The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-03-21
NORTH WALDO POMONA.

Star of Progress Grange, Jackson,
entertained North Waldo Pomona.
Wednesday, March 9th. The weather
and travelling were favorable and there
was an average attendance. Star of
Progress Grange hall is pleasantly To-
Gated in Jackson village and everything
about the hall and its appointments
breathed forth welcome, and the men,
bers cordially voiced the same and
manifested in many ways their hospi-
tality. The Grange was called to order
in due season by the Worthy Master,
Wilder S. Parker, who appointed f.
Jenkins as Steward and O. B. Dow and
Miss Myrtle jenkins assistants, thus
filling the vacancies. After opening in
the fifth degree and carrying the neces-
sary business forward, eight oranges
were reported; all in prosperous con-
dition. 1t was voted that the lecturer
report this meeting of North Waldo.
The committee on time and place of
next meeting was appointed by the chair
as follows: O. B. Dow, Annie B. Gle
ments and Isaac F. Cook. The sugges-
tions for good of the order by b. o. Fogg
and ZEE. Morton were interesting. Then
the sisters announced that dinner was
in readiness and all adjourned to the
justice to the choice viands prepared
Grange.
The first work of the afternoon was
comforting the fifth degree and the
Grange was then declared to be in open
session to admit the High school teach
er and his pupils during the entertain
ment. Special mention may here be
made of the choir of young voices that
made melody for the afternoon. The
program was as follows: singing by the
choir; address of welcome by Brother
Brown, Master of Star of Progress
Grange, and response by O. B. Dow of
Morning Light Grange; address and
response were exceptionally fine and
expressed the true grange sentimentsl;
song by the choir; the question, "lS it
right for railroads to issue mileage
books at two cents a mile and charge
five cents mile for single tickets?"
was opened in bright address by E.
O. Fogg who was followed in like man
ner by N. L. Littleield, E. E. Morton,
Mr.. Tasker, Mr.. Brown, Isaac F. Cook,
I. D. Clements, State Deputy Webb, O.
B. Dow, Edwin jenkins, Alonzo Tasker,
Mr.. Cowan, Mr. Mckinley, E. 0. Fogg
and others.
Following this discussion came the ell
tertainment given by the host Grange,
and which was much enjoyed by the
Patrons. 1t was as follows: music, by
by the choir; recitation, Lura Goodwin;
song, Susie Reed; defamation, o. B.
Dow; song, Vern Chase and Myra
Brown; recitation, VERNE Gould; mu-
| sic, Florence Morton; recitation, Avis
Emery; song, Pearl Chase; recitation,
| Leila Webb; song, Susie Brown; recita-
ton, Geneva Elwell; song, by choir.
! Vern Chase and Myra Brown were here
recalled and gave stirring interpreta-
ton of every body Works but Father
and then Ola Webb, by request, gave a
recitation.
| Recovering in executive session the
committee on time, place and program
of next meeting reported that Venus
| Grange, which was to have entertalnt
the April Pomona, had held no meet
| ings for number of months and they
! had deemed it advisable to reappoint
the April meeting as follows: time,
April 3rd; place, o. Gardner Grange,
! West Winterport; program: opening
/ exercises; report OF oranges; comforting
fifth degree; suggestions for good OF
order; recess; Call to order; music; adj
| dreSS OF welcome, SISTER hua M. GURUS
response, Clifton Moore; music; ques
ton, Resolved, That the Maine Legis
lature should convene quadriennially
instead of biennially'; to be opened in
the affirmative by N. L. Littlefield and
in the negative by Daniel Kimball. Re.
mainder of program by host grange.
A committee was appointed by the
chair to draw up resolutions on the
death of Brother Tolford Durham and
consisted of Edwin jenkins, Annie b,
| Clements and 0. B. Dow.
| After the usual formalities the Grange
was closed in due form and all felt that
the meeting with Star of Progress
Grange had been successful, and that
the vote of thanks for courtesies and
hospitalities was well merited.
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