Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-27

the assistant steward who was in.
stalled on March oath, were installed
by Worthy State Master Robbie, as.
sisted by Worthy State Deputy Park.
hurst, and the members were in.
structed in the unWritten work Of the
order. Meetings We're also held on the
oath and 31st of March, at both OF
which several applications for mem.
bership We're received and acted on
and OIL April eth the First and Second
degrees We're conferred on Robert A
Cony and John N. Gaslin. On Apri
18th the same degrees were conferred
on John H. Yeaton, Thomas G. Field
and Charles J. House. On the 21st OIL
the same month the five above named
were advanced to the Third and Fourth
degrees. and Annie X. Field was in.
structed in the First and Second re-
ceiving her Third and Fourth degrees
on April 2Sth. Of the six initiated dur
ing the first month only two remain
Sister Field Apd your historian, whom
you sometimes refer to as the grand
mother and grandfather of Capital
Grange.
Other members joining during the
remainder of the year We're Katie A.
Williamson, Alice NJ. Hall, Jennie W.
Written. Thomas Mitchell and Richard
E. Carr in May; Grace G. Hodgkins,
IneZ H. Field, Mrs. D. Byron Savage
Mrs. Robert a. Cony. Jennie M. Cot
tie and Addie H. Cottle in June; Ed
ward Pratt and Mrs. Charles f.
Fletcher in October: Annie r. Board
man, Mrs. George F. Patch, Horace
M. Hall and George w. Williams in
November. Thus twenty-three were
added to the twenty-eight charter
members. making total of fifty-one at
the end of the year. Out of these II
names last mentioned Sister Fletcher
only remains in good standing.
The Masters Of Capital Grange since
it's orga liza ton have heen as follows:
Willian, e. Lapnan in 1883; Samuel L.
BOardman in 1884, 1885, 1886 and 1888;
D. Byron Savage in 1887; Charles j.
House in 1889; Abel D. Russell IN 1890;
George A. Yeaton in 1891 and 1903:
Charles F. Fletcher in 1892, 1862, 1894.
1895 and 1896; Will l.. Brown in 1897;
Charles Sylvester in 1895 ard $780,
George NJ. Twitchell in 1900, 1901 and
1902; Manson w. Dennis in 1904, 1895
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and Grin F. Farnham in 1905.
The following have served as secre-
taries for the years named: George F.
Patch in 1883; John R. Boardman in
1884; Charles F. Fletcher in 1885, 1886
1888, 1889 and 1890; Samuel W. Lane in
1887; Mabel B. Sampson in 1891, 1892
1898 and 1894; Charles j. House in 1895
1856, 1897, 1898 and 1899; George H
French part of 1900: Edward l.. Rip
ley a part of 1900, 1901, 1902 and 1903
Gertrude y. c. Damren in 1904 and
1905; Lillian H. Freeman in 1906 and
1907; and Clara l.. Littlefeld in 1908.
From 1887 to 1890 inclusive Capital
Grange held an annual fair usually in
some large hall, and one year we at
tempted to have an exhibition of farm
stock on the driving park, but the date
OF the fair being late and a severe
snowstorm coming on that feature had
to he abandoned.
The Bible which graces our altar
was presented by Brother Samuel L.
Boardman on the evening of Deem
Der 25, 1885, Abiding to the incident
our records read Brother Boardman
in brief but pertinent remarks, pre-
scented the, Grange with a beautiful
copy of the Holy Bible to be placed
upon the altar of the Grange.
Voted. That the gift be accepted
and a vote of thanks be extended to
Brother Boardman for his gift
Five years ago this month we held
very successful meeting in Golden
Cross hall, the event being the TWEEN
tieth anniversary of our organization.
In the afternoon the regular meeting
was held with work in the Third and
Fourth degrees. At six o'clock a
bountiful supper was served which was
partaken of by about one hundred
patrons from this and surrounding
Oranges. In the evening a literary
program was carried out, Brother and
Sister Leonard Barber of Manchester
Grange and Charles c. Hunt of Capt.
tai Grange furnishing instrumental
music. Those who took part in the
exercises were Charles F. Fletcher,
Abel d. Russell, Charles ]. House,
William P. Anterior, D. Byron Saw
age, Mrs. Annie r. Field, v. Gertrude
Fletcher. Charles S. Hichborn, Mrs.
William P. Atherton. William G.
Fifeld, Mrs. William G. Fifield,
George A. Yeaton, Albert G. An
drews, George H. French and
Charles c. Hunt, all Of Capital Grange;
Daniel Moves and E. Frank Baker OF
Cooper's Mills Grange: District
Deputy NJ. F. Norcross of Winthrop;
Worthy Master Clark of China Grange.
and Mrs. NJ A. Getchell of Riverside
Grange.
From the organization of Capital
Grange up to about 1890, new members
were constantly coming in until we
had grown to be one of the largest in
the county. our incomes from fees and
dues considerably more than paid our
expenses and we had quite a sum de-
posted in the savings bank Then
interest began to lag and the matter
of the collection Of dues was not
sharply looked after, and whenever
tho secretary would report a dozen or
twenty members delinquent in their
dues for from one to three years there
was always objection to suspending
them for fear OF giving offence; so we
kept on paying State dues for a large
of members from whom we
were receiving nothing. Our hall rent
was high, 800 per year. and on May
%, 1898, being two or three quarters