The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-16
plan to Combine
Degree Work Of
Subor. Oranges
Reports Indicate Growth
Of Interest; Valley
Entertains

EntertalnS
n,,ot all candidates may be prop
II, initiated, a tentative degret
t e calendar was adopted by tn
nsnton County Pomona grange II
.ss,,1ar session at Kennewick Val.
1ev March II. Oranges putting OF
t .le work are to notify the adjoin.
ins grange when they intend to m
Cranes are grouped as follows
Hanford. first and second degrees
white Bluffs, third and fourth de.
orees: Kennewick Highlands. firsl
s,d second, Finley, third anc
f,nrth: Kennewick Valley, first ano
lend. vale, third and fourth; Lo-
crx Grove. Horse Heaven and XII
o,a-Benton will work out a SEIZED
re Buena Vista, Rattlesnake and
T,hitstran will do the same. Each
s,hordinate will submit the date Of
;,itiation to the Good Of the Order
committee so they may notify the
oranges.
All officers were present at the
meeting. The Lecturer and Home
economics Chairman each held a
planning conference in the after
noon. The H. E. chairman is
urred to have their baking con-
tests 50 there may be a similar con-
test at the April meeting. II this Is
not done, any one may enter the
Die contest in April. There will
Also be plant exchange at this
meeting so all are urged to bring
flowers or shrubs for this.
A resolution to use building ma
terjal made In the United States In
any building program financed by
the q. 8. Government was adopted.
The resolution concerning the
Alaska Colony, laid over from last
meeting, was disapproved because
the grange felt. the call for aid
should come from the people con-
cerned and then we would be will
ing to give our aid.
By q small vote, the grange fav-
Oh the state publication Of text
books.
Subordinate oranges reported as
follows:
Buena Vista held an open meet
Ing with an oyster supper to raise
funds for improvements on the
han. Also held special meeting
to initiate 10 or IL candidates in
the first and second degrees.
Rattlesnake will have a Kegley
Memorial program at the next
meeting. Are holding regular dances
20 raise money. The II. e. commit
tee purchased chairs, hat racks,
curtains, etc. for the hall.
New saShes have been bought for
the executive committee.
Ktma-Benton will have q Kegley
Memorial program. RattleSnake
visited and occupied the chairs. On
March LIST the Pomona officers Wis
tied. Locust Grove degree team put
On the first and second degrees.
There will be a pie contest April 5.
White Bluffs, conferred the third
and fourth degrees on six candi-
dates, have put In a new hardwood
floor and have the woodshed full
Of wood for the season, all by do
nation labor.
Hanford visited Ringold grange
At Mesa, sent for new sashes, will
entertain Pomona officers March
- and have initiated several can
didate.
Vale had record attendance of
iN on February Is, obligated one
IN the first and second and three
N the third and fourth degrees, had
local old timers with prizes for one
VINO has been in the state since
1877, born in the state in 1883 and
tne youngest born in October 1898.
Iney have 128 members for the
Funeral Aid, have put in a new
pipe line for the park, have sashes
ior the executive committee and
nave ordered Is copies of the Jul
Ollee issue of Grange News.
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