Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-09-29
GRANGE FIELD DAYS.
SUCCESS OF BIG MEET SEEMS
ASSURED.
PROGRAM CONFERENCE.-THE MASTER
sTETsoN COMING-ALL MEETINGS
PUBLIC.

The success of the big field day meet of
the grangers OF Hancock county in Ellis
worth, next Tuesday and Wednesday,
seems assured. 1t is estimated that there
will be over 1000 grangers here, and
this number will be augm snted by many
who will be drawn here to attend the in
teresting meetings.
STATE MASTER WILL BE HERE.
The local committee is able to make to-
day the pleasing announcement that State
Master G. S. Stetson will be here the first
day of the meet. A telephone message
was received from him this morning that
his previous date for October had been
cancelled, and he could come here if the
committee still wanted him.
Did they want him? Well, he's coming!
He will be met at the early morning train
| Tuesday by the local committee and
Lynch's band, and escorted to the Han
cock house, which will be his headquar-
ters while he is here.
The announcement that the State mas
ter is coming will be pleasing to all the
grangers Of the county, and will undoubt-
edly bring many more to Ellsworth.
ALL MEETINGS PUBLIC.
/ The impression has somehow gone
abroad that the meetings at Hancock hall
| will be open to grangers only. Nothing
could be further from the fact. All the
meetings are open to the public, and all
are cordially invited. One of the great
| benefits to be derived from the meeting
here is bringing the grangers in close
touch with the public, that non-grangers
| may know something OF the great work
which the grange stands for, and which it
\ is accomplishing.
| SPECIAL RATES.
The Maine Central railroad has granted
special reduced rates from towns along its
| line for the two days. Those coming to
Ellsworth by rail should ask for the spec
| ial tickets.
| MEAL ARRANGEMENTS.
| The banquet hall at Hancock hall will
be open at noon and o'clock botii day q
to give grangers opportunity to have
| basket lunches. The local committee will
serve tea, coffee and milk. Oliver Betters,
of Ellsworth, will be in charge OF the
room.
In addition to this, the Methodist and
Baptist societies propose to serve 25 cent
| meals at their vestries both days. Both
| these churches are conveniently situated.
COMMITTEE HEADQUARTERS.
have headquarters at the banquet hall at
Hancock hall, which will be open at a.
m. Tuesday. A. L. Friend will be in
charge of the information bureau.
BUSINESS MEETING.
At the business meeting, which will be
held Wednesday forenoon, the grangers
will take up an interesting proposition,
which it is hoped will result in making
the Ellsworth meet an annual event.
The grangers will consider proposition
to buy the Wyman park fair ground, and
conduct each year a big grange fair and
meet. The project seems feasible, and with
the grangers of the county behind such a
fair, its success would be assured from the
start.
THE BAMLS.
The ball Tuesday evening will be free to
grangers. That ON Wednesday evening
will be under the auspices Of last years
carnival committee.
OFFICIAL PROGRAM.
Below is printed the official program, in
detail:
Tuesday Forenoon, October o.
500 Band concert, postosfice square
$50 Registration of Patrons at banquet hall,
Hancock hall
900 Band concert in front of Hancock hall
1000 Opening exercises
Call to order, w A Alexander, Chair
man Local Committee
Prayer, Rev P A A Kills m
Opening song, No )" jreeting'
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