Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-21
STATE GRANGE.
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,,,r,q,zr m ldc brief speech of accept
49,. mid much applause and the bal
:,,r for ov,rSeer was about TO begin
WI. mistake VAS discovered and a
,,d nirlat Ordered amid considera-
III. retirement. The second ballot re-
.alltrI a. follows;
,yl.ol.- number of votes, oZ9
>.f,e...ary for choice, Zoo
Gl,dIaH Gardner, Rockland, Is?
4 :. Strtson. Greene, IA
T.ltn A. Roberts, Norway, Y
poyd4u l;earce. East Eddington,
" + Thompson, China,
,?his Tim. M. Gardner was elected
and the voting for Overseer the Sec
md officer. hogan. The result was the
,a-el.ction Of EOyden Bearce of East
remington, who received 315 Of the 44S
-.ntes cast. G. :. Stctson of Greene, re-
,,,,-,.d 90 ana the rest We're scattered
..,,,or,c a dozen candidates. This election
VS. concluded at 12.15 ana the election
r. the remaining officers was put over
IN rhc afternoon session.
,Gtv hall was well filled when this
,.uru;ng's session opened at o'clock.
,-na reEort Of the committee on creden-
t;oIs showed that there Wer" o45 voting
,.,,l,ers present, while b. the galleries
thar,. we're 600 or 500 others who not
I,iu,, ,otiu" members were denied the
PRIVILEGES of the floor during the day.
m. Oranges were represented by Vot-
MI, members as follows: One hundred
,nd Gfty-spvnn masters alone, 212 mas
tefs and wives, 81 delegates alone AMI
c0 Delegates and wives. The total pos
chile voting strength of the state
Grunge is $50, being two for each OF
tie $50 subordinate Oranges and two
for nrch Of the 26 Pomona Oranges.
TbDst. present represent every county
~ III. State. About $50 subordinate
Oranges are represented and all of the
g Pomona Oranges.
Uuapitabe Bangor has opened its
heart and its homes to the visiting del
.patcc ana they are overlooking the
citv ihis week The three big hotels.
A.. ..4!...or Iloj:s,, th, Windsor ANA the
p.no,scnt Exchange, ar" packed to
their utmost capacity ana hundreds of
members are being entertained at
harding houses and in private homes.
AGtnIiig L 700 = 'I''l III 'i4'it anu 'iiI
Ell; is ,tnir,. The part 90 host in royal
fa.!.ipn Incidentally. the merchants
are r,;piig Il harvest from the pres
ence If - many strangers IN town at
tfc height Of the holiday season.
Tin" reception at City hail to the
Changers Monday evening filled that
structure. to overlooking and most en-
i,y;ibl, cntcrt ainmcnt WAS offered.
Tn,saay was devoted largely to organ
iuatiun Of th,. State Grange and the re
lutls Of tn. master, lecturer, treasurer
ana secretary. as given in yesterdays
Iniirnal while today is given over
mainly 20 the election and installation
of cheers.
The FIRST meeting of the State Grange
in TIL, city was in 1898 when Hon. Ed
uarG Virgin was State master. Inc
sessions were HELD in the Y. NJ. Z. a.
building ANA not more than 200 or %
Delegates Wcr" present and the people
q! th,. city We're hardly aware that the
me ting was in SESSION here. The last
tim. that the state Grange met here
Mas il 1901 and the session is rarticu-
Ill!v remembered on account 81 the
pu.H Storm which occurred at that
Tine. The famous December flood OF
that year swept away many bridges
and prevented nearly all the delegates
from the western part of the state
fron being in attendance. The meet
IN" vaS also a stormy one in another
respect US there was Il particularly live
III contest over the election Of state
master. Mr.. Gardner being reelected
hv a yrry small margin and undoubt-
ci!r il was Only the flood which kept
away tie delegates from the western
llrt of the State which saved him ana
Rent him in the office which he mas
sjn.r held.
i;ansur feels that it has a particular
right Ia entertain the State Grange
from the fact the Grange movement Ill
Maine was early very strong in inns
section and the first Grange in Name
was established very near here. inns
was Eastern Star Grange, No. ]. IN
lInmpdrn which is still prosperous at
ter ~ years and has now &c members
Queen City Grange in Bangor is No. ~
and has now lei members. Among the
other early Oranges in PenobScot c0un-
" are those in NcWherg, Hcrmon. Car
mel and ftna which are numbered re-
sryrtiv-ly II. 2G, 80 and &c.
Afternoon Session.
Tho afternoon session was devoted u