White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-01-02

ushered in with rain and colder tenn
peratures which caused the roads to
be icy. B. Salvini and his son Pete
and Gus Rollinger drove over to va
kima in a truck. The Misses Mary
Calza, Harriet Joyce and Marjorie
Holecek, who have been IN Yakima,
returned with them. The roads were
In such condition that they had to
stop at Jackson's sheep ranch. They
had brought food from Yakima and
the young man at the ranch was host
at supper They returned to Hanford
Christmas morning. Mr.. and Mrs. L..
J. Krug and James Brown drove to
Yakima Tuesday afternoon and 1t took
them five and a half hours to make the
return trip.
Reunion at Prosser
The Westmoreland family had
planned to have family reunion at
the Leo Webber home in Hanford on
Christmas Day but Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Westmoreland of Seattle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Martin and son of Sum
nyside and Mrs. James Westmoreland
of Hanford were at the G. H. Young
home in Prosser, so the Leo Weber
family and James Westmoreland drove
to Prosser Christmas morning to have
the reunion there. 1t was the first time
in seventeen years that the Westnnore-
lands and their four children and their
families, had Christmas together. The
Leo Webbers and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Westmoreland returned to Hanford
that evening.
Christmas Eve Entertainment
The Sunday school had their Christ
mas entertainment at the church
Christmas Eve. The church was dec
Grated with green's and holly, the latter
sent over from Seattle by Mrs. Alex
McConnachie. The program under the
direction of Mrs. John S. Harris con-
sisted of recitations by Jeanne Mac
Donell, the primary department ring
ing bells, recitations by Inez Cords,
Eileen Crimson, Clyde Hoover, Vera
singing of carols by the Christian En-
deavorers accompanied by Lorena Sla-
VEINS at the organ; violin solos by
Gwendolyn Harris with piano accom-
paniment by Mrs. Harris, and a vocal
solo by Margaret Anglin accompanied
by Mrs. Harris. A treat was given to
all present.
Tell of First Christmases 80,
The Grange held it's regular meet
ing Christmas Eve. During the lecture
hour each one told about the first
Christmas he could remember, and
the following program was given:
group singing with Mrs: Harris pre-
siding at the piano; recitation, Mrs
l.. l.. Whitwer; accordian solo, Clifford
WhitWer; recitation, Lorena Slavens
reading, Mrs. D. G.. Wooten; reading
Mrs. Joe DeRigio. Refreshments were
served by committee. 1t was too rainy
for the Junior Christian Endeavorers
to go carolling so they were invited te
attend the lecture hour at the Grange
and they sang carols there. The Grange
voted to allow the Townsend club tc
hold meeting in the hall Jan. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Strycker ane
Richard left Monday to spend Christ
mas at the Forrest Strycker home il
Portland.
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Among the PARKWAY friends wht
have sent greetings to the Sunday
school are Rev. and Mrs. Gray, Rev
and Mrs. Crooks, Ralph Backs, the G
e. Mansfields, Mrs. L. H. Clark, Mrs
Margaret McConnachie, Mrs. Rutl
Graham and the Horace Smiths.
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Ray Morgan and Richard Matney o
Prosser visited at the Morgan hom
Christmas They came up with Rober
MacDonell last Tuesday.
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Former Resident Dies
E. S. Alexander, father of Mrs j
H. Evett and one-time resident o
Hanford, passed away Dec. "a at tn
age of 70 at the home of his son Viii
liam in Walla Walla. Mr. Alexander
retired farmer, had been in i'll healtl
for several years yet his death wa
unexpected. The funeral was held Fri
day at Walla Walla. Besides Mrs. Evet
and William, he leaves his son Martil
of Lincoln, Nebraska, Leslie of Hoo
River, Oregon, and Mrs. Ethel Shar
of Seattle His first wife passed ava
when Mrs. Evett was a little child an
his second wife, whom Hanford resi-
dents remember, passed away quite
number of years ago.
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Mrs Mamie Syford and Mae writ
from Pennington that they have LOT
of snow, that the roads are fine an
that they were to attend a famil
Christmas dinner.
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