The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-10-19

Complimentary to Mrs. Hauser and
the Misses Bicht, of st. Louis, who are
visiting at the F. F. Beste home, Mrs.
H. A. Bier entertained small party
of friends Thursday afternoon at a
German "Kaffe Lootch."
C. F. Schenk, who has charge of the
field inspection work for the Spokane
Fruitgrowers company at Spokane,
visited his family here Sunday. Mrs.
Schenk and Miss Florence expect to
join Mr.. Schenk during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Bradshaw,
daughters Misses Lucretia and Doro-
thy and Miss Pearl Weisel leave to-
morrow for Toppenish where they will
attend a reunion of relatives of Mrs.
Bradshaw. They will make the trip
by automobile.
Rev. and Mrs. Thos. Gale, who Wis
tied Kennewick last year in charge
of the Baptists' chapel car, visited this
week at the home of Rev. and Mrs. w.
P. Osgood. Rev. and Mrs. Gale have
been engaged in evangelical work in
and around Spokane and were on their
way to the Coast for the winters
work.
When the University of Idaho foot
ball team lines up tomorrow against
the Whitman eleven in Walla Walla,
left tackle position will be filled by
Marvin Carnahan, of this city. Gear
ney" who gained his first football ex-
perience on the local high school team
is mighty husky youngster and the
Missionaries will undoubtedly know he
is in the game.
Mrs. M. w. Matchbox and Mrs.
d. S. Brogunier entertained yester-
day at five tables of Auction at the
Matchbox home on Kennewick ave-
niue. Potted plants and autumn flow
ers and foliage We're effectively used
in the house decorations. Card hon
ors were won by Mrs. T. C. Browne.
The same hostesses are entertaining
again this afternoon. III
The Kennewick Woman's club will
entertain at dancing party on the
evening of December 81 in the K. of
p. hall. The date has been set def
nitely this early so there may be no
conflicting attractions. The ladies
hope to make the affair one of the
most successful social functions of
the holiday season and to raise funds
for the city library.
Mrs. Rudd Russell was pleasantly
surprised at her home in Pasco Thurs
day by number of her former Ken
newick classmates. The visitors car
ried a ready-made luncheon with them
and the evening was spent in pleasant
reveries over the days that are gone.
In the party were Mrs. Geo. Tweedt
Mrs. Gerald Newton, Mrs. Alton Rus
sell, Mrs. E. H. Mann, Mrs. R. r.
Reed, Mrs. Georgia Bowers Whitsett
and Miss Ethel Tomkins.
A. w. Graham, who was called East
two months ago by the illness Of his
father, returned home Tuesday eve
ming. In the two months Mr.. Graham
has visited in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,
Kentucky, Wyoming and Montana. He
reports that the unprecedented pros
perity of the eastern states is rather
spotted and that time are better in
Wyoming and Montana than in the
middle west of Kentucky. Mr.. Ora
ham, who recently sold his barber shop
here, will probably buy in again and
continue to make his home in Kenne-
wick.
The first application for money un.
der the provisions of the Federal Farm
Loan act in Benton county will come
from the farmers around Benton City
At a meeting last Wednesday evening
County Agriculturalist Lee M. Lamp.
son explained the workings of the new
law and plans were perfected for or.
ganizing a loan association Of ter
farmers whose financial needs will
amount to $4,000, the minimum fol
the creation of an association being
$4,000.