The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-08

i Miss Gertrude Showers visited hel
brother R. p. Showers in Connel last
week.
Mrs. w. K. Clark returned Sunday
evening from a two months visit to
her parents in Boyd, Mont.
The Horticulture club will meet with
Mrs. G. CARRIER next Monday after
noon.
Mrs. w. P. Mexican, of Walla Walla
is visiting at the home of her daughter
Mrs. E. H. Sherk.
Mrs. M. w Mattecheck and children
left the first of the week for Portland
where they will spend the summer
Mrs. Roman and little daughter
and son of Walla Walla, are guests
at the j. O. Short home. Mrs. Roman
is Mrs. Shorts sister. ~.
Mrs. F. D. Pike left Sunday for the
Rebakah assembly that convenes this
week in Everett Mrs. Pike goes as
a representative from the local lodge.
Warde and Glenn Johnson are Wis
iting in Sunnyside at the home of
their grandmother, Mrs. Lee A. John
son. *g 81
Mrs. L. E. Johnson returned We'd
nesday from a visit at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Fine,
of Walla Walla.
Carl B. Hayden, formerly of this
place, but now of Deer Lodge, Mont,
is in town looking after property in
terests and visiting his parents and
brother.
L. E. Johnson and j. R. Howard
went to Moscow, Idaho, the first of
the week to size up crop conditions on
a farm owned by the First National
Bank. They made the trip by auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Williams and
Richard were called to Prosser Sum
day on account of the serious illness
of Mrs. Williams father. Mr.. Will
liams returned Monday but Mrs. Will
liams will remain indefinitely.
Porter Thresher, who has been en-
ployed in the mines in Butte since
leaving Kennewick, is visiting in the
city. With strike conditions daily be-
coming more acute in Butte, Mr..
Thresher decided that there is no time
like the present for vacation.
The Kennewick Tennis Club has
shaken off lethargy which for tim
promised to become chronic and is
again showing signs of real life. The
courts on Third street are being put
into shape and play will start within
the. next few days.
An effort is being made to organize
a local post of the Spanish-A1kerican
War Veterans. All those who are ell
igible to membership and desire to
affiliate with the proposed organiza-
ton are requested to consult with Rev.
C.. E. Miller.
Miss Margaret Hamilton, having
completed her school at Chehalis, re-
turned home Monday, accompanied by
her former classmate, Miss Nan Byrd,
who was teaching in the same school.
Miss Byrd will visit at the Hamilton
home before going to her home in Sc
attic.
The school board has accepted with
regret the resignation Of Miss Stow
ers as teacher in the eighth grade. She
has accepted a position in the North
Yakima schools. The vacancy caused
by this resignation will be filled by
Miss Freda Thompson, graduate of
the advanced class in the state normal
at Ellensburg, and who has had five
years experience in Auburn, Orting
and in the state training school at
Chehalis, where she is now teaching.
Note MARTYRS of the Alamo" will
be at the Princess Monday, June 10.
This is the picture that was to be
shown free to the school children on
Thursday, May II. The management
of The Princess desires to announce
that all those entitled to see it free
on the former date, and all children
Of school age or younger in the city
are invited to free matinee at three
o'clock, Monday, June 10.