The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-05-27
Thirty-Eighth Annual Ses-
sion of State Organiza-
ton Next Week
PROGRAM INCLUDES
ea NOTED SPEAKERS
Thursday Will be Big Day
of Week-Select Officers
and Location

All is in readiness for the enter
tainment of the grangers next week.
Everything that could be thot of for
the comfort and convenience of the
guests has been arranged for the
various committees at work on the
arrangements. The program has been
decided upon and entertainment OF
various sorts, and special accommo-
dations for eating and housing.
1t is expected that some of the del
egates will arrive in Kennewick Sun
day, as the opening session will start
at ten o'clock Monday morning, when
the cooperative meeting will be held.
This morning session will pertain
largely to the stores operated by the
various oranges of the state.
The largest crowd of visitors will
arrive Monday afternoon, it is eX-
pected. And the towns round of en-
tertainment will begin that night
when two dances will be held, one
at the Highlands club house and the
other by the Moose at their hall in
town.
Tuesday morning grange session
proper will start at ten O'clock. The
opening will be in the sixth degree
followed by the regular routine, after
which the state. master will deliver
his annual address. In the afternoon
at 2:30 the grangers will be taken by
auto through the valley and over the
highlands on sightseeing trip, to
be followed by trip thru the fruit
packing houses and the grape juice
plant.
In the evening there will be the
cniy open meeting of the weeks ses-
sion. The Lewis County band Of for
ty pieces will be feature Of this
meeting, which will include an ad-
dress of welcome by Mayor Liehee,
and ID. G. Rodgers, as president of
the Commercial club. Officials of the
grange will also speak. The address
es of the evening will be delivered by
NJ M. Moulton and Geo. C. Jewett,
president of the Federal Land Bank
of Spokane.
Wednesday the sessions will start
at nine in the morning when the
grange will be opened in the fourth
degree, followed by the regular rou-
tine. In the afternoon the annual me-
mortal exercises will be held In the
evening the first and second degrees
will be exemplified by the Selah
Heights grange, the third and fourth
degrees by the Finley degree team.
Music for the degree work will be
furnished by the White Bluffs band,
which has recently Joined the grange
as body.
Thursday will be the big day for
the grangers. In the morning the fea-
lures will be the election of officers
and the selection of the next meeting
place. In the afternoon special speak
ers will feature the program. Mr..
Cavanaugh, one of the leaders in the
state grange work in Oregon will adj
dress the convention, and Hon. B. N.
Hicks, head of the anti-saloon league,
in Spokane will also deliver an ad-
dress. In the evening the fifth degree
will be put on by the Lincoln county
degree team and Knute Hill of Pros
ser will communicate the sixth de-
gree.
Friday will be occupied by the in
|stallation of the new officers and the
closing up of the unfinished business
of the session. In the evening the get
together good time feature will be.
the special.
Saturday, upon special invitation Of
the Prosser people the grangers will
be shown over the Experiment sta
tion and big picnic dinner served
by the Prosser Community club in
the park.