The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-12-19
POMONA ASKS
COUNTY TO AID
RIVER PROJECT

on Splendid Grange Pro-
gram at Vale; Subordinates
Report
The annual meeting of Benton
County Pomona Grange met at 200
pm. at Vale with Master Gilbert
Clodfelter presiding. .
The charter was draped for our
Brother Knute Larson of Vale, who
was one of our Oldest Pomona men,
bers and served for years as stew
ard.
Officers annual reports we're as
follows: Sister G. E. Morgan, lect-
urer, who is on a visit to Califor-
mia, sent her report in which she
stated this was the first meeting
she had missed. She urged all lee
turers to visit other oranges and for
all to work to become Honor
oranges. She stated that Kiona-
Benton is the only Honor grange in
Benton county. Secretary, Sister I.
M. Hartman, attended all meetings
of the year and carried out all du-
ties so far as she knew. Treasurer
Brother G. E. Morgan reported the
Pomona in good condition finan-
cially. Master Clodfelter said the
meetings had begun on time and
he had attended all but one during
the year. He also reported the func-
tioning of the Power Committee and
the forming of Public Utility Dis
trict No. 2, growth in membership,
cooperation with Franklin County
in the June picnic, athletic activ-
tiles in basketball and baseball and
the county being served by two
Grange Supply Stations, the north
end, by the station at Grandview in
Yakima county and the rest of the
county by the Kennewick station.
He had visited five oranges for one
or more meetings, the county had
three Juveniles, ten of the twelve
subordinates had entertained Po-
mona, the meeting in July being
joint with Hanford and White
Bluffs, it has been voted to try a
new plan for the evening 1.-The de-
gree work right after dinner follow
ed by the program, twenty-six MEM
beers from the county attended the
State grange at Everett, all subordi-
mates except one being represented
and he felt one important achieve
ment of the year had been that the
grange had been indirectly respon-
sible for bringing about less truck
ing rates.
Four resolutions for reference
were read. Three were left over till
next meeting because of lack of time.
The fourth, a resolution requesting
the County Commissioners to take
immediate steps to make available
from county funds the sum of $500
as part of the $3.50 assessed by the
Inland Waterways Association
against the regional organization
of Benton County in support of the
1886 budget, was approved by the
resolution committee. The report
of the C. ommittee was adopted.
A resolution of sympathy for the
family of Brother Knute Larson was
passed.
The secretary ha dsent letter to
each Master in the county asking
for complete report at this meet
ing. The reports were as follows:
The secretary had sent letter to
each Master in the county asking
for complete annual report at
this meeting. The reports of these
subordinate oranges will be continu-
ed next week.
Each subordinate was asked to
contribute one number to the pro-
gram which was given during the
afternoon and the evening. The
following responded:
Piano solo, Sister Van Austene,
Rattlesnake.
Reading, Sister Martha billing of
Buena Vista. '1''>a@.
Play, "Hires the Cook" Kenne-
wick Valley.
Solo, Theo Lampson, Kennewick
Valley Juvenile. Fn F.
Orchestra, Locust Grove. .
Reading, Sister Whitwer, Han
ford. ssr.55,. (. =
Scotch Songs and Talk, Brother
Knute Hill, WhitStran.
Sister Swayze, who acted as lee
turer in the absence of Sister Nor
gan, led the community singing of
the song Home in the Grange" re-
Gently published in the Grange News
and sung to the tune of "Home on
the Range" Forty members of the
Schubert Club of Kennewick favor
ed with two selections. During the
dinner hour the White Bluffs Band
rendered the following program: