The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-12-31
News of the Oranges.

The installation of the officers elect of Union
Harvest Grange, Center Montvie, is schedul-
ed for next Saturday evening There will be
an oyster supper.
Sunrise Grange, Winterport, will entertain o.
Gardner grange next Saturday evening at their
installation. Past Master Littlefeld will install
the officers.
The next meeting of Waldo County Pomona
Grange will be held with Honesty Grange,
Morrill, January 18th. Officers will be elected
and installed at this meeting.
Sebasticook Grange, No. 80, Burnham, OBJ
served Christmas eve at their hall by erecting
two trees laden with many beautiful and use
full presents. The program for the evening
was well carried out and goodly number were
present.
Northern Light Grange, Winterport, held a
special meeting last Saturday night with the
usual attendance. An old fashioned spelling
school was the feature. Installation of officers
will be held Thursday evening, January 7th
Sunrise grange will be the guests of the even
ing.
Star of Progress Grange, Jackson, held their
regular meeting Saturday night, December
26th. After the usual order of business three
candidates were instructed in the first two
degrees The Grange public after the
recess and the following program was glven
Dec Elnathan White; song, Myra Brown;
reading John Goodwin; duet Verne and Pearl
Chase; song by choir of young people.
The next meeting of North Waldo Pomona
n baI1 in Woct
Winterport January 9th, with the following
program: opening exercises; address of wei
come Annie Clements; response. Ira VeaZie;
business routine; election of officers; recess
comforting degree; piano solo, Sadie Campbell
installation of officers closing exercises
Members are requested to assemble at as early
an hour as possible owing to the busy session
Harvest Moon Grange, Thorndike, elected
the following officers December 10TH Master
Flora Ward; Overseer Mrs Annie E. Ward
Lecturer. Mrs. Rena Ward; Steward, Mrs Eta
A, Harmon; Asst. Steward, Miss Maud Ware;
Chaplain Mrs. Alvira Stevens; Treasurer, Mrs
Ella Ware; Secretary, Mrs. A. M. Higgins
Gatekeeper, Mrs. Lula Crosby; Pomona, Mrs.
Jennie Bryant; Flora, Mrs Rose Cotfin Ceres,
Mrs Mahala Prescott;L LAS, Mrs. Belle {. Crosby
The installation will be on the second Saturday
in January, with Deputy Edward Evans as in
stalling officer
Mystic Grange, Belmont, observed Christ
mas eve with two trees in their hall, which
were laden with presents, and many things
that could not be put on the trees were taste
fully arranged about them. The hall was very
prettily decorated with red and white, and the
Christmas bells festooned about the stage were
exceptionally fine. A short program was given
after which the trees were relieved of their
presents, Mr. John Hartshorn making a very
efficient Santa Claus. The program was as fol-
lows reading by Mrs. Helen Foss; recitations
by Daisy Pease, "December: Louise Morse,
"Who was Santa Claus;' Muriel Hartshorn;
Flora Elms, "The Two Little Stockings" Robie
Mariner, ''The Thoughts of Christmas" Alton
Barnes, "Taking Down the Stockings" reading,
Mrs H. P. Farrow; rec, Herbert Smith; song,
Geo. Hartshorn; rec, Nettie B. Mariner.