The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-09-28
Meeting of Waldo County Orange.


Waldo County Pomona Grange held its an
nual meeting Sept. 10Th with Union Harvest
Grange, Centre Montvile. The day was
warm and pleasant and the attendance un-
usually large The hail. which is large
one, was filled to its full seating capacity
and quite a number remained outside talk
ing over the current events who were unable
to get seats inside. The officers we're all
present but Steward and Flora. Horace
Barker and wife filled those places. A class
Of II were instructed in the fifth degree. A
warm and hearty greeting was given the
Pomona by Mrs. Volney Thompson, and
very pleasant response by G. M Howes.
The Grange then proceeded to select officers
for the ensuing year. 1t is customary in
Waldo Pomona to let the officers serve two
years, and as most of them had served but
one year in their present places, they were
reelected and We're duly installed by Past
Master d. O. Bowen. After their installa-
ton the officers were called upon for
remarks and they all responded with
cheering words, showing they were in love
with the order and trying to do all they can
secretary's reports show the Pomona to be
in healthy condition financially, and in
mem bership. The noon recess was then taken
for dinner, and on reaching the dining room
we found that since our last meeting with
Union Harvest Grange they had made quite
change in this part of the building. They
have fitted up cosey room in one end for
washino 6isbas and kaapipp food 1xar,,, o,,3
the remainder Of the room they have sheath
ed entirely with hard pine, giving it very
neat appearance. They have three tables
running the entire length, with a seating ca
pacty of nearly hundred.
The afternoon session was opened with
music by the choir. The committee ap-
pointed to arrange the meetings for an
other year made the following report, which
was adopted: October meeting with Sunrise
Grange, Winterport; November meeting
with Victor Grange, Searsmont; December
meeting with Star of Progress Grange, Jack
son; January meeting with South Montville
Grange; February meeting with Morning
Light Grange, Monroe; March meeting with
Seaside Grange, Belfast; April meeting with
Harvest Moon Grange, Thorndike; May
meeting with Mystic Grange, Belmont June
meeting with Dirigo Grange, Freedom; Au-
gust meeting with Hillside Grange Thorn
dixie; September meeting with Honesty
Grange Morrill,.
The topic, Should the free mail delivery
be extended to every farmers house was
discussed by B. F. Foster, L. W. Hammons,
Brothe Hahn, Deleway, J. o. johnson,
Mason Stevens, George Holmes and Sisters
Davis, Billings and Churchill. They all
thought that the farmers We're entitled to
all the rights and privileges from the Gov
ernment that the city people have The
literary entertainment was as follows: In
strumental music by Bryants orchestra :;
reading by Mrs. James Bartlett; song by
Maud and Edna Thompson; two spicy
declarations by W. d. Tasker; music, by
Mrs Louise Johnson dec, by Mark Howard :;
song by Dr. HammOns and wife: rec, by
Elnora Bean dialogue, Pulling Teeth,
which was we'll rendered,
The next meeting will be with Sunrise
Grange Winterport, Oct 18th, with the
following program; Opening exercises :;
comforting fifth degree; report of Oranges );
remarks for good Of the order; appointment
OF committees; noon recess; music address
Of welcome by the Worthy Master of Sun
rise Grange; response by H X. Dawson; :;
topic, How shall farmers be governed in re-
gard to the kind of stock they shall keep?
to be opened by Joseph Ellis the remainder
OF the entertainment to be given by Sunrise
Grange