The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-09-13
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started and will be ready to put on
the work by October I as they expect
to initiate a big class early in octo-
Der. This is the 'baby grange" in
our county and gave the most en-
couraging report. - '
b Kennewick Valley held regular
meetings with good attendance-the
lowest being 80, have taken in one
new member and two more will be
coming in soon. Some of their MEM
bers are transferring to the new
Highlands granage.. They also gave
one dancing party and held a recep-
tion for the Kennewick teachers on
September 7th. The teachers had a
very enjoyable time and expressed a
wish to come again. They will have a
family dinner on Booster night, fol-
lowed by a dance and program. All
eligible to grange membership are in
vited. At the next meeting the pro-
gram is to be put on by the three
Graces-each one to have two or
three numbers on her part of the
work. The members voted to take
part in the gavel contest if the coun-
ty took it up. ss.-..s.. = ,'1 : ~ ~
Finley held all regular meetings
with small attendance. A $500 prize
was received from the "Know. Your
Washington" contest. : z.rsgs.~ III .
After two months vacation Lo-
Gust grove reopened September I
with small attendance An attend
ance contest has been started so an
increase is expected soon. Pomona
accepted the invitation to meet with
Locust Grove October 18th. s a-i-
Sister Schamel, lecturer of the
Buena Vista grange, winner of the
county gavel contest, received the
banner presented by Brother j. c.
Swayze. = @ 'z.-sd s.i-s Is. -s3-s
Brother Lyon of Chop grange asked
to appear before our members and
speak to them on Initiative No. ~.
Upon request from the members i.
was decided to ask Brother Lyon to
come to our next Pomona and to also
have speaker to present the other
side of the question. go.
The following were given the fifth
degree: Brother A. F. Brownell, Ken
newick Highlands; Sister Emma Lar
son, Vale, and Hilda Travis and Anna
McBee, Horse Heaven.
Grange closed in regular form aft
er the afternoon session as the hall
had to be vacated by nine pm. There
was no evening session except the
program.
For the evening meal each member
had been requested to bring his own
lunch. Kiona-Benton furnished the
coffee, cream, sugar and cantaloupes.
Many remarks were heard favor
ing this plan for the evening meal in
stead of the usual dinner served by
the ladies of the entertaining grange
and there was some talk of making
it permanent, but no official action
was taken.
In the evening the following pro-
gram made up of numbers from the
various oranges throughout the
county was given:
Music, America" and "Sweet
Genevieve, led by Sister Swayze, Ken
newick Valley; Humorous poem, Sis
ter McBee, Horse Heaven; address by
Glenn Silliman; story, Sister Silliman
of Rattlesnake; stories, Sister Ras-
mussen and Brothers Brownell and
Story, Kennewick Highlands; read.
ing, "The Cuckoo Clock" Sister Scha-
mel, Buena Vista; monologue, Broth
er Harold Gerards, Finley; talk, Bro
ther McLendon, Finley; remarks by
Brother Anderson, White Bluffs; q
duet, "Lassie o. Mine" and "Sunset, .
Margaret and Esther Hartman, Kiona-
Benton. Master Clodfelter, Locust
Grove, Brother Donahue and Brother
Nelson Pierce also spoke.