Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30
The Grange.
CHELSEA GRANGE.
Entertains Schools Of the Town il
Profitable Session.

The observance of a school Day.
by Chelsea Grange last Saturday was
somewhat of an innovation. Yet a most
successful and profitable one. Every
school in the town was invited by the
Grange to participate in the exercises,
and 20 scholars. with six out of the
nine teachers in town, responded to
the invitation, in spite of the very I'M
favorable weather. The honored
guest OF the occasion was the Lecturer
of the state Grange, b. Walker Nc
Keen of Fryeburg, and the forenoon
wa, devoted to listening to a most in
teresting address on the subject of
Schools, in which the speaker is well
verSed. lie touched upon many
points of vital interest to teachers.
pupils. and parents, and held the clos
est attention of the large audience
present for three quarters of an hour.
At noon a collation. of all kinds of
sandwiches, cake. pies cookies, and
plenty of hot coffee. was served by the
ladies of the Grange. and all enjoyed
pleasant social hour.
There was on exhibition, on the
walls of the chapel. IA large number of
drawings and test papers by pupils in
the several schools which We're eX-
amined with pleasure by all present,
and created great deal of favorable
comment. Indeed it was an exhibition
of which the citizens of the town
should feel proud.
At 100 the meeting was called to Or
der by the Worthy Lecturer. Mrs. A.
,x.ln in fnto
superintendent of schools, Mrs.
had arranged fine program by the
children, which it is needless to say
was greatly enjoyed First was a
short drill, and salute to the flag, par
tcipated in by all the pupils present,
in charge of Miss Merrill and Miss
Sheldon. A very pretty welcome was
given by Viola Clark. REGULATIONS by
Bertha Matthews. Hannah Springer,
Ruth Erskine instrumental music,
Charlie Rouse: Rotations by Maudle
Getchell. Rose Young: dialogue by the
little Boudway sisters; vocal solo, Miss
Alice Donnell recitations. Florence
Small, Margaret Erskine, Lila Swift,
Marian Getchell: Jimmie Rouse: in
strumetal music, Doris Morgan; reci-
tations, Daisy Mason, Elvira Mark
ham; vocal solo, Earle Hayes; recita-
tions, Jesse Boudway. Fred Flagg; ex-
ercise by six girls from the school in
No. 5: violin solo, Earle F1agg; reci-
tations, Rosamond Grover. Mary Nc
Gugin, Hazel Collins. Ethel Getchell;
dialogue by three boys from No. D.
The last and closing number was the
singing by all the children of a School
Ode. composed for the occasion by
Mrs. Florence Thompson, the superin-
tendent of schools, and sung to the
tune America Miss Alice Donnell pre-
siding at the organ
Mr.. McKeen favored the audience
with Il few more remarks, also Mr..
Grant of Randolph, formerly a promi-
Me-. now member Of Chelsea
Grange The occasion was a decided
success in every way, and the Grange
as host and their guests will long re-
member it with much pleasure.
This is the first Grange to try any
thing of the kind, or at least in just
this line. and Chelsea Grange will
surely repeat the tria4 another year
believing it to be of mutual benefit to
every one participating. At the
next meeting of the Grange, Friday
evening, Dec. ., will occur the annual
election of officers. and all members
are urged to be present.