The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK

j. T. Morrison and family arrive,
from Chico, California, Monday an,
nave rented Mrs Tomkins' house i,
the Garden Tracts.
! Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Fortified O.
] Spokane, spent a few days the frs
OF the week with Mr.. and Mrs. II
Il. huntington. Their son. Howard
VINO was with them went on to Walls
Walla where he is senior in Whit
man college.
T. j. Reddie went to Yakipia the
hrst OF the week and brought his
! wife home from the hospital Wednes-
day. Mrs. Reddie underwent a mas.
told operation while there and aItho
still very weak is recovering from
her recent illness.
On Wednesday, Mrs. j. j. Rudkin
entertained the Duplicate club in
honor Of Mrs. M. Denney of Baker.
Oregon and Tomorrow Mrs. H. r.
Vlbber, Mrs. w. B. Kuth and Mrs.
johnson are giving bridge luncheon
for her at the Vibber home.
The Benefit card party given by
the Guild of the Episcopal church
tuesday afternoon at the L. E..
johnson home was a decided success
both financially and socially. HIGH
scores were held by Mrs. w, b. With
and Mrs. II. R. Vibber. A number of
Pasco ladies attended.
Mrs. Gordon Moores has as house
guest this week her sister, Mrs. M.
Denny of Baker, Oregon. Mrs. Moores
gave a luncheon Thursday in her
honor. Two tables of bridge were in
play during the afternoon, honors
gong to Mrs. H. R. Vibber.
Rev. and Mrs. A. A. Calender.
Mrs. i. w. Payne and Mrs. I. N.
Mueller have been in Yakima the
past week, representing the local M.
u. church at the annual conference.
Mrs. Payne and Mrs. Mueller stayed
over for day at the state fair.
w. H. McClaskey, of Seattle.
former resident of Kennewick. was
at the fair. He was accompanied bv
Mrs. McClasky and his sisters. the
Misses Theo and Laura, of Chicago.
and they were guests at the McKain
nome over the week end. The party
returned to Seattle Monday.
Miss Mabel and Harry Pearson left
for Pullman Monday morning to attend
W.S.C. the coming year. Harry grad
uated here last spring, ranking sec
ond IN his class and received the Pull
man scholarship. Miss Pearson is al.
SO Kills. graduate and is begin
ming her third years work. in college.
The Arts and Crafts department
has just placed six new books on the
library pay shelf. The books are
Brains of the Family" by Rath;
The Carolinians," by Sabatini; Cor
phan Island" by Rose McCauley:
Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Nc
Kenna; sThe Needles Eye. by Ar
thur Train & '"The Loring Mystery"
by Farnol
The Floraculture club met with
Mrs. Edward Sheppard Monday after
noon. Plans were discussed for
floral display at next years fair. !,
Besides the regular members, Mrs.
Frank Spofford. Mrs. A. Beir and
Mrs. R. @. Macmahon were present
as guests. Delicious refreshments 4
we're served by the hostess and her
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Kenpf.
Among the young people enrolling
1T Whitman college of interest to
Aennewick people, are Ronald War
lock. Miss Eloise Craver and Miss
Selma Tontz. Miss Tontz is the
laughter of Rev. and Mrs. Tontz, II
residents Of this city when
lie was pastor Of the Congregations
hurch. She graduated last June from
he Portland High school with high
lonors.
The regular meeting of the VIC. I!
~. was held Tuesday afternoon in
he parlors of the Me. church. Of
lcers for the coming year were elect
d. They are: President, Mrs. w. A.
inn; vice-pres., Mrs. Lee Lampson;
or. sec, Mrs. c. Larson; recording
ecretary, Mrs. Edgar Carter; treas.
Irs. w. E. Mcclure. Mrs. Carrie
was elected delegate to the
tate convention to be held in Yak
ma October 9th to 9th.
Mr.. and Mrs T. C. Browne had
S house guests last week, Mr.. and
irs. John Johnson, of Pasadena. Cal.
sornia and Mrs. Barnes of Los An
eles, who are making an extensive
uto trip over the Northwest. Mr..
ohnson is a director in the bank at
ell with George Tweedt, and was
nxious to see if Kennewick was as
ne place as George claimed. After
,oking the valley over he was very