The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-05-18
Pomona Urges
County Provide a
club Leader
Reports of subordinates
show movement grow
inc in lower valley

Nav 13 with Rattlesnake for
.he last meeting of the summer.
The next meeting will be FRIDAY,
Cent 8. with KenneWlck High.
lands All officers were present
arcent the lecturer and one ex-
ec,,t;ve committeeman. There were
a. present at opening and 81 Tor
The count at 4 pm. About 100
were present for the dinner.
a resolution asking the board OF
.o,,ntv commissioners to provide
- necessary funds for the county
cS,h leader was approved.
The chaplain conducted a beau
ami and impressive memorial
service for Pomona members who
have died during the past year.
Sister Fannie Morgan placed flow
orc on the altar as each name was
road Sister Gertrude Gerber as
sisted at the piano and Brother
and Sister Aubrey Huntington as
singers. Special tribute was paid
70 Brother Wunderlich by short
obituary by the chaplain, solo,
ssleep Soldier Boy, Sleep" by Sis
fer Huntington and two small
flags entwined with the flowers
placed in his memory. Reports
were given by the post war and
power committees.
Subordinate Grange Reports
Buena Vista-Held three regu-
lar meetings, have good attendance
with 81 present at the last meet
ING. voted &c per member to the
Kegley Memorial fund, draped the
charter for Brother Orbeck, and
Brother Rice. Brother Knute Hill
attended and paid a special tribute
to the memory of Brother Rice;
have given the Ord and 4th to
seven, have three applications and
taken in one by demit, elected a
new Ceres, voted to sponsor Camp
Fire Girls in Prosser, and gave
$3.50 to the radio fund.
Horse Heaven-Held two meet
ings, had two candidates, have
eight applications, have good at
tendance of new members but old
s.members not attending.
Kiona- Benton-Held two meet
1dgs, initiated seven and voted to
sponsor the Camp Fire Girls at
Kiona-Benton.
Locust Grove-Held two regular
meetings, thank Finley for initial
ing all their new candidatestin the
3rd and 4th degrees, have ordered
two road signs, have good meet
ings, will soon close for vacation
during harvest.
Kennewick Highlands - Held
three regular meetings, Finley
came March 13 and initiated II in
the LIST and End degrees, two went
to Finley March II and received
the 3rd and 4th; have reinstated
two from other Oranges and one
from their Grange; are taking in
eight new members and have two
applications; took membership in
Inland Empire Waterways Asso-
citation, gave $40 to the radio fund;
draped the charter for two mem
bers, overseer and Flora moved
away so new ones were elected
and installed; T. E. c.. received
gold star award; changed meeting
time to $3.50 for the summer.
Kennewick Valley Held two
regular meetings, covered dish
dinner at last meeting, had speak
er from the welfare department,
ordered two road signs, have two
new members. The Pomona Sec.
rotary stated that the only recent
list sent to her as requested of
all the subordinate secretaries was
the one she had received from the
secretary of Kennewick Valley.
Finley - Held three regular
meetings, average attendance of
over 6O; secretary reported 20 new
members since the first of the
year; contest between the men
and the women ends next meet
ing, the women are ahead now.
since last Pomona "a have fin
isned up in the 3rd and 4th, IL
others have had the 1st and End;
Wnen Vale disbanded, they pre-
Sented their altar cloth, large Bible
and 10 Patron song books to Fin
icy and they wish to take this OPP
portunity of expressing their APP
preGiatlon and thanks to Vale; Bro.
william Num- was elected alter
nate to State Grange, as Sister
nusnes found she could not go, the
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