The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-01
GRANGE MEETING
HELD At CALK|NS
lmpOrtantBuSineSS Trans.
acted; Prizes Awarded
McSPARREN TALKED ON "WHAT
THE GRANGE is AND WHAT
1T is DOING"

1T is DOING"
Wayne County Pomona Grange
NO. Al, Patrons of Husbandry, con-
yened with Labor Grange, Calkins,
Pa, last week. The session was call
ed to order by F. L. Hartford who
occupied the chair in the forced ab-
| sence of M. G. Noble, Pomona Mas
ter, who is in the hospital at Scran-
ton suffering from an affliction of
his eyes. The meeting opened in the
fourth degree in full form at II
o'clock.
Reading of the minutes of the last
meeting.
Reading reports of subordinate
oranges. Seventeen reports were in
the hands of the secretary, nearly all
OF which show progress. Harvest
Grange of Maplewood had secured
the largest number of new members
for the quarter and was awarded the
honor banner" The Worthy Mas
ter appointed Theodore Kline to pre-
sent the banner. F. S. Keene. secre-
tary of Harvest Grange being pres
ent, ably responded and accepted
the banner in behalf of his Grange.
Dinner was announced and on mo-
tion adjourned.
Grange reopened at 1:45 D. m.
The following committees were an
pointed
Time and Place, 1912-F. M.
Shaffer, F. A. Peet and A. w. Emo.
Soliciting-Ward Wall. A. w.
Wilcox and Alma Noble.
Resolutions-Theodore Kline, Miss
olive Shaffer and F.. w. Stephens.
Appeals-Theodore Kline, r. w.
ShaHer and Mrs. w. Dunn.
Samuel Saunders, chairman of the
committee on Time and Place. re-
ported that he had made arrange
ments with Freedom Lodge, No. IS,
at Honesdale, for Wayne County
Pomona to hold its next meeting
there. 1t was regularly moved that
the report be adopted. The motion
prevailed.
A motion made and sustained that
the next meeting of Wayne County
Pomona Grange be held at Homes
dale Pa, Tuesday, December 10,
1911.
Worthy Lecturer E. E. Kinsman.
now occupied the chair, and the fol-
lowing program was given:
Song by the choir.
Trombone and organ selection by
w. B. Yerkes and Alma Noble.
Question, Farm Account" opened
by Brother Geo. Knorr.
A. T. Searle followed with an in
teresting and instructive talk on
Keeping Account on the Farm"
Supper was now served
Grange reopened and in accord
ance to a previous motion the doors
were thrown open to the public to
near the address of J. A. McSparren,
member of the Legislative commit
tee of Pennsylvania State Grange.
Mr McSparren is a very modest
looking man and would almost pass
for youth The subject of his ad-
dress was What the Grange is and
What 1t is Doing" He spoke for
over an hour and held the closest at
tention of his hearers throughout
the whole evening so we'll did he
handle his subject and we only re-
gret that Mr.. McSparren could not
have been greeted by thousands in
stead of hundreds as this subject
was OF vast Importance to the farm
er and laborer. At the close of the
address the following program was
given:
Song, America"
Recitation, by Spencer Noble.
Trombone and organ selection by
w. B. Yerkes and Alma Noble.
recitation by Q. H. Allen.
A rising vote of thanks was ex-
tended to Mr.. McSparren for coming
to Wayne county and for the splen-
did address he had given. This
brought the public meeting to
close and after nearly all present
had greeted the speaker with
hearty handshake many returned to
their homes, but the labors of the
day were not completed. There was
class of thirteen waiting to take
the Fifth degree and they were duly
obligated into the mysteries of this
degree and grange closed.
August oath Grange opened in
regular form at 9 a. m.
Song by the grange.
the Following persons, F. w.
stephens, G. H. Allen, F. M. Shaf-
fer, George Curtis, Mark Gilpin, W.
G. Noble and Chas. Williams were
appointed committee on Corn and
Apple show which will be held in
connection with the next Pomona
meeting at Freedom Lodge Hall,
Honesdale, Pa, Dec. 10, 1911.
The following prizes will be Of
fered under the rules of the Wayne
County Corn and Apple Show: Glass
1. list prize-Best 10 ears of corn,
81 and State Grange diploma; End
prize-Best 10 ears of corn, So; 3rd
prize-Best 10 ears of corn, 81.
Glass 2. For Doys under 20 years
of age. 1st prize-Best 10 ears of
corn, SO and State Grange diploma;
end prize-Best 10 ears of corn, So;
3rd prize-Best 10 ears of corn, 81.
Glass 3, Best single ear, So; End
best single ear, $1j 3rd best single
ear, so cents.
Glass A. Best apples, so and
State Grange Diploma; End prize,
best apples, 81; 9rd prize-Best
5 apples, so cents.
Glass 4. Best single apple, 81;
End best single apple, so cents; 3rd
best single apple, % cents.
The recitations given by the young
people and senior members of La
Dor Grange were all first-class and
much appreciated by all
On motion rising vote of thanks
was extended to Labor Grange and
Grange closed in full form.