White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-21
DELEGATE TO CAMP
GIVES IMPRESSIONS
By GARNET COLEMAN

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On s.ie morning CT June 10, the boy
and girls going to Club Camp LEI
Kennewick at $50 for Pullman. W.
arrived in Spokane at is minutes pas
three and were taken around the city
first going through the largest garag
in Spokane; ascond, seeing the Spo
kane Falls; third, going in one doc
and out the other of the Davenport
hotel as we didn't have time to stoI
and view it. We went back to the de
pot and had dinrer and at 7:l5 w
left for Pullman.
When we arrived there, cars wer;
waiting for US at the station to TAX
us out to the new dormitory. The CIR
at the dorrnitory read off some rule'
for US to follow during the week. W.
were given our rooms Immediately
then we made our beds and piled in
The next morning a girl called us a
six o'clock. Boy! 1t sure seemed early
to usi We had breakfast at 1880, ther
we went to assembly at Bryan hall
also called the auditorium, which We
attended every morning from $3.50 K
$50 and every afternoon from 2:30 tt
$3.50 and also every evening from 7 81
or until $3.50.
Wednesday, at half past eight il
the morning, I'VE went to the HON.
Economics building for classes ane
heard a lecture on Home Grounds
and were taken over the campus
next, a lecture on "Meal Planning;
last, lecture on Record Keeping.
That evening each county put on q
stunt or sang a song. Our county
sang song.
Thursday we heard lecture or
Clothes Closets one on Bread
Making and one on Selection Of
Shoes" During this last period, also
there was lecture on Clothing"
That afternoon we had a picnic on
the campus, where we watched all
kinds of races and ate our picnic
lunch at the "Tanglewood." In the
evening we heard Miss Marguerite
Wilkie talk on my Trip to 1928 Ma
tional Club Camp" Glen Olmstead
also talked on the same subject.
These were very interesting talks.
That evening, too, we heard another
lecture. on "Glimpses of Europe, ("
given by g. M. Brewster. a,5
Friday we heard a lecture on "The
Girls Room" This was divided in
to two parts. first, Lamp Shades"
second, Quilts, Bedspreads, Etc"
There was also lecture on Can
ming" and one on Health" This last
was a picture show.
Saturday, the last day at the Club
Camp, we packed our baggage before
breakfast. Later we all met in the
auditorium and elected officers for
the coming year.
Leaving Pullman shortly after
noon, we reached Spokane few
hours later and started out on a shop
ping tour but finding the stores clos
ed we were taken to the Davenport
hotel for an inspection visit, going
through the thirteen stories, and at
six o'clock eating our dinner there.
Mr.. Durdle of Kennewick took a
group picture of Benton county dele
gates and there was also a group pic
LII e IdhCll Oll ILL lAAC DOyS olAd S1Ao VA
the campus. ! This was the largest
group that has ever attended the Club
Camp, there being 1900 delegates in
all.
We want to thank the Woman
Club and our leader for making it
possible for the two White Bluffs
girls to go to the Camp.
Y h..
Unless there are unexpected and
heavy rainfalls in the upper watershed
of the Columbia, it is believed that
the river has reached its high peak
for the year., Slow. to start its annual
rise this year, due undoubtedly to the
cold and backward spring, the old
Columbia fell fully six feet below the
high mark set in 1928. Quite a lit
tie driftwood was carried in the river
this year but it came in spurts and
was apparently brought into the
mother stream by tributaries when
their flows were heavily swollen by
Unusual thaws or heavy rain falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Austin,
Miss Halle Chapman and Warren
Hayes of Los Angeles, old school,
mates of Mrs. w. H. Kirby, were
guests Sunday at the Kirby home.
Harry Keller left Wednesday on
a few days business trip to Wen
atchee.. VI
The Spokesman has been asked to
announce that on account Of the
the Fourth, the next
meeting of the Grange will be
held Tuesday evening, July 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Chairman
and Mrs. Frederick Cords and F.
G. Koppen were attending to bus
mess matters Wednesday in, Yaki-
ma.
In a lettar this week to William
Schlicker, Floyd Gossard said that
he had accepted position as
salesman in the new Sears and Roe
buck store to be opened in Everett