The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-03-29
IS TO CONVENTION

Is TO CONVENTION
Last Friday Richland sent a del
egation of 10 to the Benton county
convention of the Inland Empire
Council of Religious Education at
Prosser in the Christian church
for all Sunday schools Of the coun-
ty. Benton county has II schools,
most of which were represented. A
splendid program had been ar
ranged and included as special
speakers, Mrs. Knapp, Mr.. Mills
and Mr.. Mosley. Dale Smith of
Kennewick was chairman, and con-
Quoted the proceedings in a very
efficient manner. A basket lunch
was served in the basement of the
church and gave strangers good
opportunity to get acquainted.
Richland has the second largest
Sunday school in the county, Ken
newick Methodists being first.
Richland also had the second larg-
est delegation at the convention.
First honors and the banner were
carried off by the Christian Sum
day school of Kennewick which had
21 present.
r. Mcintosh is driving a new
G.. M. G. truck which he will need
now that the asparagus season is
here.
Mrs. j. C. Johnston is laid up
with an attack of her old trouble,
neuritis, which has been affecting
her for a number of years. Mrs.
Johnston is an ambitious, hard
working woman and feels this en-
forced rest very keenly.
w. w. Hartman has traded in
his Chevrolet touring for an Es-
sex coach. He intends making a
trip the end of this week to visit
his family at Moscow where his
son is attending college.
There was dance at the Grange
hall last Saturday night, which
was well attended.
Several people are beginning to
cut asparagus. Bert Cloninger got
a crate Monday.
e. A. Moretz who was visiting
his son Ivan returned to Freewat-
er, Ore, last week. He reported
that his daughter Lola, who was
very ill some time ago, is now
much improved.
Mr.. Hawley, scout executive of
the Blue Mountain council with
headquarters in Walla Walla. was
in Richland Tuesday, calling on the
local scout officials and getting
acquainted and talking up the an
nual encampment to be held near
Freewater this summer. Richland
has two troops, under the leader
ship of Jim Mathers, Maurice
Compton and Jimmie Martin. The
scouts went on hike last Satur-
day and were unfortunate to get
into dust storm, which however,
did not blow away their ardor and
pep.
The local pastor Rev. j. w. Pool
ton announces that there will be a
series of Holy Week services in
the Methodist church every night
next week, leading up to Easter.
The services will include studies
in Ellis Last Week"
Fred Carstens is back again
at his old job as janitor of the
high school, after several months
of enforced absence on account Of
an operation on his foot. The boys
and girls are glad to see his genial
face again, as Fred has always
been a favorite with them.
Bill Hackney returned from Kah-
lotus where he had been at work.
The senior class is hard at work
practicing on their play "The
Towns Talking" to be given in
couple of weeks.
There will be spelling contest
at the high school Friday after
noon. It has created a lively inter-
est between all the classes, each
one having its champion who is
depended upon to uphold the hon
or and dignity of the particular
class. 1t is believed that the fresh
les have good opportunity of
/. winning.
Kittyball is now the favorite
sport at the high school.
Owing to strong winds those
who started applying the dormant
spray had to wait until more fav-
orable weather.
There was card party at the
Cash Van Fossen home last Satur-
day night.