Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-14
State Grange win Open
Here This Evening.
Citizens Are Planning TO Make
UNPLEASANT For delegates.
Convention Expected to Be the Big
gesf Held In Years.

The citizens of Waterville extend to til,
Patrons of Husbandry. who come to this
city for their 18th annual State meeting
a most cordial greeting.
The 35th annual meeting of Maine State
Oranges, which will open at the City OPP
era house this evening with a reception
by the Board of Trade to the visitors
promises to be one of the largest CON
ventions ever held in this city and the
citizens are planning to make the stay of
the visitors while in this city a most
pleasant one. 1t is expected that the at
tendance at the coming sessions will be
the largest in years and already the del
egates are f!ocking TO this city and TAX
ing quarters at the hotels and private
residences where rooms are being as
signed them. The grand rush will come
today. The committees are prepared for
them and at each incoming train will
have a suitable number Of guides on ll2nd
to escort the visitors to the City build
ing. where another committee will be in
waiting to assign them to their respec-
tive quarters. The entertainment COM
mittee will be in session during tie en-
tire convention at Il room in the City
building, where all kinds of information
will be impaired and where a check room
will be kept for the safety of all wearing
apparel which may be left.
Coming at this season of the year,
when all the stores in the city are dressed
in their handsome Christmas garbs, the
visitors cannot but find Waterville the
convention city of the States. The stores
decorations have Il double significance:
One Christmas praatin~ the her
a cordial welcome to the Changers. Near
ly all of the stores have the Grange col
ors-corn colcr and blue-and these are
placed in a most conspicuous place. The
visitors will find some of the most elab-
crate stores in the State, all of which
will extend a glad hand.
The decoration committee appointed by
the board have left nothing undone. The
work of decoration was let to Dan $.
Berry, and the manner in which he las
dressed the interior of the Opera house
is a credit Long streamers are hung
from every corner. On the stage are
large potted palms and mottos are con-
spicuous at all parts of the hall. The
large illuminated sign on the front part
of the building, bearing the inscription
Welcome, Patrons,' is certainly an art
istic piece Of work and can be easily
seen from Main street. At night the sign
will be Unusually attractive.
The entertainment committee which has
shouldered the burden of obtaining suit
able accommodations for the large num-
Der of guests, has performed its duties
well. After the rooms at the hotels had
been secured, many more We're found to
xl,NI I
tee instituted a canvas of the city to find
where private rooms might be obtained.
Through the kindness of the trustees of
Colby College the Foss hall and Other
dormitories will lie utilized and school
was closed earlier on this account. These
will be excellent accommodations for the
visitors, as all are very near the station
and electric car lines. Guides will be
sent out with all the delegates to show
them to their temporary homes. All the
boys who are guides will nave special
badges and may be easily distinguished
Although the business sessions will not
open until Tuesday morning, the Board of
Trade has arranged an elegant reception
for the visitors this evening at the City
hall. A reception TO delegates will take
place in the city council rooms from 80
until So o'clock. after which public ex-
ercises will be held in the Opera house.
A fine program has been arranged as fol-
lows:
Orchestra.
Singing by Cecilia Club,
Cecil NJ. Daggett. director
PRAYER Rev; F. G. Whittemote. L. p.
Singing by Cecilia Club.
Address of Welcome, Mayor L. G. Bunker
Response.
:, 6; $. stetson, master Of state Grunge
Singing by Cecilia Club.
Observation-Disclosures in America" It's
f. Causes and Cure"
Il. J. Srrague. Phi. D., professor of eco
nomcs. University Of Maine
Sin2ins-"America."
Cecilia Club and Audience
The following are the committee from
reception to the visiting Patrons:
Reception: Mayor and Mrs l.. G.
Bunker Hon. and Mrs. W. r. Haines,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. T.. Foster. Pres. and Mrs
Horace Pulinton. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. III.
Foster. Mr.. and Mrs ]. C. Hewitt.
Entertainment: Hon. Martin Blaisdell
Mr. and Mrs. f. f. Smith. Carroll N
Perkins, Esq. Mrs. NJ. w. Bessey. Miss
Harriet NJ. Drake, Charles W Atcherley
ESD.
F'mance-Hon. William r. Haines, Dr.
r. c. Thayer. S. f. Whitcomb. r.. IT,
Soper, Hon. p. S. Head, HER Durham
r.. C. Wardwel.
Decoration: r. p. Mayo. Hon. Charles
+. Johnson. c. J. Clukey, Norman *.
E'uIlar Erso ID i, RoVman esq