The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-01-16
Legislative Question Considered
by Pomona at Highlands Meeting
Alice B. Ayers. Reporter

Alice B. Ayers, Reporter
4 January 10th Benton County Po-
mona met at 2:30 at Kennewick
Highlands with all officers present
but Ceres and one member of the
executive committee. ~~ 4
The charter was draped in men,
DRY of Brother A. F. Brownell, a
member of Kennewick Highlands
grange. 7 ~ ~, ~.
The lecturer reported there had
been mistake concerning honor
oranges as Kennewick Valley is the
only honor grange in the county.
She asked that the oranges do more
visiting during the year. ,zaz.-c ILL.,.
Resolutions for reference were
acted on as follows: str-... ... ~.
The resolution from Clark coun-
ty asking the state to provide a
home for dependent children was
approved by the committee, but the
report was not sustained by the Po-
mont.
A resolution requesting all candi-
dates for the State Legislature in
their campaign for election in 1896,
to express themselves relative to
the school districts and state furn-
ishing all finance for our grade and
high school system and the cur
rent expense levy being reduced to
not over 5 mills and also express
themselves upon a further division
of this mills by making a sepa-
rate division for those who are fin
ancially unable to meet the needs of
their physical well-being from that
required for the running expenses
of our county government. The un-
favorable report of the committee
was accepted.
A resolution favoring enactment
of legislation making available to
farmers the advantages now enjoyed
by industries under the State In
dustrial Insurance Act should be
amended SO as to give agriculture
an equitable rate was approved by
the committee but action of the
grange was deferred till further in
formation be secured. ~ q. ..
That we hereby request the dis
continuance of the State Police and
recommend that they be replaced
by the old type highway patrol and
be supported from the same source
as before The committee disap-
proved and the report was accepted.
A resolution that that part of
1885 laws giving the state tax COM
mission right of access of books of
records of corporations and other
taxpayers for assessment purposes
was held to be unconstitutional by
Thurstoh County Supreme court
and that we greatly deplore the de-
cision as reactionary and tending to
place an insurmountable barrier
against the realization of any pro-
gram designed to secure equality
and uniformity in the assessment
of property in the state was APP
proved by committee The grange
moved to table this resolution.
A resolution presented by the res
olutions committee to hold a meet
ing as near May 30th as possible as
a memorial for all deceased men,
bers during the year was perman-
emily tabled. Provision is already
made for such a service in our di-
gest.
Reports of subordinate oranges:
Finley held all regular meetings.
Seven petitions for membership
have been received and arrange
ments are being made to have visit
ing teams confer the degrees. Took
the gave1 to Locust Grove January
8.
Kennewick Valley held Christ
mas program with treats for all.
The Juveniles put on the program.
On January 3rd a family dinner
was held followed by initiation. A
new degree team of young people
has been organized with Brother
willard Campbell as captain. Have
158 members and have held pie
social and dance. There are 46 Jul
venile members. Three have pass
ed from Juvenile to Subordinate
and are in the new degree team.
Many parents are attending the
joining through the influence of the
Juveniles. They have their second
star and are working for their third
which they hope to win this year.
Kennewick Highlands reports in
creased attendance and sponsoring
the rural recreation project for
ball park. "a
Grove has good attend
ance. Received the gavel from Fin
lev and had a good time.
Vale at their first meeting had
two applications, initiated one in
the first and second degrees and
had a Christmas program. At the
second meeting had one applica-
ton, one denit, initiated two into
the first and second degrees and
two in the third and fourth. They
will 90 to Columbia Valley January
1s to confer the first and second and
Columbia Valley will come to Vale
January 10 for the third and fourth.
They have 1875 new members. The
f,,,,oy,iJeS Installed