The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-26
Set Rites for
Valley Pioneer
Harry Ryan OF
Sumner. SIS. Dies


Of the pioneer Sumner Ryan fam
lily. died At his home. ei2 Sumner
ave. Saturday morning. Ryan
lived his entire life in SUI ner.
The old Ryan homestead, now the
Sumner public library. was given
to the city some years ago by the
Ryan brothers. He WAS a member
II the Presbyterian church and
had served as councilman-at-large
on the Sumner city hospital. He
was associated with his brothers.
Charles and Warren Of Sumner. in
extensive farm operations. Be-
sides his brothers, he is survived
by his wife. Amy NJ; one daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. J. Peterkin Of Sum-
ner; a sister, Mrs. Ward Vechten
of Tacoma. and one granddaughter.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday afternoon at ? o'clock
from the Presbyterian church
under direction of the Funk Flu
neral home with DIR. I. NJ. Bru-
bacher officiating. Interment will
be IN the family lot in the Sum-
ner cemetery.
Sumner Team Wins Trophy
FIRST place in competitive hose
drill was won by the Sumner team
ct the annual Fire College and
convention Of fire fighting organ
isat,ons held In Yakima the past
week. The Sumner team, com
posed Of Merlin Rosin. George
CANADIAN and Bob Martin. was
IN competition m Class b, fire
departments with not more than
one paid member. The gold trophy
becomes the permanent property
of the Sumner department. Oddly
Of the convention was that out OF
IL trophy awards in competitive
events, nine were won by coast
teams and eight OF the nine by
teams in the Puget Sound district.
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The Washington State Employ
ment Service in Sumner closed its
office Aug. 81. The total number
of placements made by the Sum-
ner office this year has been lower
than previous years, because OF
increased employment in both de-
tense and non-defense industries.
A sample count of the origin of
pickers in the berry fields this
year shows that about two-thirds
of those referred lived outside
Pierce county or in other states.
Ralph 3. Weaver, local emer-
geney commissioner of defense,
has called meeting of Lewis
Gull post, American Legion, Tues
day evening at o'clock in the
CITY hall. Commander-elect Glenn
Larson states that at the state
convention of the Legion In YAK
ma two weeks ago such work by
each Legion post was declared to
be the activity of primary i'm
portance to be undertaken during
the coming year. Commissioner
Weaver is planning another meet
ing for this month and will have
qualified speaker from the Dis
trict Emergency commission who
will explain the organization and
training needed in this city. Meet
ing date to be announced later.
Bride-Elect Honored
Miss Elva Mae Pierce. daugh'
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Pierce
whose marriage to Paul Snow
son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Snow
will take place Aug. 20. has beer
complimented with many showers
and parties.
Mrs. Wilmer Reise and Mrs
Mary Stevenson were hostesse'
Saturday evening to a group Of
girl friends at the Reise home or
the Orting highway. Those pres
ent were Dorothy Berg. Dorothy
Lapsley. Nadine Friedline, Ferris
Pierce, Dorothy and Jean Philoy
Caroline Jungck, Beth Petty, Bet
ty Steele, Betty Leslie, Isabel
Grub. Vernita Spooner, Heller
Rockway, Rosemary Slettvet, Lits
Hoben. waoine Calavan and Eve
lyn Slettvet.
Wednesday evening Mrs. L. M
Snow, Mrs. Wade Cslavan anc
Mrs. Harry Morley honored Miss
Pierce with a miscellaneous show
er at the Snow home on Cherry
ave. The rooms were decorated
throughout with baskets OF late
summer flowers and the buffet
service was centered with low
Arrangement OF double lsrkspu'
in mink and white. Those present
we're Mesdam mes r. C. Pierce, Clar'
ence Scnrengohst, A. r. Conant
George Livesley, w. A. Black
adder. Emma Carlson. EDWARD
Sutherland. Elmer Ward. Grant
warwick Stanley Ellexson. l. l.
Calivan. Dan Burns, W. +. Usher
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