White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-04-25
GRANGE GLEANINGS
BY MARIE WEBER

enjoyed the social meeting OF the
Grange Thursday evening, April II.
The evening was spent in playing
cards, including Five Hundred, whist
and high five. Refreshments of cake,
sandwiches and coffee was prepared
by the ladies.
Through some oversight in the
last Grange news items, Halcie
Gwin's name was left out of the list
of new candidates who were initial
ed into the Grange.
Approximately one hundred and fiji
ty were present at the Hanford
hall Tuesday evening, April %, when
the Kennewick Valley Grange deliv
cred the travelling gavel to the Han
ford Grange, twenty members being
present from the White Bluffs
Grange. Isabel Williams, lecturer of
the Kennewick Grange, had arranged
a very interesting program. Refresh
ments of apple pie a la mode and
coffee was served by the Hanford
Grange. 1t was voted that the Han
ford Grange deliver the ,gavel to the
Finley Grange on Friday, May %
Finley Grange will be the last one
in the county to receive the gavel as
it will then be delivered to the State
Grange at the state meeting in Wen.
atchee in June.
The next meeting of the White
Bluffs Grange will be held Thursday,
May /, at which time there will Zoe
initiation in the third and fourth de,
grees.
The April meeting of Pomona
Grange of Benton County was held
at Horse Heaven Grange, Saturday,
April 18th with a splendid attend
ance and every officer present. AT
ter the usual formalities of opening
of the Grange a report of the vari-
Gus subordinate Oranges was taken
up:
Under new business a special
committee on Legislation to protect
growers from INSCRIPTIONS dealers
in farm products was given instruc-
ton to draft resolution. Resolutions
were drafted favoring House Bill
1858, which Mr.. Summers has been
giving his support This is bill in
line with the action which this COM
rnittee has been contemplating for
several months. Support was also
given for a recommendation for the
passage for the appropriation for a
Station to study Erosion. A resolu-
ton 4 was also. passed favoring the
passage of State Legislation cover
ing interstate shipments such as
that recommended by Mr.. Summers.
Another resolution was passed
opposing the trading of votes by
Senator Dill and Jones, and from
which several felt that no perman-
ent good would be received by in
terest of the state.
A resolution was passed favoring
the calling of grand jury to look
into the charges and counter-charg-
es made by and against the governor,
in regard to the handling of state
lands.
A letter was read which had been
received by the Secretary from Con-
gresham Summers stating that he
had given some time to the study
of the Debenture plan and expected
to give his support to this resolu-
ton.
By vote of Pomona it was decided
to. incorporate for the best interests
of the organization.
A letter has been received from
the Secretary of the Federal Farm
Board thanking the Grange for its
letter of commentator for their
work.
It was voted that a letter of ap.
probation to Mr.. Mckinley for his
cooperation in assisting in lining
up Grange news and to Mr.. Gay
for the Prosser Record Bulletin fol
his interest in publishing news, BIZ
written and sent to each.
A regular motion indorsing Z
resolution by the active club q
Montesano supporting Philippine in
dustry in the near future as means
of overcoming competition of agri-
culture products and labor problems
was passed.
Mr.. Yantis of Paterson, during
the afternoon session, briefly out
lined the program Of the Columbia
Valley Association and during the
evening covered the topic a little
more fully. The county agent dur
ing the afternoon session discussed
the program of the Federal Farm
Board and it's relation to the pres
sent agricultural situation.
i The certificate of merit won by
Kiona-Benton last year was pre-.
sented to the Grange at this meet.
ing.
A demit to Mr.. and Mrs. Mage
of Ringold was granted to the new
Franklin county pomona.
Dr. Hedger of Kicna-Benton was
appointed chairman Of a commit.
tee to arrange dance to be hele
at Kiona-Benton for the purpose o.
helping to defray the expenses Of
the Vale degree team to the State
Fair. This team is to put on the
fifth degree work at the State Fail
this year.
A rising vote of thanks was giver
to the Horse Heaven Grange fol
their splendid supper.
Numbering of the Oranges showed
the following present from each
grange: Horse Heaven, IS; Rattle.
snake 6; Locust Grove 10; Whit.
stran q; Hanford g.; Kiona Benton
g; Buena Vista L; Kennewick Val
ley ID; Finely s.; Vale 26; Visitors
S.
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