The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-14
.4O8 Present at
Pomona Dinner
at Vale Saturday
Master Appoints Com
mittee Heads for the
Coming Year
Alice B. Ayers, reporter

Benton County's twelve oranges at
tended the annual meeting at Vale
on December 9. Officers from all ex-
cept Rattlesnake were there to be
installed. Brother Henry Roberts,
state steward, acted as installing
OFFICER assisted by Sister Roberts,
Marshall, Sister and Brother Nc
Cauley of Patti Valley, assistants,
Sister Grace Pollard of Waitsburg,
musician, Sister Lillian Swayze,
soloist, Sister Ruth Simmelink,
tableaux and Sister Alice B. Ayres,
chaplain.
State officers in attendance were
state treasurer, Fred Nelson, state
secretary, Harry Cheek, state chap
lain, Lillian Swayze, state steward,
Henry Roberts and state deputy,
Carl Williams. Each was welcomed
and presented with red carnation.
Officers reports were read.
Earle 0. Whitehead, superintend-
ent OF Richland schools, as repre-
sentative Of the American Legion,
was the special speaker for the aft
ernoon and spoke on Americana
ISM"
State Treasurer, Brother Fred
Nelson, spoke of early struggles of
the grange as compared to the pres
ent splendid condition. He told of
his trip abroad last summer and
told of the cooperative movement
in Denmark and of its success.
A resolution from Franklin county
favoring the substitution of domes-
tic cotton for imported jute for sacks
was approved.
Master d. L. Henson appointed
the following committees for 1910:
legislative. r. Ayers, L. L..
Whitwer and Guy Story.
Resolutions G. Clark, Oscar
Anderson and I. M. Hartman.
Agriculture - Harold Copeland,
Ralph Stafford and Geo. w. Clark.
Women's Work - Sisters Fannie
Morgan, E. G. Copeland and Elinor
McBee.
Friendly Relations n. 8. Hughes,
w. r. Ochletree and Loren Nc
Clure. -.
Marketing Carl williams.
Power. r. Ayers.
/ Livestock-Fr Fred Wilson. gfts
,, Musician ian q, ana fD[,esree Captain
Tableaux-Ruth Simmelink.
There were 1853 present for the
afternoon business meeting and
408 for the dinner following. Except
for the host grange Kennewick
Highlands was high with II present.
The calendar committee reported
for the Pomona meetings for 1910:
January, Kennewick Highlands;
February, Finley; March, Kennewick
Valley; April, White Bluffs and
Hanford at Hanford; May, Horse
Heaven; June, Ratlesnake; Septem-
Der, Buena Vista; October, Locust
Grove; November Kiona-Benton;
December, Vale.
A marketing conference has been
called by the state grange to meet
at Ellensburg on January 9Th. Dele
gates from each Pomona are to at
tend.
Brother Preston Roger reported
that power rates at half the present
price will be available within the
next four months. Lines are being
built in the Bickleton-Mabton sec
ton. All of the available power at
Bonneville has been sold within the
last ten days. Great results are ex-
pected soon.
At the Vancouver session, accord
ing to state secretary Cheek, Ben
ton County was the only county in
the state to have net gain in men,
bership. All reports for the third
quarter are in. AL oranges, but two
have made a net gain or are the
same as last year. Two oranges had
lost three members each. He at
tributes this increase, in part, to the
enthusiasm created by the Pomona
officers visits during the year.
A tuberculosis Bond was purchaS-
ed.
A vote of thanks was given Vale for
the splendid hospitality and to the
Boy Scouts, who so ably handled the
parking. IT,.
Twenty-four candidates were in
itiated in the 5th degree and one
was taken in by demit.
The next meeting will be on FRI
day, January IL, instead Of the reg
ular date. This meeting will be at
2 pm. at KenneWlck Highlands.
Program
Violin solo by Miss Lydia Ruud.
Pirate Captain Craven by Don
Culp.
Sally Rand representation by
Clair Scott.
Wyoming Cow People, guitar and
harmonica, by Ruby Steffens and
Junior Baichtal.
Russian Prof. Sigoloski act by
Alexander Hamilton and Marie
Hamilton.
Tap dance, June Stimson and Fern
Douglas.
Kiwanis Octet, composed of Chas.
Powell, John Neuman, Vane Wilder,
Herbert Gall, George Cloud, Frank
Green, Urban Koelker and Olaf
Othiem and accompanied by Frank
Maupin, rendered several numbers.
Honor Miss Henke