The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-09-27
THE NEWS OF THE ORANGES.

The patrons Of North Waldo Pomon,
Grange were entertained by Gomez
Grange, Swanville, Wednesday, Sept
18th. There was a good attendance Of
officers and members, Worthy Master F,
M. Nickerson has been elected Principal
of Searsport High school, so was unable
to be present and his place was accept
ably filled by Past Master A. T. Nicker-
son.
The meeting was duly opened and the
choir rendered a selection, after which
came the report of Oranges, five respond
ing to the roll-cal.
A short business session followed dur
ing which resolution was introduced by
o. B. Dow asking for the elimination of
harvest feasts at Grange meetings for the
in response to the appeal of the food
commissioner for the elimination of the
''fourth meal" and Mr.. Dow ably and
eloquently presented the matter. A dis
cussion followed, and the majority favor
ed taking no action at present, but to
practice the same methods of economy
all patriotic citizens are doing to conserve
food and other necessities. The resolu-
ton was withdrawn.
A recess was taken for dinner which
was served by members of the host
Grange, from attractively spread tables
An enjoyable social hour quickly passed
and Grange was re-assembled in the fifth
degree. After a selection by the choir,
F. P. Webb, Master of Comet Grange,
extended fraternal greetings and o. B.
Dow responded in behalf of the visitors
A reading by Alice Nickerson was fol-
lowed by the song cold Folks at Home"
and Jennie Webb read patriotic selec-
ton.
The topic, "Do farmers get as much
pleasure out of life as their circumstances
warrant?" was opened by A. T. Nickerson,
who prefaced his remarks by giving
several definitions of pleasure and if, as
one authority declares, pleasure comes
through toll. ""Then, said Mr. Nickerson,
the farmer certainly gets all the pleasure
he deserves" He further stated that
allowing for reas enable amount of rec
reation, the farmer must necessarily find
much of his pleasure in the result of his
labor. Worthy Master Charles Wood
and c. R. Levansellar of Waldo Pomona;
w. J. Mathews, J. W. Nickerson, F. P
Webb, D. M. Kimball c. C. Clements,
Hattie Phillips and others participated in
the discussion and many suggestions
were given whereby the farmer might
find more opportunities for enjoyment
County Agent Donahue was guest at
the afternoon session and spoke briefly in
regard to his work and especially of the
seed-saving campaign.
A. Stinson was called upon and re-
sponded with remarks of patriotic ma
ture and the choir sang, The Battle
Hymn of the Republic
c. c. Clements opened the last topic of
the afternoon: "W hat is better, more money
expended in home building or more money
in the bank?" Mr.. Clement believes that
everything that adds to the attractive
ness of the home adds to the enjoyment
and contentment of the family and that
all labor-saving devices are an asset in
the end. Interesting remarks on the topic
by the members followed and the state
ment was made that no matter how
bush-grown the roadside, near at home,
if the owner was behind the bushes with
large bank account the passerby would
never see the bushes.
After the usual formalties, all joined in
singing "The Star Spangled Banner"
The next meeting will be with Seven
Star Grange, Troy, Oct 10th.
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