The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-02-15
GRANGE POWER
COMMITTEE is
GETTING BUSY
Farmers of County Respond to
Program; Nine Candidates
Given Fifth Degree; Locust
Grove Scores Highest
By E. C. Durdle

Finley grange was host to Pomona
grange Saturday of last week. The
new pomona officers were present 100
narcert. Master Clodfelter handled
tha afternoon session with dispatch.
Several changes were suggested by
him in various items of the program.
Among those were request for re-
mort from each grange either verb
aIlv or written where the grange
finds that no one is planning on at
tending the Pomona. Request was
made that reports at the end of the
wear all be written.
Master Clodfelter is also changing
The program and the business session.
Grange will be opened at 2:30 prompt
" in the afternoon. At 3:15 or 800,
q recess will be declared for compile
ton of resolutions by the resolutions
committee and other work of this
nature. After this recess of Is min
utes to half an hour grange will be
reconvened for the completion of the
business session unless there be some
special business which must come up
for the evening session. In this way
it is hoped that the afternoon session
will draw still larger attendance
and that the evening session follow
ing the lecture hour will be given over
to degree work or social activity. This
will undoubtedly be means of at
tracing more of the young people to
the grange. Several present express
ed themselves as being heartily in
favor of this change in the program.
Reports of the various oranges in
Guided Rattlesnake, Locust Grove, XII
ona-Benton, Horse Heaven, Vale,
Kennewick Valley and Finley showed
that all the oranges are progressing
very nicely. New members are being
secured and added interest being
shown in practically every grange of
the county represented. Grange re-
ports for the state show that there is
greater membership in the grange at
the present time than at any time
heretofore.
A letter was read by the secretary
from Mr.. Hill in reply to the night
letter sent from the last Pomona
meeting in regard to radio program.
Chaplain, Mrs. Swayze read parts of
q letter received from Mrs. A. S. Goss
who is now near Washington, D. G.
She gave a number of interesting in
cidents in connection with grange af-
fairs in the east.
Mr.. Mitchell of Goldendale report
ing on conditions of Goldendale and
Centerville oranges in that commun-
ity reported that there is considerable
activity.
County agent discussed briefly the
corn-hog program and the need Of
growers who have raised but very few
hogs contracting committeeman or the
county agents office, should they
wish to come under the plan. The sit
uation in regard to the rabbit drive
for the Finley-South Highlands area
was also presented.
Mr.. Fraguer, Richland, secretary
Of the power committee, reported
considerable activity on the part Of
this committee and very good re-
Spouse on the part of the farmers of
the county to the program.
Following the afternoon session the
Finley ladies served splendid din
ner and this was followed by a pro-
gram under the direction of the Fin
ley lecturer, Miss May Turner.
Nine candidates were initiated into
the fifth degree. The travel wheel
was presented by Pomona lecturer,
Mrs. Charles Morgan, Benton City, to
Locust Grove grange for winning the
highest score in degree and ritual
work contest.