The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-10-19
Ask Government
Prevent Gambling
in CommOdit ties
Pomona Grange Endorses
New Plan for the
Legislature

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AS the next regular meeting Of
Pomona falls on Armistice Day, 1t
has been changed to November Is,
out Of difference to the American
Legion and other patriotic organi-
cations. It will be held at Kiona-
Benton grange.
The Pomona approved the follow
ing resolutions:
AIN further recognition Of the
services performed by the late Past
State Master, Brother G. B. Keg-
ley, and in recognition of our re-
spect to his memory and In ap-
probation of the services rendered
the grange by the surviving mem
bers of his immediate family it Is
requested that the State Grange
Executive Committee investigate the
feasibility of taking over the per-
manent care and maintenance Of
his burial plot located at Albion,
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Wash.
B-That we are opposed to any
rise in commodity prices not based
on supply and demand and here
by request the Secretary Of Agri-
culture to take every possible step
to curtail speculation and gambling
in all commodities under his iuriS-
diction.
Chat the permanent Market
ing Committee call a marketing con-
ference on November 3 at Grange
headquarters to work out q practi-
cal working plan.
D-Favoring a plan whereby the
legislature shall meet for 80 days
for the introduction of bills only.
then adjourn for 80 days. that the
citizens of the state may study the
proposed legislation, then recon
vene for the passage Of bills prev
iously introduced.
A resolution from Spangle Grange
advocating the abolishmerit of the
movement Of sheep on the high
ways for the purpose Of preventing
the spread Of noxious weeds was
disapproved 4by the grange g 60
The schedule Of the Pomona offi-
GERS visits up till the annual meet
ing Is as follows: .sSig - Il
!. Kennewicka Valley, October 30;
Kennewick Highlands. October IS;
White Bluffs, November 2; Horse
Heaven, November 8; Huef1as Vista,
November "A; Rattlesnakey yNovem-
Der IL; Whitstnn, November a;
Hanford, November 20. s.s -
It was. voted to enter the Hall
Identification contest. the details
of which are to be taken care OF BY
the Women,s Work COMMITTEES and
the chairman Of the Home Econom-
les committee.
The members approved the plan
of the state officers to hold schools
of instruction throughout the state
Sister Benjamin Of Vale was ap-
poined to fill the vacancy on the
Women's Work Committee, caused
by the resignation of Sister Bonnie
Henson of Horse Heaven.
At the next meeting the special
order of business at 3 pm. Will be
the election of officers.
The committee on committees for
the annual meeting; Sisters Sill
man and Simmelink and Brother
Norling. They will report at the
November meeting.
The Inland Empire Waterways
meeting at Walla Walla was held
October 18th. Pomona was repre-
sented by Brother J. r. Ayers, vice
president Regional Organization Tor
Benton County.
In the afternoon Miss Steiner told
of her visit to England, Norway and
Sweden, dwelling especially ON the
cooperative stores there. Brother Ira
Shea, state grange lecturer. also
spoke of the lecturers work In the
grange.
Visitors welcomed were Brother
ana Sister Shea Of Tyler and Bro
Their and Sister G. G. Haning q
Touchet. L'ss@% "
-Four were initiated in the fifth
Degree ~ -. '~''.', r.. - :.
Sister Ruth Sinmel;nk, Lecturer q
Locust Grove was responsible fol
the splendid program given IN the
evening which featured people and
costumes from 1889 till the present
time. We saw our Worthy Master
Brother Guy Story, as he appeared
in 1889. Many other notables were
similarly portrayed.
Ten dollars was sent the Wasnlng'
ton Children,s Home.
Alice B. Ayers, reporter