Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-08-21
POMONA GRANGE NET
With Arcadia Grange Saturday August
10th.
J. c. kEI CHAM GAVE ADDRESS
Large Crowd in attendance Mrs. King Talk.
ed OH Flower Cultivation

grange at the hall two miles south
of Alma. l. he day was very warm
but otherwise an ideal one. In the
forenoon Pomona held it's Fifth de-
gree sess on, after which dinner was
served ~ the women of Arcadia
grange - about one hundred and
twenty-fiy- After dinner the heat
was SO int -nse that it was decided to
hold the afternoon session out OF
doors and accordingly chairs, ETC.,
were removed to an open space under
some spreading trees and the follow
ing program given
Music by the orchestra.
Discussion OF the tariff by Mr..
Baldwin of Sumner grange. The
speaker thought that as a whole the
proposed tariff was a detriment to
the farmer.
instrumental solo by jamie Lang
of Sumner grange,
Recitation by Allen HubbeI of Ar
cada grange. The audience would
not let Bro. Hubbel off with one so
he gave another humorous recitation
Mrs. Vandeventer, Mrs. Carter, Mrs.
Howe and others gave methods of
canning vegetables.
Recitation by Helen Crane of North
Star My Big Brother"
Mrs Francis King of Alma gave
short talk on flowers and their cul-
tivation and called on those who
grew flowers at all to raise their
hands. The result being nine hands.
This however was not a fair showing
as the writer knows almost that many
in our own grange who grow flowers,
but none of those were present at
the time. Mrs. King had with her,
and left for distribution, flower seeds
and some specimens Of her lovely
namesake, the Mrs. Francis King
Gladiolus.' She was given vote OF
thanks by the assembly.
Miss Ina Young sang beautifully
from near by porch.
Little Lois Crane of North Star
gave the "Gobbleuns'll Get You," in
most delightful manner.
Recitation by Florence Sharrar.
Meanwhile the storm clouds had
been gathering and peals of thunder
coming nearer for some time and
Master Carter decided that it would
be better to go inside the hall again,
and general exodus followed to lis
en- to a solo by Arcadia grange and
the address by State Master J. C..
ketcham.
The latter's talk was full Of inspir-
alton for grangers everywhere. Never
before in the history of the grange
has the outlook been so hopeful The
grange has come to be looked upon
not merely as a farmers organiza-
ton devoted to their interest, but a
great moral force on all questions
pertaining to the state. With it's
forty thousand members the wonder
full reputation of the state grange, he
as its Master had been approached
by all manner of propogandists who
wished TO enlist the grange in their
cause. The speaker dwelt at some
length upon his visit to the upper
peninsula in June of this year and
the hospitality and kindness that was
shown him in a locality where the
homes are long way from each
other, but where grange activities
abound. They will hitch up and
drive five or six miles to grange and
think nothing of it. The grange at
Wakefield has as its Master a young
Finn and is composed entirely of
Firms The ritual and declaration
of purpose has been translated into
the Finnish language and the whole
compose as loyal and earnest bunch
of grangers as can be found any
where. They sang for our State Mas
ter a Finnish song. Mr.. Kitcham de-
nounced Tammany in scathing terms
and was thankful that we at least
had not that curse on the body polite
in Michigan. He advised all men
who did not favor woman suffrage to
get into a cyclone cellar as it was
bound to come. He thought that the
parcel post would be the means of
bringing the country producer and
the city consumer nearer together
and thus lower the high cost of liv-
ing. In conclusion the success of
grange is not to be measured merely
by its numbers but by the fact that
it is taking in new members, observ-
ing the lecture hour; whether it sends
out in the world boys and girls who
are useful members of the commun-
ity in which they live. 1t must be
alert on all questions of public in
terest and continually ask itself what
work is there for US to dor
Song by Mrs. Klees and Miss Lang
followed by question box and Fifth
degree session at six o'clock, after
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