Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-06-07
FARMERS TO PICNIC
FRIDAY, JUNE q
Joint Meeting of County Farmers
Union and Grange Set for That
Date at Tanglewood, on Col
lege Campus.

Friday, June 81, has been set as
the date for the annual Joint picnic
OF the county Farmers Union and
Whitman county Pomona Grange, the
event to be held in Tanglewood, the
state College picnic grounds. Bust
ness sessions will be followed by the
big picnic dinner, and that by the
athletic contests, to be conducted on
Rogers field, All members of the
TWO organizations are expected to
bring picnic lunches. A tug-ofwar
between teams representing the two
organizations across Lake d'Puddle
will probably be one of the big at
fractions on the athletic program.
At recent meeting of Whitman
county Pomona Grange, No. ,, held
at Whelan, just north of Pullman.
the Changers went on record as
standing solidly back of the county
food administrator and the county
agricultural agent in their work
The following summary of the meet
ing was furnished by Z. F. Gaines,
press agent for the Pomona:
Whitman county Pomona Grange,
No. 2, met at Whelan, Wash, to dis
cuss the vital problems confronting
the organization. Five of the lead
ing subordinate Oranges of the
county were represented. After Il
short business session in which the
usual committees were appointed, the
Grange adjourned for dinner. Open
house was then declared and the
members and friends of the Grange
listened to a very instructive talk by
Mr., f. l.. Kennard, county agent for
Whitman county. MIR. Kennard en-
phasized the need of community CO.
operation. He suggested the posi-
bility of ground squirrel control,
and elimination of inferior varieties
of wheat through cooperation. A
plan was outlined for the organiza-
ton of county committees through
which such work could be carried out
in the different communities. Cen
eral discussion followed, after which
a short recess was declared.
Subordinate Oranges Report
Pomona Master Jas. Emert called
the meeting to order at 1880 D. m.
for the main business session. The
following subordinate Oranges re-
ported:
State College Grange, No. 652; re-
port by E. F. Gaines, master: while
the State College Grange has been
emphasizing the social side and has
visited and entertained both the
Whelan and Evansville Oranges, yet
the community buying of its mem
bers has been a strong feature of it's
work this spring. Community buy
ing of fuel beans and maple syrup
has saved its members over $3.50
during the year"
Evansville Grange, No. III; re-
port by J. NJ Klemgard, master:
The Evansville Grange has been
holding regular meetings and the at
tendance has been good. The social
side has been emphasized principally
On the evening of May 20 it enter
tanned the State College Grange. The
lcture hour was featured with an en-
tertainment by the public school chill
dren. About 1875 were present"
Whelan Grange, No. ia; report
by Thomas Pritchard, master: 1.-THE
Whelan Grange entertained the State
College Grange earlier in the season
and on May 13 visited the State Col
lege Grange and put on the third and
fourth degrees, initiating nine new
members"
The Clinton and Palouse Oranges
made very brief reports OF the work
that had been done during the
spring.
A committee on cooperative buy
ing was appointed as follows: e. F.
Gaines, F. A. Hodges, Thomas Pritch-
ard.
The committee on resolutions pre-
sented the following resolutions,
which were adopted:
Whereas, There are many agricul-
tural problems in Whitman county
that can best be handled co-operat-
lively, and
uyharaao Tho idea of the govern