The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-12-14
NEWS OF THE ORANGES.

Harvest Home Grange, Brooks, is to enter
tain North Waldo Pomona Grange next month.
Saturday, December Both, union meeting
of the Knox and Lincoln Pomonas will be held
with White Oak grange, North Warren.
LIMERICK Valley Pomona grange met in Me-
gunticook grange hall, Camden, Saturday, Dec.
9th, at 1.30 p. m. There was picnic supper,
and degree work at the evening session.
Honesty Grange, Morrill, is having season
of prosperity. Nine new members have re-
Gently taken the degrees and others on the
way. Thirty-eight were present at the last
meeting. There will be harvest feast sup
per at their next meeting, Dec. 18th. Worthy
Master Delbert Paul will attend the State
Grange at Lewiston next week.
Comet Grange, Swanville, elected officers
Dec. 4th as follows: Master, A. D. Moody;
overseer, H. o. Bachelor; lecturer, Mrs. A. T.
Nickerson; steward James Webster; assistant
steward, Freeman Clark; chaplain, Mrs. James
Webster; treasurer, Mrs. Carrie Cunningham;
secretary, A. I. Nickerson; ceres, Mrs. A. D.
Moody; pomona, Mrs. H. o. Bachelor; flora,
Miss Louise Cunningham; L. A. S., Mrs. Free
man Clark G. K, Wallace Gray.
Seaside Grange elected the following officers
Dec 9Th: Master Augustus D. Hayes; over
seer, Earl Braley; lecturer, Mrs. William H.
Bray; Sc cretary, Miss Florence Chaples; treas
urer, Roy E. Sholes; steward, Stacey Noyes;
assistant steward, Elijah Ritchie; lady assist
ant steward, Mrs. Elijah Ritahie; gate keeper,
Alphonso Richie; ceres, Mrs. A. D. Hayes;
pomona, Miss Rena Cunningham; flora, Mrs. E.
B. Lunt. The installation will take place the
first Wednesday in January.
Harvest Home Grange, Brooks, had harvest
feast in connection with the election of officers
last Monday evening. Officers were elected
as follows: A. B. Payson, Master; Clarence
Hamlin, Overseer; Emma Huxford, lecturer;
W. S. Jones, Steward Everett Felker Asst
steward; Laura Jewell, Chaplain; E. G. Cox,
treasurer; Gertrude M. Peavey, secretary;
Henry Reynolds, gate keeper; Inez Payson,
Ceres; Nettie Bowen, Pomona; Hattie Ryder,
Flora; Olive Roberts, L. A. S.; Gladys Godding,
organist.
| State Master C. S. Stetson of the Maine
grange, when in Portland last Friday stated
that the State grange at its meeting at Lewis
ton this week would without doubt adopt a
resolution calling upon the next Legislature to
adopt a resolution submitting to the people an
amendment to the constitution which would
permit of the "recall' of public officials, es-
pecially those who have to do with the enforce,
ment of the prohibitory law. The movement
for the "recall' was inaugurated by Capita
grange of Augusta about month ago.
Bucksport, Tuesday evening, December 5th
the following officers were elected for the en-.
suing year: W. NJ, George W. Chapman; o.
Charles H. Lowell; L., Larai T. Royals. Samue
S. Rich A. S., Horace E. Kilburn; c., Marit
W. Lowell; T., Mary P. Colony; S.. Helen E
Rich; G. K, Harvard H. Arey; c., Ida E
Chapman; P, Sarah ]. Parker: F., Lucia E
Bennett; L. A. s., Mary S. Sabine. 1t being
impossible for Master Chapman to attend tht
State grange, W. o. Chas. H. Lowell wa
elected delegate.
Enterprise Grange, Goodale's Corner, held it
election of officers Tuesday evening, Decem
ber 5th, with thirty-four me mbers present, in
cluding one visiting member from Pine Grove
grange. The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: E. W. Leathers, master
H. M. Rogers, overseer; Mrs. Della Smith, lee
turer; L. A. Smith, steward; Walter Parker
assistant steward; Mrs. Emily Blanchard
chaplain; P. A. Fowler, treasurer; Mrs. Alic,
Simpson, secretary; Chester Parker, gate
keeper; Mrs. Lottie Leathers, Ceres; Mrs
Ellen Dodge, Pomona; Mrs. Lena Rogers
Flora Florence M. Rogers, lady assistan
steward.