Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-11
Fifth Degree Conferred
Upon Large Glass.
Address al Afternoon Session
By Rev. Henry {. Dunnack.
Capital Grange Serves Dinner and
Delightfully."- Entertains Visitors.

TheCmeeting of the kennebec County
Pomona held Wednesday with Capital
Grange No 24S was one of the most
successful Of the year and was very
largely attended. about $50 being pres
ent from the various Oranges of the
county. Capital Grange proved de-
lightfu entertainers and Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Rollins and Mrs. Charles Syl-
vester assisted III receiving the mem
bers
The forenoon session was given over
to the comforting Of the Pomona de-
gree, which was in1pressively worked
upon a class of % Dinner was served
at noon in the banquet hail of Capital
Grange and the afternoon was taken
up with the program of the county
lecturer. Mrs. Ada Il. Yeaton of Au-
gustd. The county master j. c. Hew-
EFT Of Belgrade. and the county secrc-
tary, Everett Withee Of Augusta. were
present and officiated in their proper
capacity.
The Pomona degree was conferred
upon Mrs. Bessie Bush, L. Gertrude
Savage, A. w. Stewart, Miss Carol
Martin, Miss Ethel Wood, Miss Char
lotte MeSscr, Miss Lizzie Gray, G.. Fred
Mcssor, Marshall Stewart, Mrs Alice
Spaulding, Mrs. Ida j. Newcomb.
Mrs Caddic Lovejoy, Mrs Aurilla
Martin, B. f. Smith, Sarah Cobbins,
| Beatrice Holbrook. Eva f. Kirkpatrick;
of Capital Grange Of Augusta; Charles
| f. Arthur. Mrs. Kate Trafton Charles
| TraftOn Of Gardiner Grange of Gardi-
ner; Mrs. Abbie Brooks of Manchester
| Grange of Manchester; Miss Bessi"
Mills Of Belgrade Grange of Belgrade 3;
Mrs. +. f. Wakefield Mrs Elizabeth
| Perfect OF Cnbbosseccontee Grange of
West Gardiner; Mrs. Lura Leigh of
Silver Lake Grange Of China; Mrs
Bertha =. Jaquith Of Fairview Grange.
| The dinner, which was served after
the comforting Of the degree, was a
bountiful repast. the tables in the ban
quct hail fairly grooming with the good
things that go to make up first-class
Grange dinner The committee in
charge Of the dinner consisted of Mrs
\. w. Dennis. Mrs. O. H. Farnham,
Mrs. Grace Pratt Mrs. Bessie Bush,
Mrs. w. +. NeWcomb and Wallace d.
Slipp.
The afternoon session was very
interesting one. The address OF well
come was given by Manson W. Dennis
Of Capital Grange Of Augusta and re-
sponded to by George ". Call Of Coo
b0sseecontee Grange Of West Gardiner
a solo. "Beauty's Eyes by Mrs. Mabel
| GilcreaSe of Cushnoc Grange of Vas
sslboro followed. Miss Flora Danforth
Of Gardiner gave q reading which was
| well received, and next came a piano
solo. by Miss Susie Smith of Capital
Grange The principal Address of
the afternoon was given by Rev.
Henry E. Dunnack, pastor of
the Green Street Methodist church.
Mr.. Dunnack spoke of the pres
ent conditions confronting the farm
er and commended the work of
the self sacrificing farmers wives. He
said that the farmer should work with
his brain az we'll as his hands and pic
tured conditions as continually improv-
! ing from the farmers view point. This
change, the speaker said. is due in
great measure to the Grange. which
stands for intelligence and industry
and everything that makes for the
prosperity and happiness Of the farmer
| Miss Maude Andrews Of Augusta
gave reading, which was so much
enjoyed by her hearers that she was
| obliged to respond to an encore An
other solo, Angel Serenade," by Mrs.
Gilcrease followed and the program
closed with duet by Ethel Wood and
Lizzie Gray.
The violin oblgato by Raymond
Carleton of Gardiner added greatly to
the enjoyment Of Mrs. Glcrease's solos.
He is young player Of great promise
| The next meeting of the county
| Pomona will be held with Readfield
| Grange Of Readfield Dec s ana thc an
nual meeting for the election of r.
ficers with Gardiner Grange of Gar
diner, Jan. II, 1910.