The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-08-15
Uncle Sans I. o. U.-War Savings

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Gilcrest of
Yakima were week end guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Gilcrest.
Marjorie Moores returned home with
them Monday to remain until the first
of September. t@ =s 49,.
/ All Odd Fellows are requested to
meet at the hall on Saturday at 1880
to attend in body the funeral of Guy
Moore, which will be held at the Meth
odist church at one o'clock. .s.s...s
Mrs. A. v. McReynolds, who has
been in Spokane for some time, at the
hospital, recovering from recent OPP
Grafton on her nose, returned home on
! Monday, very much improved. @
Miss Gertrude Showers, who recent
| ly finished a business course in her
home city of st. Paul, visited friends
here Sunday. She has taken position
with the P. P. & L. Co. in Pasco.
Mrs. M: M. Moulton and the girls
returned home today. Mrs. Trenbath
and Margaret viii remain while yet
to enjoy the vacation with Mr.. Tren-
bath, who goes over this week.
Mrs. r. Gilcrest visited her daughter
Mrs. Bert Moores yesterday at the
Pasco hospital. Mrs. Moores is inn
proving nicely from her recent opera
ton and expects soon to be home.
Word has been received from James
McKim, who was a member of the
high school faculty of 1861, that he
is now in training in school for Of,
ficers Of artillery at Lausanne, France.
The Horticulture club met with
Mrs. w. G. King on Monday, doing
Red Cross work. i. A Hooverized
luncheon. was served by the hostess.
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
r. E. Pratt on the 26th.
Mrs B. S. Grosscup of Tacoma spent
last week in the city with friends and
was honor guest Tuesday afternoon at
Ia delightful luncheon and bridge par.
ty given by Mrs. A. r. Gardner. Card
honors went to Mrs. il. Rudkin. .
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Snerks Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. B. Yost, Barton and Billie.
Sherk drove over to Walla Walla, yes
terday in the Sherk car, returning in.
the evening without Everett and J,
B., who departed this morning for the
wilds of the Blue mountains to spend
a couple Of weeks fshing. 5
An outing party consisting of Prof.
and Mrs. X. Hill, of Prosser, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Lampson, Of Kennewick and
Mr.. and Mrs. Brainard and daughter
of Prosser stopped off in Yakima this
morning to visit friends. The lower.
valley folks are on their way to Lake
Keechelus.- Yakima Republic.
Lieut.. Frank Harrison, of Battery
E, 146th Field Artillery, and son of
IS. ]. Harrison, of Benton City, land
ed in New York last week and will
spend three months in this country
as Inspector of artillery. Lieut.. Har-
rison was with the battery in the at
tack at Vaux and Chateau Thierry. He
will probably visit his parents before
returning to France.
A. /. Smith went to Prosser last
week to bring down two Ford touring
cars and a truck which he had sold
here. The next day he went to Grand
view to get touring car and a road
ster. The truck was delivered to G.
Bowen, of Finley; a roadster and a
touring car went to customers in White
Bluffs, and Harry Van Horn, of Rich
land was the purchaser of touring
car.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Lewis write to
friends here that they are going to
like their new home in Auburn very
much, tho they will have to experience
the inconvenience of boarding for a
while, since they have not been able
yet to secure house. Mr.. Lewis
states that the Kennewick school
board is not the only one in the coun-
try having trouble to get teachers, and
that the Auburn school directors were
glad to SEE their new superintendent
so that they could shift some Of their
worries onto his shoulders.
The U. S. Civil Service commission
announces that clerk-carrier exam
nation will be held at Kennewick on
September IA, to establish an eligible
register from which selections may be
made to fill vacancies as they may oc-
cur in the positions of clerk or carrier
in the local postoffice. Both men and
uofoof will ha adfnittad tn tIic oy