The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-03-08
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK

r. L. Banta purchased the 6-acr
Hanson place just east of his home il
the Garden Tracts. Mr.. Banta intend
to farm this tract in connection witt
his home place. 49,. ,,-z. f.. r..
Mrs. j. H. Davenpeck and Mrs. r
p. Carr spent Tuesday in Pasco visit
ing friends. Mrs. Davenpeck wen
from there to Spokane, where she vii
make her home. :s.. =, i
E. Y. Hawley was called home from
Walla Walla the last of the week OF
account of the illness of Mrs. Hawley
who is slowly recovering from an at
tack of the grippe. > >
Louis Annis left Monday for Walls
Walla where he will resume his stud
les at the Whitman Conservatory Of
Music and accompany the College Glee
Club on its annual tour. "a
Mrs. H. A. Bier was hostess Satur.
day afternoon to the young lady school
teachers at an enjoyable bridge party
Five table were played, honors? going
to Misses Olga Fylpa, Ella and Clara
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Mrs. Irma Van Nieman and sor
Wendell, of Klamath Falls, Oregon
were guests the first of the week Of
Miss E. McGregor. Mrs. Van Nieman
left yesterday for short visit in Spo-
kane, leaving Master Wendell here
with Miss McGregor. a.5Eg
Miss Helen Huntington returned
last Friday from Ellensburg normal
to assume charge Of the city library
for the next six months, as Mrs. E,
Shanafelt, the librarian, will leave
next week for a visit with relatives in
her old home in Iowa.
Mrs. Lee Wettlauffer who has been
in Pasco the past six weeks on account
Of the serious illness Of her mother,
Mrs. S. D. Plantz, spent Monday in
this city with an old friend. Mrs.
Plantz is improving and Mrs. Wet
lauffer expects to return to her home
near Seattle the last of the week.
The county commissioners, accom-
panied by County Engineer Guy II.
Heberling and Supervising Engineer
T. J. Wright made a trip Of inspection
this afternoon to the Richland bridge
where the Coast Construction COM
pany has assembled material for a
new bridge. Commissioner E. C.
Houston and Engineer Heberling were
accompanied from Prosser by their
wives.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society Of The Dalles district held
their annual convention in the local
Methodist church Tuesday afternoon
and Wednesday of this week. Sever
of the eleven auxiliaries were repre-.
scented as follows: The Dalles, HOOD
River (Ashbury and Belmont), Grand.
view, Sunnyside, North Yakima anG
Kennewick. Miss Molmes, a returned
missionary from India, and the Rev
Olsen, Of Kiona, were the principal
speakers.
The parent-teacher association heli
an interesting meeting last Monday
evening at the high school. Officer.
elected for the year were, Mrs. G. 81
Taylor, president; Mrs. E. o. Keene
vice president; Mrs. D. L. Taylor, sec
rotary and Miss Carrie Pinkerton
treasurer. After the business Of thu
evening was concluded splendid pro
gram was given consisting Of vocal
solos by Mrs. j. A. Brog, instru
mental solos by Miss Erma Bier, 6
reading, by Mrs. A. C. Hart, and 8
paper by Mrs. s. D. Lynch.
The Polly-Anna class Of little girl.
of the Congregational Sunday Schoo
met Wednesday after school at tn
home of their teacher, Miss Ruby
Slaugenhaupt and elected officers fol
the year. Lena Sargent was chosen
president; Hope Taylor secretary, ant
Leotta Byrd treasurer. Then the bus
mess being concluded the little girl!
enjoyed stroll thru the greenhouse!
and a dainty lunch served by Their
hostess and were later taken for al
auto ride by Miss Slaugenhaupt before
taking them home.