The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-04-26
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK

The Needle club met last Thursday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. J. IL
Gravenslund, with good attendance
and splendid time. They will meet
next with Mrs. j. N. Holmes. 4.
The Home Economics department OF
the Woman's club meets next Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. B. L. Cole. The
ladies expect to devote their meetings
from now on thru the summer to do
ing Red Cross work. --.-....-s i
Rev. w. P. Osgood, s. D. Lynch
and J. s. Motter attended the Baptist
association that was held in Pasco
yesterday and today. Mrs. Osgood,
Mrs. Lynch, Mrs. Motter and Mr.. and
Mrs. Purdy went over today. -
Miss Grace Harrison of this city
and Mr.. William Perrier, Of Pasco,
were quietly married in Tacoma Tues
day, April 18th. Mrs. Perrier is the
oldest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. II.
Harrison and has many friends in this
city. Mr.. and Mrs. Perrier are at
home in Pasco where Mr.. Perrier is
employed as fireman on the N. p.
Harold Taylor writes from Bremen
ton that he is expecting to sail for
San Francisco any time now, that the
boys have had their examination and
have their uniforms and that they
were somewhat crowded at the navy
yard, as they were equipped to take
care of six hundred boys and have
now fifteen hundred, but all wer COM
Portable and happy. -sa.-.a
In renewing his subscription to the
Courier-Reporter Chas. E. Stark
writes that they are now located at
Howard Springs, Lake Co., CAL, where
they are operating a summer resort
in connection with the mineral springs.
The many friends of Mrs. Stark and
her sons, who knew them when they
were proprietors of the Hotel Kenne-
wick, will be glad to know that they
are prospecting in California.
The Horticulture club met with
Mrs. John Hanson Monday afternoon
and will meet next with Mrs. S. M.
Henderson. After the business was
concluded the ladies spent a pleasant
social hour with Mrs. r. E. Pratt as
honor guest at a daintily appointed
luncheon where the "great big" birth
day cake graced the table. The club
presented Mrs. Pratt with a beautiful
boquet of daffodils as token of their
good wishes and regards.
+, The Parent-Teachers association will
hold their last meeting this semester
next Monday afternoon at $3.50 in the
high school auditorium. Everyone
who can, possibly, is urged to be pres
ent and to come prepared to pay the
dues for this year. The delegate to
the convention to be held May 2 to
in North Yakima will be chosen at the
meeting and this delegates expenses
must be paid by the association. At
this meeting DR.. Holland, of the State
College will address the association
and Mrs. Averill Beavers will tell us
of a plan whereby the association can
materially help in the Red Cross work.
Last Friday afternoon the local w.
r. C. and the G. A. r. gathered at
the horne Of E. E. Halter, in honor If
Mr.. Hatter's 10th birthday. Mrs.
Halter, who was in on the secret, had
made the house all gay with many
flags and also added a touch of spring
by the fragrant peach blossoms she
had used in decorating the rooms and
also used as center piece with the
flag floating above it, on the dining
table where the ladies served lunch
con. Little Mary Henderson added
much to the pleasure of the occasion
by singing two pretty songs, after
which the guests all wished Mr.. Hat