Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28
Attend Saturday Nights
Session Of Local Grange
Fine Entertainment Provided
By West Gardiner Visitors.
Several Good Addresses, Full Of
Interest for the Farmer.

saturday evening of Capital Grange
was one OF special interest Officers and
members of Cobbosseecontee Grange.
West Gardiner, We're out, nearly 100
strong, While the ranks of Capital
Grange were strengthened by many
visitors from nearby branches OF the
order. Altogether nearly 800 persons
were in attendance
After the routine opening the chairs
OF the officers were filled by the team
lrorl West Gardiner and the program
OF the evening was furnished by the
VISITING team members and their fellow
Patrons. The entertainment was excel
lent IN every respect and one of the
best ever rendered at a Grange meeting
IN this city. Below is the program. fol-
lowed by some notes from the talks
given. After the season of mental en-
JoNment bOnntiful Harvest feast was
served by The local Grange.
SlnSinS- America. Grang,
Reading, Lecturer
Piano antAVioln Duet.
Lottie Small. Erwin Horne
Reading, Katherine WadSWort h
Selection, Cobbosseecontee Male Quartet
Drank Nin2att. Irving Ware, Clare v
leald, John Spear
AddreSS-'C cooperation.
NJ. c. Wadsworth
Baritone Sclo, Glare u iieald
Reading. Sister Warren Carter
Tenor and Soprano Duet
Brother and Sister NJ. |. Parker
Question" "l.eSolved: That Agriculture
Offers More Opportunities 10 the Aver
age. Young Man Than Any Other. Occu-
patton" Opened by ] Frank Lowell
Reading. EStEer WadSWOrtf
SelectiCr. Male Quartz;
TO say that every number on the
program was thoroughly enjoyed is
putting it lightly, but especially pleas
ing We're the baritone solos by Mr.
Eleald and the work of the quartet
Much credit is due the lecturer Of Cob
hosseecontee Grange. c. Y. Heald, fol
the evenings entertainment.
Speaking on "Co-operation. Brothe:
Wadsworth said the word is an Or
dinary one but it formes the keynotes
Of the progressive life of the genera
ton. In its principle is that which diff
ferentiates this age from any previou:
one. 1t was by cooperation wonderful
things have been done, but nov tn
principle is applied to the pursuits o.
peace. The energy even now spent il
lighting competition should. instead, b
applied to combinations for mutua
1enefit.
IL IL = ltSlllDlttt anu 1!oilOI dlnc ~
capital to organize in combinations TO-
form their business interests, it is, also.
for labor. None of us endorse that oil
either side which is unreasonable a..
unlawful. Suppose farmers want to hire
a mechanic the price is fixed by some
union. Everybody but the farmer is
.huS locked out for Farmers sell OF
ship their produce for whatever they
can get They also pay whatever the
seller chooses to ask for the things they
need. They must get into line with
the rest of humanity and do as they
do. organize, then use good Judgment.
They must produce more, sell for moro,
and buy for less.
On the question stated above, J.
Frank Lowell said: There are unIinl-
tied opportunities for men and women
everywhere to rise higher in their re
spective circles or planes, but on the
farm Is the greatest opportunity Ot
where to show individuality, t
succeed moderately in a financial way
to make true. happy homes. 1t is no
the few miliOnaireS but the many
thousands who are establishing thes,
same good homes, who make the rea
high standard of citizenship. The high
est type of woman, too, Is she who i:
maintaining a beautiful home in the
real sense of the term. Thus the farr
offers the greatest possible oprortunity
to attain good citizenship and com
fort in combination. but we must be
in love with the calling to be fully sue
cessful.''
John A Spear said success In agri
culture, as in other businesses, would ]
depend entirely upon the force an6
individuality we put into it. We mus
bring our success or our business t.
u.s. not wait for it to come.