The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-05-27
CHANGERS
Hold Sessions at Sfnnnston
and Want Farmers in
Fair Societies.

The members Of Atkeson Pomona
Grange No. s. compssed az tho
oranges of Harrison ana Taylor
counties, met at shinnston. Friday
and Saturday, May Fl and o.. Much
time was spent In discussing problems
OF interest to the state as well as the
county. One OF the most important
steps taken by the grange was in re-
gard to the present manner OF con-
Quoting the Agricultural Fair Asso-
Citations OF the county Many years
ago a majority of the officers and d.
rectors OF the associations were far
mers The present policy IL to SUBJ
stitute for them men who admire the
speed of the race horse. the squeak OF
the merry-go-round or the halo Of tho.
ten-cent show much more than the
exhibition OF well fitted live stock, the
display OF agricultural products and
other influences which tend to make
the citizenship better. The farmers
In the county own much of the stock {
in the associations and in view OF this
fact n resolution was passed dcmand-
ing that a just portion OF The officers
and directors be farmers actively en-5
gagged in the business. n
Che public meeting Friday evening
was we'll attended and fun Of life. Il. (
w Sheets, lecturer of the West yir-
gfnia State Grange. called the rneet-.
ing to order and spoke briefly OF tiie Y
work OF the oranges in che county ana
connected with their or
ganization. Prof. II. c.. Atkeson.
Master of the West Virginia State
Grange, in a very forceful address
spoke of the many things the grange
has accomplished during It's more
than forty years Of careful, bainstak-
ing experience, and the things Ii Will
likely accomplish in the near future.
Prof. d. W. Working. superintendent,
of extension work, West Virginia uni
versity. was present and spoke ut
some length upon the necessity for
better education among tho farmers
and urged that they become readers
and thinkers in the grange.
The grange completed It's work at
noon Saturday. The. members got on
a street car Immediately and rode 10
the farm Of C. p. Hood. Past Master
of Salt Well Grange. and there, be-
meath the shade OF trees a bountiful
dinner had been prepared by the: Sis
tiers. After dinner the members spent
several hours in giving toasts playing
games and having general good
time. One OF tile most Interesting
features of the afternoon WINS children
playing around the big ELM OF
which Granville Dawissons fIait speaks
so frequently In his famous book.
THE Daughter of the Elm The old
tree Is twenty-four feet six inches In
circumference and giant of It's
kind.
This was the first meeting OF Atke-
son Pomona, since Its organization
last December. 1t was named I'm
honor of Prof. T. c.. Atkeaon, Master
of West virginia State Grange. and
0verseer of the National Grange. So
far as is known 1t is the only grange
with one exception. In the United
States. named after a state or national
Master. The oranges in Harrison and
Taylor counties have n very warm
feeling for Prof Atkeson for he was
instrumental in the organizations of
them ALL
The next meeting of the Pomona
will be held at Good Hope. in August
A field day will be held the day fol-
lowing the meeting of the Pomona
grange.
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