St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-09
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Past Masters Night At Green Noun
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Past Masters Night At Green Noun
tain Grange-Locals.
edith Mclaughlin, Correspondent
Past Masters night was observed by
Green Mountain Grange, No. L, last
Saturday evening. There was q large
attendance and at the program which
followed the hall was well filled. Wis.,
ting members present were Mrs
Fred Houghton. Enterprise Grange
NJ. 16. of Lyndon. Ruth I. Colby and
Charles Butler, Wide Awake Grange
No. So. All the living past master.
(some have moved from here an,
joined other granges) who are still
members of Green Mountain Grange
No. 1, were present except two anC
were as follows: e. A. Gray, c. N
Whitney. George c. Wheeler C. 7
Hall, w. c. Hall and A. H. Olcott A
+. Lawrence, owing to a severe cold
was unable to be present, and 3. A
Farnham was unable to be present al
the meeting but came in for the pro.
gram. Past Master Whitney in a few
well chosen words, expressed his
gratitude Of the fact that he was one;
the master of Green Mountain Grange
with it's present mem bership of 100 o
more loyal Patrons of Husbandry, who
were banded together and working
tremendously for the best interests OF
the farmer and the upbuilding of man
kind. The others all voiced his senti
ments, while some brought up reminis
cences of the past, also spoke of the
progress the grange had made in the
net ny1y 1cn
made of the late Past Master Joseph
Rainey, who at his death bequeathed
TO Green Mountain Grange a sum of
money which was practically the in
centive of it's membership to clear it.
self of debt, and if at the present time
they are not free of all incum brance
there are funds enough in the treas
ury to clear them. Past Master Farm
ham stated that he was the first young
man to fill the Office of master, as the
older men up to that time had always
held that office, but from that time to
the present the younger men had held
it often. Past Master w. c. Hall said
he had the honor of being the young
est one to hold that Office. Other
speakers of the evening were Worthy
Master, w. j. Henderson, Fred Hough-
ton, Mrs. Fred Houghton, e. M.
Massey, P. p. Prescott, Mrs. Nellie
Whitney. At the next regular meeting
the third and fourth degrees are to
be exemplified. At the close of the
meeting the following program was
rendered, after which refreshments of
ice cream and cake were served and q
social hour enjoyed Duet, Dorothy
Farnham, piano, A. H. Olcott, violin:
reading, 1.-The Whistling Regiment"
Grace Cobb; Question, Are the Farm
ers Careful Enough with Their Seeds
Before .P1anting?" speakers, r. w.
Remick, H. C. Shattuck, P. P. Pres
colt, Fred Houghton, P. w. Stems, B.
A. Farnham, E. M. Massey and Rob-
ert Shaw: vocal duet, America, the
Beautiful Rae and Shirley Astle.
they received an encore and respond
ed History Of Green Mountain
Grange, No. l, Nellie Whitney; an
them, Joy and Peace" Mr.. and Mrs.
Scion Walters, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. M:
Massey. responded to an encore; read
ing, Friends" Mrs. Helen Stems,
who responded to an encore by read
ing 1.-The Kid Has Gone to the Colors';
duet, Dorothy Farnham, piano, A. H.
Olcott, violin.
Miss Esther Colby of Manchester,
N. H., who has been visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Jennie Forsythe, returned home
Saturday.-A daughter was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. George Goodenough
May 1-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burton
of Burlington, are the parents of
son, Leslie Frank, born April %. Mrs.
Burton will be remembered as Miss
Glod Ia rln nf nj
Gladys Walters, who has been con-
fined to the house by rheumatic fever
for several weeks, Is able to walk out
a little-Mr. and Mrs. CoteS of Comp
ton, P. O., who have rented Oliver
Halls farm, have moved their family
here.--Mrs. Eliza Allen and Stella AL
len are visiting at Freeman Aliens in
Danville.-Mrs. Lillias Huntley spent
Saturday as the guest of Mrs. Lucy
Jackson at ST. Johnsbury.-Mr. and
Mrs. Will Harvey of st. Johnsbury
spent Sunday with their son, w. E.
Harvey and family.-Miss Arlene Per-
rigo of st. Johnsbury spent the week
end as the guest of Miss Rae Astle.-
Mrs. Ray Smith is very sick at her
home-Mrs. r. C. Campbell went
Friday to Sherbrooke, where Mr..
Campbell is employed, to spend few
days-James Mcnamara spent Sun
day with his niece, Mrs. Arthur Chat
fee and family.
At the regular c. E. meeting last
Sunday evening the following officers
were elected for three months: Presi-
dent Howard Goss; Vice President
Walter Hall; Secretary Gertrude Nc
Laughlin; treasurer, Win Stevenson;
Correspondent Secretary and Organist
Kathleen Chaffee; Librarian Arthur
Chaffee-Mrs. A. B. Pringle passed
the 83rd milestone of her life last
Sunday and although the day was
spent quietly she was well remember
ed by many tokens. If Mr.. and Mrs.
Pringle live until Sept.3 they will cele-
brate their Goth wedding anniversary.
+ Miss Esther Colby of Manchester, N.
H., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Jennie
Forsythe.