The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-12-14
NEWS OF THE ORANGES.

| AsAS W ~ VE A4AG 0AAAASOG0.
Victor Grange, Searsmont, gave supper
and very enjoyable social at their hal
last Thursday evening The proceeds wer,
given to the church.
Union Harvest Grange, Centre Montville
has voted to have a new hard wood flool
laid in the hall and to have the dining room
kitchen and Railways painted.
At the last meeting of Victor Grange
Searsmont, Master Wilson was presented
an elegant willow chair and hassock A. G.
Caswell made the presentation speech in be-
half of the Grange
The State Grange will meet in Bangor
Dec. 10th. Goth and 21st, and preparations
are being made to make the 32d annual ses-
sion the largest and most important in the
history of the grange
Comet Grange, SWanville, met as usual
last Saturday night and elected the follow.
ing officers for the ensuing year: NJ, Mr..
Seeley; O., Lewis Nickerson; L., Melissa
! McKeen; S., II. o. Batchelder; A. S.,
Herbert Maddocks Chaplain, Mrs Charles
Walker; T., H. T. White; Sec., Mrs. Alfred
Curtis; G. K, Ray Robertson; c., Mrs.
Seeley; P, Margaret Billings F., Mrs. II.
! 0. Batchelder; l. A. S., Carrie Seeley.
Lakeside Grange, China, held an al-day
meeting Dec. 5th and elected officers for
the coming yeal. Walter Davis, who has
| filled the office of Master very satisfactorily
| during the past year, was reelected Others
chosen were: Secretary, C. R. Getchell
Treasurer, F. LB. Foye; Lecturer, Minnie
Getchell; Chaplain, Laura Roberts; Over
seer, Fred Roberts. George B. Brann was
elected delegate to the State Grange
at the annual meeting of Victor Grange,
Searsmont, Dec. 9th, the following officers
were elected: NJ. 0. Wilson. Master; j. F.
Hall, Overseer; Mrs. Abbie Ordway, Lee
turer Fred A. Butler, Steward j ohm Lane,
Chaplain; II. E. Holmes, Treasurer; A. G.
Caswell, Secretary; D. Sweetland, Assist
ant Steward; Mrs. NJ. 0. Wilson, Ceres
Mrs. j. F. Hall, Pomona Mrs. Amanda
Butler, Flora; Mrs. Maud Toothaker, Lady
Assistant Steward; Oscar A. Googins, Gate
Keeper.
Silver Harvest Grange, Waldo, at it's last
meeting elected the following officers for
the coming year: James H. Cilley, Master
Emerson Poland, Overseer; Charles Miller,
Lecturer; Herbert F. Smith, Steward
Murray Wentworth, Asst Steward; Ruth
Smith, Chaplain; Beatrice Stephenson,
Treasurer, Cynthia Gurney, Secretary
Theodore Simpson, Gate Keeper; Bessie
Wentworth, Pomona Francis French,
! Flora; Alma Cilley, Ceres Ada Cross,
E, Lady Asst. Steward; Alma Cilley, Choris-
! ter.
| At the annual meeting of Megunticook
Grange, Camden, held last week, the follow
ing officers were elected Master, W. H..
Young; Overseer, W. S. Irish; Lecturer, F.
W. Cassens; Chaplain, Mrs. Coleman
Steward, L. c. Blake; Assistant Steward,
Harold Nash; Treasurer, F. A. Hansen
Secretary, Gertrude sConey; Gate Keeper,
Maynard Gould; Ceres, Mary Nash Pomo-
ma, Fannie o. Hansen; Flora, Mrs. W. S.
| Irish; Lady Assistant Steward, Lizzie
! Wadsworth.
Harvest Moon Grange, Thorndike, elect
ed their officers for the ensuing year Dee
9th, as follows: Master, A L. Ward over
seer, R. S. Ward lecturer, Belle c. Crosby :;
steward, Irving A. Parsons; asst. steward
Clarence Parsons; chaplain, Charles Par
| sons treasurer, V. n. Higgins secretary,
A. Nj. Higgins gate keeper, Daniel Jones ;
pomona, Flora Ward; flora, Affie Parsons :;
Ceres, Annie f. Ward; L. A Steward,
Annie NJ. Ward, The installation of
officers will be the first Saturday in January.
Union Harvest Grange, Centre Montville,
held it's annual meeting December 9th, and
the following officers were elected: Master,
Mark L. Howard; Overseer, NJ W. Went
worth; Lecturer, Carrie Mehuren Steward,
W. S. Davis; Assistant Steward, Harold
Cushman; Chaplain, W. D. Tasker; Treas
nrer, G. L. Edmunds; Secretary, Allen
Goodwin; Gate Keeper, Ernest Faye:
Ceres, Florence Bennett; Pomona, Lucy
Wentworth; Flora, Margie Poland Lady
Assistant Stward, Mertie Howes; Choris-
ter, Mae Howard Organist, Mae Howard.
The election of officers and other business
occupied the Grange until late in the even
ing and the members procured crackers
and cheese from the store for refreshments.
The regular monthly meeting Of North
Waldo Pomona Grange was held with Sum
rise Grange, Winterport, Wednesday, Dec.
9th. After the regular routine business the
9th degree was conferred on six members.
A recess of one hour for dinner was then
declared, and when the grange was again
called to order the literary program was
taken up, as follows address of welcome
by Mrs. ID. L. Cole; response by Mr.. A. H.
kimball; recitation, by Miss Alvie Coson !;
recitation, by Miss Gladys Cole At the
close Of the literary program the worthy
master introduced Prof W. M. Munson of
the University of Maine, who lectured on
Worn Out Farms, giving many referential
illustrations and explaining how the pro-
ductiveness of the soil can be retained.
Prof. Muns0n expressed his desire for the
brothers to ask any question which m ght
present itself, which rendered his address
both interesting and instructive. The next
meeting will be held with Granite Grange,
North SearSport, in January
SECRET SOCIETIES.
A stated communication of Phoenix Lodge,
No. "a, Free and Accepted MasOns, was held
last Monday evening. The +. c. degree was
worked on one candidate.