The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-12-10
North Waldo Pomona.

This organization convened with Morning
Light Grange, Monroe, Wednesday, December
End, and held one of the best and largest at
tended meetings of the year. The grange was
called to order at II o'clock with the Worthy
Master Alfred Stinson, presiding, and every
officer in attendance. After the opening exer-
cises the following excellent address of well
come was given by Mrs. Nellie L. Fairbanks in
pleasant manner:
| WORTHY MASTER, BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF
NORTH WALDO POMONA GRANGE: To me has
been given the pleasure of welcoming you here
today in behalf of Morning Light Grange.
Manv in our grange more competent than
| for this duty but knowing that this order is
founded on faith, hope and charity, trust you
will all be charitable with this attempt to put
into words the fraternal greeting and cordial
welcome which individually and in a body we
extend to you.
| believe in the grange and am proud today
that am granger. 1t certainly means some
thing more than joining the order and paying
ones dues to be a true and loyal Patron OF
Husbandry. 1t is the one secret society in
which the ladies are received as equals of the
male members, consequently we sisters think
| it the most sensible in existence.
! 1t also stands for all that is constantly ele-
waiting agriculture. Husbandry agriculture
is the first and most honorable of all occupa
tions. Bible readers find many references to
it. Egypt was land rich in corn. Job had
500 yokes of oxen which he used in plowing
the land The Israelites are spoken of in par
| ticular as being agricultural people book
on agriculture was written in 1884. Some of the
principles set forth in this work are still in
practice And SO through all the ages we find
agriculture progressing, at first with rude i'm
pements and much labor, until the present
! IL. i oil yI,oIc
Schools established especially for agricultural
training and the noble order of Patrons of
Husbandry are important factors in elevating
the farmer to higher and broader life. The
| life of the progressive farmer is necessarily
one of toll, but you will find the majority well
informed on the topics of the day.
The grange is comparatively young. We
have no way of judging the future but by the
past When we consider what the grange has
already done, what may we not expect IN the
future l think it would be well now the year
is drawing to a close for each one of us to make
the resolve to do more the ensuing year for the
good of the order, for much can be accomplish
ed by combined, persistent effort.
And now, brothers and sisters, let me again
welcome you to our grange home. We are
glad to see you here today and hope this will
be day of improvement and good cheer SO
that when you return to your homes you will
be better, wiser and happier for having been
with us.
An appreciative response was pleaslngy
given by Julia White of Northern Light
Grange The report of oranges was called for
and the six following were reported by repre-
sentatives to be in prosperous and flourish
ing condition: Star of Progress, F. H. Brown;
Morning Light, O. B. Dow Granite, Ira Veazie;
Northern Light, W. Chase; Sunrise, Elvie Col
son; O. Gardner, G. H. Clements The COM
mttee on program for next meeting were l..
A. White, Hattie Clement and May Bussey.
At intermission an unsurpassed dinner was
served by the sisters of Morning Light Grange,
whose skill in the culinary art is proverbial in
the county, and this was no exception to their
former achievements along these lines, as the
$50 hungry patrons can all testify.
On reconvening the fifth degree was given
in form to class of fourteen candidates, fol-
lowed by a song by the choir The question
for the day, Resolved, That bill should be in
troduced into the next legislature to compel
the NJ E. Tel & Tel. Co. to connect with all
other lines, was ably opened by the two dis
putants, c. M. Moore affirmative, and D. M.
Kimball negative, followed by Geo. Stevens,
c. H. Libby, Bro. Jarrett, G. H. Clements, T.
G. Clements, o. B. Dow, R. L. Clements, F. H.
Brown, W. S. Parker, A. Stnson, A. B. Glenn
ents and others. 1t was decided in the af-
firmative and ways and means were left with
the legislative committee of North Waldo
Pomona.
Two fine recitations were given by Jennie
| Goodwin and Janette Fairbanks and brief re-
ports of the National grange were given by
May W. Bussey, Bertha E. Nealley and Annie
B. Clements, who attended the recent session
at Washington, D. C. duet by Ira Veazle
and Harriet Nickerson completed the enter
tainment for the day. Thanks were extended
for courtesies and the grange was duly closed
with usual formalities.
The program for the next meeting with U.
Gardner Grange, West Winterport, January
9Th, will be as follows: opening exercises; ad-
dress of welcome, Annie Clements; response,
Ira Veazie, business routine; election OF of
ficers; recess; conferring degree; music, Sadie
Campbell installation of officers; closing ex-