The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-03-04
NEWS OF THE ORANGES.

Comet Grange, Swanville, is holding very in
teresting meetings and comforting degrees on
several candidates.
G. Fl. York has received his fourth annual
appointment as lnst1ucting and inspecting
deputy in North Waldo jurisdiction.
Georges River Grange Liberty, by invitation,
will meet with South Montville grange, March
9. and furnish the program, the host grange to
furnish supper.
Mrs. Annie Clement. one of the captains of
the contest in Dirigo Grange, Freedom, had
her first entertainment Saturday afternoon.
Feb. 9th. The meetings very interesting
and 62 were present at the last meeting.
George Plummer, master of Sebasticook
Grange, Newport, has been commissioned by
State Master Stetson, deputy for East
Somerset Pomona Grange jurisdiction and l3
Oranges in Penobscot county, which Mr. Plum
mer intends to inspect as early ir the year as
possible.
Seven Star Grange, Troy. held special meet
ing last Saturday evening to confer the first
and second degrees on two candidates. The
coming Saturday the third and fourth degrees
will be conferred OIL five candidates., after
which a harvest feast will be given.
At the recent meeting in Bangor officers of
the Maine State Grange lecturers conference
were elected as follows: C. o. Purnton, Bow
doinham, president; Roy c. Haines, Ellsworth,
vice president; Harlan P. Ellis. North Anson,
secretary treasurer; executive committee Roy
C. Haines. chairman; Frank Kingdom, Har-
mony, and Miss Gertrude P. Allen, Pennington
Seaside Grange of Belfast has the dstinc-
ton not only of having woman Master"
but that woman is granddaughter of mem
ber of the famous Boston Tea party and one of
| the original proprietors of the township of
| Belfast, the late John Cochran. Miss Coch-
| ran did not win her position leader in the
i Grange through her iustrious grandfather
fame. however, but by her own worthiness.
| She has been member of Seaside Grange for
/ 35 years and has held many important offices
! and ever been one of its most active workers.
! She is respected and beloved by all who know
her and is making splendid leader. She has
! been chaplain in the State and National
| Grange; was for two years regent of the John
| Cochran Chapter, Daughters of the Anne lean
Revolution, named for her grandfather, and is
| graduate of Seaside ChautauQua Circle in
the class of 1896. Well read and intelligent to
! high degree, she is posted on all the topics
| of the day.tShe thoroughly believes in Woman
| Suffrage but is not in any way in sympathy
with the militants. She believes that women
| should have the same rights in the matters of
| government men and the time is not far
off when this will be possible. She is the
! daughter of the late John Cochran, second son
! of the Revolutionary soldier John Cochran
who was member of the Boston Tea Party
| Kennebec Journal
The fourth degree was conferred on three
! candidates at the regular meeting of Seaside
| Grange, Belfast, last Friday night, harvest
supper served, and a Washington program
| given. The hall appropriately decorated
| for the occasion, and the following program
was carried out: Singing by the Grange
chorus; address, on the Life of Washington, by
the Worthy Master, Miss Lucy Cochran; read
ing, go Loafing There" Nellie Grotton; read
ing, THE Father of the Republic" by Past
Master Earl Braley; song. Il Want to Go
Back to Michigan" Roy Sholes; reading. George
Washington as Hero, Elmira McKeen; re-
! marks on the Life of Washington. by A. D.
| hayes; story, "Sambo and the Northern Cen
eral," by Lura Ritchie; remarks by Elijah Rit-
chic, on some sayings Of Washington; story,
George Washington and His Servants, James
Wallace; recitation, Birthday of Washington.
Marian Hayes, tableau, George Washington and
the Cherry Tree, Roy Sholes Tin costume) };
singing by the Grange chorus. Battle Hymn OF
the Republic. An interesting program is plan
ned for the meeting tomorrow. Friday, night,
part of which will be an Old Fashioned SPELL
ing Match, in cost tune, with Elmira McKeen
and Elijah Richie as the leaders of eaah side