The Newtown bee., 1894-05-04
Litchfield County News.
WASHINGTON,
POMONA GRANGE MEETING.

POMONA GRANGE MEETING.
 Excelsior Pomona Grange, No. :, held it's regular quarterly meeting in Wood bury, April D. The meeting was held in the hall jointly occupied by the Col KeI- logg lodge, No. 55, 0. U. A. M., and Pleasant Valley Grange, No. 126, in StrOng's block, North Woodbury. Grange was opened at l0.30, Worthy Master Pier pont of Waterbury presiding and all the other regular officers at their several sta tions. There was a very good attendance of members from the several subordinate granges in the district as follows, Wash ington, Waterbury, Beacon Valley, OK. ford, Bethlehem, WatertOwn, POhtatuck, Pleasant Valley. Certain routine bus- ness for the good of the order was tran sacted. The following schedule of meet ings for the balance of the year was ar- ranged: Special at Washington second Wednesday in June; regular at Bethle- hem, fourth Wednesday in July; special, picnic at Quassapaug lake, M Middlebury, second Wednesday in September; regu- lar, annual, at WatertOwn, fourth We'd nesday in October; special, Oxford, sec- ond Wednesday in December. Eleven candidates were received and instructed
 n the degree of Pomona or fifth degree, after which fine dinner was partaken of by all. The afternoon session was called to order by Master Pierpont, who immediately placed the meeting in the charge of the lecturer, Henry T. Dayton of Watertown, who, after making the us- ual number of apologies for the absence of those who had been invited to take part in the literary exercises, presented the following program: Singing by the choir under the leadership of Prof Sher- man Capewell of Washington Grange. Subject given for discussion was "Good Roads and How to Get Them;" H. O. AyeriIl of Washington read paper pre- pared for the occasion, after which inter- esting impromptu remarks on the subject were made by J. E. Ames and c. NJ. Flowers of Bethlehem and T. E. Terrill of Woodbury; reading, "Water," Prof H. H. Johnson of Waterbury song, ,"The Soldiers Chorus,' by male quartette, Washington Grange; recitation, "Zeke's COurtship," Sister Clark, Beacon Valley Grange; recitation, "Napoleon's Lamb, 3 Brother H. 5. Benedict, Woodbury; solo, For Thy Sweet Self" Sister Slocum of Watertown, who was encored and sang. Hearts; ;'' a short farce by members of rumOr," male quartette, Washington Grange; recitation by Nettie Benedict, Woodbury; recitation, Sister Clark :; song, WatertOwn choir; essay, "Curios-
 ty," Ida Keeney, Mad River Grange :; recitation, 'Bessie's Three Lovers," Ar thur Skilton. Watertown; solo, "Out on the Deep," Burton Black, Watertown :; recitation, "What an Anthem Is," Prot H. H. Johnson, Naugatuck. During the lecturers hour, which was an open meet ing, many who are not members of the order were admitted, filling the hall far beyond it's seating capacity. The pro- gram was long one but kept the inter- est of the large audit nee throughout
 After the lecturers hour the Grange was called to order in the fifth degree. The following committee was appointed to make arrangements for the picnic at Lake Quassapaug and report at the next meet ing: E. A. Hotchkiss, Naugatuck; R. Gibson, Woodbury; D. c. Callander, Watertown. The Grange closed at 5.30, after which those who came from distant Granges were invited to lunch.