Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-14
ADVANCE GUARD
of the Patrons of Husbandry
Arrive at WaterviIIe.
Attend WinsIow Grange Meeting, Be-
ing Handsomely Entertained.
The Meeting of the State Grange Will
Begin, Today.

! Gardner and State Flora Mrs. Gardner
being among the first. State Secre-
tary e. II. Libby Of Auburn, S. F.
Sweetsir of New Gloucester, and Co
lumbus Hayford of Maysvile Center
OF the executive committee, and George
| M. Douglass of Cornish, formerly gate
keeper, We're also among the early ar
rivals. Others came in on the trains,
Sunday, so that there will be very
good representation of the order in the
city, Monday.
| A meeting of the executive commit
tee was held during the day to clear
away some Of the preliminary work
The officers are CHARTERED at the Elm
wood which will be the Headquarters
during the meeting. Mr. and Mrs.
Gardner and other officials who were
present in the city went over, Satur-
| day evening, to attend the meeting of
Winslow Grange, and were given Il
taste OF tho hospitality that is await
ing the visitors to the city.
One of those famous Grange suppers
wasa served ana in the evening there
was q regular meeting and work. This;
made an interesting diversion for the
Patrons in the city. The Third and
Fourth degrees We're worked on Il class
OF 81 candidates and it was a regular
good old fashioned Grange jollification.
a feature OF the meetings of the
week will be the eXcmpiiication of the
work of the order by n degree team
numbering 81 from Excelsior Grange
of Portland.
The members of the order are eX-
pected to commence pouring into the
city on the trains, Monday. The day
will be devoted chiefly to getting here
and getting comfortably settled. III
the evening a reception will be ten
dered the visitors by the citizens OF
the city in the rooms Of the city gov
eminent, which have been decorated
for, the purpose. The reception will
be held from $50 until $50, when
concert by the Cecilia Club will COM
mence in the City Opera house.
The rooms OF the city government
will be used during the meeting for .
display OF farm products by the Ken
nebec Pomona under the direction OF
Master f. T. Hitchins of the Winsow
Grange. Preparations We're being made
for this. Saturday. The big pillars
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built up of wood and draped in the
Grange colors. These will be covered
with canned fruit and will be the only
display that will be seen at the re-
ccption. as the SPACE that will be de-
voted to the tables will be needed and
these cannot be put in until Monday.
very fine display is being prepared
and it promises to be novel and
prominent feature of the meeting here.
Carpenters We're at work, Saturday,
building the tiers of seats on the OPP
era house stage for the chorus of the
Cecilia Club. These will rise gradually
from the front to the rear and when
the singers are grouped upon them it
will be a pleasing sight. The musical
program promises to be tie best ever
rendered by local talent in the city.
| The best singers are members of the
| club and it will draw on the choicest
| for the program. As soon as the con-
cert is completed the temporary seats
will be removed so that the stage Will
be all clear for the meetings, Tuesday.
| The decorations Of the opera house have
| been completed and will doubtless prove
| n pleasing surprise after what has been
| seen in some other places where the State
meeting has been held They are not so
very elaborate but the general effect is
very attractive. Beginning in the main
| corridor on the first floor the stair rail-
ine~s have been covered with bunting in
the Grange colors. More has been pretti-
" drapcd on the first landing and also
! on the last one at the entrance to the
hall.
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| around the gallery front and about the
| pillars in the rear gallery. EXTENDING
clear across the front of the stage at the
ton of the arch there is the legend wei
come. =. of H." done in corn on an ever
green background similar in general
makeup to the large figures on the extc-
rior of the building.
These who have attended many State
meetings and who have seen the decora-
,ions all through the City building say
that they are the best yet and that it Will
be difficult to beat them. The whole
building is to be thrown open to the Wis
itors to be used at they see fit, and the
city officials will be homeless wanderers
while the meetings are in progress. They
have the consolation of having one sure
place of refuge at any rate. ana that is
the cell room. for there will be no use
for that during tho meeting. and on a
pinch it can be used for transactiag bust
ness.
The snow has been removed from the
concrete in front of the building and for
the first time since the walks were put
in this will he thrown open to teams SC
that hacks and carriage can deposit their
the stems of The
building one of the little things that ie
, being done for the comfort of the guests
, of the city.
Pages will be provided by TIE Board o.
Trade to conduct the VISITORS on 'hei'
: arrival in the city, to the places assignee
I to them and to give any desired o'rec
9 tons. These will meet every tram ourlns
: the meeting so that the Patrons VIII "a
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