The Republican journal., 1909-12-09
OF THE ORANGES.

-es. They have the material already
Z N eot and will begin at once putting up
;ng.
4 4rs Taanksgivng ball at Tranquility Grange,
,r5.lle, was success, although the trav
4 was bad There will be another dance
hi, all Friday evening, December oath.
"a music will be furnished.
I en7est Home Grange, Brooks, had big
as; Monday evening. Degrees were
atscred on candidates, a big supper of which
+ tsHdred people partook, was provided by
.eye committee, and general good time
ss'oyed,
/ fEnio Pomona Grange will meet with
sustott Lake Grange, Palermo, December
The regular time for meeting is Decem-
II DIST, but as the State Grange meets in
sgm On that date it was decided to have
POMONA meeting one week earlier.
the neeting of Harvest Moon Grange,
mike, December 4th, the program con-
4 If readings, recitations, songs, quota
aud the topic, What do we attend the
|m2e for? The members are now preparing
4 Entertainment to be given soon. The
cH Of officers will be held Saturday after
lacember 11th, at their hall. A full at
-ee is desired.
-h Waldo Pomona Grange met December
q. 0. Gardner Grange, West Winterport.
cree team conferred the fifth degree on
a=, # eight Address of welcome was
s D. L. Dyer, with response by MIR.
i Frankfort. A fairly good crowd
ent and a very pleasant day was pass
a-- The next meeting will be with
light Grange of Monroe.
At. pomona Grange No will meet Thurs
! -eember 18th, at 10 a. NJ, with Evening
/ -ange. Washington. Following is the
eE-a Address of welcome, L. L. Morton;
;. I'm growing and ensilage, Boardman
@ 5uam; reading, Mrs Chas. Lucas;
eanees Austin; topic, The effect of the
.-a and fruit show on the fruit culture
."a. Arthur E. Johnston; music, A. N.
recitation, Emerald AdeIl
g Harvest Grange, Center Montville,
.fieers last Saturday evening as fol-
7- as,er, NJ. L. Howard; Overseer, j. W.
. nth; Lecturer, Allen Goodwin; Steward,
mes: Asst Steward, G. E. Terry; Chap
r d. Tasker; Treasurer, j. W. Tibbetts;
Annie Clement; Gate Keeper, L. G.
l; Ceres Lucy Tasker; Pomona, Laura
+ lora, Addie V. Cain; L. A. s., Carrie
e 0rganist and Chorister, Cora Berry
Grange held their annual meeting
e rrday and elected the following Off
aster, Charles B. Eaton; Overseer
e5- Curtis; Lecturer, Mrs. Ada Curtis;
In-r: H. G. Pettee; Assistant Steward, A.
-a-el; Chaplain, Miss Lucy A. Cochran
fssurer, Henry j. Chaples; Secretary, Al
5rs Naqsworth; Gate Keeper, Albert P. Col
81 ares, Mrs Lena Eaton; Pomona, Florence
,n5a. Flora, Mrs. Gertrude Colson; Choris-
y Mrs Harvey B. Cunningham; Lady Assis-
1T ward, Miss Blanche Bridges.
Iaea7th annual session of the Maine State
nae- T. of H., will be held at City Hall,
algJr beginning December 2lst, at 10 a. m.
he Maine Central will sell tickets at conven-
H rates. one fare and one third from all
ataa ogo December 20-23 andgood to return
e-emrer 25th. Other Maine railroads will
4 special rate tickets. The headquarters
u be at the Bangor House, with rates of 81
M TWO persons in room and bed, with
D bath $225 per day with bath. At many of
5 hqtes and boarding houses and in private
miles good board may be obtained for 81 per
" II IS the duty of every master of SUBJ
anate or Pomona grange to attend the State
a'ge and the duty of every grange to be
Presented. If the master cannot possibly
tend, the grange should elect and certify
'egate TO represent the grange. The fifth
sixth degrees will be conferred on Wednes-
evening. Fifth degree fee, rs cents; sixth
gree fee, 81. Applications for sixth degree
be made on the first or second day of the
setng.
he roads leading from North Searsport to
'fot we're full of grangers November 9th,
Attend d harvest feast and general good
Re With Morning Light Grange, by special
'taAoH. We arrived at the town hall quite
w out found we were not the first to arrive,
about 9 o'clock nearly two hundred Patrons
1rarlte, o. Gardner, Northern Light and
'arg Light Oranges had assembled at the
A Worthy Master Clements of Morning
'A' allied the Patrons to order and opened
grange in form, and after the regular
'He Of business the Sd and 4th degrees
'e conferred on large class in first class
2pe by the degree team of Morning Light
'0ee. We have seen the work performed
.efai times by other degree teams, but never
I u done any better. Morning Light should
j eiated over what it has accomplished in
past year. A recess was then taken and
visitors fell into line and marched to the
tg room, where steaming clam stew |
@ited the hungry Patrons, and it was good
! too' After a good chat, while the young |
As . engaged in Tucker and Chase the Squir-
; .he grange was again called to order and |
program listened to. Bro. Edward Evans,
,uge Deputy for Waldo county, made some
Ijttprlate remarks for the good of the order
'he visiting members were then called |
js n Bro. Dow of Morning Light gave the
reSS Of welcome and Bro. Black of Granite /
response. Bro. W. ]. Matthews set the
70 rolling and the old veteran grangers
oNed suit. 1t was SO late that all were
uested to be very brief, that all might have
"oto "o to say. At late hour the grange
seq and we were on the road toward home.
~ occasion was one long to be remembered.