The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-12-01
DEDICATE new
GRANGE HALL
White River Grange No. 238,
Opens $4,000 Hall.

of King county opened last Saturday
afternoon when the magnificent hal
built by the members of the White
River Grange of Orillia, was dedicated
for the use of grange purposes. This
hall is one of the best equipped and
handsomest buildings IN the White
river valley. This grange is but three
years old, but is composed of some
of the most enthusiastic and up-to
date dairymen and farmers of the
state of Washington.
The hall was built by company
made up from the members of the
grange, called the White River Grange
Improvement Co., with Fred Nelson
president, Leo Menge, vice-president,
Geo. M. Clark, secretary, Jas. Nelson
treasurer. These with Frank Terrace
form the board of trustees.
The large lot on which the hal
stands is worth about one thousand
dollars. The building is 80 feet Ions
by AZ feet wide, two stories high
The grange hall at the back end Of
the building is 26x41 feet. 1t is E
beautiful room, and at the dedication
services last Saturday, seated about
200 people. On one side of the build
ing is a dining room 34X21 feet, a very
pleasant room. At the opposite end
of the hall is a kitchen 1Sx16 feet,
furnished with a range and water
tanks, also a pantry and dish closet.
A hall extends from the entrance to
the lodge room. Opposite the kitchen
is a reading room 18X16 feet, furnish
ed with a stove and chairs, and will
be used by the members as library
and the trustees as a room to transact
their business. There is ladies room
oppositesfxed nicely for their con-
venience.
The upper story is made into one
of the prettiest theatre buildings out
side of the large cities. The lobby is
an exceedingly fine large room. Five
large arches "a feet from the floor, up
hold the ceiling At the stairway are
ticket offices, coat and hat room for
the men, and on the other side are
dressing rooms for the ladies. At
the other end is the stage, the best
possible to be had for the size OF the
room. 1t is fitted with a dressing
room and is large enough to attract
the strongest companies. On the
opposite end is a large balcony. We
are told the plan was largely the
work of Mr.. Clark, the master of the
grange. and it would certainly be
impossible to make a building better
adapted for the purpose of grange
meetings.
The building of this hall is certain
ly most creditable to the members OF
the White River Grange. They have
a valuable and beautiful home, and
the sacrifices that have been made to
tuild such a home, should be inspl-
ration to oranges all over the state.
The hall cost about 81, 600.
DEDICATION SERVICES
The dedication services we're held
Saturday afternoon, and large
number of invitations had been issued
to grangers throughout the southern
part of King county. At two O'Clock,
the school house opposite the hall was
crowded with the members of the
White River Grange and their guests,
there being grangers from all parts
of King county, and the oranges OF
White river valley being represented
by all of their most prominent mem
bers. Mr.. Clark as Master of White
River Grange called the meeting to
order and turned over the dedica-
ton services to Mr.. Fred w. Lewis,
state secretary of the grange, MIR.
Lewis having been sent to represent
the Grand Master, who found it i'm
possible to attend After marching
to the hall, the work was proceeded
with in a most solemn and careful
manner. After the dedication serv-
ices, Mr.. Lewis gave a splendid adj
dress, in which he took occasion to
warmly commend the members of the
G.oa-o H. xuae oenooiol