Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-30
Entertainment at Pomona Oranges.

A writer in the Bath Enterprise makes
the following suggestions "for the good
Of the order concerning the programmes
at county grange meetings:
The question of ''the importance OF
attending Pomona Grange" was up for
a general ''talk" the other evening In our
grange Quo matter what grange and the
discussion was quite animated and really
profitable, 1t took wide range and had
diversity of views in it. One OF the
officers BY appointment started of SAID
what vas worth doing at all was worth
doing well, and if we didn't go there
could be nothing done III or well. He
said he "always learned something and
then IN It both old friends and new" etc.
Another member took strong grounds
in favor of Pomona oranges but took
equally as strong grounds against some
of their features. He particularly
objected TO the entertainment" part.
1t was going from 10 to so miles (there
and return) to hear a cheap lot OF theat.
ricals by parties unable, for want OF
training, to render even common poetry
or prose in the esprit and intent OF the
author Often good things badly
spoiled - He said that what seemed
to him the most desirable was TO
have the brains OF each grange
get together and discuss the
things pertaining to agriculture, IN the
house and out doors; get the opinions
of each other from sister oranges. and
be thus benefited He cited one grange
meeting in the county where all the
real grange work was done from a quar-
ter to eleven to quarter after Twelve
including both business and discussions.
At two, meeting was called to order, a
vote taken to have the entertainment
first and at I O'Clock large share OF the
members had to leave and the center
tainment was not finished yet,
and it didn't pay. He is a
a strong advocate for the friendly, social.
brotherly love element Of the order. and
thought that good sense about what
some of tht IN did knov and the brot herly
love ell ment was all sufficient. stating
that in discussion on papers read and
talks" on profitable subjects, left open
a wide door for pun, a Joke story and
keen repartee enough for all the fun that
was needed to make the granger happy
for the next month
A. sister OF experience plead for the
Young folks. She Twas Young once
and hadn't forgot it." Another brother
was all on the side of "solid matter and
friendship" until the sister spoke, then
he was straddle Of the fence and
thought both right. A Young brother
whom it is supposed was thinking OF
his hest girl' stood up for the enter
tainment Another brother thought
the "solid matter" was all right, but
also thought that the sisters who had
to work so hard to furnish The beans,
doughnuts and pumpkin pies didn't have
a chance to hear the discussions; ought
to have chance after dinner to shave
what fun there vas in it, and after a
very thorough canvassng of the sub
ject the general feeling was that to9.
much time was given, at Pomona
oranges. to the entertainment, but III It
il we could have "a half au hour of kren,
live. stirring sterling and short pieces,
promptly given, for entertainment, it
would he just the thing, and the brother
who had opposed entertainments at Po-
mona oranges thought so too and that
settles it''-perhaps Let Others speak
ont