Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-16
COUNTY POMONA GRANGE HERE
Entertained by Norwich Grange with Many in Attendance
Two Important Addresses-Large Class Gets Fifth
Dearee-WiIl Meet in Preston in June.

At the invitation of Norwich grange,
| No. 172, P. of H., fully 225 patrons OF
| husbandry assembled in the Rose OF
| New England on Thursday and enjoy
/ ed one Of the finest Pomona meetings
that has been held in New London
| county for a long time. There were
| several factors that contributed toward
the success of the meeting, most i'm
portant of which was the splendid en-
| tertainment afforded by Norwich
grange, under Worthy Master Wood
| bury o. Rogers. The Norwich grang-
ers spared no pains to make this occa-
sion a pleasant one for all, and the
hearty vote Of thanks given them
proved their efforts were appreciated.
Big Class Initiated.
Worthy Lecturer Davis programme
received much favorable comment. there
being not only much that was instruc-
tive and of especial interes ito farmers,
| but excellent, high class entertainment.
A class of n was initiated to the fifth
degree In full form, and the exercises
in this connection were carried out in
an eminently successful and impressive
| manner.
Worthy Master Everett P. Barnes
opened the grange in due form in the
! fifth degree at 40 o'clock. Worthy Sec
retary o. S. Pull Of Lebanon read the
minutes Of the previous meeting, and
several matters of routine business
! were transacted. Among the resolutions
| in new business was one establishing
permanent press committee for the
| New London County Pomona grange,
| No. 6. p. OF H, the same to have
| charge of all the grange news in the
| county. This resolution was acted up
on favorably, and the following COM
mittee was appointed: Luther K. Ia
| briskie (chailnan), E. Frank White,
| ]. B. Bliven. q. J. Hampstead, Charles
/ f.. Congdon. A committee composed
of ]. B. Bliven, E. J. Hampstead and
| Otto l.. Pulz was also appointed to ar
range for the printing Of the grange
/ bylaws for the New London County
Pomona
Fifth Degree Members.
The following were elected NTH de-
| gree members at the morning session:
From Norwich grange, Myra S. Rogers,
Flora A. Robinson, Ella c. Lester, Hat
\ tie L. Jewett, Maud G. Bliss, Clarence
| Shoales. Mildred A. Shoales, Amos B.
| Wheeler, John H. Casey, George D.
Rowland, Laura s. Colt, Henry F. Pal
mer; from Ledyard grange, Everett
Gallup, Samuel E. Holdredge, Phoebe
]. Holdredge. Rufus w. Hurlbert. Ira
cy H. Smith. James T. Collins, Mrs
Annie Korn.
At u o'clock an elaborate dinner was
served in the banquet room of Pythian
hall, and was followed by social
hour.
The afternoon session was opened in
the fourth degree, and for the most
part was In charge of the worthy lee
turer G.. Warren Davis. A vocal duet,
| Sing Me to Sleep, by the Misses Sted-
man of North Stonington. was pleas
| it.rrI rr4H NT7vV-
| siastic applause. Mrs. E. P. Barnes
accompanied on the piano.
Address Of Welcome.
| The address of welcome was given in
/ behalf of Norwich grange by their
worthy master, Woodbury. o. Rogers.
In his usual pleasing style Mr.. Rogers
| told the visiting members how pleased
| the Norwich grange was to have this
| opportunity to entertain the New Lon
| don County Pomona, and of his espe-
| cial honor in the privilege to extend a
| hearty welcome to all. He spoke Of
| the youthfulness and inexperience of
his grange and of their consequent tim
/ idity about Inviting their brothers and
| sisters on this date. But they were
| growing, and the future is very bright.
| In conclusion Mr.. Rogers took occasion
and complimented Lecturer Davis on
the splendid programme he had arrang-
ed for the afternoon.
| Il. J. Hampstead of KonoInoc grange
was called upon for the response. He
said that he considered II a great hon
Pomona to Worthy Master Rogers
hearty welcome He had visited Nor
| witch grange during its infancy. had
showed them and had helped them,
and. with q great number of others,
had watched their growth with keen
l. -
| grange deserved much cerdit for the
| steady growth they had made and for
the good work that had been accom-
plished.
Potatoes as a Cash Crop.
Potatoes as a Cash Crop" was the
subject of discourse, Of exceptional in
terest to every one present, by Prog.
J.. A Clinton, director of the expert
| mental station of the Connecticut Ag-
ricultural college. For over an hour he
| spoke on this department Of agricul-
ture that is so important to New Lon
don county farmers, and the strict at
| tention that was shown to him all the
way through was evidence of the in
terest that was felt by his audience in
| what he said. Many questions were
asked during the talk and were readily
answered by the speaker.
Prof Clinton believes that the potato
crop Is an interesting one, whether 1t
Is successful one or not. No man,
I however. can hope to be successful in
this branch after one years experience,
or after studying the subject at ool-
| lsge. He only is successful who has
had years OF actual experience in the
fields. Everyone should not go into
| this business, for with this as with
| other callings, one must have a special
| adaptation for the work. and to the
beginner the speaker recommended
that he should start with one acre, and
after year or two Of success with po-
| tatoes he might go into the matter
| more deeply. But the main thing IS
the persons personal love and adapta-
ton for this line Of farming.
The farmers of today should get ont
Of the habit of doing all the work on
potatoes by hand, and should enter
upon this branch of agriculture as they
have on other branches, with improved
methods. Time was when a good fruit
crop could be secured with but little
effort, but now a good fruit crop can
only be raised by the man who. goes
into it earnestly and as q business.
| The orchards are sprayed and are
| tended to most carefully today by
these men, where similar results could
be gained IN years gone by with but
little work. And II is going to be just
the same with the potato crop, and the
farmer who goes at this business with
modern styled sprayers, planters, cul-
tivators and dlggers. doing most of
the labor by horse and machine, Is the
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