The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-13
Pomona Opposes
Proposed Raise
in Freight Rates
Delegation to Attend
Hearing Next Week;
Honor Past Masters
(Mrs. I. M. Hartmanl

. (Mrs. I. M. Hartman)
Benton County Pomona, meeting
Friday at the Kennewick Highlands
hall, voiced active opposition to the
Pettingill Bill, which proposes in
creased freight rates. They will
send delegation to Portland next
week to attend the rate hearing and
work against the measure. The
men who will represent Pomona are
j. G. Swayze, state deputy and
manager of the Grange Supply at
Kennewick; Carl Williams, and
Gilbert Clodfelter, also of Kenne-
wick; and F. E. Dilling and G. w.
Clark of Prosser.
State Overseer Henry CarstenS of
Almira was escorted to the Masters
chair and introduced. The Past
Masters, the Benton County Po-
mona, were then introduced; those
present being Chris Puderbaugh,
Carl Williams, j. A. Mclean, Gill
bert Clodfelter and I. M. Hartman.
A letter was read from w. s. Hunt
formerly of Apple Blossom grange
near Prosser, now living in Walla
Walla, who was unable to attend.
Each responded with memorable
experiences of their terms of Of
flee. A tribute to the Past Masters
who have died; G. j. Linden, U. s.
Case, r. H. Bone and E. H. Nc
Bee was given in very impressive
manner by a daughter of Mr.. Case,
Mrs. E. A. Silliman. Flowers were
presented to Mrs. Case and to A. F.
Stops both pioneers Of early
grange history in this country.
Besides the action on the Pettin-
gill Bill, the grange disapproved a
resolution which would make all
Pomona Masters, state deputies.
Subordinate grange reports list
ed many interesting activities in
GLIDING installation ceremonies. in
itiations, Christmas programs and
parties. Vale grange reported q
membership Of 215, which is the
largest in the county. Kennewick
Valley has the second largest MEM
bership, a very active juvenile or
ganization and has recently organ
lied a Woman's Auxiliary. the first
in this county. Buena Vista has
initiated the largest number Of
candidates during the past month
with Finley a close second.
The new Pomona Master, Guy
Story, presented a fourteen-point
program for improvement during
the coming year and these sug-
gestions were discussed and fin
ally approved by vote Of the grange.
After a banquet served by the
Kennewick Highland ladies to
nearly 800 hungry grangers, class
Of 81 was initiated in the fifth
degree.
The lecture hour was presented
by Mrs. Bud Shields, lecturer Of the
Highland grange, opening with the
song Its a Good Thing to be a
Granger" a recitation "Tomorrow's
a Whole Day that Amt Teched
Yet" by little Shirley Taylor was
followed by a piano solo by Basil
Shields, and a reading by Mr.. Tay-
lor, 1.-The Stolen Watermelon. Mr..
and Mrs. Tony Mayer presented q
skit, which brought down the
house. Mr.. Carstens then spoke on
consumer cooperatives, followed by
Frank F. Fits of Seattle. Mr.. Fits
is field examiner for the Bonne-
vile Power Project and he discus
sed the use of electricity in pro-
portion to its cost. An amusing play
in which speaking parts were taken
by Mrs. Higley Bud Sonderman and
Albert Knight and q vocal trio by
Albert Sonderman Basil Shields
and William Knight concluded q
very interesting and well-balanced
program. ef
The next Pomona meeting will be
with Finley grange on February II