The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-06-18
PINK SHIRTS
FIND FAVOR
WITH CITIZENS
Men, Women and Kids-Al
Dress Up" TO Help Cele-
brate Fourth of July; Kang-
aroo Court Has Fun

Never In the history OF Kenne-
wick has there been such uni
versal acceptance OF an edict. So
far as we have been able TO dis
cover, there is not single business
man In Kennewick who has refus-
ed to "dress up" In loud shirt TO
advertise the Fourth OF July cele-
bration.
Last week the advertising COM
mittee for the celebration ordered
loud" shirts, neckchiefs, five-gal-
Ion hats and oyeralls as a universal
garb TO advertise the forthcoming
celebration. BY Tuesday noon, the
dead-line, virtually every business
man in town had provided himself
with the required paraphenalia.
The men were not alone in their
colorful garb. The committee, try
ing to figure out a stunt for the
women too, suggested shortS-dis-
carded that. Suggested rompers--
favorable reaction there. Tried TO
figure out something interesting and
gave it up. The thing soon got out
Of hand and all of sudden the
Business Girls and others had
adopted the idea and colorful
blouses and skirts bloomed as
brightly on the girls as on the men.
Now they have issued another or
der. All employed girls are TO wear
bright colored blouses, and the
housewives are asked mot ordered)
to appear in house dresses and bon
nets (why, we don't profess to
know
Anyway, the men land we pre-
sumo the girls, too) are getting the
biggeset bang out Of dressing up in
the colorful garb. The wierdest
combination of colors mortal man
ever conceived are parading the
streets and everyone is getting q
huge kick out of the situation. Hat
bands, ribbon badges, etc, are ex-
planning the situation and every
one is having the time OF their
lives. Nothing like IL has ever
swept the town before.
A kangaroo court has been Or
gained. About forty special police
have been deputized. Kit Clifford is
the judge and anyone caught
wearing insufficient, inadequate or
a superabundance of color is being
tried, fined and excused.
A court was held this evening fol-
lowing the show. Gilbert Edwards,
who is soon to be married, was
fined four bits for that. Frank
Beste was hailed before the court
for not getting his shirt dyed soon
enough. Ruth Heniken had TO buy
rodeo ticket for not wearing this
or that. Mrs. Reed was fined be-
cause her husband did not wear a
ten gallon hat.
For the next two weeks the kang-
aroo court will hold session when
ever there are enough customers"
to warrant holding the court. The
first regular session will be held
Friday eevning at Bricks Service
station where a guillotine will be
erected.
The whole thing is in fun, Of
course. but the fines will be used to
decorate float in the parade, and
If anyone from the country (who
should not be arrested anyway gets
caught in the meShes of the So
called law. let him just figure that
he is contributing to the decoration
of the float-and continue to have
a good time with the rest of the
foolish citizens.
Addenda-Mrs. H. A. Linn, who
has charge Of the parade on the
Fourth, would like to have some
definite information concerning the
number OF floats and decorated
cars. II anyone wants to enter a
decorated car or float, please tell
her about 1t in plenty of time to ar
range for 1t. Rural entries are es-
pecially invited to particinatad