Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-22

Crafty personal spite, but such in
stances are Few and While they hinder
.heS 90 not stop The great forward
movement IN developing a higher and
hoh'er manhood ana Wonlanhod and in
consequence better and more intel,i-
gent citizenship in our grand old state.
POMONA ORANGES.
me POMONA grange. while provided
Tor by the National grange, is really a
creation OF the state grange and is en-
ureiy under the Jurisdiction Of the
state grange. It's province Of work i;
not only to collect in its meetings. the
o"st thought of its most Intelligent
members, but to lock carefully afto,
the welfare Of every subordinate grange
within its jurisdiction, and to do thi
work efiectually. it must be in close
touch with them All. Hence it must
not have too large number of oranges
to SUP. rintend
large membership in a Pomona is
desirable but should not embrace 50
many subordinate oranges that it cam
not complete its circuit within at least
one and u half years. Where there are
20 or 20 oranges within the Jurisdiction
OF Pomona, the small weak grange i,
very apt to be left out of consideration
and fails to receive the benefit it most
needs, ard is frequently debarred from
Pomona visit by reason of its inabil-
ity to furnish room for the accommoda-
ton of the members.
The Pomona degree is one of the
most beautiful OF al the degrees of our
-IAyN Ill a..
rendition of the ritual is given. with a
complete eNemplif"ation of its lessons,
and every Pomona should remember
mat it has no legal right TO abbreviatc
the work Of the degree nor has it a
moral right to deprive those who re-
celve that degree from the Lessons it is
designed to convey. For what a person
receives then first Impressions, makes
the most lasting impression.
I am pleased to state that most Of
our Pomona oranges arr dong splnnli?
service and are a towe,. Of strength w
the subordinate oranges within their
jurisdiction. There is. however,. one
feature of this work that seems to be
neglected.
When the National grange empower
cd the state oranges to work the sixth
degree. it fully contemplated that
fourth degree members should avail
themselves OF the degree Of Pomona.
and that the state grange should only
be required to confer the sixth degree.
1t is. however to be regretted that at
every annual session Il large number Of
candidates must first hc obligated in
the fifth degree before the state grange
can confer the degree Of Flora. The
Pomona oranges therefore, should 50
conduct their organizations as to enable
those who become delegates to the state
grange or applicants for the degree of
Flora. to avail themselves of the privi-
lege of the degree of Pomona in their
respective jurisdictions instead of en-
barrassing the state grange with the
necessity If obligatiuE such candidates
or applicants in the nth degree. which,
to say tie least. is an evasion Of the
purpn-"S Of tho degree and has
d"moriliIing effect uron the member
ship and frequently causes diSaffection
and Dissatisfaction in the Pemonl
oranges. Our membership has become
50 large that the officers of the state
grange have All they can attend to dur
ing the short session Of the state
grange viii out having to do work that
properly belongs 10 the Pomona
grdI.sccs.