The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-02-14
HAS
INCREASE in
MEMBERSHIPS
Agricultural Situation in the
County Has Upward Trend
Durdle Reports; Suggests
Home Horticultural Plan

A large increase in membership
during the last year was reported
by E. H. McBee, master of Pomona
grange, at the meeting Of the Po-
mona grange with the White
Bluffs grange in White Bluffs Sat-
urday of last week. The attend
ance from outside the White Bluffs
community was small due to the
severe weather conditions at the
time of the meeting.
Edmund Anderson, master Of the
White Bluffs grange, stated that
the White Bluffs grange had in
itiated four new members last week
and obligated three others so that
they might be able to take Pomona
degree. He also reported that they
were planning an entertainment
to secure money to complete the
payment of the debt of their build
ing and hope to have this cleared
UP within the next few weeks.
W. S. Webber of Hanford, r
ported for the Hanford grange and
stated that members had been TAX
en- in at fully 80 per cent of the
meetings and that five new mem
bers were taken in at the last meet
ing. The grange had purchased a
new piano and is paying for this
by holding series Of three
dances. j. A. Mclean reporting for
the Kennewick Valley stated that
HI. C. Puderbaugh had taken over
the position of master for the
grange and at the last meeting
outlined definite program for the
grange for the year.
Roy Hensen reporting for Horse
Heaven, stated that there had been
too much snow for meetings, as
roads were drifted in many places.
The lecturer of the Horse Heaven
grange, however, attended the
meeting held at Yakima by the
national lecturer and the lecturer
was called upon to outline the ma
ture of the meeting.
Mr.. Morgan, representing the
Benton City grange, reported that
the work was improving, but that
they were looking forward to a
much larger increase in member
ship this year than had been found
in the past.
The certificate of merit was
won by the Locust grange last
year and a letter from the secre-
tary of the Locust grange request
ed the certificate of merit, rather
than the $500, which was optional
with the grange.
Resolution, written by the Vale
grange, asking for the dropping
of the inspection service at the
point of arrival of shipments, was
read and tabled until the next
meeting of the Pomona due to the
fact that it was felt that more
hearing as far as the
grange was concerned should be
mad on this resolution.
E. C. Durdle spoke on the use
of trees and shrubs in program
of home building in the county.
lie expressed belief that the agri-
situation in the county is
On the upward trend and that
many people in the country feel
hat good living, plus some saw
ngs, can be made here and that
this is a good section in which to
i've. "Many of our homes, how
.ver, have too few trees and shrubs
and flowers about them," he stat
I'd. "Many of the local flowers and
shrubs can he used even to the
use of sage brush in some areas.
1t is better to have something that
requires a comparatively small
of time and effort to keep
It growing than to have things
which constantly require atten-
ton. The native Juniper is one OF
the best evergreen available and
can be found in several forms. The
trees being sold by the College for
wind break paintings, can be pur-
chased very readily and recon-
mendation was made that every
grange take this matter up In a
definite way and see if definite
progrm could not be planned for
this year, looking toward a begin
ming in the work of improvement