The record-union., 1899-11-02
L etter from
air oaks
CORRESPONDENCE Record-Union.)


Correspondence Record Union.)
FAIR OAKS, Nov. 1.-The Fair
Oaks Grange is doing good work IN
behalf Of Fair Oaks. Such an organ
ization in any community, if the pur-
pose is for improvement of that conf
munity. is always good, but grange
with its moral. social and educational
ideas, holding regular meetings ana
bringing before its meetings questions
touching the highest interests Of the
locality, has a good opportunity to DC
most useful. The grange has other ao-
vantages over a purely local improve
ment organization. 1t has relauons
with other oranges in the neighbornooo
and in the State. and thus gains
strength by a larger source of fraternai
growth and fellow feeling. Members OF
a good grange can heartily share in the
success of any community anywhere
within the reach of grange influence
1t is the larger interest and Wloer
fellow feeling that enables any enter
| prise to secure the means for It's own
| internal development.
| It can truly be said Of Fair Oaks tnat
| it is ready to further any good enter
prise, though it only remotely benenls
| its own immediate locality. This Is one
Of the objects of the Patrons Of Hus-
bandry. At the last meeting OF the
Fair Oaks Grange questions Of absorb
| ing interest to the citizens Of this COM
munity were considered.
The substantial growth of Fair OAKS
during the pastSyear and the almost
phenomenal growth of the fruit trees
has given to the present citizens great
faith in the present and future pros
poets of this part of Sacramento Coun-
ty. There is something here that will
give substantial prosperity. 1t Is
community of homes. The homes are
not of the high-fenced, front-yard or
der. They are Of the wide-open-lawn-
decked- -with-fiowers quality. The stran-
ger is welcome The house nestles
among orange groves and leafy bowers.
Whatever adorns one cottage lenos
| beauty to all cottages. With TINS
spirit of fellowship and mutual interest,",
the whole community grows in all those
directions that give it long life ana
strong character.
| The young people are not slow in con-
Itributing to the interest and pleasure
influences. They are alive to the value
of social life in rural communities, ana
this winter promises to furnish many
occasions for enjoyment. Hallowe en-
furnished the first occasion for
brilliant and appropriate party at the
Four Gables. The invited guests came
! by command with right hands bound,
and were required to punctually per-
form all actions with their left, using
| it with all the freedom it could master.
| Flowers were in every corner, the mag
! ic well suitably arranged, where future
bliss could be drawn from the unseen
depths. Apples nuts, doughnuts, Asi-
attic fumes and fragrance of flowers,
with laughter and mirth on every
face, all added much to the enjoyment
Of the occasion. The affair was ar
ranged by Miss Daisy Chase, with the
assistance of Miss Britta Stott and
Professor Dickson. It is understood
that other similar occasions will be held
during the season, and the young people
of the neighboring communities will
| be made most welcome.
| The Four Gables is preparing its
grounds now for tennis, and will con-
llHue lueSc lIil1TOVeIileulS iii pdSSUd':
and basketball have a place for the
exercise of these outdoor sports.
| The instruments for the telegraphy
department have been put in, and this
work will begin at once. This COM
pletes the work for the equipment for
| the beginning of all the departments.
Improvements are going on as fast as
they can be made, and the. work in
the different lines Of instruction grows
with the growth of the school.