Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-19
Monmouth Grange Entertains
Leeds in an All-Day Meeting.

Monmouth, Me-, Feb. 18.-It was a.
red letter occasion with Monmouth
Grange Wednesday, when the mem
bers held an all-day meeting and en-
tertained Leeds Grange. Perhaps 1t
would be better to say that Leeds
Grange entertained the Monmouth
folks, as 1t was their members who
furnished the afternoon program. 1t
was a good one and the big crowd
present thoroughly enjoyed the feast
Of reason and flow Of soul.
These are two of the strongest
Oranges in this vicinity as Monmouth
Grange alone has more than 800 mem
bers while Leeds boasts nearly 200
in their subordinate. These are ac-
tive members who believe in the order
or thew never would have turned out
so big a crowd when the mercury was
trying to crawl up from "a below zero,
where it had been all night.
Nearly all the officers of the Mon
mouth subordinate were present as
follows:
s. Howard Deane, M. Walter Leav-
lit. O.; Lila A. Marston. L.; Harold
smith. Stew; Arthur Getchell, Asst.
Stew; George Longfellow, Chap; H.
! s. Blue. Treas; Carrie B. Deane. Sec;
Arthur Sanderson, G X; Louise Pet-
tengilI. c.; Flora Leavitt, p; Mary
Higgins, F.; Blanche Getchen, L.
Asst. Stew.
Monmouth Grange has a. fine hall
that would now cost six or seven
thousand dollars. to reproduce. II Is
finished in hard wood throughout and
in the upper story the Masons also
have their hall. The dining room,
kitchen and ante-rooms have all the
modern conveniences and not single
dollar of debt hanging over them.
The meeting was opened in full
form and music was given by the en-
! tire audience with Mrs. Ethel Blais-
dell at the piano. The secretary, Mrs.
Deane, then read the records of the
last meeting and they were approved.
The name of Mrs. Amelia Thompson
was then presented for membership
and she was elected by the ballot. And
thus the good old Grange marches
| proudly on After a little routine bus
mess had been transacted the time was
placed at the disposal of Mrs. Lila
Marstons, the worthy lecturer, and she
at once called on Miss C1aribel Smith
of Monmouth for a piano solo, 1t was
a delightful selection and she receiv-
ed big volume of applause. It was
| deserved and to the encore she re-
turned to the instrument and gave
''The Rosary" The next feature was
an address by L. c. Bateman of Au-
burn, who talked on the water powers
of Maine and the necessity of holding
them as a public heritage of the
people.
A vocal solo by Mrs. James Jenness
was the next number and with rich
and strong voice she carried the audience
by storm Miss Smith was the accom-
panist.
Down in the kitchen and dining hall a
big committee worked nearly all the fore
| noon preparing the feast Of good Things
| to entertain the members and guests OF
the day. This committee was made up OF
the following we'll known members of the
focal Grange:
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Bates. Mr.. and Mrs
w. B. Fowler, Mrs. Sadie Bickford, MI
and Mrs. George Longfellow. Mr.. and
| Mrs Oscar True, Mrs. F. K. Niles, Mrs
A. J. Loon.
II was a banquet The usual baked
beans were entirely absent but roast cold
turkey, cold meats. salads, puddings'
pies. cake, coffee and fruit were all there
No finer banquet was ever spread in that
town and the 200 people who sat at the
tables thoroughly enjoyed the meal
A half hour of social chat and friendly
greetings followed and this was one or
the most pleasant features Of the day
The Oldest person present was Erastns
Simpson. whose sS odd years make him
not only the oldest member OF the Grange
but also of the town. He holds the gold
cane given by a Boston paper FOR this
honor and he proudly exhibited 1t TO the
Journal reporter. No member OF the au-
dience enjoyed the day and the program
more than he.
Then there was the youngest present.
which was little Miss Thurlie Eta Ad-
diton. the S-months-old daughter of MIR.
and Mrs Ernest Addition of Leeds.
sweet little child was she and she was
petted by all hands
The Afternoon Program.
Worthy Master Deane called the meet
ing to order again at 1.30 p. NJ, and by
this time more members had come and
the hall was crowded to its capacity
The time was given over to the lecturer
of Leeds Grange and that energetic lady
was ready for the occasion and splen-
did program she presented.
The first number was piano duet by
Miss Sylvia Parker and Annie Wing.