The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-05-24
COUNTY POMONA
HOLDS SESSION
BERT CURRY is THE HOST TO
CHANGERS AT SNOWFLAKE
RANCH
Members Favor Repeal of National
Daylight Saving Law-Against
Jury Panel System

Snowflake ranch, the beautiful
farm home of Bert Curry near
Meyers Falls, was the scene of the
Stevens county Pomona session
Tuesday, May 20. 1t was one of
the best attended and most enjoyed
pomona meetings which has been
held in Stevens county. About
seventy-five were present at the big
noon dinner which was served at
long tables in Mr.. Curry's hay barn.
Decorated with crepe paper in the
grange cOlors and with cedar boughs,
apple blossoms and llacs, the barn
was an ideal place in which to hold
the meeting. The open doors to
the north and south framed beauti-
full pictures of green fields, distant
mountains and blue skies. The
grangers felt very much at home in
such grange hall and fully enjoyed
Bert Curry's hospitality.
In the afternoon a program was
given under the direction of the
pomona lecturer, Mrs. Minnie Swan
son. In the absence of the worthy
master, A. w. Davis, Overseer Del
Klingler presided. Miss Violet J..
Hallowell led the singing and talks
and readings were contributed by
E. E. Elliott, Frances Robinson, F..
c. Durdle, Mrs. Harlow, Mrs. C. H.
Gerking, George w. Eastman, H.
c. Gates and Bert Curry. Mr..
Curry welcomed the grange mem
bers to his ranch and said he would
turn over the keys to his guests,
but for the fact that he never
locked any of his doors.
Following the program, there was
discussion of the proposed grange
warehouse in which most of the sub
ordinate oranges were interested.
The evening. session was a closed
one and was presided over by Mr..
Klingler. A class of five were
given the pomona degree. Reports
were made from the Colville Valley,
Fort Colville, Greenwood, Mt. Cor
bin, Narcisse, Pinkston Creek, South
Basin and Stranger creek oranges.
Committees were appointed to So
licit subscriptions for the warehouse
association.
Ida Curry was elected to go as an
alternate to the state grange meet
ing in Port Angeles the first of
June.
The committee on resolutions,
John S. Gnagy, G. w. Locke, A. A..
Mcdonald and f. f. Elliott, pre-
sented the following resolutions:
l. GAS our first resolution, we
wish to express our appreciation of
the hospitality of Brother Bert
Curry, our host on this very en-
joyable occasion. As further ex-
preston of fraternal interest, we
commend Brother Curry in his ca
pacity of farmer, citizen, and patron
of husbandry as an illustrious ex-
ample of what every grange mem
Der should aspire to be.
2. "We favor the repeal by cong
ress of the so called national day
light saving law, believing this act
to be contrary to the best interests
of those engaged in farming and
similar industrial pursuits.
8. eve believe the present method
of selecting the jury panel fails to
secure the best results and is in ad-
dition expensive and unsatisfactory.
We favor the more democratic plan
Of having the selection of names for
the jury list made by the election
officials at the time of the regular
election, such list to serve for the
ensuing two years.
An invitation was extended by the
Narcisse grange to hold the next
pomona meeting with them and the
invitation was accepted, the time Of
the meeting to be decided later.