The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-01-12
workers Launch Drive to
put Building Finances
Over the Top
MOVEMENT STARTED
4, AT BANQUET TABLE
About $4,000 is Needed to
successfully Garry Out
Building Plans

A flying squadron Oh NJ. =. cnufe'l
vorkers are busy this week carrying
forvxrd q campaign to complete the
an.ncins Of their proposed church
nuilding at Second and State streets.
\ The building project was started
early year ago following the close
Z tie Bulgin revivals in tn is city.
n that time the outlook for 1921 crop
md business conditions were bright
md members of the congregation
vsre led to believe that no difficulty
would Be experienced in financing the
Undertaking. Plans for a church
plsnt to cost approximately $4,000
vsre prepared and canvass among
the membership returned cash and
HEDGES amounting to about $4,000.
Asainst these pledges bond issue
v,s flosted, the old church was torn
jDwn, . basement excavated, foun-
dation built, and material for the new
building purchased and assembled on
TIE ground.
With the slump in the price of farm
products and the consequent tighten
hg up Of financial conditions con-
struction work was delayed to await
revival Of business which has not
naterialized.
The present campaign is the result
d series Of conferences held re-
Gently between the local building COM
nittee, high officials Of the church,
and 6nanciers. A complete survey Of
IT, status Of the building program
revealed that before the plans could
be carried thru to completion it would
bs necessary to raise from some
source about $4,000. OF this amount
about $4,000 has been pledged which
leaves I deficit Of about $4,000.
TO raise this sum the building COM
nittee organized the campaign now
n progress. It was launched at a
banquet Monday evening at Hotel
kennewick at which representative
citizens Of the community were the
tuegts Of the men of the M. E. church.
< b. Briggs presided at the ban
gusk +. A. Dunlap displayed a
craving Of the proposed building and
uM : talk descriptive of its arrange
nent and equipment. He explained
nat It was the plan of the church to
dsdicate the building as community
center to be used as meeting place
ior such organizations as tn eCom-
nereial club, Woman's club, etc. In
soutlon to the church proper there
vln be gymnasium and a large ban
500.
y. I. Tracy told Of the church's
nsed Tor enlarged facilities and ex-
planned the progress that had been
mace toward financing the. CAM
M'sh. The principal speakers of the
ssenmg were the Rev. Hawroth, of
and, director of the M. E. Cen
*naiy work in Washington and Ore
s0n' and Rev. U. F. Hawks, district
.Sperntetndent. They enlarged upon
aa. the speakers said as to the val
u such a church plant to the COM
nunity.
snort =, talks were made by Mayor
!. ". Desgranges, Geo. F. Carpen-
sr' cashier of the American Security
sank. Rev. ]. C. Strevey, local pas
~, :. W. vickers and A. R. Gardner
- .esserday flying squadron Of so.
aclsors took the field in an effort To
sure the necessary pledges to in.
~ .u'e completion of the building. Lo.
D. workers are being assisted by the
Aev' Hawks, Rev. C. d. Rarev. for.
el pastor of the local church. now Of
.asoma and Rev. F. Cook, M. E. mas.
sor at Dayton. p