White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-02-09
Changers Are Urged To
Take More Interest
BY w. ]. jenkins
Grange Correspondent


The regular meeting Of the White
Bluffs Grange was held Thursday eve
ming, February g. Due to the fact that
we had a chicken dinner and an old
time dance in anticipation, the. bust
ness of the evening was expedited as
much as possible.
One new application for membership
was received. The attendance at the
meeting was larger than usual, but
there were not as many OF the active
members as we would like to have
seen. We would like to see you all
come to these meetings.
We are going to have some enter
tanning and pleasant times this win
ter. Those who have not the incl1na-
ton or time to come are certainly
missing some of the pleasures of which
in these times we are sorely IN need
Get out of your shell and help make
the Grange worthy OF it's name. Stay
ing at home does not build it any
larger. The Grange needs you and you
need the Grange Visiting members
are always welcome.
| Space does not permit mention OF
the many accomplishments OF the
Grange in the past. for which many
people thoughtlessly give credit to the
general course of events The Grange,
! for instance, was instrumental in pro-
mitigating rural free mail delivery.
Think what that means Your mail
delivered to your own door, mail gath
cred and taken to the postOftlce, en-
ployment of mail carriers, etc. Then
YOU ask, what has the Grange done.
It requires interested members to
make a successful Grange. Many items
of interest to the county at large were
initiated in some local Grange. Why
not pull together? Let's have Grange
here that will put things over. Activ-
ity will do it.
Brother w. f. Shaw, who has charge
of the Grange fire insurance, gave
some very interesting pointers, among
which he stated members should not
add Grange dues to the cost OF in
surance. 1t is necessary, of course, tt
be a member in order to have this
privilege. The rates are kept as low
as possible and the care of the prem
Uses in keeping down fire hazard re-
duces the insurance cost. 1t is to thu
interest of all policy holders to be con-
tinually on the watch, thereby doing
their bit.
The matter of appointing game
commissioner was discussed. Some
complaints were reported by loca
Grange farmers who have had pro-
ducts, such as corn fodder, vegetables
etc. destroyed by hunters, who have
shot farm birds in the absence Of
game. The property of the farmer
should be protected. A Benton Count.
Sportsmen's association has been form
ed at Kennewick, one Of whose dutie!
will be to look into ways and means
for planting fish and to obtain gam,
preserves.
The tasty chicken dinner (the ladie
say 500 given by the men was appre
ciated without a dissenting vote. Their
was enough and to spare. The chef
were Master l.. w. Beldin, Ed Ponsa
and Henry Young, with the assistance
of others (Henry is an eligible bach
elor)
The old-time dance that followed tn
dinner was thoroughly enjoyed. TIL
music furnished through the kindnes
of Miss Lois Duvall, David Parker an,
Ivar Holmskog, was all that could b.
desired.
= There will be an old-time Spelling
Bee at the next social meeting, which
will be Thursday evening, Februar
l6. Better look up your old spelling
books, for no doubt Mrs. Holecek viii
pick out few hard ones. We are look
ing for full Grange attendance tina
night. Come and enjoy yourselves will
us.
Next Saturday afternoon and eve
ming, February II, will be the Pomon,
Grange meeting at Hanford
Mrs. F.. E. Taylor and Mrs. Pau
Bruggemann drove to Naches Wednes
day to attend the funeral services TO
Mrs Emily Lack rs who died in tn