Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-16
Tuesday Afternoon.

Overseer Boytlen Bearce was in the
chair when the afternoon session was
called to order at 1.3O o'clock. AT the
opening of the session, " w. Canham
Of Lisbon offered a resolution extend
ing the sympathy of the State Grange
TO State Master andNMrs. e. S. Stetsurl
in the critical illness of Mr.. Stetson's
aged mother at his home in Greene
The resolution was adopted.
The first business of the afternoon
was the reading Of his first annual ad-
dressNby State Master Stetson. There
was a larger attendance than in the
forenoon and every seat in the hall
except possibly few in the rear OF
the gallery. was occupied. Mr.. Stet-
sons address was long, but was fol-
lowed with the closest interest from
first to last He read it with a clear
voice and no word was lost to those in
the rear of the hall. Several times the
good points were interrupted by ap-
plause, and the numerous witty COM
ments and thrusts were much appre-
ciated. Mr. Stetson possesses the same
rare ability to handle epigrams and
to give an apt turn to a phrase which
characterizes the writings and adj
dresses of his brother Hon. w. W
Stetson, for many years the State su-
perintendent of schools. Mr.. Stetsons
address occupied almost an hour and
at 245 he closed amid long continued
applause.
Before the next matter upon the reg
u)ar program the gathering was ia
vored with song by Mrs. Lillian M
Jones of Turner, with Mrs. Nellie Has
call of Auburn as accompanst. Tner
followed in turn the annual reports ol
State Lecturer w. j. Thompson OF
ZSouth China. State Secretary E. H
Libby of Auburn and State Treasurer
u. F.. Addition of Leeds, all Of which
the Journal gives in full this morning
following the address of State Master
Stetson. The reports were all followed
with close attention and were adopted
without discussion. John NJ. Jackson
Of Lewiston, chairman of the auditing
committee, presented his report which
was adopted.
1t Is not the way Of the Patrons to d,
business, without some diversion, fo
a long stretch at a time, and at thi
time Messrs. Wauk and Jackson o
Portland were called upon and the,
responded with, songs which wer
warmly received.
The committee on credentials made ;
partial report which was adopted. l
showed that 121 Oranges are repre-
sented by master and wife, 125 by mas
ter alone, 13 by delegate and wife AM
IS by delegate alone. or the Pomon
Oranges 10 are represented by maste
and wife, II by master alone and on
by delegate alone This showed that "a
of the 42S subordinate Oranges an
q of the 26 Pomona Oranges were rep
resented up to 3 p M. and as it wa
known that some of the masters an
delegates had not reported to the com
mittee on credentials, the comnlitte
was given further time before maxim
final report.
R. D. Leavitt of Auburn, chairma
OF the executive committee, made
brief report of the work of the CON
mittee for the PAST year. AS the legis
lative committee was not ready to re
port, more entertainment was IN ordt
and w. H. Eastman Of Peru was cal
ed upon and wen the audience wit
two very humorous readings. one
the farmer who played he was an Q
in order to test the oX-driving ablllt
of new hired man, and the other
the Granger who serenaded the wron
young lady. Columbus Hayford
Maysville Center spoke briefly of tn
Grange cottage at Good VIII an
urged a large number to go there on
trip Of inspection Thursday afternoon
Over 100 arose to signify that the
would go TO Good viii at that time.
1t was announced that the Fifth,
Pomona degree, would be conferre
early Wednesday evening In the al
mory previous to the comforting OF II
Sixth degree in the City building. III
East Kennebec Pomona degree teal
will have charge of the Fifth degre
work.
Prof Hitchings read a short pap'
upon the gypsy and brown-tail MOI
pests. dwelling upon their habits, the
physical characteristics and the dan
age they inflict. A collection is on e.
hibition in one of the rooms of II
City building, showing the life histol
Of the two species. and this is belr
inspected by many of those in atten'
Rnce upon the meetings r