The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-01-28
THREE HUNDRED
ATTEND DEDICATION
OF New Grange Hall at Dunn
merston. Last Evening.
MANY gorABLEs MAKE SPEECHES
State Master c. =. Smith and commis.
sioner OF Agriculture o, L. Martin A..
tend Opening Of New Home OF Eve
ming Star Orange.

ihs ,leliraiian 81 the nFW grange hall
b AZ Duminefeipn Thursday evening, Jan.
q, Nas the elimination II the hoi,s~ and
aspirations. thr closing act that crowned
with surcrss the sigrnuan, efforts Of this
! little hand ii 2-alous workers and gave 10
Evening Star grange = home, u = doubt
fol Il any other small grange IA the state
Tor even IA The nutlrf has ever buiit 20
good a hall. and able speakers have dedi.
lcaied Il 20 the PURPOSES for which u was
hnili, namely, a grange home, Nheic itce
Thought may have uticfanuc. where the
Interests Of agriculture and all farm and
home topic may be- discussed. the loneli.
Ine.s of the farm eliminated aud snelahll.
Iiiy cultivated. Piusitss j. the Waichwod
lin home. farm, schools, road. town, state
and nation. aud this hall was dedicated
that ways aud means Tor the hcitetlnent
/ Oi farm lie aud farmers families might bc
sought and found, and social times en-.
Ijoycd.
/ The popularity of Dummer.ion grange
supper, is 20 widely spread that such a
small matter ~ a snow storm does not
Iprcycni having = good crowd, especially
when Master W. T. Walker personally
conduct. the invitations and secures noted
speakers. then adds a dance for finish.
These were the attractions last evening.
and more than 800 persons came 10 the
Il was d turkey aud chickcn-pie supper,
with all the accompnnimcnts and supple.
ments, with choice Of hot coffee, Log.
Cabin farm sweet cider. or sparkling cold
water from the north side OF the old his.
toric well on the common. II was with
this most bountiful of substantial suppers
that the kitchen and dining room were
dedicated TO the physical and material
comforts Of grangers and their guests.
NJ IA n W.1E.r tt4al sh.. haaH nf sta
kitchen department.
Under the supervision OF Mrs. Lila
Reed. the main hall was decorated with
greens and the national colors. Worthy
Master W. r. Walker was master of cere-
monies and introduced the speakers, who
occupied seats upon the stage
After the invocation by State Master G.
f. Smith, the first speaker was Lewis III.
Lynde OF Dummerston, a charter member
and one Of the first officers of Evening
Star grange. He gave history of this
grange and closed with the words: BE
Of good cheer, Evening Star has never
been so bright since its first hall was
washed away" State Master G. +. Smith
II Morrisville was then introduced and
made interesting remarks. He was fol-
owed by State Lecturer Mason :. Stone
II Montague, who is no stranger to audi
noes in this vicinity, and TO him is ex-
The next speaker, General Deputy H. w.
sargent of Brattleboro, always has words
II cheer, for the good of the order. Mas
er Walker then introduced State Com
missioner OF Agriculture o. l.. Martin of
who responded with a few fit
ing words. Senator Gibson was the last
{ the distinguished speakers to assist in
educating the hall to intellectual progress,
MT although last to speak his speech was
ot least in repartee. and easily turned
he laugh and created laugh.
All the speakers are entitled to more
han mere mention, but time and space
re limited. Mrs. C. F. Smith, Ceres of
ermont state grange was called upon to
Deak, aud she responded by offering con-
ratulations. The speaking was inter-
)ersed with music and the hall was dedi-
tied TO music by the following program:
wo selections by the Knapp and Norcross
singing, The Bedouin Love
,ng by Pinsuti; Lullaby from Jocelyn by
odard; Absence by Alitson Oh! Let
light Speak of Me, Chadwick. by E.
Miller with Mrs. Miller, accompanist;
nging, Oh, That We Two Were Maying,
thelbert Nevin; My Gift, Oleyspeake, by
rs. Lenna Tenney with Mrs. Lila F.
aed, accompanist.
The dance that closed the program was
oved by those who indulge in that rec
alton. Knapp and Norcross's orchestra
rnished music, and W. E. Nichols, with
Is. acted as floor director Thus was
e hall dedicated to Terpischore
The whole undertaking has been a sue
IS throughout and reflects credit on all
ncerned.