Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25
OAKLAND.

err. the all-day meeting Saturday of Cas-
cade Grange. held in observance Of its
34th anniversary, was grand success IN
every respect. Nearly 200 members were
present besides visitors from Belgrade,
Sidney, Vassalboro, Winslow, Benton.
Victor and other neighboring Oranges.
The array of speakers from away was
fine one and some excellent local talent
| was Incorporated in the exercises. In
fact those having the matter in hand
are not only entitled to much credit for
| arranging so good program. but are to
be congratulated on having it SO fully
| and successfully carried out In point of
general interest and value to the order
the occasion will rank above that of the
average Pomona meetings.
Cascade Grange was one of the first to
be organized in Kennebec county. 1t now
has a membership bordering closely on to
800. owns one of the best Grange build
ings in the State erected about six years
ago, and is in excellent working condi-
zion at the present time. Six of the
original charter members were present ~
tie meeting Saturday. They are Jerome
Wilson, Mrs Emma Watson. Mrs. Chand-
Ter Wheeler. Mrs Cyrus Wheeler. Mrs.
George Shores and Mrs. Ellen Parker.
The speakers in the forenoon were Stat
Lecturer w. j. Thompson and Prof. Mar
1uardt of Colby. The former give one
of his highly interesting talps of histor-
teal nature, and touched somewhat upon
the history of the Grange Prof. Mar
quardt, who, by the way. has for some
time resided on farm about half way
between this village and Wateryille and
Is an active and enthusiastic member of
Oakland Grange. also talked along the
lines of Grange history and Grange work.
A characteristic Grange dinner was
served in the banquet hall. The first
speaker of the afternoon was State Mas
ter Stetson. whose time was somewhat
limited as he was obliged to leave on the
$50 train. Mr.. Stetson spoke earnestly
and eloquently on the improvement and
work of the order in this State, and it Is
doubtful if he has ever made better
talk or said more good things in the same
length of time. He referred to the diff
ferent classes OF members that make up
the subordinant Oranges. alluded to the
danger of subordinate Oranges commit
ting Grange suicide by depending too
much on outside help for instruction and
entertainment in their meetings. He re-
viewed the several branches of Grange
work. emphasizing the educational. and
calling special attention at the present
time to the legislative work and the
work Of the legislative committee of the
State Grange. He urged the careful con-
sideration of the forthcoming blank Pc
titions that are now on their way to the
subordinate Oranges of the State.H
The next speaker was Deputy J. M.
Hewitt of Belgrade, who gave a brief but
earnest talk for the good Of the order,
in which he called special attention to
the value of the postal savings banks as
now being demanded by the order. State
Deputy B. Walker McKeen of Fryeburg
was then introduced. This gentleman.
who now ranks among the ablest and
soundest Grange speakers in the State
first gave brief history of the order
and an outline of the purposes for which
| it stands. He then related some Of the
work it had accomplished in the past
and some of the things it is trying to
bring about at the present time, giving
particular attention to postal savings
banks with some explanations in regard
1 to tie plan. purpose and methods OF OPP
Grafton Of the same. He also took UP the
revision of the tariff as another work in
J which the order should interest itself,
and pointed out the Importance of MEM
bers making a careful study Of the tariff
question during the present winter.
l. Well received and enthusiastic remarks
were made by Bros. B. D. p. aver Of
Vassalboro, Spaulding of Belgrade. Ger
IRISH of Oakland and others. Bro. Martin
of Oakland read carefully prepared
paper on THE Conservation Of our Nat
ural Resources" This was a paper that
ought to furnish much food for thought
on a subject of great interest at the pres
ent time. Another interesting paper, re-
lating to the order, was read by Sister
Ellen Goodwin of Victor Grange. 81
Miss Bessie O'Neil, one Of the young sis
tiers of Cascade Grange, presented d we'll
written essay on Edgar Allen Poe" In
the way of recreation and rest from the
solid, earnest work of the afternoon
there was singing by the choir, solo by
Sister Sturtevant of Belgrade, piano solo
by Mrs. Martin, banjo solo by Bro. Blake
and recitation by Bro. Oral Wheeler.