Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-24
GOSSIP OF THE ORANGES.

discussed the 1OllOWlng TOPIC. w idt
branch Of farming is most neglected?'
Union Grange, East Sumner, recently
received an addition of IA members to
its ranks. The new hall already needs
an extension, being frequently crowded.
The grange at Newport will hold a
fair, March "a and %. The object of
the fair is to start a fund, the result of
which will be the erection of fine new
grange hall.
Seven Tree Grange, Union. had man"
candidates to put through at its recent
meeting. About As new names have
been added to the list of members with
in few weeks.
Lisbon Grange. at a recent meeting,
conferred the third and fourth degree
upon Is candidates. A supper and dance
| was also in order, about two hundred
and fifty being present. If these grange
meetings continue to be so well attend
ed it is said that the hall will have to
be enlarged.
The members of Rising Star, Canton
Juvenile Grange, have chosen for their
officers the coming year: Dwight Bisbee
master; Shirley o. Tirrell, overseer;
Bert Dodge, steward; Irene Dodge, as
sistant steward; Ralph Caldwell, gate
keeper; Iva NJ. Tirrell, chaplain; Cor
nelia Fuller. secretary; Alphonzo Walk
err. treasurer; Minnie Ferngton, Flora;
Helen Daley, Ceres; Florence Childs.
! Pomona; Ella Walker, lecturer. Mrs.
Ida Dodge is Matron and is looking af-
ter the success of the order closely and
making the meetings interesting for the
members.
| Lakeside Grange. Harrison. seems
fbound to flourish. 1t has now 60 MEM
bers. The first and second degrees
were conferred Oh four candi-
dates at the last meeting and at the
next meeting the same degrees are to
be conferred on a class of eight. The
next meeting, which will be held Oh the
26th inst, is to be an all day one, and
an invitation has been extended to Bear
Mountain Grange. The degrees are to
be conferred in the forenoon, followed
by dinner at noon, and an open meet
| ing, with an attractive literary program
in the afternoon.
| West Bath Grange, at it's meeting last
| week. conferred the third and fourth
degrees upon a large class. A harvest
1
the following program. appropriate to
the season, was enjoyed: singing by the
lGrange: song, Lillian Rogers; es-
say, Ella Douglass; quotations on
spring. by all present; song, Ethel
Freeman; music, Harry Peterson
and Harold Freeman; question, rs
Spring More Desirable Than Autumn ~
Lincoln Williams, affirmative, A. H.
Donnell, negative.
Oakfield Grange, Burleigh, began life
last June. having been organized by
Willard Weston, Il deputy of AroostOOk
county, with "a charter members. 1t has
nearly doubled in size since its start
and new hall is among it's future pos
sibilities. In December this grange
was visited by State Lecturer w. j.
Thompson, deputy w. Weston, and Mrs.
NJ. +. Aiken, a public session having
been called and much good resulted
i from the meeting at that time. The
present officers are as follows: NJ, Hen
Try l.. Plummer; o.. s. +. Hersey; L.,
Jeanette White; S., COney Plummer;
c., Mrs. Carrie Bell; treas, David Fow-
Ter: sec. Clarence Bartlett; G. K.
Ledger Curtis: ceres. Naomi Plummer;
flora, Ellen Allen; pomona, Cora Plum
mer; L. A. S., Annie Russell.
Saturday, March 5th, was a banner
day for AroOstook Union Grange, South
PresqTe Isle. By special invitation
! EaStOn Grange met with ArOOstOOk Tn
ion on this day. about 100 of Easton's
members being present, and about 125
iOf ArOOstCOk Union. The list and I'd
degrees We're conferred upon a class OF
mime, after which all repaired to the
Igrange dining hall where a sumptuous
dinner was in waiting, prepared by the
sisters of ArOostook Union. In the after
noon the officers of the visiting grange
were called to the chairs and the Sd
and 18th degrees We're conferred upon
another class of eight in very fine
manner by the visiting grange. Aroos-
took CniCn furnished a short program,
after which the grange closed and all
started for home.
At the regular meeting of John Dor
lily Grange, Sullivan Centre. March II,
ifty-five members were present and IS
visitors from Pamela Grange, two from
Cushman Grange and one from Green
wood Grange. Three applications waro
received and the work of the third and
forth degrees eXemplified on a class of
four. a supper was served during inter-
mission, after which the lecturer pre-
scented the program as follows:-Read-
ing, G. A. Hatch: song, Miss Clara
johnson; reading. Miss J. E. Nickerson
reading, j. A. Slower; song. Miss Eva
circuit; piano selection, Miss b. NJ.
Smith; music, violin and piano. Mr..
and Mrs. +. A. Noyes: song, Miss Wha-
len: reading. The Grange Gazette. Miss
E. L. Johnson; closing with some very
interesting remarks from the visiting
members
About go Patrons were present at the
monthly meeting of Union Grange in
Brooks. March 10th. The meeting was
called TO order by E. H. Rose. master
Of the local grange, who called Past
Master s. $. Roberts to the chair. The
oranges represented We're Hillside of
Thorndike, Star of Progress of Jackson
Granite of North Searsport and Har-
west Home of Brooks. Committees
were appointed and routine business
| transacted before the dinner hour. with
remarks by various members. After
dinner there was music by the choir.
| followed hE NJ aI Of