Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-31
POMONA GRANGE MEETING
Held with Protective Grange Yesterda

Held with Protective Grange Yesterday.
Windham county Pomona grange met with Pro
tective grange Thursday at 10 O'Clock The
morning meeting was devoted TO grange work
with instruction in the NTH degree Boyden
grange, Westminster, seems TO be the banner
grange Tor increase IN me nbership for the last
quarter. Dinner was served on the picnic plan
The afternoon meeting public G. W Pierce
welcoming the visitors and Mrs. c. H. Newton of
Vernon responding in fitting manner A recita
ton was given by Grace Lynde of Guilford and
then came the question, The claims of the farm
the farmer. and his family; how met or what is
TO make farming better!" opened by Oscar r
Ware, who said that il took smarter man to run
the farm well than TO DO some other kinds of
work. He referred TO the claim the farmer has
upon the great markets of this nation and thai
we desire dealings TO be Just and equal and n0t
subject TO the fluctuations incident to the present
methods.
Mrs Alma Goodenough followed. saving thar
she wondered why in the claims OF the family
they included only the men, as during this Iaet
year the women seem To be almost entirely left
out The state has not recognized the ability of
our women even by appointing them school direc-
tors, with possibly single exception She urqad
that the farming be done systematically and In
Mrs C. II Newton said that women and men ~
gether must work for the success Of the farnar's
family. Il Is not the number Of acres but the
work and care used to make them productive
which shows the thrift Of our farmers and their
families. We must work for the hest interests of
each, with nigh aims both for education aud bet.
claims that devOve upon us.
O. Lee of Vernon said that farms claim that
they should be TILED for the purpose of supplying
something useful and not detrimental 10 h,ir,anf
~. The claims of the families are Varied INT
should be the same for the different members 80
the family and the call is for better farming
o. w. Pierce spoke upon the claims thar de-
mand a better educat n. The fact that the
school laws passed at our last legislation wer, a.
faulty shows that the farmer needs more edIica
uon, as there were many farmers In the lepisls
ture. He urged education that is brought ahont
oy gatherings, and read a splendid article upon
the scientific education obtained by attendanca
upon an agricultural college
Mr. Weatherhead OF Vernon said that he raised
tobacco and II did not improve the soil but MS
farm improved. NJ. l. Read said that the passage M
THIS school law came in at such late hour thai n
was impossible to bring il into proper shane non,h
70 the sorrow and disgust of the Legislature Mr.
Day, master of Townshend grange smoke unnn
the education OF our sons and daughters, thai
they may be ready % occupy the farm N,s
sarah j. X. Whitman spoke OF the claim that ~
children have upon US for an education and tbat
the best men and women should interest them
selves in politics and all that pertains to the wei
Iale OF humanity, recitation by Cora Eames
and music by Misses Lula Herrick and Jennis
doodenough closed the meeting