The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-11-25

house guests this week, her cousin,
Miss Blanche Dupre, of Montreal,
Canada, and brother, Father Toug-
las, of Helena, Montana. Howard
Lincoln and family and Charlotte
are here today for a family party
at the Lincoln home.
M. w. Mattecheck and Robert
and Louis Huntington left Tues
day morning, by way of Portland,
for Seattle to spend Thanksgiving.
Mr.. Matchbox will go from there
to McMinnville to take over the
management of the theatres he
recently purchased.
Mrs. Thomas Lamond was a
guest of Mrs. /. N. Newkirk last
week. She and her husband were
early settlers in Kennewick, hav-
ing built the house now occupied
by C. C. Harlan, and she renewed
old friendships. They are now liv-
ing near Dallas, Oregon, and she
left for her home Saturday.
Supt. Warren c. Hodge and the
teachers of the public school at
tended the county institute in Pros
ser the first of the week. Mr..
Hodge was in charge of the ses-
sions Tuesday and other teachers
from here took part in the pro-
grams. The school children have
been enjoying a vacation.
! Mrs. w. S. Washburn enter
tanned few friends, Tuesday af-
iternoon in honor of her mother,
Mrs. R.. A. Oliver, who is leaving
soon to spend the winter with her
daughter, Florence, in Los An
geles. The ladies brot their fancy
work and enjoyed a social after
noon. The hostess served refresh
ments. ....I- ,
| A number of Kennewick Masons
attended a session of the Pasco
Hodge last night. The principal OBJ
lject of the visit was to extend an
invitation to the Pasco lodgemen
to participate in the Fall Reunion
which the local lodge will hold
early next month. @3
The members of the Rebekah
lodge held 'shome night Tues
day and all took donations of fruit
and other articles to be sent to
the Odd Fellows home at Walla
Walla. 1t was the regular meeting
might and after the business. ses-
sion a social hour was enjoyed.
Refreshments were served by the
committee. ! ssj . e.
Sure advertising gets results.
A certain family in the city had
a giant rooster they were feeding
) for the place of honor at the
Thanksgiving dinner. A few nights
ago the owner heard the bird crow
!; ing Justly in the wee small hours
! and when he went out to feed him
! later, found the pen open and the
4 prize fowl gone. He agrees with
the editor about the pulling pow
II ShtEEfoI oNNSi CloiiiSs
- The Current Events department
Il met Monday afternoon with Mrs.
j. w. Vickers. The topic of the day
besides current news was claw
and its Enforcement, in charge
of Mrs. A. F. Brown. Mrs. H. II.
Flesher gave very interesting
\ paper on the subject and all took
part in the discussion following.
4 During the social hour refresh
ments were served by the hostess
es of the afternoon, Mrs. .Vickers,
II Mrs. G. Pecar and Mrs. L. j. Al
drich. 80 80. Ii {. go.
The fruit houses closed the sea-
sons work during the past week
and the employees of the Big Y had
a big dance and good time in the
empty warehouse Tuesday evening
with refreshments served to all
by the management. Perry & Conn.,
bellies force had hard times par
ty and dance Tuesday night in the
Howe hall. A short program pre-
lceded the dance and Mr.. Combelic,
Mr.. Losse and Dell Bergen were
the recipients of gifts from the
force. Elaborate refreshments were
served by the committee in charge.
j Thanksgiving will be spent rath-
er quietly in Kennewick. A large
! crowd went to Pasco for the an
nual game and the dinners will
wait until after the game. Various
family parties are planned and
some are leaving town to celebrate
4 elsewhere. Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Will
liams are having the I. N. Muel-
| Ter family and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Duffy; Mr.. and Mrs. L. E.
johnson are entertaining the E.
II. Sherk, F. r. Samphere, K. G..
Clifford and Warde johnson FAM
lilies; H. E. Huntington's are ex-
pecting their daughter Mrs. Frank
Mason and family, from Prosser
and the James Johnston family and
r. III. Holcombe; DIR. Spaulding
i and H.. C. Schmidt families are
enjoying the day together and also
the H. G. Fyfe and E. C.. Smith
families. Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Anon
are having as guests, Roy Lar
kin and family from the hills and
the o. T. Staley family. The Ed
ward Sheppard family are with
Mrs. McKain and Mrs. L. v. Corr
man is having the Soth families.