Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-07-02
UNLUCKY FOR BLUES,
OR ANY OF ITS FAMILY
THIRTEEN THURSTON COUNTY
ORANGES TO HAVE BLUELESS
DAY, AUGUST 18TH

AT the June meeting of the Thurs
ton County Pomona Grange it was
decided to hold their annual picnic
on Friday, August the thirteenth, at
Priest Point park. And as there are
13 subordinate Oranges in the county.
1t is fit day for such a happening,
and it will be bad luck for all who
come with the blues, or any of it's
family.
At the Pomona meeting there was
appointed one from each Of the IL
Gra9ses on the general picnic COM
ffaHtee. Those appointed were: Chas.
r. keppen. Rainier; Ray PollmaE,
Deg Chutes; Mrs. Jacob Gunstone,
Pleasant Glade; Jay Bolster, McLane:
Ray F Lewis, Brighton Park; Mrs.
w. R. shuman, spurgeon Greek;
FFtn Hutson, Chambers Prairie; Mrs.
|sE Clyde, Alert; John Meixner,
Prosperity; Ralph E Ivester. SHOOK
umchuck; L. Morehouse. Michigan
Hill; T. A. Rutledge, Little Rock, and
Mrs. Myra E; Parse, South Bay. Those
Of the Rmittee who were present at
Eainier met and elected Jay Bolster
ks chairman and Ray F. Lewis as the
secretary.
A meeting was called for Monday.
June 26. at the Crane restaurant, 1t
Olympia. and nine Of the committee
we're present - Rainier, Spurgeon
Creek, McLane. Brighton PARK,
Chambers Prairie. Alert. Prosperity,
|Skookumchuck and Little Rock.
A prize banner is contested for
kch year and awarded for the year
9P the Grange having the largest per-
centage of attendance at the picnic.
Tn registration will be taken care Of
by Mrs. Jacob Gunstone and Mrs. w.
r. Shuman. Pleasant Glade holds
the banner for the past year.
Since every good Grange picnic
cannot get along without coffee, we
have John Meixner, N. C. Christen-
sen. Mrs. E. Mum and Mrs. C. C. AS
pinwall on the coffee committee to
see to it that each and everyone has
all the coffee they can drink.
Each Grange is expected to bring
some novel form of entertainment, to
be given at some time during the
day. and from what has been heard
already, there will be some fine num-
bers on the program. Each Grange
Is expected to furnish something and
communicate what they have 10
either Ray F. Lewis, r. A. Rutledge,
Mrs. s. E. Clyde. or Lee Conine, Of
the entertainment committee.
There are always races, ETC., for
the kids as we'll as for the older peo-
pie. and when Charles E. Koppen,
Arthur Modes, r. G. Preston. M. D.
Haight. c. o. Hipp, and John Dain
get there on the 18th we expect
something doing every minute on the
sports program.
Then, as all know. we have tho
Washington State Grange Official or
chestra lodged in one of our thirteen
Oranges, and that same orchestra will
be there in full force. We also ex-
pect to have some other music to
mingle with the orchestrations. So,
If any of the Oranges have something
they wish to display, please commu-
nicate with Jay Bolster. Emery Chap
lin. Frank Oliphant, or Blanche F.
Hicks Of the music committee.
Letters have been written to the
Grays Harbor. Lewis, and Mason
county Pomona masters, inviting
those Oranges to join with us, as they
are represented each year. and II any
other Of the Oranges of the state
wish to join with us they will be
heartily welcomed. And also, IL you
come, could you get up some scheme
for the entertain ment committee?
We are having small ribbons print
ed which are to be sold to take care
of the coffee and sugar and all other
expenses we may have. All proceeds
go to the Pomona Grange treasury.
Each Grange will receive a number
of these ribbons before long. Anyone
may buy them.
Another meeting has been called
for Monday. August 2, a 1 80 o'clock.
at the Chamber of Commerce. All
committees are asked to attend.
Every Grange member should wear
the Grange badge on the 18th
Remember, the Thirteenth Il Un-
lucky for Blues.