The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-07-06
RICHLAND FOLK
CELEBRATE FOURTH
independence Day Fittingly OBJ
served in Park-Large Crowd
" ~ in Attendance -

park on the Fourth. Usually, on oc-
caslons OF this kind in the past, there
mas been great deal of holding back
on the part of many who did not get
In with the crowd and try to make
everyone have good time, incidental
~ doing the same thing for them
selves. This spirit was entirely lack
ing this year and it was one of the
most carefree and happy crowds ever
gathered together in this part of the
valley. ...&...I
The big doings started off with the
"eats" and on this there had to be
subdivision of the crowd as it would
have been absolutely impossible to
seat a fifth of those in attendance at
one table. AS a result there were
about ten different parties taking din
ners, but after the eating part was at
tended to the crowd Immediately pro-
ceeded to get together and enjoy the
program provided. Several patriotic
selections were sung by the picnicers
but the treat of the day was the beau
tlful contralto solo sung by Mrs. Fry
from Honolulu. Her two little girls
favored the crowd with Hawaiian mu-
sic on the native instruments which
has lit found in the music of no
other people. DR.. Fry won hearty APP
plause on his well chosen remarks
covering the significance of Indepen-
dence Day, interpolating into the adj
dress number of humorous anecdotes
which were thoroly appreciated. Miss
Gertrude Bartlett read an appropriate
selection after which everybody ad-
journed to the improvised racetrack
where the real classy work of the day
was pulled off.
Clarence Yedica had charge of the
sports and certainly deserves great
credit for his untiring efforts with
the little folks. We give below the
winners of the prizes but the little
ones taking the premiums didn't have
half the fun their elders did in watch
ing the different events.
75-yd. dash for boys under Ia
won by Clyde Cowles.
75-yd. dash for boys over IA and
under 20-won by Carl Carlson.
75-yd. dash for girls under Ia -Mu-
riel Jones.
25-yd. dash for little tots under g.
Everett McGhan.
Boys three-legged race-Charles
Anthony and Tony Boettcher.
Girls peanut race-Muriel Jones.
Best girls high jump-Ella Eggers.
Boys peanut race-Earl Clements.
High jump, boys under 14-Clyde
Cowles.
Boys high jump David Anthony.
Peanut race, boys under 10 Bud
Serr.
Fat mans ace-Harry Wheelhouse.
Fat ladies' race-Mrs. Forbes.
Thin mems race. D. Mccarthy.
Thin ladies' race-Mrs. Hackett.
Boys potato race-Chas. Anthony.
Girls potato race -Mrytle Darling.
Boys broad jump Jameson.
Sheriff Duffy spent a few hours in
town Friday.
o. B. Rollins and family spent
Thursday in Richland coming up from
Pasco to get some Of their goods.
H. F. Barlow has leased the Brett
haupt tract on the hill and has moved
his family across the river to their
new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Clark, of Ken
newick, and F. A Rouse were dinner
guests the Fourth at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. J. M. Breithaupt.
William Davidson and r. D. Sawyer
and son James, left Tuesday for Spo-
kane to try their luck in the drawing
on the opening of the Colville Indian
reservation.
George B. Cotterell, democratic
mayor of Seattle for term some
years ago, spent Saturday in Rich
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being at present state highway COM
missioner and was here making an in
spection of the new Richland- Kiona
highway.
Rev. Fry, wife and family from
Honolulu, are the guests of Mrs. Fry's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. K. Page.
While here DR.. Fry preached Sunday
morning in the Methodist church, CIV
ing many interesting details in regard
to life in the southern islands. He is
in charge of the Methodist work in
the Hawaiian Islands.
Mrs. H. T. Clark, snd brother, G.
M. Foster, were called to Spokane on
Saturday by a telegram announcing
the very serious illness of their IA
ther, M. P. Foster. The elder Mr..
Foster recently left Richland to spend
Soma time visiting a daughter in SpO-