Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-05
Pomona Grange Meeting.

One hundred and sixty members of the
Montgomery County Pomona Grange, rep
resentine local oranges at Beltsville, Liberty
Grove, olney, Brighton. Highland. Lanham
and College Park, attended the fall meeting
at Chillum. They were royalty entertained
by the members of Eureka Grange, No. lit,
in their commodious hall. the meeting
being called to order at 10 O'Clock, Pomona
Master R. Bentley Thomas, of Ednor, pre-
siding. The morning was devoted to the
business of the grange and reports of COM
mittees. 1t was reported that State Grange
Master B. John Black, in response to action
of this grange at its summer meeting, will
make a strenuous effort to bring the Ma
tional Grange to Washington in 1915, when
the organization will celebrate its fiftieth
anniversary. In discussion of the market
situation in Washington, the attitude of
Superintendent of Markets J. H. Sherman
toward the farmers in this section was the
subject of considerable adverse criticism.
1t was felt that Mr. Sherman does not have
as sympathetic an understanding of the
conditions surrounding the producer in the
neighborhood of the District as could be
desired Considerable time was devoted
to discussion of the telephone service in
the territory covered by the Pomona Grange
with view to its improvement and re-
ducing the toll rates to adjacent centrals.
Charles B. Ager, of Eureka Grange, made
strong plea for the support of grange
members to the fund being raised to erect
a memorial building to the memory of o.
II. Kelley, founder of the Order. This
building is to be located at College Park,
to serve as a home for the State Grange
and a meeting place for the student MEM
bers of the College Grange. who are being
trained for organization work in the c0un-
try committees Of the State. Members of
the grange were delighted to hear in addi-
ton from his mother. widow of Past State
Master Ager who has seldom been present
Of late years at their county meetings. She
spoke most feelingly Of the debt which the
ley to whom every State Grange would do
well to erect memorial building. The
business Of the meeting concluded with
the election of delegates to the State
December TO, they being R. Bentley
Thomas, of Ednor. and Mrs. C. r. Harris
horne, of Brighton. Mr.. and Mrs. S. W.
Bealle were elected alternates. Represen-
tatves from the Pomona Grange were also
appointed to represent the local Mont
gomery county oranges, at the organiza-
ton Of the Federated Organizations CouD-
Gil to be held at Rockville next month.
The feature of the afternoon session was
program on the Farm Home" which
was as usual open to the public. W. Ever
EFT Brown and Albert Nichols, of Brighton
Grange, gave short practical talks on THE
Meat Supply for the Farm Home" Espe-
cial attention was given to the growing Of
pork for home consumption. it being the
staple meat. Liberty Grove Grange was
represented by Mrs. Lottie Wright with a
paper on Saving Steps In The Home. s.
containing a number Of most helpful sug-
gestions. In conclusion she said, IF we
would do our work well, we cannot sit
down with arms folded just thinking of
how to save steps. We must be up and
doing just the same, though saving all the
steps we can"
Mrs. J. W. Jones, representing Olney
Grange, read an essay Of unusual appeal
on 1.-THE Relation Of the School to the Farm
Home" She drew fine distinction when
she said, There are two distinct parts to
education-the getting of knowledge and
the development Of all the powers and
faculties Of the child. The first is brought
about by teaching the second. by train
ing Teaching is causing another to know
training is causing another to do. Know
ing and doing cannot be separated, for in
every act Of teaching there is training, and
in every act Of training there is teaching.
Right here then is the most important
need Of cooperation between teacher and
parent.
The program was interspersed with a
number Of most pleasant musical selec-