The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-12-20
North Waldo Pomona GRANGE

North Waldo POMONA orange
Sunrise Grange, Winterport, enter
tanned North Waldo Pomona Grange,
| Wednesday, Dec 5th. Owing to the ex-
tremely cold weather but few members
from a distance were present. The
! meeting was called to order by Worthy
| Master Parker and opened in the fifth
degree. Seven oranges were reported,
all in good standing and doing good
work. The committee on time and
place of the next meeting were ap-
pointed. also to report the grange
meeting. Suggestion for good of the
order were responded to by Messrs
Littefeld, Kimball and Cook. A re-
cess was then declared for dinner. and
the hot coffee, beans and other good
things were partaken of and much ap-
preciated by all. After enjoying
social hour the grange was again called
to order and the fifth degree conferred
upon a small class. Next in order was
the report of the committee on time
and place of next meeting. They re-
ported as follows: Time, Jan. 2, 1907;
place. with Morning Light Grange,
Monroe. The order of exercises Will be
as follows: Opening in fifth degree; re-
port of oranges; confering fifth degree;
recess: music by choir; address OF wei
come, Clifton Moore; response, Irving
Foeg: question, Resolved, that tobacco
ia more of drain on the farmers
pocket book than his taxes, to be open
ed in the affirmative by Isaac Cook;
negative, W. S. Littlefield. Remainder
of program to be furnished by Morning
Light Grange.
The program of Sunrise Grange was
then taken up and the following ad-
dress of welcome was given by Ray
mond F. Cole.
WORTHY MASTER, BROTHERS AND
SISTERS: 1t gives me great pleasure
to have the privilege of addressing you
on this subject; a subject which mas
heen written Oh scores of times; one
which has held the attention OF nearly
every Grange in the Union, and one
which is being echoed by every sopor-
| dinate Grange in the land.
Welcome Pomona! Nearly II months
| have elapsed since we last met mere TO-
getber. During this lapse OF time some
] have become unable to meet with US,
| while few have been taken from our
midst to ioin that Great Grange above.
! Yet while men come and go, while
years roll by, while familiar faces III
our midst are supplemented by others
| who. in their infancy as it were, are
destined to take up the yoke OF nus
bandry and bear it successfully through
| the fields of time, the staunch old snip,
the Grange, still braves the storms un
| changed
February 4, 1882, Sunrise Grange was
organized, and since that time II mas
weathered many storms, enjoyed many
bountiful harvest; and we are today
ENJOYING the fruits of the labors of our
venerable ancestors. How their hearts
would warm, how their faces would
light up with fraternal love, if they,
too, could take part in receiving North
Waldo Pomona. | have many times
thought what power and great inspira-
ton it would have given to the father
of the Grange, if he, in his tolls and en-
deayors to frame a fraternal order for
the farmers, could have realized the
nerfectiou to which his work wonld be
carried: if he could have foreseen-
which / believe he could to a certain
extent-the power of his plans. Would
| it not have been gratifying to him? and
could we have watched the expression
on the face of the worker we would
have seen determination, sense OF
duty, and look of love in the counte-
nance of A. H. Kelley.
1t is often echoed by outsiders, ''Why
don't the Changers co-operate?'' In an
swer to these jealous complaints L re-
ply: They do cooperate; they 90 proht
| by the Grange stores; and, above all,
they each and every one cooperate to
give the young men ana women the
most essential of educational princi.
pies, confidence in public speaking and
debate. They teach the farmers sons
and daughters how to appear in society,
that they in turn may instruct and IN
fluence the rising generation.
If the Changers are weak in the CO.
operative line, let me ask how did we
get the Rural Free Delivery? How
does it happen that the Grange is rep
resented SO effectively in our leg1sla
ture? How came we to enjoy the pro.
lection of our property by the fire in
surance companies? Is it not by CO.
operation that all these privileges are
furnished to the patrons?
The work of cooperation is steadily
going on in our midst and thanks to
Him who orders all things for the best
it is increasing year by year.
The occupation of farming is &C
knowledged as one of the most import
ant and oldest pursuits known. All
classes look to the farmer for support:
even those of poetic mind are inspired
by scenes on the farm. What has pic
tured true farm life better than the
pen of Thomas Gray in his famous Ell.
egy:
s'The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,
The lowing herd winds slowly DER the