The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-09-17

This week marks the first ami
versary Of the formation of tn
Girls Service Organization as
branch of the USO activities. Al
ready there are $4,000 girls in tn,
U. s. now devoting time and talent.
to entertaining boys in the service
Meeting to organize a U. S. o. or.
ganization will be held in the U. S
o. Hall in Pasco Friday, September
18th at two in the afternoon. All la.
dies of Kennewick and surrounding
localities who are interested in help.
ing our boys in the service are urged
to attend. Officers will be elected
at this time and the general policies
of the organization will be explain
ed.
Word was received this week by
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Johns that their
SON, Earle, has been transferred to
Enid Army Flying School at Enid,
Oklahoma.
The w. c. T. U met Tuesday with
Mrs. w. E. Johns. Plans were made
for the county convention to be held
in the local Christian church on
September 30th.
Jack M. Friend was picked UP by
Grimes and Kershan last Saturday
night, September 18th for drunken
driving, and he was to appear
at 1890 am. Monday morning in
Judge Winkenwerder's Court. He
failed to appear so forfeited his bail.
Mrs. j. w. Wilson and Bertha Rear
don, who accompanied him, posted
$12 bail, also failed to appear so for
feited their bail. r".
John O'Brien Jr. was picked I'D
by L. Grimes for exceeding the
speed limit. He appeared in Judge
Winkenwerder's Court and pied
guilty and was fined S25 and costs.
SIS of the fine was suspended.
Mrs. Ross MeSkiman, who has
been here the past week visiting
home folks. s Z.
Mrs. r. L. Nelson left Monday for
MCLEOD, Alberta, where she will Vis-
it with her son, Harold, who is with
the Canadian Air Force. She will
then return to her home in Spokane.
Next Tuesday night there viii be
a $50 pot luck dinner is the Meth
odist church basement, followed by
the Quarterly Conference at eight
O'Clock. All members and friends Of
the church are invited to attend.
The Current Events Club win meet
Friday, September 25th at the home
of Mrs. George Adams. The meet
ing has been called for O'Clock.
The second circle wSC met with
Mrs. w. Gravenslund Thursday as
assistant hostess. Plans Were made
for a rummage sale to take place
soon. Mrs. I. Berrier was voted in as
a new member. The next Meeting
will be with Mrs. May Vibber. This
will be an all day meeting and the
final plans for the runlage sale win
be made then.
Mrs. L. A. Dingman of Bremerton,
neice of e. S. Mcdonald, is visitor
at the Mcdonald home.
MIR. and Mrs. Rotflrock and Mrs.
George d. Peters drove to Seattle !
the first of the week. They returned
wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hass of Ia
coma, former Kennewick residents
we're calling on friends here Thurs
lay. Mrs. Hass visited with her
mother, Mrs. Richter. Their son,
Who is in the service is stationed
some where near Australia. II
Circle Number /, WSCS, win meet
Wednesday, September 23rd with
Mrs. Copenhaven at two o'clock.
E. s. Mcdonald who underwent
major surgery at the Pasco hospital
Wednesday morning is recovering
satisfactorily at this time. h. HI
Mr.. and Mrs. o. o. Coan received
word that their oldest grandson,
lloyd Meirridorf, IS stationed some
where in Florida, where he is taking
'arachute training.
So