Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-02
K9vNEBEC POMONA.
Annual Session Held With
CAPITAL Grange Of Augusta.
Address Of Welcome by Hon. J. H.
Manley--State Master Wiggin
Makes Response -Next Meeting, Feb. II, With
Cushnoc Grange. Riverside.

! kennebec Pomona Grange opened its
annual session with Capital Grange,
Wednesday, in Golden Cross hall, the meet
ing commencing at II o'clock, continuing
through the afternoon.
There were members present from Al
bion, Riverside. Litchficld, Monmouth,
Chelsea, sPittston, Winsiow, Msysville,
Oakland. Winthrop and Augusta.
This meeting opened with Worthy Mas
ter Pinkham In the chair.
Report OF Secretary c. A. Mace.
The report Of Secretary Charles A.
Mace. was as follows
Worthy Master, Brothers and Sisters:
In presenting my report for the past
year. am glad to De able to report the
year as enc OF prosperity in our Grange
work. The meeting have been held as ar
ranged by your committee appointed for
| that purpose, with the exception of the
December meeting with Cobboseecontee
Grange, that grange being unable at that
date to entertain the county grange. Read
field Grange. however, WAS ready to open
its doors and welcomed Pomona with the
true fraternal spirit. While all the meet
ings during the year have been profitable
and intefesting to those attending, the
special plemium dairy and fruit exhibit
and discussion Of the same conceived by
Bro Twnchell were of unusual import
ancc andintercst. The discussion at the
dairy meeting, together with the exhibits
and the manner of awarding the premium
with the reasons for so doing were educa-
tional in the highest degree. The fruit
display at the meeting at Monmouth, was
very fine. cqualling many Of the exhibits
at our county fairs The only feature we
have to regret was the absence of those
who Were judge the fruit, and also Of
those vii were to read important papers.
Only o. spaper was presented, that Of our
able brother, l.. K. Litchtield. More time
should be allotted to the discussion Of the
variop phases Of the fruit-growing prob
lem. these are important topics and
shou be fully discussed. l would sug
gest that these special premium exhibits
and discussions of the same be continued
the en- uing year if the condition of our
treasury admits and the proposition meets
your. app roval. The question may be
properly asked, what is the mission of
the Pomona Gange?" 1t seems to me to
be its duty to disseminate practical In
formation through the subordinate
ganges. To this end, its'most experienced
membersshould be secured to give practi-
cal INFORMATION and instruction upon that
line of VIII in which they are interested
and In which they have met with success.
There are .ivipg issues that are confront
ing us e3ery dssy and there are those in our
ranks vic .sresl.le to deal with them. Ii
we visit Subordinate grange solely for
the PURPOSE Of i'tying good time, of eat
ing a gold dinner and forming pleasing
acquain4I ces, and fail to make the way |
palmer t. hose who are seeing for the
best meth, as Of accomplishing their work
and meet with the greatest success. we
surely failin our duty. We should there
fore call fibm our own ranks, and from
the State Grange and the State college,
those whOhre qualified to instruct in the |
more important problems that are occupy
ing the attention of our order at the pre-
sent time.N
This Ia an age of Advancement and, if |
we would reap the greatest benefits and
stand at Tie front, we must use the means |
we have IL hand. II funds are needed, to
what bctteE use could we put any surplus
we may hess IN our treasury than by dis
scminating practical information of vital
interest todus brothers and sisters in their
rural hopi& gthr ,ughout the county, and
what bettAssl ii ium could We have for
doing this thAi through the meetings we
hold with be ordinate oranges in the
Membsiship ses, t62; for dues 1880;
and contT lint rs from eight oranges for
premium frni exhbibit, IS 25, making
$40 10 In III DIR. Twitchell paid the
premiums On iedairy.
Every (p.st patron should become |
fifth degt nnember II he is not already |
one and I held in carrying forward the
WORK. IVA iSG1 the young, the strong and |
~ ante N tworkcrs Of today; and thus
9TH "a ~ tull and with combined effort, |
~ sha' ~ I've abundant success.
" There Zen a very gratifying interest
ID our svaAge work for the past year and |
one OF u sm6st pleasing features of this
work - Nan the number of new mem
beTs y.ho Save taken the fifth degree One
humid "a. "a nifty -one names have been
lndde3 10 lnt roll book.
TkS34 &nGes that contributed to the |
prem Nm nlait fund are: Winslow, 81. IS;
lCusb nQA eldney, Litchfeld, Albion, Gin
i ton, Cascade and South China, 81 each.
An imp0rtant matter for you to arrange
ID tho nnmber and location Of meetings
for the "a suing year. Some of our largest
Ianlt stlp fGe6t oranges have not been
visited she past year, and new oranges
have bee formed that must be recognized
thesprcS Mt ye0f May wisdom Qvifie Won