will give . few illustrated lectures in
the Conway hall beginning Friday eve
ming of this week. A stereopticon will
be used and something Of interest is
promised by these men. There will be
no admittance fee charged and all are
cordially invited to attend.
The local chapter Of the Daughters Of
American Revolution offered two cash
prizes some time ago to be given this
spring to the pupils Of the seventh or
eighth grades who should write the best
papers upon some. topic selected from
American history. A number Of child
rem entered the contest and prepared
papers which were submitted to a COM
mittee Of five judges selected from the
members Of the D. A. r. and the high
school teachers. The result of their de-
cision is to give first prize to Jean Ste
wart, and second prize to Marjorie Tay-
lor. The winners were separated by
only four points, their scores totaling
744 and TAO respectfully. Burdette
Hoadley ranked third. The subjects OF
the papers, in order Of their rank, were;
Benjamin Franklin, Tconderoga, and
the Battle of Gettysburg.
One of the most pleasant affairs In
cident to commencement week at the
high school was the reception given the
graduating class by the class president,
Raymond Rarey at his home Tuesday
evening. All members Of the class with
the exception Of Curtis Whealy were