The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1922-01-07
Grange Situation
Very Much Mixed
Interesting Problems Fac
ing Membership of. Ft.
COlville Grange

Perhaps the most interesting stu
alton in the annals of grange work
has come to light at Ft. Colville
grange, mile east of Colville, where
the majority of the membership is
under sentence of suspension, the
title to the grange hall is contested,
two sets of officers have been nomi-
mated, and no agreement has been
reached as to who has the right to
open the next regular meeting next
Saturday night, Jan. Ii.
This contest is between the fac
tions which respectively favor the
Washington State grange and the
new Western Progressive or Bouck
grange.
At the regular election Of officers
last month, the list included sup
porters of both sides. Later the
grange by a vote of 13 to 10, re
fused to join the Bouck grange, al
though some of the newly elected
officers favored ii. When the new
Union Progressive graz q was form
ed by Bouck followers. it'll members
from FIT. Colvlle and White Lake
oranges, it included the master and
several of the newly elected officers
of Ft. Colville grange.
Those members who decided to re-
main with the Washington State
,oll o;nl IN Nuit h
out notifying the Bouck adherents,
and nominated a new set of officers
for 1922, setting the election for
Jan. IA
At the next regular meeting near
ly every member present was in
sympathy with <the Bouck organiza-
ton and upon receiving the report
of the special meeting and nomina-
tion of officers the master suspended
all who had participated in the
special meeting. In order that the
grange hall might be left in shape
for use, it was sold for 81 to
James Chase, an executive COM
mitteeman of the old grange and
member of the new one, who is hold
ing it in trust until difficulties are
adjusted.
At a special meeting called by the
Washington State grange adherents.
last Saturday night notice of sus-.
pension was ordered against IA of
the Bouck followers, including the
present master Milo Boughner. This
week, by Official notice from the ex-
ecutiYe committee of the Washington
State grange, the special meetings
were upheld, and the grange iirect-
ed, to suspend ali members who have
Joined the ck grange and others
who herea r join. Accordingly the
notices OF suspension have been
issued this week by the acting sec
retary.
Among some of the questions to
be decided between now and the close
Of the regular meeting Jan. ii are
these: Who shall remain members
and who shall remain suspended
from FIT. Colville grange? Who
owns the hall and who shall use it?
Shall the regularly elected officers
be seated, or shall the specially nom
mated officers be elected and seated?
Who, in view of the suspension or
ders, shall preside as master in
opening the meeting?
State Master to Come
1t is expected that Fred Nelson,
state master of the Washington
State grange, will be present Jan.
ID to open the grange meeting. At
present, r. J. Graham is designated
acting master for the Ft. Colville
REGULARS"
Ft. Colville grange has total
membership of about 60. Thus far,
according to the official citations is
sued, the lineup shows only the fol-
lowing names.
Supporting the Washington State
grange-Lydia Monroe, Elizabeth
Griffith, Ellen Heberling, Bathiah
Schaber, Florence Graham, John +.
Vine, C. A. Spicer, E. A. Griffith,
r. Severtson, Mrs. H. j. Plumb. John
Schaber, Leigh Black, James A.
Harris, A. r. Myers, l.. j. Artman.
Anna Harris, E. C. Durdle, K. W.
Petts, H. j. Plumb, and r. j. Ora
ham, as acting master. r...
Supporting the Western Progress
sive grange-Milo Boughner, grange
master; James Chase, Mrs. James
Chase, George H. DeGreif, James
Crawford, Homer E. Heritage, J. d.
Goakey, Willis Chase, Mrs. Wits
Chase, Fred Martin, w. H, Moore
C. L. Landphere, Walter Myers, Max
Myers.
AT Mill Creek
Mill Creek grange, which has but
ls members, has ceased to function
l2 members going over to the new