The Newtown bee., 1894-01-05
LIVE GRANGE TOPICS

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 purt rt the master, IIrman 0. Av,'rill, V
 Yi' N'd rhr work of the past year anu showed encouraging rogre>s alo, 7 every lire. The grange has moved innu a C 'mmndiou- hall with a kitchen, two dressing rooms and a room for the stor 'gr and distribution of groceries, and has purchased -hades, lamps, furnituu :, stoves, di-he-, etc. Patrons have mad, use of the system of cooperative buying If groceries and feed more than ever b, . fore. The lecturers hours have grown more interesting, owing to a growing vii, lngnrss among the patrons to take par when called upon, also to the effort madt to establish q choir. He urged patron Go avail themselves of the improved fa- cilities for buying offered by the pur- chasing committee in their new grocery room, and to strive in every way to make the grange prosperous and beneficial
 He closed by thanking the members for the valuable suggestions, uniform cOur- teSy and continual charity extended tu him during his years of service in the chair of the master. The worthy lectur- CT, Mrs Helen l.. Whitehead, was not present but sent report. She referred to the printed "Program of lecturers h0urs," which had been closely followed during the year, and gratefully acknowl- edged the increased willingness of the members to aid the lecturer. She recon mended that during the coming year more time be devoted to the discussion of ,trictly agricultural questions that the I"ctuIer's hour may be of greater practi- cal value to the patrons. The worthy treasurer, c. c. Ford, who was sick with the grip, sent his report. The figures >howed q balance in the treasury, not withstanding the unusual expense of fur nishing the new grange rooms. The worthy chaplain, F. l.. Hallock, spoke on the grange motto, "Esto perpetual" He said it should be known and honored by all Patrons of Husbandry, and that all -hOuld join in making the grange a valu able and permanent organization. The worthy secretary, F. G. Nettleton, re- ported gain of II new members, and d loss of two by demit, making the whole number of members III. There have been 2l regular and nine special meet ings held during the year, with an en- couraging increase in the average at tendance. s. J. Nettleton, appointed a committee of one to solicit for purchas- ing fund, reported collecting about $20O with the promise of more. In the ab- sence of H. c. Frisbie, chairman of the purchasing committee, r. G. Seeley in- formally reported that the committee had received and distributed over $230O worth of groceries. After listening to the reports, balloting for officers for the ensuing year proceeded rapidly. The following officers were elected: Master, H. o. Averill; overseer, l.. NJ Logan lecturer, Ella NJ. Thayer; steward, A. W. Squires; assistant steward, II. F. Cogswell; treasurer, c. c. Ford; chap lain, E. Mitchell; secretary, F. c. Net tleton; gate keeper, 0. Main; Flora, Edith l.. Smith; Pomona, Edith c. Meeker; Ceres, Mrs H. o. Averill; lady assistant, Mrs A. A. Titus. c. H. Mason was dropped from the revolving execu- tive committee and s. B. Smith elected for three years. Mir and Mrs P. G. Seeley were appointed delegates to the meeting of the state grange to be held in Hartford, January 9, 10 and II, in case the master and his wife, the regular dele gates, should be unable to attend. The grange quartet, composed of Messrs s. B. Smith, first tenor; s. Cogswell, second tenor; H. o. Averill, first bass, and F. G. Nettleton, second bass, has accepted the invitation of the state lecturer to sing at the meeting of the state grange in Hartford, next week.
 ROMFORD.