Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-22
REPORT OF r. d. LEAVITT.

"fOIIr executive committee organ
lied with r ID. Leavitt chairman. john
Dor:ty secretary. We received three
invitations for State Grange meeting
in 1904, Lewiston, Bangor, Augusta.
accepting the first. Four meetings We're
held during the year. Regarding the
fertilizer question, $4,000 tons are used
in the State during the year. OF this
amount only 400 tons We're purchased
through the agency of the State
Grange. therefore no contract was
made the past year. | trust the COM
mttee on cooperation will have some
thing to say along this line.
1t was not deemed advisable to hold
field meetings over the State at large.
but speakers We're furnished by the
State for any Pomona requesting it
and some very successful meetings
were held.
over $1,000 was received from all
sources during the year.
Eighty dollars was contributed to
Good Will Cottage by the Pomona.
should any desire to contribute an adj
ditional amount it should be sent di-
rect to Mrs. Evans, matron of the cot
tage else it will go into the general
fund.
An amendment to Section 9. Chap
ter 8 of the constitution whereby the
tax on wild lands was to be increa sell
WAS recommended. Mr.. Leavilt ciosel
| his report by congratulating the State
| Grange upon the growth and strength
| of the order in Maine.
Attention was called to the cOllec-
| ton OF plants from the Chelsea Grange
| by Prof. Hitchins of WinslOw, and it
| was moved to appoint a committee to
Judge of its merits. 1t will be remem
| bered that a premium of SIS was Of
fered at the last session of this body
to the Grange showing the best ex-
| fibit in this line. Mr.. Gardner APP
| pointed Mrs. Kate b. Ellis of Fairfield.
Mrs Griffin of F'reeport, and Mrs. Chas.
| Phinney to do this work.
This ended the business of the meet
| ing and State Master Gardner TOOK
up the matter of exemplificatiOn Of
the unwritten work of the order. 1t
! is well-known that in this line Mr..
| Gardner stands as an acknowledged
| expert not only in this State, but in all
| the councils of the National Grange
| as well. OF course this feature of the
| evening cannot be reported. 1t Is
enough for the public to know that 1t
| was well done, and although questions
| were fired at him from all portions or
| the hall they were all answered in a
satisfactory manner. This work lasted
more than one hour and then the
| master called upon W. J. Ryan, the
| blind musician, to entertain the au-
| dience for time. This gentleman
| plays both the piano and mouth harp
at the same time and he does it in fine
| style He was vigorously applauded
| and returned. Then the worthy master
| called upon l.. c. Bateman OF Auburn.
| for q few remarks and he gave them as
requested.
After a song from the choir, Mrs.
Sampson was again called for and
gave another reading in her usual
pleasing manner. She is not only q
fine reader but is even better as a
singer She closed amidst storm
of applause. Worthy Master Gardner
| gave her a fine compliment and said
that when such persons as Mrs.
Sampson could be drawn into this or
der then the labors of the Grange had
not been in vain.
Secretary Libby then read the min
utes of the day and the meeting was
closed in full form.
Following is the report of the worthy
state lecturer, w. J. Thompson of South
China:
REPORT OF STATE LECTURER.
Worthy Master. Brothers and Sisters:
Thera is no proof Of success like sue
cess. The large and steady growth OF
the order of p. of H.. IN the State of
Maine for the past few years, the new
and beautiful halls that have been bull!
luntii now the property of the Oranges
of the state amounts to about three
mourtns of a million dollars. The or
panization of new Oranges and the re-
organization of old ones. the large and
enthusiastic meetings, the interesting
proerams, the confidence not only OF
the members of the order, but also OF
those who are not members, in the pur-
nose and power Of the order. all 90 to
show that in the main. the policy pur-
sued and tl,e methods used are right.
"A the Grange increases in numbers
and influence, and as the social and ed
ucational features are brought more
and more prominently to the front, tht
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