The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-09-15
Grange Adopts
Resolutions at
Pomona Meeting

.cmmittee composed Of Brothers
ntrbert Clodfelter, L. L. Whitwer.
= Stops, Elmer Dilling and Sis
4 :, Alice B. Ayers. The permanent
committee urges each subordinate
master to appoint this committee
= once and they contact the near
ct member of the permanent COM
mittee.
4 resolution was adopted urging
tho state master and the executive
committee to call q conference of
delegates from each Pomona Mar
tetine committee to meet with the
narmanent marketing committee
not later than November 1, 1888 to
take up the problems confronting
the farmers at this time.
A resolution requesting the state
master and the executive commit
Tee to change the date Of the 1889
meeting at Vancouver from the first
week in June to the last part Of
September or the first part of Oct
cher vas disapproved.
The lecturer reports that she has
TO short children's plays for Boost
e Night. The subordinate lectur-
a may obtain same by applying to
Pomona Lecturer, Sister Chas. Nor
nm Of Benton City. Brother B. w.
LYON, state lecturer, will be with
u at the December meeting at Vale
and will hold q lecturers conference
b the afternoon.
Brother Brockway Of Hanford
ave q good report on marketing
conditions. He spoke especially Of
Tie efficiency Of the local Grange
supply. He also gave an interest
hg and enlightening talk on the
general set-up Of the power situa-
tan In the state.
Pomona Master, Brother Guy
Story. gave q splendid report on the
state grange session in Spokane In
June He quoted one Of the leading
grange men Of the state as saying
the Benton County Pomona is the
most 'up and coming" Pomona In
the state.
A question has arisen as to Just
what the editor Of Grange news
wants In the way Of items from the
subordinate oranges. A commun-
ication from his said the items
should be short and snappy-the
correspondent to visualize what is
wanted and boil it down, have about
one page or less Of writing, get it
70 the paper on time mot later than
Wednesday send a report
once month.
A count Of the afternoon showed
~ present; Kennewick Highlands
Leading with Is members.
Most Of the subordinate oranges
reported missing part or all meet
mes during July and August, but
some held regular meetings. At the
last meeting in August Buena Vista
held an open meeting for all cand-
idates. Whitstran reported much
sickness among its members. White
Bluffs held a carnival in Septem-
Der and cleared 500. HanfQrd has
moved into its new hall and will
entertain Ringold at the last meet
ing IN September. Vale Is very
nusy making plans for its second an
nual Fair on September 16 at which
ume Kennewick Highlands will have
booth and they have already given
vale $500 for prize money. On Sep
Nmber 18th Kennewick Highlands
WI entertain the teachers and
Their families at a $50 dinner and
entertainment following. The State
Lecturer visited them on their first
neetlng in September. Locust
Grove has had no meetings since
June due to vacation months and
Illness Of their master.
At the next meeting the legis-
Atlve committee will report pro
ano con on Initiative 100 and it
WI be discussed within the grange.
slster Copeland will give the regu-
az legislative report.
The subordinate masters and sec
1esaries will see that the proper re-
Nfts are made out and sent in by
we next meeting.
AT the regular meeting, which
WI be held at 2 pm. at Locust
1roVe October 9th, the special or
eef OF business will be the appoint
ms OF the committee for the an
nuai meeting in December at Vale,
u'e chairman of the Livestock Mar
Aee!ne Committee will make q re-
Wrs and all officers are asked to be
'nefe at pm. for practice.
rour were initiated in the fifth
degree. -
mnltstran and Buena Vista, joint
thanks.
state Chaplain, Sister Swayze,
as introduced and seated at the
nt OF the chaplain. Brother
MY very graciously asked Past
;a ss.er Roger to conduct the clos