Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-12
A.1cIroscounin Pomona.


aHce at the proulablC and elJoyabIc AM
day session Ot the County Pomona
Grange which was held III Lake View
Grange Hall, Auburn, last Week. I'M
Importance Of these Grange meetings IL
the farmers is well proved by tnc good
attendance from different parts OF tine
County in this season when every farm
CT is busy as busy can be gathering in his
potatoes ana apples.
The forenoon was largely devoted t.
degree work and the ftth degree WAS
worked upon i've candidates. After this
question discussed at the last Pomona
meeting at Hebron WIS again brought
up. Ills WAS the best way To dispose
ol the apple crop OF the State from j
financial standpoint.
4 resolution was offered 10y Brother
George Dillingham; OF Dillingham; iIiIl,
that the secretary be instructed to notify
each subordinate Grange i'll the County
to eject one Ot its members to represent
that subordinate Grange as its LmancIitl
agent. The question was thCI uughly
discussed by Bro. Dillingham; OF East
Auburn Grange. Bro. &. 5. StotSOn of
Andloscoggn Grange. Bro. w S. Lara
bee Of Rowe's Corner Grange, Bro.
Anscl Briggs of East Auburn Grange
and Bro. Morris Bray of Lake View
Grange and the resolution was adopted.
There are is subordinate Oranges in
the County besides the Pomona Grange.
Brother Geo. Dillingham; was appointed
agent from the Pomona Grange t. meet
With representatives, appointed from each
OF the subordinate, Oranges to form IL
Hoard Of Trade. The first meeting will
h held at the next County Pomona meet
Jig which is to bc held at Leeds Each
one Ct these agents is to look out for the
interests OF hlS own subordinate 'iIaugt.
During the noon session one Of those
appetiziug Grange dinners WAS served,
with everything cooked just To a turn
and for which every kind Of drlicacy
grown or raised upon the farm was con-
tributed.
AS Worthy Master Bro. John Willard
of Lisbon was called home 10y important
business the Overscor. Bro. c. S. StctSon
Of Greene occupied the chair during Tie
afternoon session.
The program arranged by Worthy Ice
turer. Miss Rosie Remission Of the Dan
Vile Junction Grange was now presented.
The first number was a Grange song by
the choir with George Hascall OF Durham
Feeds Them AL" Then a hearty wei
come to the visiting Changers was cX-
tended ny Sister +, r. Cobb. Of Lake
View Grange which was happily respond
ed TO by Sister Remission. The next
number was vocal solo by Miss Durgin
of / AXE View Grange
Brother w. S. Larrabee. one of the
most enthusiastic and earnest Changers
in the state then discussed the qucst zion,
Some Things for the Grange to Con-
slider" Among other things Bro. LARA
bee suggested the feasibility of organic
ing another Pomona Grange in the Conn
~ Anu t~N'SSiIt IL lIlt BANNER tInt V
! in the State ~ it has more than INN
members. sufficient to make two large
Pomona Oranges of about 21I0 each. The
main idea of these Oranges is the great l
est good to the greatest number and if
in addition to the Pomona meetings now
hell the first Wednesday Of each month
there should also he held meetings tie
third Wedno sdaYS of each month and
these meetings alternate in different parts
Of the County. perhaps making an Fast
ern and Western division it would he
more advantageous for all for the reason
that by holding them in different sections
of the County nearly every Granger
would he given an opportunity to attend
at least once a month without going 2
great distance. ana that all who wished
cOull attend the two sessions each month
The question had been well considered
and vas ably discussed by Bro Larraboc
Sister Ella Bardcau next road an ev-
cnllent rarer on How to Retain the
Girls on the Farms This interesting
paper was followed by interesting re-
marks on the SAM subject by Sister
Mrs. g. r. Atwood of East Auburn
Grunge and others.
III" last number on the program was
areading hv Sister f. r Cobb
III" meeting had 70 Close al TOO early
because of the pressing duties Of the
farmers. Int I'll went away with renewed
arfor for their work and feeling that the
discussion had been profitable ard in
structive and the other numbers offered,
pleasing
The next Pomona noctinr viii he held
~ the Leeds Grange Hall on Wednesday,
Nov >.