The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-13
Patrons of Husbandry.
Annual Meeting of the Somerset Pomona
mt Skowhegan.

Annual Meeting of the Somerset Pomona
Mt skowhegan.
Tuesday morning, Jan. II. the date of
the opening of the Pomona at Show
hogan, was all that could be desired,
travelling excellent and the weather just
right At an early hour patrons began
tu gather at the new hall and at the
time of opening the hall was well filled
with delegations from nearly every
Grange in the county. The officers
present were Lester Holway, master
l.. F. Butler, oyerseer; G. II. Allen, lee
turer; q. w. Patten, steward; W. A.
Blaisdell, assistant steward; 1. d. Salley,
chaplain; Y. A. Withee, treasurer; s. F.
Emerson, secretary; r. II. Boothby,
gate keeper; Mrs. Lester Holway, Po-
mona; Mrs. S. F. Emerson, Ceres; Mrs.
G. w. Patten, Flora; Mrs. w. G.. Blais-
dell, lady assistant steward.
c. I'll. Jones of Athens, Mrs. Hilton of
Arson, F. l.. Brown of Palmyra, were
appointed as committee on applications
for membership.
The first business of the morning SEES
sion was the settling of the years &C
counts and T. d. Salley and NJ. l.. Mer-
rill were appointed AS a committee to
examine the secretary's and treasurer
books which were duly examined and
found correct.
Secretary Emerson submitted in part
the following report:
Worthy master-I respectfully submit
my eleventh annual report as secretary
of the Pomona for the year 1897.
We have held meetings with each Of
the subordinate Oranges in the county
except the new Grange at Canaan-fif-
teen in all-the largest number ever held
in one year by the Pomona The most
of the meetings have been largely at
tended while all have been marked by a
good degree of interest and large de-
gree of intellectual and social enjoy
ment. Each subordinate Grange has in
every instance given cordial welcome
to the visiting members of the Pomona
and done all possible to make the meet
ings profitable and pleasant.
Personally should be ungrateful if
did not tender to all the members of the
Pomona my sincere thanks for their
kindness to me in the relations that
have existed between us during the year
Just closed. While the work has been
more or less exacting and tiresome it
has been made more agreeable by the
fraternal greetings and pleasant smiles
| have always received, and rest assured,
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this meeting that l retire from this Of
flee which by your permission l have
held 80 long, I shall cheerfully abide
your decision and give my successor my
sincere and earnest support.
One hundred and twenty eight men,
bers have been instructed in the fifth
degree and admitted into the Pomona.
| The secretary Is the only officer who
attended every meeting during the year.
The worthy master attend IL, gate keep
er II, overseer 7, lecturer 7, steward 7,
assistant steward 7, Flora 7, lady assist
ant steward 7, treasurer 5, Pomona 5,
chaplain 2, Ceres l.
Treasurer Withee also submitted his
report and the reports of the secretary
and treasurer we're accepted and
adopted.
A committee of one from each subor-
dinate Grange was appointed to arrange
for the meetings of 1898.
Resolutions of sympathy were ten
dered Mrs. r. j. Patten of Pittsfield,
who met with serious injury by falling
on the ice.
The dining hall was filed with pat
rons who partook of Grange dinner
spread under the auspices of the sisters
of Skowhegan Grange and at the open
ing of the afternoon session the large
hall was crowded with Representatives
from every Grange in the county with
| visiting members from outside.
Officers were elected for the ensuing
year as follows: Master, Lester Holway
of Fairfield; overseer, F. l.. Brown, Pal
myra; lecturer, C. II. Allen, Norrdge.
wock; steward, G. W. Patten, Pittsfield
assistant steward, o. A. Salley, Fair.
field; chaplain, T. D. Salley, Arson;
treasurer, x. A. Withee, Skowhegan;
secretary, S. F. Emerson, Skowhegan;
gate keeper, r. H. Boothby, Athens;
Pomona, Mrs. Lester Holway, Fairfield
Ceres, Mrs. F. l.. Brown, Palmyra;
Flora, Mrs. S. F. Emerson, Skowhegan;
lady assistant steward, Mrs. o. A. Salley,
Fairfield; executive committee, X. A.
Withee, N. II. Vining and G. W. Patten.
Electing officers occupied the after
noon session and at the evening session
every available seat in the hall was filled
by the largest number ever gathered at
any meeting of the Pomona in Somerset
county. The drama, 1.-THE Rise of the
Butcher Boy" was first in the evening"
entertainment, followed by a second
drama, 1.-THE Champion of Her Sex"
The characters represented in the two
plays are members of Skowhegan Grange
SHOWN