The Republican journal., 1915-02-18
NEWS OF THE ORANGES.

The annual meeting of the Maine State
grange will be held in Portland on Dec. 18th,
14th and 18th according to an announcement
ade tuesday.
At the meeting of Burnham Grange, Burn
ham, Feb. 11th, the lecturer, Susie B. McKech-
ME, resigned and Mrs. Nellie H. Shaw was
elected as lecturer and duly installed by Past
Master Perry. The Grange is to send the
lecturer to the conference at Bangor. The
following program was carried out: Singing by
chorus of boys; reading, Miss Nellie Morse;
story, Bernard Reynolds; current events, Nellie
H. Shaw; question, (Which is more profitable
to the farmer, Plain or Diversified Farming?"
opened by G. J. Mudgett and followed by a
large number of members,
A special meeting of Seven Star Grange, Troy.
was held Saturday evening, Feb. 18th, for the
purpose Of installing officers. The work was
done by Past Master, W. L. Gray and the fol-
lowing were installed: Master, Seavey A. Piper;
overseer, John Pratt; lecturer. Miss Marguerite
Danforth; steward, Harold Piper; asst steward,
James Mitchell; treas, James Luce; chaplain,
gate-keeper, Harold GOWN; Pomona, Mrs.
Flora Myrick; Ceres, Mrs. W. L. Gray; Flora,
Miss Gladys Estes; lady asst. steward, Miss
Phyllis Estes.
Union Harvest Grange, Center Montyille.
has adopted the following resolutions on the
death of West P. Jones:
Whereas it has pleased our Heavenly Father
to remove from our Grange circle Brother
West P. Jones; therefore, be it
Resolved, That in the death of our brother
the Grange has lost worthy member one
who will be sadly missed by his friends and
neighbors.
Resolved, That the members of this Grange
extend to the bereaved family their heartfelt
sympathy.
Resolved, That as token of respect to our
departed brother. the charter be draped in
mourning for thirty days, that CODY of these
resolutions be placed on our records and a
copy be sent to the local papers for publica-
ton.
ANNIE L. CLEMENT. Committee
JAMES j. CLEMENT, on
JOHN w. TIBBETTS, J Resolutions,
Morning Light Grange. Monroe. held its
regular meeting Saturday evening, Feb. 18th,
with its usual good attendance. The lady
assistant steward furnished treat of popcorn
at recess and later presented the following
program: Reading, The Dreams Ahead, M J.
Curtis; original humorous paper, Possibilities
of the Dairy Cow" Annie Clements, master;
reading, "Advice to Farmers-the 35 cent Dol
lar" o. B. Dow; conundrums. Eta Peavey.
This followed by report of the recent
meeting of the North Waldo Pomona by D.
holl nd a1s ,o.rL, ~
by Annie Clements and O. B. Dow. The pro-
gram for the next meeting will be arranged by
D. M. Kimball, overseer, and an interesting
question will be presented for discussion.
At the regular meeting of Seaside Grange
Belfast. last Friday evening the second and
third degrees were conferred on thI ee candi-
dates and the following program onLncoln was
successfully carried out: Singing by theGrange
chorus; address on the Life of Lincoln by Past
master A. d. Hayes; reading, ga Southern
Scene," by Mrs. Nellie Grotton; recitation, 1.-The
Hand of Lincoln" by Mrs. Lura H. Richie
singing of Lincoln's favorite hymn, "Nearer
My God to Thee" by the ladies quartette; read.
ing. ''Nctes on Lincoln" by Mrs Ida F. Bray
reading, Lincoln's Address at Getty sburg by
Carl Noyes; Sketches of Lincoln by Mrs Ell
nora Hayes and Miss Marian Hayes; singing
1.-The Little Bronze Button" by the male quar-
tette; Lincoln quotations by Mrs. Melissa
Sholes; story of Lincoln and the Bible, by
Stlllman Grotton; recitation, "Linaoln's Speech
at Gettysburg" by Elijah Ritchie; quotations
on Lincoln, by J. Earl Braley; reading, "The
Flag Raising by Lincoln at Independence Hall.
by Mrs. Elmira McKeen; A Story of Lincoln
by Vaughan Hayes; paper on the Life of Lin.
coin by Mrs. Dora Bridges; song, "The Sta,
Spangled Banner by the Grange chorus The
decorations were in charge of Mrs. Dora ]
Bridges and Mrs. Lura H. Richie, who usec
flags in abundance about the hall and red
white and blue bunting on the stage, which
also contained a portrait of Lincoln.