The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-10-20
POMONA GRANGE ELECTED
OFFICIALS YESTERDAY
Meeting Poorly Attended, ON Ac-
count of Weather, But Great In
terest Was anifested-Splendid
Dinner Served.

The quarterly meeting of the
members of the Pomona Grange yes
terday, which was held in the Grange
Hall Of the Cambridge Grange, was
not very we'll attended, an unusually
heavy rain, which fell practically all
of the morning, preventing members
from a distance from attending, but
what the meeting lacked in numbers
it made up in enthusiasm. Reports
from different sections showed that
farming conditions are good all over
the district of the Pomona Grange,
and the outlook for the exhibition of
farm products at Cambridge next
month is said to be better than it
has ever been before.
The annual election of officers was
held, the following being chosen:
Master, Samuel L. Byrn, of Cam
bridge.
Overseer, L. st. James, of FEEDER
alsburg.
Steward, Albert H. Smith, of Cam
bridge.
Assistant Steward, Frank Web
ster, of East New Market.
Chaplain, Rev. John Rosser, Fed
eralsburg.
Treasurer, Arthur X. Austin, of
Cambridge.
Secretary, T. Harry Hopkins, of
Cambridge.
Gate Keeper, John McAllister, of
fredericksburg.
Ceres, Mrs. Samuel L. Byrn, Cam
bridge.
Pomona, Mrs. J. E. Patton, East
New Market.
Flora, Mrs. c. w. Hastings, Hur-
lock.
Lady Assistant Steward, Miss Car
oline M. Barber, Hurlock.
Organist, Mrs. d. S. Crippen, of
Hurlock.
After the election of officers, the
members adjourned to the dining
room of the Hotel Cambridge, where
a sumptuous dinner was served, to
which each and every one present
seemed to do full justice, thoroughly
enjoying the occasion, and their ap-
petites paying a marked tribute to
the products of the culinary depart
ment; in fact, from the way in which
some of the Cambridge gentlemen
partook, it was observed by some OF
those present that their wives should
charge them at least S25 week for
table board.
After the dinner, the meeting ad-
journed to the Court House, where
Mr. Samuel L. Byrn, the Master, in
troduced Mayor Earl w. Orem, who,
in a delightful speech, welcomed the
members to Cambridge. Mr.. Orem
was followed by Mr.. P. Watson
Webb, who spoke upon the applica-
tion of business methods to farming,
stating that the farming business,
which is the biggest business in the
United States, is just as susceptible
to the application of approved busi-
ness methods as any other line of
industry. Mr.. Webb urged his
hearers to keep cost sheet for each
.seens s..ta.sfi faiee the n lzle 0e 3IG1i
plements, IMPROVEMENTS, 1aUof,
keting and all other items entering
into the cost of the crop, and then
strike a balance between the cost and
the receipts, just the same as any
other business concern would do.
The last speaker was Prof. Nicho-
las Smitz, of The State College of
Agriculture, who spoke upon the ad-
vantages of agricultural exhibitions,
how they helped, through competi-
ton, in the production of better
classes of products. How they brou-
ght information to those Interested
which they otherwise could not OBJ
tain, and how they advertised the
products of the various sections in
which they were held. The speaker
paid a glowing tribute to the mem
bers of the Dorchester Pomona
Grange for the high grade of exhib-
it's which it has sent, year after year,
to the State Exhibition in Baltimore,
and expressed the opinion that these
exhibits and those of other counties
had done much toward bringing
about the rapid agricultural develop
ment for which the Eastern Shore is
famed from one end of the State to
the other.