The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-05-23

Fred Kadow this week received a
letter from F. E. Kessel, who visited
at the Kadow home some time ago.
saying that he was in France as a
member of the headquarters company,
127th infantry. Mr.. Kessel writes
that the part of France where he is
stationed reminds him some of the
Kennewick country.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hildenbrand mot
ored down from Spokane Saturday,
spending the week end with Mrs. E.
Shanafelt, going on to their home in
Sunnyside Monday. Mr.. Hildenbrand
returned here yesterday with their
household goods. Mrs. Hildenbrand
will join him here in few days. They
will make their home in the Engles
bungalow. ...
r. F. Hanke arrived Monday from
Spokane to take up his work as as
sistant cashier of .he First National
Bank to succeed Ed. Tweedt. VINO be-
comes cashier. George Twee,i., who
has been acting cashier for sc. cral
months, will leave the employee Of the
bank June 1. Mr.. Hanke, the new as
sistant cashier, was formerly secre-
tary Of the Trustee company, Of Spo-
kane. ="
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Johnson have
taken for adoption the infant left last
week on the Devenney doorstep. The
l,ttic one has been chrisscne6 Gladys
May and seems contented and hap
ny in her new home. No trace Of the
chlld's parentage has been discovered
altho the city and county .:ficials and
the health officer have given the mat
their their usual thoro and efficient at
tention.
G. H. Shanafelt returned the first
of the week from his two weeks vaca-
ton spent at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Mauk at Peshastin. Mr.. Shana-
felt brought gack a nice coat of tan
and large fund Of honest-to-good-
ness fish stories, and such an ingen-
ious manner Of telling them, that one
is almost tempted to believe that such
monsters really inhabit the waters of
the Wenatchee river. Anyway, Herb
had q fine vacation.
Mrs. E. w. Trenbath and her group
Of Campfire girls enjoyed a hike out
to the James Johnston ranch Satur-
day afternoon They picked three
boxes. of asparagus donated by Mr..
Johnston to be sent thru the Woman's
National League to the Soldiers and
Sailors Home in Seattle. This is
the fourth of the shipments the girls
have sent in the past few days. At
ter the work was completed the club
enjoyed picnic supper and especially
enjoyed the strawberry shortcake and
whipped cream contributed by Mrs.
Johnston.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Staser and little
son, Thomas Clinton, of Oregon City.
were week end guests at the home Of
Mr.. Staser's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C.
Staser, of this city. Mr.. Staser is SUI
perintendent of the Willamette VAL
ley and Southern railroad and could
not remain very long away from his
duties, so wire was sent to Mr.. and
Mrs. Parker Gould, Of Prosser, who
came down Sunday in their car, bring
ing their little daughter to the Staser
home. Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Hanson
and family were also guests at the
Staser home Sunday, making a very
merry home party.
Among the teachers Of the city
schools who have gone on their vaca-
ton, Misses Opal and Vera Bonsall
have gone to Seattle for short visit
before going to their home in Spokane.
Miss Mitchell has gone to her home in
Plummer, Idaho; Miss Day to her
home at Pullman; Miss Morris, who is
spending a week at her homestead in
Oregon but will return to take up the
sewing and cooking classes in con-
nectlon with the club work to be done
here :hls summer; Miss Freda Tom
sen has gone to her home on the
Coast; Miss Berg went as far as Yaki-
Il
ton with her mother in Tacoma. Miss
Stella Hanson is spending her vaca-
ton with her mother, in Tacoma. Mrs.
Bone is visiting in Prosser before go
ing to Iowa. Miss Jorgensen has gone
to her home in California; Miss Pearl
Shepardson is visiting in Oregon; Miss
Katheryn Shepardson is teaching the
kindergarten class here; Miss Nelson