The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-12-30

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LIFE AND ITS MEANING
WE ARE born and we sojourn here for time new
w year ushered and it's span of life is run Associa
lions friesdshps then comes the
parting, the passing and the coming of the So
it is with life We are born and in the sprngtme plan
and build for the future Then the of life
when watching the beauty that and
wondering the harvest will be all that hope for Then
the afternoon of life in other words the fall
fondest hopes realized shattered We back
and plant must harvest what have and
then by that harvest will Judged And then comes the
evening of lfe winter when look back profit
able improbable life and review, just do today
the things that have taken pace-he worthwhile and the
failures And by this record we will be judged.
$50 the year ends, just like life ends year
short life is Short and crowd lot into that life
if expect to leave for poseriy something that will make
the world little better. going to leave behind
pleasant memories must of necessity render service
to humanity"
AS the is brought to close, another takes it's
place, and planning just vigorously of old
This gives beautiful thought-that life does not end
at the all hopes and ambitions conferred
in year there would be little in the way of accomplish
ment profit accusing to humanity. And it is with
e if lived with the idea that everything swallowed
up DEATH that there nothing beyond the grave
future, the whole thing would be sham
ONE criticism has been expressed around town the past
~ couple of weeks the organization of the Kwans
club with the principal objection that there already too
many civic and fraernal organizations 1t is argued that
have Commercial club handle the civic affairs of the
city and the lodges and churches for the moral side
For part think the Kiwanis club is going to be
great help all other organizations the churches and Com
mercia club included This luncheon club will help rather
than hinder the accomplishing of the detectives In the two
weeks has been under way the attendance at the Com
mercia club uncheons and the interest manifest by the
members been increased This may be just coincidence
it directly traceabe to the interest aroused by
thirty or businessmen of the to friendly
around luncheon table week without
pshing good We think the club needed in Ken
newck organization needed by any town
and that it will result in great of benefit
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MO SMALL of praise should be given the local
post of the American Legion for their supervision of
the annual community Christmas tree program The Legion
did fine, and they share honors with those who kindly
consented to participate in the program The p P q L. Co.
and the Empire Electric Co., cooperated furnishing
and lighting the tree should also in for praise
The exercises at the tree fine but the work the Legion
performed did not there Several families received visit
from Santa Claus this Christmas who might not have Jared
so WELL it been efforts of the Legion This
of work is difficult perform and requires lot of
trouble but the Legion got away with it fine More power
to em.
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DECLINING this week several new features have been
- added to this paper We have signed up with the NEA
service for several of their popular features for
try newspapers We will have two cartoons by artists who
have national fame, comic stip Toby & like, whose
antics will be interesting to all the family; fashion hint
illustrating the latest in the feminine world and or
eight pictures of the week Last but not least there
will be nstament of interesting serial story The
first story the first chapter of which will be published this
week. entitled Loves Victory is written by Effe
Adelaide Rowlands and will be accompanied by illus
tration with each nstalment We suggest that you
this story from the first number
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