The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-09
WOmen's Club Observes
Guest Day in Program

WOmen'S Club Observes
Guest Day in Program
BENTON CITY-Members of the
Xiona- Benton Women's Improve.
ment club observed guest day or
Thursday. The meeting was hello
at the community hall and opened
with a 1890 potluck luncheon serv-
ed to about thirty. The tables were
attractively decorated in the Hal
loween motif. At the afternoons
program Mrs. w. E. Fillmore re-
viewed the life of Edgar Guest;
Earline Short, Helen Accord and
Joyce Jacobs gave brass trio num-
Der. Mrs. Margaret Chitwood played
a violin solo accompanied at the
piano by Mrs. M. w. Roop. Several
new members joined the club.
At the next meeting on November
is also at the hall Mrs. Harry Flem-
ing will show the tuberculosis films
and there will be a speaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Henson of
Horse Heaven were Sunday guests
at the Harry Kendall home.
Mrs. c. A. Hartman of The Dalles
who has been visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Art Work at Grandview, is
a guest this week Of Mrs. Alice Hart
man. She will leave Thursday for
a further visit at the Work home
before returning to The Dalles.
The Rev. and Mrs. Stanley Weber
and son of Hermiston, Oregon call
ed on Benton City friends Monday.
The Rev. Weber is a former pastor
of the Pilgrim Holiness church.
Mrs. Henry Purnell, Mrs. Eva
Hazard and Mrs. c. w. Geiszler were
Pasco visitors Saturday.
Robert and Earl Eversaul Of La
Center came Friday to visit at the
home of their aunt, Mrs. Harry Ken
dali. - -. -. b. i's@5
w. A. Plotner Passes
w. A. Plotner, former Benton
City resident, passed away Saturday
at his home in San Bernardino, Cal.
after being i'll with tuberculosis
since spring. The Plotner family
were residents of this community
for many years, until two years ago
when they moved to California. He
is survived by his widow, five sons,
Weldon, Winford, Garland, Jean and
LeVelle, all residing in California
and also by three grandchildren.
Howard Coffman and Robert
Wright of Sumner were weekend
guests at the home of Wright's
uncle, M. w. Roops They came over
to take in the closing days Of the
pheasant hunting season.
Flowers Still Bloom
This community has had excep-
tionally mild weather for the past
month and there IS much evidence
of summer as. yet. On Benton High
lands Mrs. A. L. Henson reports her
glads are still blooming as well as
the rose bushes, which have num-
Der of buds on them. Also they have
pussy willows out and are still pick
ing ripe tomatoes from their gard
en-. At the Henson ranch there is
a red June apple tree which is pro-
ducing its second crop of apples this
year, having blossomed again In
August. If the mild weather con-
tinues this crop stands a chance Of
reaching a good size.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Grending had
as their Saturday night and Sunday
guests, Mrs. Kate Grending and
Mrs. Archie Blair, both Of Sunny
side.
The bridge clvh.was entertained
Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. I. M.
Hartman. Mrs. WI j. Waldron held
high score and Mrs. Eva Hazard sec
ond high. Mrs. Hilda Jungstrum of
Pullman and Mrs. Roy Henson were
guests of the club. Mrs. Hazard will
be hostess at the meeting November
81.
Bill Asher and Bill Klinefelter re-
turned Sunday to the CCC camp at
Goldendale after a few days visit
with relatives.