The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-03-22
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK

Mrs. Charity Smith, who has spent
the winter with her daughter, Mrs. r.
Dorothy, left the first of the week for
a visit with her. daughter in Walla
Walla before returning to her home
in Gresham, Ore. i ~.E r..
R. w. Alexander left yesterday for
Canada to engage in farming this
season. He has no intention of be-
coming a citizen of that country, as
he expects to spend his winters in
Kennewick as usual.
Miss. Mary Wood came down from
Yakima to spend week with her
mother. She is enroute to Spokane to
visit friends, but is staying over a
few days to act as cashier at the
bakery, helping Mrs. Haas thru an
unusually busy season. .,'s 80
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Vickers have
the pleasure this week of having for
their guest Geo. Strobe, of Manila,
who is going to his old home in the
east for a few months vacation. Mr..
Strobe is civil engineer for the gov
eminent and was neighbor of the
Vickers' when they lived there. -
Misses Winnifred and jeanette
Huntington were hostesses Friday
evening to the intermediate Endeavor
society of the Congregational church,
with St. Patrick's party. The deco
rations Of the rooms were in keeping
with the day and the idea was prettily
carried out in the refreshments served
by Mrs. Huntington and Mrs. II. II.
Davis, who were sponsors for the
young people. RS ,naa
Say, folks, did you ever meet the
star dance committee of the Knights
of Pythias? Everett Sherk, Ed. Mann
and sgd Whitehorn, we mean. They
are all good fellows and have promised
humdinger of a dance next Friday,
March s30th. If you haven't, then
come on and get acquainted with them
and don't, be afraid to let your girl
meet them, for they are all married
men and their main object in life is
to show Kennewick's dancers a good
time. So kind of doll up a little next
Friday and get up to the, hall about
nine p. g. and listen to Johnny Brog
toot the tootle, Abe Lincoln saw the
fiddle and Miss Shefk pound the ivory.
Harry Munday is there with the drum
sticks, too. *
Mrs. A. IL. Wheaton, of Prosser, and
Mrs. A. II. Sasse and daughters will
leave Sunday for Prosser, where Mrs
Sasse will be the guest of Mrs. Wheat.
on for a few days, before returning
to her home in Bellingham. Mrs
Wheaton and Mrs. Sasse were guest.
of honor at several pretty affairs while
visiting here the past week. Mis-.
Ruby Slaugenhaupt entertained {
number of schoolmates of the ladie.
at an informal tea last Tuesday after
noon, Tuesday afternoon of this weel
Mrs. A. p. Russell, Of the Highland
entertained a number of girlhoo,
friends in their honor. Yesterday tn
ladies were again the honor guest
at a pretty afternoon party given TO
them by Mrs. E. II. Mann, at the hom
Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Gravenslund
Rev. H. o. Perry, Rev. C. E. Miller
Rev. Smith of Richland and Rev. Byr,
of Finley, left Tuesday for Goldendal
where they will attend ministeria
district conference that convenes ther
this week. There will be echo meet
1 ings of this conference all over D,
the district as he is making a thor
campaign for church efficiency alon,
the lines begun by Bishop Hughes
The meeting for Kennewick will b
held in the local Methodist church o.
next Monday evening. There will b
a dinner served at seven o'clock. TIL
speakers of the evening will be one o
the members of the financial boar
from the east, Rev. Warner, Of Wall
Walla, DR.. Todd Of the Puget Scum
university, and DR.. Perry. There vii
be special music and cordial invita-
ton is extended to everyone to attend
There will be no charges, but FIRE
] will Offering will be taken.