The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-03-14
COUNTY WELL EILn
ypVEEPpRESENTED
"A AT MEETING
r,,Devick Valley Grange is
AIII Host to Pomona Grange
Saturday; Large Attend
ance Reported

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!. ITennewick Valley grange with
u large attendance from over the
.,tire +, county. Every grange was
sl'.,, ssla'.rssented with the exception OF
~ and a number of the oranges
w w ; large number present. Ken
nsu ..,;.t Valley grange had the larg-
ass'.a ass attendance with 80 present,
2. e. had a close second in Vale
[ =, nth 26 members present; White E
Rluffs, 20; Locust Grove, ls; and
era Grange was called to order by
/ |Master E. H. McBee and reports
= tbe various oranges were called
;or. Chris Puderbaugh OF the Ken
rsvick Valley grange reported a
I .ood attendance, new members
s0mjnp in and plans for improve
usut Of the grounds.
Mrs. Chris Puderbaugh reporting
br Finley grange, reported their
H. i..+ meeting was a mems meeting
With the program and an oyster
upuer served by the men. Five
new memberships were brought in
| to the grange.
= Oscar Anderson, reporting for
the Vale grange, stated that re-
uort Of their meetings was always
riyen in the local and county pa
per and felt that there probably
would not be much interest in his
making a verbal report. He reports
large attendance and 10 members
coming in. They are also developing
! a degree team which expects to
be able to work in any community
in the near future. Their grange
had passed a resolution favoring
the purchase of the Kennewick-
,Paxo bridge by the state. Also
resolution favoring the Farm-to-
Market roads bill and another,
providing for refunding of Irriga-
ton districts.
D. Hartman reporting for Han
ford, reports their grange very
active with so to 10 in attendance
At the last meeting and six new
members coming in. Their grange
Is to have a spelling bee at the
next regular meeting.
Sam Allard reported that the
White Bluffs grange was giving
a cabaret dance at Hanford Sat.
uday, March 16, to raise funds
to assist in financing the band ir
their trip to Spokane to the State
Grange.
US. Case reporting for Rattle
snake grange stated that weathel
and roads had been so bad in theil
section that they had been unable
to meet for the. last two months
Expect to be able to hold meeting
N the near future again.
Mrs. E. H. McBee reporting fol
Horse Heaven grange reported TIVE
regular meetings since last meet
ing of the Pomona and one specia
meeting to familarize officer.
NTH the work. They are particular
y anxious that all members have
regular initiation instead of any
ohGgating.
Gilbert Clodfelter reporting fol
Locust grange reported that they
mad missed two meetings, but that
AZ their last meeting last Satur-
ay, they had a very good attend.
aee with considerable business
a0ne. Two new members were voteG
upon. Their next meeting is to be
"a open meeting Saturday the 18th
% which general invitation is
given.
VI. Hedger, reporting for Kiona.
0enton, reported that they had
conferred degrees upon several
candidates. Their grange had met
Ngularly, DR.. Hedger stating that
nothing like cold weather had been
aole to stop their meetings.
Inc special committee on raising
money 4 for the trip of the band to
spokane reported sale of tickets
70 y the cabaret dance to be held al
uan1ord, as one means of raising
I0ney J. Tor this trip. The committee
sso reported that as a general
I yoncy they felt that every grange
s,Ouid ~ raise fund equivalent to
we per member to finance the trip
VI ", the band, the grange raising
=. 10 money In any way they saw
a resolution passed by the Vale
siange concerning inspection ser.
NE, Ne Oh horticultural products anG
:. .Airn %, was brought up at Pomona
ca,. ~ Mhlte Bluffs and tabled, was
sOltlnued on the table.
IN. . ). resolution was passed favor.
nss .ne irrigation legislation now
ssaa,ng sang in the State legislature
um.s ,.er resolution favoring the
S,;s S;saase of the Kennewick-Pascc
ht;ae was passed and these reso.
ern. nuns wired to Olympia so that
COM ession ! of opinion would not
tbas.t s TOO late to be of any influence
Another resolution opposing