The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-03-21
2 GIRLS HAVE
THE TIME OF
THEIR LIVES
Week Crowded with Enter.
tainment of All Kinds for
Misses who Win in Local
BETTER Times Contest

MIA late Sunday evening.
having . thrilling travel adventure.
Thew were given a send off at Sc
attic Saturday night, that railroad
men state has seldom been equaled.
Over 800 people crowded the King
street. station platform and cheer
ad as the train pulled out. While
the majority of the crowd were
naturally Seattle people cheering
eipht Seattle girls there was a
good representation of people from
most of the cities where these con-
tests were held. Many OF the
girls from other parts of the state
were brought to Seattle.
All the baggage was especially
labeled, showing the car and sec
ton number as well as the girls.
names. Every girl was Checked
through the station gates.
There are five girls on the spec
ial, who have never before travelled
on railroad train, there were
over a score who had never slept
ON a sleeper. They were, as they
acknowledged, frankly thrilled at
this new adventure.
There are four cars assigned to
this travel party of 90 girls, three
hostesses, the railroad representa-
tive and the state press travelling
chairman. One sleeper carried the
designation OF. WP and the WPA,
the letters, Of course, meaning
Washington Press Association.
There is a fine club car and one
Of the latest air conditioned diners.
With all the excitement incident
to the state of this tour it was, two
hours after the train left the King
street station before the three
score contestants really quieted
down. Many were up when the
train pulled into Portland early on
Sunday morning and all were up
for breakfast by the time the train
pulled out of Portland at 8:15 Sum
day morning.
Special souvenir menus, telling
Of the trip were given the girls at
each meal. These menus carried IL
Illustrations of scenery enruute.
At Eugene there was 25-min-
ute stop and the girls generally
took a short walking trip. There
was another stop at Crescent Lake
near the summit of the Cascades
and still another at Klamath Lake
to give an opportunity for some
exercise. It rained at both the Port
land and Eugene stops, but the sun
shone steadily the rest of the time.
The most frequent questions ask
ed during the first day were, when
do we eat" and ".when do we reach
California" Only one girl missed
breakfast the first morning and
she said she was dieting. No one
missed lunch or dinner. There are
only two real redheads in the par
ty, and the blends and brunrettes
are about equally divided. They
are mighty attractive appearing
group of girls, the vast majority
of them aged from 10 to %. All
have been given accident insurance
policies. They include winner in
contests arranged with groups of
business men by 81 different diff
ferent newspapers. Four is the
largest number sent from any one
contest. There are only three
groups of four contestants, three
groups of three contestants, sew
eral places where there are two
winners, but THE majority are
single contestants.
II am so glad to be the winner
and so thankful that our newspa-
per and business men arranged this
9, st so that / could make the
trip" is the universal expression
OF the contestants. And they gem
orally add aand are we having
fun" The railroad must have ar
ranged picked crews for this par
~, because everyone goes out Of
his way to answer questions and
TO provide the numerous special
services that go to make the trip a
delight.
Monday was spent in San Fran
cisco. The party arrived at Oak
land Mole at $3.50 and were ferried
across the bay, arriving at the
Derry building at 1912. There big
sightseeing buses of the Gray
Line took the contestants for a
three-hour sightseeing trip while
the managers of the party took the
baggage to the William Taylor no.
tel and had every piece sent to the
rooms assigned each girl. Two
girls were assigned to each room
the rooms all being located on the
ninth floor or above that, to give
the girls a view of the city.
At l o'clock the buses pulled
up In front of the fashionable Clut
Lido for lunch. There was &
floor show there. At 8 o'clock the
girls were taken to the new Fox