The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-27
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK

| James Carter of Selah was in the
city this week.
| Virgil Carter, of Freewater, Oregon
is in. Kennewick this week.
4 Mrs. H. w. Desgranges was hostess
to the Christian church Aid this week
Alexander Miller of Yakima was in
the city Friday looking after business
interests. ..
Mrs. Stella Davis returned Sunday
night from visit with friends in Spo-
kane.
/ Miss Myrtle Lea of Prosser, was a
week end guest at the H. E. Hunting
ton home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Davis and two
children were Yakima visitors Sun
day and Monday.
F. ]. Ross of Portland, was here
Saturday closing up the accounts OF
the Warren Construction Co.
Mrs. L. J. Hendricks returned We'd
nesday from five weeks visit with
her son a. LaGrande, Oregon.
Miss Marian Morgan left Tuesday
for Madison, Wisconsin, where she
will spend the summer with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. D. Peters motor
ed to Walla Walla to spend the week
end with their daughter, Elizabeth.
The Christian church picnic which
was to have been held next Saturday,
has been postponed until later in the
season.
S. w. Henderson of Toppenish was
a guest at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Henderson of this
city the first of the week.
w. L. Nicely of Olympia made. the
annual examination of the city Offices
this week for the State Bureau of In
spection. He reports ~Kennewick's fl
nancial condition in excellent shape.
F. R. Jeffrey returned the first of
the week from New York where he
was called by the serious illness of
Mrs. Jeffrey's father. Mrs. Jeffrey
will return in about two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Buntin and
grandchildren left Tuesday morning
for Spokane, where they will make
their home. They were accompanied
by their daughter, Mrs. Harry Hilbert,
who has been their guest for the past
few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Olbrich have pur-
chased this week thru Trenbath &
Tweedt the property on Kennewick
Avenue which they have occupied for
the past four years. They purpose
some time in the future to make quite
extensive improvements.
Mrs. Harriet Beach Of Spokane, is
in the city looking after business in
terests and greeting old friends. From
here she goes to Walla Walla then to
Bend, Oregon, to visit her son Harry,
going from there to California to
spend the summer,
Captain and Mrs. j. w. Vickers are
very pleasantly located in their new
home on Maple street to which they
moved on Thursday Of last week. They
have made quite extensive improve
ments on the interior of the house.
Their telephone number of now 1902.
Mrs. R. A. Thomas and children
left Wednesday for Usage, Wyoming,
where they intend to make their home.
Mr.. Thomas will follow them in few
days, making the trip in his Ford
truck. /. N. Newkirk has purchased
the Thomas home on Beach street and
moved there with his family.
Abount forty ladies', members of the
Congregational Aid, were guests at the
beautiful home of Mrs. A. Lehnhard,
on the Highlands Thursday. afternoon.
Mrs. Lehnhard was assisted in enter
tanning by Mrs. E. L. Ely, Mrs. A. R.
Gardner, Mrs. D. P. Holloway and
Mrs. E. M. Sly. Refreshments were
served and the afternoon spent with
sewing for the fall bazaar.
One of the largest and prettiest af-
fairs. of the season was the bridge
bridge luncheon given by Mrs. George
E. Tweedt, Mrs. Edward Tweet, Mrs.
F. M. Crosby and Mrs. H. H. Davis
on Friday at the home of Mrs. Tweedt.
Cut flowers in profusion were used in
decorating the rooms. Beautiful pc
onies and roses carried out the color
scheme of pink and white. Eleven ta-
bles of cards were played, honors go
ing to Mrs. Harold G. Fyfe and Mrs.
L. E. Johnson.