The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-06-25
The Changers Red Letter Day.
Meeting 0fWaldo Pomona Grange and Dedication
Of Seaside TRANCE Hail.

Meeting Of Waldo Pomona Grange and Dedication
of Seaside TRANCE Hail.
Tuesday was gala day for the Patrons of
Husbandry of Waldo County. The occa-
sion was the regular meeting of Waldo Po-
mona Grange with Seaside Grange OF Bel
FAST and the dedication of Seaside Hall.
The weather was perfect, with clear skies
and breeze which tempered the heat to
just comfortable degree. Early in the
morning the Changers began to assemble
from all sections of the county, and at the
time of opening the hall was crowded,
while many of the sisters and brothers
were busy in the rooms below preparing
for the coming dinner. The hall and
dining room were very prettily deco
rated with Topped bunting, festoons of ever
green, ferns, flowers, etc.
The grange was opened in the fifth degree
by Worthy Master A. A. CHM, with every
officer present. An earnest and eloquent
address of welcome was given by VIM. P,
Thompson, Esq, of Seaside Grange, and
was heartily responded to by Tolford Dur
ham of Monroe
Twenty-Five oranges reported as follows
Northern Light, Winterport, by S. C..
Thompson; Morning Light, Monroe, Tolford
Durham; Star of Progress, Jackson, I. j.
Dill Rising Sun, Knox, VIM. D. Elliot; Har
vest Moon, Thorndike, Rufus Gross; Sill
yer Harvest, Waldo E, E. Clements Comet,
Swanville, Horatio Mari; Honesty, Morrill,,
ID. o. Bowen; Sebasticook, Burnham, Orrn
Learned; Mystic, Belmont, NJ. B. Hunt;
Union Harvest, Montvlle, NJ. E. HERMAN;
Dirigo, Freedom, B. F. Foster; South
Branch, Prospect, W. Fl. CHM; Equity, Bel
fast, Henry Davidson Granite, North Sears
port, Arthur Boyd Seaside, Belfast, A. L.
Mudgett; Victor, Searsmont, Matthew Las
sell; Richie, Waldo, j. G. Harding; Stock
ton, Stockton Springs, Bro. Colcord and
Sis Blanchard; South Montville Montvile,
Ralph Morse; Hillside, Thorndike, n. A.
Littlefeld; Sunrise, Wlnterport, W. S. Dol
loft.
A class of 30 was instructed in the fifth
degree, and after remarks "for the good of
the ORDER by State Master Edward Wiggin
of Presque Isle, the grange adjourned for
dinner.
This part of the day s proceedings was also
a success. The tables were filled and re-
filled for two hours, until all present num-
bering nearly 500 persons, were fed. The
tables seated 115 persons. Seaside Grange
furnished beans, brown bread coffee, tea,
&C., and each member or family brought
well-tilled lunch basket.
The afternoon session was opened in the
fourth degree for business. The committee
on time, place and program reported and
the report was adopted. The next meeting
will be held with Stockton Grange of Stock
ton Springs, Aug. 18th. The address of well
come will be by Lillian Staples and the
response by j. G. Harding The topic, to
be opened by Howard Murphy, will be,
"What is the matter with the farmer?" and
the sisters topic will be, "If women vote
shall they pay a poll taxi" The grange then
closed without form, and opened to the pub
lie for the dedication of the hall. The regu-
lar dedicatory service of the grange ritual
was impressively performed by State Master
Wiggin, assisted by the officers of Seaside
Grange. State Master Wiggn then gave an
address, in which, after referring to the new
on the political duty of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry. He did not advocate the theories
OF any political party, but held that the duty
of Patrons is to attend the primaries, see
that good and true men are put in nomina-
ton, and then work each in the party most
favor of proposed State Grange cottage at
Good Will Farm, which he says is to be for
both sexes. After vote of thanks to Sea-
side Grange the meeting closed.
The day closed with a dance which like
the previous program was marked success.
The music was by Prof l.. HI. Stevens, az
sisted by Messrs. Roundy and Foss. There
were TO couples on the floor. The sale of
ice cream and cake was large