The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22
Puyallup PIT. A. Groups
Plan Back to School Night
Fire Destroys Pickers' Quarters
On Neeley Berry Ronch

PrYALLUP Local Parent
Teacher activities this week vii
be opened with a meeting By the
Maplewood group At the school
Monday evening at 7:45 O'Clock.
A business session at which the
hot lunch problem will be dis
cussed viii open the meeting. This
will be followed by a program
with Mrs. H. r. Gronen as the
guest speaker. She will give a talk
on the Cypress Gardens Of North
Carolina Musical feature viii BE
a group Of baritone solos by Rob
ert Cronen. Refreshments viii be
served by a committee Of sixth
grade mothers.
Tuesday evening at 7:45 the ex-
ecutive board Of the high school
PIT. A. win meet at the home OF
Mrs. J. II. Bum, the president.
at 324 Ea. Pioneer ave. Plans win
be made for the annual Back TO
School night scheduled for Nov.
II. during National Education
week.
Fire of undetermined origin
totally destroyed berry pickers'
quarters on the ranch of Fred L.
Medley. 18th ST. and 10th ave.
s. w, at about 11:30 Saturday
night. Fire chief Chester Brake
field estimated the loss at $500.
The quarters were being remodel
ed and some new lumber was
burned.
Mrs. Fred Blanchfield of Ea.
Main ave, left Sunday night for
a trip TO Hutchinson, Kas., where
she viii visit relatives and friends
for about a month. Hutchinson Is
her former home.
Beekeepers Meet
Several resolutions were adopt
ed at the quarterly meeting of the
Pierce County Beekeepers' asso-
citation at the Winter school build
ing at the Western Washington
Experiment station Saturday in
an all-day session.
The group decided to join the
American Honey institute and
funds were earmarked for men,
h.-h.~ g.. A ~a.ol,,ffo.. aIeo xuos
passed urging legislation compell-
ing keepers to disinfect contain
mated hives. The association
voted to observe National Honey
week, beginning Monday, Oct. %.
Richard Yost, Earl Christman and
Mrs. Thomas vimont were elected
delegates to the state beekeepers
annual convention at johnson
hall on the University of WASH
ington campus. George N. Paige
presided during morning and
afternoon sessions.
II. F. Gronen OF 18th ST.. N. W.,
president of the American Bulb
Growers association, has returned
from a trip to New York in the
interests of the association.
Form New Club
Department and district off
GERS will be guests Of Melinda
Soles tent, Daughters Of Union
Veterans. Friday at the home of
Mrs. Ruby Wischemann, Ala 5th
ave, N. w. These will include Mrs.
Loretta Smith, department pres
ident: Mrs. Kate Nelson, president
of district No. 2, and Mrs. Eudora
Hendry, district councillor, all of |
Tacoma.
The business session will open at
IL o'clock, luncheon will be
served at noon and the afternoon
will be spent socially.
Past presidents OF Melinda soles
tent have formed a Past Presi-
dents club which will meet at the
homes of various members every
two months. The first session was
held at the home of Mrs. Ralph
Bradford, so7 Il. Main ave, Fri
day with Mrs. Ruby Wischemann
being elected president and Miss
Gladys Green. secretary-treasurer.
Fidelis circle of the First Bap-
fist church will hold a Halloween
party Friday evening at the home
of Mrs. Tom Thomas at which
husbands of members will be
guests. Tuesday at 7:30 there will
be trustees meeting at the home
of Dick Woodruff. Choir rehearsal
win be held Wednesday evening at
7:30 in the parsonage.
A group of members of the