The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Graham and lit
tie daughter, of Mabton, visited last
week at the home of Mrs. Graham's
brother, Arthur Jacot, Sr. They were
on their way to Fossil, Ore, where
they will make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Copeland visited
friends in North Yakima Sunday
morning and were dinner guests Sum
day evening at the home of Rev. and
Mrs. C. E. Miller in Toppenish, return
ing home Monday morning.
The men of the Commercial club
went on wheatless diet at their reg
ular Wednesday luncheon this week.
Hotel Kennewick has fallen in line
with the city restaurants and cafes
and will hereafter observe meatless
Tuesdays and wheatless Wednesdays.
Nathan Howard and his aunts, Mrs.
C. E. Breckenridge and Mrs. C. Bar
low, of Mabton, were guests Tuesday
for a few hours between trains, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Jaco:
The party were en- route to Nampa,
Idaho, where they were called by the
death. of Mr.. Towards mother.
The Needle club met last Friday at
the home Of Mrs. w. r. Weisel, and
will meet next at the home of Mrs. F.
L. Young. At the last meeting the
ladies laid aside their dignity with
their grown up clothes and enjoyed
kiddies party, indulging in romping
games and an old-fashioned taffy pull.
The intermediate League of the M.
E. church gave a masquerade party
last Friday night at the home of Her
bert Dunlap. Halloween decorations
were used thruout the. rooms. After
the masks were removed, games APP.
propriate to the season kept the
youngsters amused until the refresh
ments came to occupy their attention.
Every member of the Kennewick
Lodge Knights. of Pythias who is serv-
ing his country in the army or navy
will receive Christmas package from
his home lodge. Purchase of suitable
gifts was authorized at a meeting of
the lodge Monday evening. One men,
Der of the lodge is now in France,
four more will probably be there by
Christmas and one is at naval train
ing station.
Last Saturday afternoon Mrs. G. H.
Shanafelt entertained number of the
members Of the local Rebekah lodge
with Kensington tea in honor Of
Mrs. j. M. Nye, who leaves today for
her new home in Bryant. Mrs. Nye
was presented with beautiful Rebek-
ah spoon as a slight token Of appre-
citation of her faithful services and of
the many friends she is leaving in Al
thea Rebekah lodge.
A crowd of school girl friends of
Miss Lorraine Kennedy surprised her
very happily last evening by coming
in to spend the evening with fun and
frolic in honor of her birthday.
Miss Kennedy's grandmother had been
informed Of the party and in turn sur
prised them by preparing and serving
delicious refreshments. The honor
guest received many pretty gifts and
expressed the wish that the girls
would remember to surprise her often.
Mrs. C. a. Meikle has visiting her
this week her mother, Mrs. Bailey,
and her sister, Mrs. Foul, Of Gold
Beach, Ore. Mrs. Bailey, as small
girl, came west in 1852 with her rar-
ents and can relate many interesting
incidents of that long trip. They were
members of an emigrant train of 161
wagons that came from Chicago to
Portland, coming down by Salt Lake
and southern Idaho, on into Walla
Walla and then down to Portland in
a few days less than eight months.
They had many narrow escapes from
the Indians and only the vigilance Of
the men who stood guard at night
saved their lives. AS it was they came
thru with only the loss Of some fine
horses driven off one night in an In
dian raid. Mrs. Bailey says they
camped at few days at the old trading