The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-10-12
Cities and Towns Send
Word That Large Dele
cations Are Coming
FIVE PULLMANS TO
CARRY SEATTLEITES
Towns of County to Take
Part in Big Parade
Across Bridge

From Seattle, from Spokane.
from Walla Walla, from Yakima.
from Ellensburg, from Lewiston
Idaho, from CoIfax, DAYTON.
Waitsburg, Pomeroy, Sunnyside.
Grandview, and from all towns
and communities in Benton and
Franklin counties, comes word that
large delegations, are coming to
participate in the formal dedica-
ton OF the Benton Franklin Inter
County bridge, October 81. Only
the weather man has not been
heard from. If he shows the
right spirit of cooperation the last
resource of Kennewick and Pasco
will be taxed to accomodate the
celebrants.
M. J. Carrigan of Seattle writes
that a special train of five all
steel Pullmans will leave Seattle
the night of October 10 and ar
rive in Pasco Saturday morning.
During the forenoon the Seattle
men will visit the business houses
of Kennewick and Pasco. Their
train will be transferred to Kenne-
wick Saturday evening and they
will leave for home sometime Sun
day morning.
w. p. Romans sends word that
Spokane expects to come by special
train and will bring with them an
orchestra, the Elks quartet, and
one of the city's leading soloists.
Walla Walla will come by auto
mobile and there will be hundreds
of them. Plans are being made
there to bring the Walla Walla
High School band, or the Elks or
Dokie drum corps.
Sunnyside reported today that
they are coming strong and will
pull off few stunts that will put
their town on the map. Secre-
tary o. C. Scots, of the Yakima
Commercial club reports that there
will be at least hundred from his
town and they will bring the Ro-
tary Club quartet. And so it
goes. They are all coming.
Prosser, White Bluffs, Hanford,
Richland, Benton City and Finley
have reported that they viii be
here with floats, stunts and things
to take part in the, westside par
ade which is to form in Kennewick
and proceed across the bridge to
Pasco. The bridge is to closed
to traffic at noon Saturday to al
low the formation of the parade
here. Headed by Mayor Des-
oranges and the Kennewick band
the parade will leave here at 1890.
At the other end of the bridge il
will be met by Mayor Warden Of
Pasco, ano representatives of the
other eastside counties and escort
ed up town.
The speaking program is due to
start in Pasco at 80 and westsid-
ers due to arrive in Kennewick in
time for the speaking program
here to begin at p. m.
1t was reported today that every
vacant lot along Second street has
been leased for the day for some
sort of refreshment stand or car
nival booths. With the excep-
tion of a merry-go-round and few
other attractions all Of the carnival
features are being put on by local
talent. The firemen have secur-
ed four concessions and will pull
off some interesting stunts.
Robert w. Ely has leased the
Liberty Theatre for Saturday eve
ming and viii stage an athletic
smoker. They have engaged some
of the best boxing talent in the
Northwest and an excellent card
has been scheduled. The head
liner will be bout between Harry
Casey, of Seattle and Jimmie Davis
of Butte.
One thing that e worrying the
local committee is that ~ sleep
ing accommodations, especially for
the night of the 18th. It may
be that the hotel viii be able 60
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