St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-12-15
Grange Notes.
Prospect Pomona Grange Organized at
BroWningt0n.

Prospect Pomona grange was orga'
nzed at Bloomington last week with
a large membership. The oranges in
cluded in this organization are the
Barton, Glover, Bloomington, Charles
ton and Westmore oranges and at least
one meeting a year will be held with
each of these organizations. c. F. Smith
of Morrisville, state master, was present
as was also Mrs. Smith. There we're 90
in attendance and general good time
was had. The following officers were
elected: Master, A. P. Bean of Glover;
overseer, T. G. Crandall OF Bloomington;
lecturer, F. H. Foster of Barton stew
ard, S. E. Grey of Charleston; assistant
steward, X. F. Mason of Barton; chap
lain, A. E. French of Westmore; treasur-
er, Ira Lyon of Westmore; secretary, g..
L. Nutting of Westmore; gate keeper
George Calkins of Charleston; Ceres,
Mrs. A. P. Bean; Pomona, Mrs. T. G.
Crandall; Flora, Mrs. S. E. Grey; lady
assistant steward, Mrs. X. F. Mason.
1t was voted to hold the next meeting
with the Glover grange, January 81.
Hazen Road Pomona Grange held
meeting al Hardwick last week Wednes-
day. About 1875 members were present,
representing oranges from Cabot, Wal
den, Danvile Greensboro, Wolcott,
Craftsbury, Hardwick and East Hard
wick. c. F. Smith of Morrisville, master
of the state grange, was present. After
dinner the fifth degree was conferred on
20 candidates, an address of welcome
was given by Master Albert Goodrich of
Hardwick grange and response by M.
NJ Stocker of Danville, A general dis
cussion was had upon the subject of
what the Grange Might Do" followed
by a discussion of THE Temperance
Question from Changers Standpoint"
Speaking on the first subject Mr.. Stocker
OF Danville called attention to the fact
that the Wells Fargo Express company
had recently divided dividend of 800
per cent among a few stockholders and
that the earnings of other express COM
panies we're enormous. He therefore
urged very strongly the establishment of
the parcels post and suggested further
that the grange work for the reduction of
court expenses.
Saxtons River Valley Pomona grange
held meeting with Fall Mountain
grange at Bellows Falls, Saturday after
noon and evening. The annual election
of officers resulted of follows: Master,
w. ]. Wright of Saxtons River over
seer, l. 6. Miller of Westminster West;
lecturer, Mrs. W. ]. Wright of Saxtons
River; steward, ]. A. Harlow of Bellows
Falls; assistant steward, c. A. Moultrop
of Bellows Falls; chaplain, c. S. Lake of
Saxtons River; treasurer, c. c. Lake of
Saxtons River; secretary, Mabel Rich
ardson of Saxtons River; gate keeper, B.
6. Farr of Westminster; Ceres, Mrs. |
Anna Clark of Westminster West;
Pomona, Miss Nellie A. Brown of Bel
lows Falls; Flora, Mrs. G. H. Under
wood of Bellows Falls; lady assistant |
steward, Mrs. A. w. Gray of Bellows
Falls; pianist, Miss Pearl Buemond of
Saxtons River. The oranges in this
Pomona are Boyden of Westminster,
Maple Grove of Westminster West, Fall |
Mountain of Bellows Falls, and Saxtons |
River. At the evening session the fifth |
degree was conferred on a class of SO by |
the degree team.
On Wednesday of last week the Allen
District Pomona grange, No. 4, was held !
in Chester with a good attendance.
The following officers were elected:
Master, H. E. Huntley of Chester; over
seer, B. ]. Spaulding of Cavendish; lee
turer, Mrs. w. L. Gibson of London
derry; steward, P. r. Earle of Gassetts;
assistant steward, M. w. Edison of
Chester; chaplain. Miss Bertha Whit
comb of Springfield; treasurer William
Colburn of Grafton; secretary, A. A.
Edison of Chester; gate keeper, E. B. Far
rar of Chester; Ceres, Mrs. 6. E. Eddy of
Pomona, Mrs. ]. E. Hadwen
OF Springfield; Flora, Mrs. G. E. Thomp-
son of Landgrove; lady assistant stew
ard, Miss Marion Gibson of London
derry. The membership of Allen Po-
mona grange has increased about 60
members during the past year and the
outlook for the coming II months looks
very promising.
The following officers were elected at
Connecticut Valley Pomona Grange at
south Woodstock last Saturday which
net with Orion: Master, c. Nj. White;
,verseer, A. M. Curtis; lecturer, Mrs. D.
:. Hawkins; chaplain, Mrs. w. |. Ken
lall; steward, Lewis Madden; assistant
toward, Nelson Morgan; treasurer, L.
Morgan; secretary, Mrs. L. H. Nor
IAN; Ceres, Mrs. c. NJ White; Flora,
1rs. Hattie Green; Pomona, Mrs.
tearns; .gatekeeper, Frank Howard;
ady assistant steward, Mrs. Nelson
1organ. Over 100 persons were present
nd bountiful dinner was served to all.