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November 1, 1947
Veterans News
Seattle, King County, Washington
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Joint Cooties and Cootiettes Grand Scratch in Yakima on Sept. 27-28 featured banquet, parade, Harry James dance, breakfasts, meetings, initiations of 14 members, officer reports, and appointments; next in Hoquiam Jan.
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FUN, BUSINESS MARK YAKIMA COOTIE 'SCRATCH'
YAKIMA—A banquet in the Donnelly Hotel here launched a two-day joint Grand Scratch of Cooties and Cootiettes September 27 and 28. Festivities included a fun parade, a dancing session with Harry James and his orchestra, a grand officers' breakfast, and several business meetings.
Ethel Dore, grand chief grayback of the Cootiettes, presided at the women's grand officer breakfast. A report of the Supreme Crawl held in Cleveland was given by Frances Brining, grand pious louse.
The business session of the convening Cooties was called to order by Grand Commander Alvin Stenso. Fourteen graybacks were on hand for initiation in the third degree.
Clarence Miller, Martin Hagan, Sam Connell, and Red Allison were appointed deputy inspectors. In other appointments Halley Dore, Rutherford and Tony Devincento were named to arrange a grand scratch with the Oregon Pup Tent.
The next Grand Scratch will be held next January in Hoquiam.
YAKIMA—A banquet in the Donnelly Hotel here launched a two-day joint Grand Scratch of Cooties and Cootiettes September 27 and 28. Festivities included a fun parade, a dancing session with Harry James and his orchestra, a grand officers' breakfast, and several business meetings.
Ethel Dore, grand chief grayback of the Cootiettes, presided at the women's grand officer breakfast. A report of the Supreme Crawl held in Cleveland was given by Frances Brining, grand pious louse.
The business session of the convening Cooties was called to order by Grand Commander Alvin Stenso. Fourteen graybacks were on hand for initiation in the third degree.
Clarence Miller, Martin Hagan, Sam Connell, and Red Allison were appointed deputy inspectors. In other appointments Halley Dore, Rutherford and Tony Devincento were named to arrange a grand scratch with the Oregon Pup Tent.
The next Grand Scratch will be held next January in Hoquiam.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Cooties
Cootiettes
Grand Scratch
Yakima
Business Meetings
Initiations
Appointments
What entities or persons were involved?
Ethel Dore
Frances Brining
Alvin Stenso
Clarence Miller
Martin Hagan
Sam Connell
Red Allison
Halley Dore
Rutherford
Tony Devincento
Where did it happen?
Yakima
Story Details
Key Persons
Ethel Dore
Frances Brining
Alvin Stenso
Clarence Miller
Martin Hagan
Sam Connell
Red Allison
Halley Dore
Rutherford
Tony Devincento
Location
Yakima
Event Date
September 27 And 28
Story Details
A two-day joint Grand Scratch of Cooties and Cootiettes launched with a banquet at Donnelly Hotel, including parade, dance with Harry James orchestra, officers' breakfasts, business meetings, initiations, reports, and appointments; next event in Hoquiam in January.