Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-08
Gossip OF the Oranges.


ing new members at almost every
meeting.
Union Harvest Grange. Montville.
is in a flourishinE condition. Three
are to be initiated at the
next meeting.
Mountain Grange, Blaine, will initi-
ate l6 members in the third and fourth
degrees at the next meeting. Ice
cream and cake will be served after
initiation.
East Auburn Grange some years ago
instituted memorial services and has
.held the same yearly upon some day
not in conflict with the general OBJ
servance, until it has come to be one
Of the marked occasions of the year.
Athens Grange sends out most en-
couraging report. Fourteen candidates
received the third and fourth degrees
recently, the degree work being per
formed by a team from SkoWheGan
Grange.
IT il 4 pleasure to be able to an
nounce at this time the coming of
National Master Jones into the State of
Maine. He is to be here from July Is
to 81. and August to II. The full de-
tails and places have not been decided
upon but will be announced very soon.
North Augusta Grange is steadily in
creasing its membership, having now
nearly 50. and has also had plans
drawn for a new hall. For grange
not two months old this is doing bust
ness with rush. Such enterprise Will
win a grand success.
A meeting will be held in Freeport,
June 10. for the purpose of organizing
a grange. Ansel o. Holway of Skow-
hogan. State organizer of the grange,
has been active in the work of organ
izing a grange in Freeport. and 1t is
believed the result will be highly salts
factory.
Canaan Grange hall was we'll filled
recently whcnsthe first and second de-
grees were conferred on a class Of 30.
one man whose entire family joined
Maid fees amounting to 49, This grange
now has more than 200 members in
good standing. and the outlook IS
favorable for 800 before next winter.
The next meeting of AndroscogGin
County Pomona Grange will be held
with Lake Grange. West Poland. June
Z. Programme, Singing by the choir.
defamation by Charles Osgood; solo
by Sister Ruth Jordan; paper by Sister
Matte Pulsifer; address, b. Walker
McKcen: solo Bert Gosline; recitation,
Miss Gertrude Bean.
The next regular meeting of SkoWhe-
gan Grange, June eth. will open at thu
usual hour in the afternoon for bust
ness. and then adjourn until evening
ana be observed as "Chldren's eve
ming" the children having exercises.
Refreshments viii he served at the
close Of thu entertainment.
The next meeting Of Aroostook
County Pomona Grange. viii be held
with RridgeWatcr Grange, Saturday
June 10th at 10 o'clock \. NJ. Question
for discussion. Resolved, That it il
the opinion Of Aroostook Pomona
Grange that we have more law than
We have fish ana game ana that il
would 10 in the interest Of tn" farm
| rr to have a large percentage Of thC
| fish ana game laws repealed.
Pleasant Valley Grange, Eockland, il
planning to give an entertainment of
more than ordinary interest on thu
evening If June 20, ana has invited
Pioneer Grange of East Union, South
Hope Grange of South Hope, White
Oak Grange Of Warren. Mount Pleas
ant Grange Of West Rockl-prt, and
WessaWeskeag Grange OF South
Thumaston. to participate in the fcs-
tivitics. There will be a presentation
Of Aunt Jcrusha's Album followed by
Il musical ana literary programme ana
a banquet Pleasant Valley Grange
has been nourishing since the new
year came in, and the membership
which had reached a low ebb is being
restored.
Cumberland Pomona Grange me-
with Granite Grange, Pownal, May p
Granite Grange has been recently re-
organized With charter membership
Of "A and its membership is now con
stantly increasing. Thirty-four new
members were instructed in the fifth
degree. a fine grange dinner engaged
the attention of the patrons. In the
afternoon the programme of the
woman's hour consisted of the follow
ing: Singing by the members: greet
ing If welcome by Sister Elsie Sawyer
essay. Patrons influence by Sister
Ella r. Hodgdon; song, Break the
News TO Mother" Mrs. H. 3. True.
reading, daughters Of France by
Sister Josephine II. Hodgdon, encored
reading by Sister Alice H. Toothacker
song. Sister True; reading, Sister Flor
encc Z. Hodgdon: reading by Josephine
II. Hodgdon. The next meeting vii
be held with Riverside Grange at East
Raymond. Saturday. June 18th. a large
attendance is hoped for. In the after
noon the doors will be thrown bach
ana an open meeting will be held t.
which a cordial invitation is extended
to all who wish to attend. In the eve
ming a young peoples sociable Will be
held in the Grange hall, enjoying 9
lively time. supper will be fur
nshcd to those stopping over from out
of the place.
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