The Republican journal., 1911-10-12
North Waldo Pomona Grange

North Waldo Pomona Grange
The members of North Waldo Pomona
Grange assembled at the hall Of Granite
Grange in North Searsport, October 5th, for
their regular monthly meeting. The Grange
was duly opened in the fifth degree, with
Worthy Master York presiding. Upon the
roll-call of officers, five were found to be alb.
sent and temporary appointments were made
as follows: Overseer. Fred Jarrett; Steward.
Herbert Stevens; Lecturer, Velzora Nickerson:
Secretary, E. Winifred Stinson, and Gatekeep-
er, Charles Keller. Five subordinate oranges
were reported in good condition-Star of
Progress, Jackson; Northern Light and Sun
rise, Winterport; Granite, Searsport and
Comet, Swanvile. Six candidates made appli-
cation for membership and after being duly
balloted for and elected were given the in
structions of the degree of Pomona A recess
was then declared, during which fine COLA
ton was served in the dining hall by the
members of Granite Grange.
The Grange re-assembled for the afternoon
session in the fifth degree and the following
address Of welcome was extended by Velzora
Nickerson:
Worthy Master, Brother and Sister Patrons
Of North Waldo Pomona Grange We are
very glad to greet you today and we welcome
you most heartily to our grange home.
Loyal, earnest workers have dressed our hall
in its prettiest dress to receive you, and we
| hope you will all enjoy the day so well that
you will be glad to come to Granite Grange
again.
| II so paadIoss IN COW .ho+ ,,,o L,,. L,
ing eagerly forward to this occasion, for we
feel that it is to be a meeting of both pleasure
and profit.
Another year of seedtime and harvest is al
most gone and in spite of drouth and wet, hail
and wind and several kinds of moths and bugs,
together with reciprocity, the year has been a
fairly prosperous one for the farmer
He has labored diligently and now is reap
ing his reward in crowded barns and cellars
full to overfowing. The one thing needful
now is market for his produce where the
middle man does not take the choicest bits,
and the consumer.
SomeWay that seems to be a sort of Will-o-
the-wisp. When we think we have it safely
within our grasp it eludes US and goes floating
away in the distance, leaving only sigh and a
dream of what might have been.
The grange united can be such power and
can do SO much toward making good that it
seems to me it should make spec ial effort
| towards advancing all that is for the country's
best interests. Much has been said and done
in regard to teaching patriotism in the pub
lie schools OF course patriotism means
more than going to war and fighting for ones
country. There are questions arising during
times of peace many of them as vital as an
invasion by foreign foe. If an individual is
a true patriot he will seek to make his country
better by upholding and obeying its laws.
"lf ye love me ye will keep my command
ments"
| How very, very true!
There are men and women, too, who would
! feel indignant indeed should they be told thew
do not love their country, yet these same peo-
pie deliberately disobey the laws of their
country.
Our country has at the present time many
questions of special Importance and if there
were patriotism enough in our land there is no
doubt that they would be decided wisely.
A true patriot works for the moral welfare
and uplifting of his country as we'll as fights
for it behind a gun. A nation rises or falls
according as her citizens defend or rebel
Mckinley said "The dissolution of the I'm
ion is Impossible so long as we continue to in
cucate lessons of fraternity, unity and pat
riotism."
Education and patriotism working hand in
/ hand to enlighten US are t. be our salvation
Much may be done in the grange as well as in
the schoolhouse to teach our young people to
be peaceful, temperate, law abiding, patriotic
citizens. The future of the land lies with the
young men and the young women of today
and as the nation grows older and more power
full the more serious will be the questions con-
fronting them.
=. The teacher has been called "The Hope of
America" and there is indeed great resi- ponsi-
! bility resting the teachers of our educa-
tional institutions of every grade.
The responsibility of the grange is hardly
less in importance. 1t has been said that
hn crl0 of ;o 10, 81,
temple of loyal, industrious and upright
people" and "The safety of nation depends
not alone the wisdom of its statesmen or
the bravery of its generals" There is no
question of the patriotism of our country in
defending it from foreign invasion. That
has been demonstrated and at what cost
AS the years come and go we hope it may
not be necessary to sacrifice so many lives in
order to prove our love of country We also
hope that wars may be relegated to the past
with other relics of barbarism and that peace
may hover over all the earth.
| Every one of US feels that our flag expresses
more than any other flag in the world, that the
United States is the best country on the globe,
and that Maine is the dearest State in the
Union and to preserve it thus we, brother and
sister patrons, must do our part in the great
whole in promoting the welfare of our coun-
try and mankind" and teach by example as
we'll as by precept all that is required of
patriotic citizen.
l say to you again, we are very glad to have
you with US.
| ]. W. Nickerson made an appreciative re-
sponse
Carrie Spaulding rendered a very pleasing
recitation, which was followed by vocal solo
by E. Winifred Stinson, who responded to an
encore. Little Evelyn Spaulding sweetly re-
cited short poem and Kate B. Ellis, deputy
of the State grange, was introduced and ad-
dressed the patrons in her usual pleasing man.
ner. Her remarks were chiefly along grange
lines and could not fail to arouse new inter-
est in all grange work and deeper enthusi
asm in every patron. She also recited very
appropriate original poem.
The following question was opened by w.
NJ York: Is there need of any change of meth
cd in our grange work, and if so in what way?
w. j. Matthews F. L. Trundy J. W. Nicker-
son, Mrs. Ellis, J. H. Mckinley, T. D. Harts-
horn, Clara York and Eliza Matthews joined in
the discussion and many good suggestions
were made The question was closed and the
matter of changing the date of the meeting
from the first Wednesday of the month to the