The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-01-15
Changers Told
What to Do i'm Air
and Gas Attacks
Initiate Fl candidates
in fifth degree; inter-
esting program given

eSClng program given
The Benton County Pomona
grange met at 2 pm. January 10th
with Buena Vista entertaining
There were IS present at the after
noon meeting. A much larger crowd
| attended the dinner and evening
session. The new officers took their
places for the first time and all were
present except lecturer Ceres, Po-
mona, Flora and two members of the
executive committee.
The chaplain reported having
made three calls, sent plants to two
sick members and card to one. Sis
ter Story was reported improving
and hoped to be with us again soon.
The secretary reported all quart
erly reports in except Finley and
Locust Grove.
The H. E. G. announced pie
contest for next meeting. The pies
must be apple, made with u g.
sugar and grange flour. Three prizes
will be given. She also reports two
quarterly reports not yet in.
For the marketing committee M.
G. Clark reported that the situa-
ton had not changed much, cost
of produce has increased, and plans
are being made for a transient labor
camp to take care of the harvesting
of crops. IF school is to be held on
Saturday, so the children can get
out month earlier in the spring to
help the scarcity Of labor, it should
be done now
Preston Roger reported for the
power committee and said the sit
uation is unsettled because of war
conditions. Because of the need,
power is being speeded up in the
Northwest, both at Bonneville and
Coulee Dam.
For the Women's Committee, Mrs
0. K. Williamson of ProSser, Liter
allure Chairman of the Washington
Federation of Women's Clubs and
Past State President of the same
organization, spoke on ''Woman's
Sphere" Step by step she showed
how this sphere is unending by re-
viewing women's lives from the days
when they devoted all their time to
the home till the present with its
wide and varied activities in and
out of the home. She said, 'The
race can rise no higher than it's wo-
men," On August 10Th, 1920, the
18th amendment gave women the
right to vote, but it had already
been given to the women of Wash
ington in 1910. She gave several
gems of literature touching on her
subject and closed with Joyce Kill
nler's beautiful roofs.
The subordinate reports showed
unusual activity in increased men,
bership, degree work, social meetings
and especially plans for Red Cross
and defense work. Rattlesnake
cleared $40 on a box social which was
turned over to the Red Gross. They
also turned over their fire insurance
refund checks to the same cause.
Several had taken up collections for
the Red Gross and all have been
active in canvassing the community
with questionnaires. A past masters
pin was presented at KenneWlck
Highlands. KenneWick Valley has
applied for its seventh honor GER
tificate. Vale reported one loss by
death. There was no one present
to give a report for Locust Grove,
Hanford or White Bluffs. Several
pot luck suppers had been enjoyed.
Joe Slavins of Terrace Heights
grange and Ted Berry of Northslde
grange and Grange News editor were
welcome guests. For the last two
years they have attended our Po-
mona in February at Finley and we
are always glad to have them. Mr..
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