The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-03-11

|. W.SCS. will meet Wednesday
March II with Mrs. Margaret Van
Patton. The executive board will
meet at l p. m. with refreshments
at 2. The business meeting and
lesson will follow. Those wishing
transportation are asked to call Mrs.
Ruth Simmelink, Mrs. Gladys Wild
er, Mrs. Payne, Mrs. Lottie Lamp
son or Dr. LaMott. :
| The Business and Professional
Women's club met at the home of
Tommy Simmelink Wednesday eve
ming, March 10 Plans were made for
| a breakfast with the Pasco club on
March %, observing Washington
Day. The club voted to give SIS to
the Red Cross. Following the meet
ing refreshments were served by the
| hostess and games were enjoyed.
The next meeting will be held April
IA at the home of Verdine Foraker.
Mrs. Alvin Vinson is in the Swed-
ish hospital in Seattle where she
! underwent major surgery when she
had the left kidney removed last
Saturday. Mrs. Vinson left Ken
newick 10 days ago to consult spe-
cialist in Yakima and was sent to
Seattle for more medical advice.
She is recovering very satisfactorily.
Her husband Alvin Vinson and her
mother-in-law, Mrs. jess Vinson ac-
companied her to Seattle. Mrs. Jess
Vinson remained with her until
Tuesday when she returned home.
The Library Guild will meet with
Mrs. Zada Durbin March Is. Mrs.
Cora McKain will be the guest of
honor at this meeting as her 82nd
birthday will be celebrated. Mrs.
McKain was librarian on our local
library Is years and is Sill active
in the Guild. She is serving as
secretary-treasurer at present. A
birthday cake will be one of the
main attractions during the after
noon.
With reports in from six of the
seven participating churches there
were 48o in Sunday school last Stun
day. This is two under the last
report. The next special day Is
Business Mems Day" March 81.
At the Baptist church there were
80 Reds and 80 Blues. The Reds
are still ahead. At the Nazarene
church there were 80 v (Victory)
and Al w (Win). They also had
ID visitors. Mrs. Aller illustrated
with an object lesson. There was
also a special number in song by
Lloyd and Elda Aman.
The Masonic Blue Lodge No. 153
will be, nonored Saturday evening
March 80 with a visit from several
Grand officers of the state at .
special meeting. Among the Grand
officers to be present are j. VIM.
j. Steadman, Grand master from
Tacoma; Gustave H. Schultz, Grand
lecturer: Don Kezer, deputy Grand
master, from Spokane; W.. @. Ken
nedy from District No. %; David H.
Schunlan of Selah, deputy of Dis
trict No. 20; John Emigh of Walla
Walla, past Grand master of the
state and many prominent Masons
from the surrounding towns. A
, dinner will be served by the Eastern
Stars at z o'clock in the dining
room All resident Masons are in
vited to attend both the dinner and
the meeting.
Kennewick Chapter, D. A. r., met
at the home of Mrs. Harry Benson
at Finley Monday afternoon March
8, fora 100 dessert. After the reg
ular business was conducted, COM
mittee reports were given. The
chapter donated $17.50 to blood
plasma equipment. Duplicate child
registration and finger printing
blanks were sent to Olympia to be
filed by the Washington State Pa
troll. The changes in the method of
giving the pledge of allegiance to the
flag was explained. In Dec, 1912,
Congress voted that in giving the
pledge of allegiance, the right hand
is retained over the heart instead
of extending it towards the flag, as
the words ITO the flag" are re-
peated. Mrs. j. H. Siegfried gave