The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-01-28
From Park Township.

EDITOR EAGLE: As the world hears but
little from our coy nook between the rivers,
thought 1 would tell you of the grand old
time we had last Saturday night at the Car
penter school house. BY special invitation, |
hitched my team TO wagon, piled;n wife and
babies, and started TO see the officers of Gem
grange installed for the ensuing year. As we
passed up the valley. we could see teams
coming from every direction. and centering
at the school house. After taking in some
more live freight. making up quite respect
able load (ayordupois), We made a bee line for
the school house. where we met with hearty
welcome on all sides. But what surprised me
was TO see so many people there. The house
was full to Overlooking. On the rostrum
there was pile of boxes, baskets and other
things too numerous TO mention, which one
not initiated was not supposed to understand
the meaning Of But on looking out at a
window, saw several of the fair ones. with
sleeves rolled up. very busy about something.
A closer view showed me that they were
peeliu' 'tatcrs. Yes. sir; peen' Eaters. But
where they came from is more than | know.
and rs was guest, 1 could not inquire. a
further view of outside surroundings showed
n great cook stove covered with kettles. boil
crs. etc. sizzing and boiling as though they
meant business, sending on and aroma that
would make 4 hungry mans mouth water,
and solving the mystery Of the pile on the
rosirum. Wei. thought |. these grangers
know how TO do the nice thing. After an
hours social chat. IN which they seemed to
vie. one with the other. in making the guests
comfortaL.t, NJ ease aud at home. tAnd the
members OF Gem grange know how TO do that
difficult little thing. too The house was
called TO order by stroke on the liable by the
worthy masters little mallct. After Stale
ment Of the object OF the meeting. Master
Chase introduced Hon. f. +. Thompson. a
past master, as officiating officer for the occa-
sion. Before the installation past master
Thompson delivered a short address in ex-
PLANTATION of the object OF the Z. OF ii.
Among other remarks he said that their OBJ
ject was not TO raise the price OF their pro-
ducc, as some supposed. but to get the full
market value by not allowing IL TO pass
through too many hands, nor was il poiit-
zeal clique, for every master was obligated
not TO use his position directly or Indirectly
10 influence members in politics or religion.
which statement ought 10 set some eroakcrs
at ease. The ceremony OF installing the mas
ter was then gone through with. The neat
little gayel was placed in master iIudson's
hands. 10 do the big mouling with for the next
year. not In rail timber. but tor the good of
Gem grange. So on down the ten or dozen
officers elect receive their emtlems of duty.
AMER some singing. recess was given in
order to prepare something to refresh the
inner man. Two long tables (tnll length OF
the house, were spread and loaded with the
best the country affords, such As ham. beef.
pig, chicken, bread and butter. hot potatoes.
hot coffee and tea. cakes, pies. cookies.
doughnuts, aud a great many other little
things that farmers wives aud daughters
know so well how 10 prepare. Dinner was
announced. and we sat down TO test it. merits
After giving II a thorough test lii beng sea-
soned well with wit and humorl, we pro-
noilnced Il perfect and said - it was good TO
be there The tables were spread the sec
end time, and all that had not eaten sat down
and were filed. and the fragment. that were
taken up would have filed seven baskess.
After an hours chat, in which the topics of
the day were discussed, the meeting adjouris-
ed and we wendell our way home, feeling that
the day had been well spent.
Nor A GRANGER.
lslnd Grvvc, Jmusry 3, ISIS.