The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-08
Paper Read at Scion Grange

This story was written by Mrs,
Alice E. Foss of North Somerset
Grange at Scion, and read at a regu-
lar meeting recently.
Act we'll your part, there all the
honor lies. Thus spoke the poet and
that sentiment has doubtless been
uttered again and again in every civ
ilized community of the whole world.
Never was ii more true than it is to-
day never was it spoken in more
appropriate place than in this Grange
Hall. Never was it uttered to ad-
vance a nobler cause than ours. Then
let us take it home, each to himself.
Let each one of us say am / acting
well my part? Do | perform my
share of the necessary work OF the
society? Am | doing my part toward
making it's meetings interesting, sue
cessful and profitable? To answer
these questions each must know his
part. Without attempting to answer
that question a few things are sug-
gested which would seem to be the
part of every one and a few others
which are evidently the part of no
one.
It is your part first and foremost
to be here promptly at every meet
ing. There is nothing which will en-
courage a presiding officer more or
more quickly make glad the heart
and face of an earnest worker No
other one thing will cause our men,
bers to believe that our work is a
success, as we'll attended meetings
begun on time. All other things we
may or can do will not show to the
world our interest in our work as
will full meetings. Finally nothing
else will so effectually retain our
present membership and increase il
in the future. Nothing brings interest
and growth to any society or to any
cause as to see every member always
on hand Then make an effort, sac
rifice if necessary to be here at eacl
meeting Plan your work and your
pleasures. having always in mind
that the Grange shall be attended
The habit of doing so, once formed
its continuance is easy. And the
cause is worthy of the work,
Again it is your duty to fulfill tt
the best of your ability such duties as
the Grange or its master shall assign
to you. 1t is not your duty to say,
decline. A writer in a western paper
speaking of this phrase / decline
says: That's right. your heads level
If you don't know any more than this
expression of yours indicates, yot
ought to decline always and without
fail, for you're not fit person tC
hold any office Do you know thai
each time you say those two words
you are refusing to do your part fol
the order to which you have pledged
your support? Also it is your duty tC
make the meeting interesting, So thai
to attend them will not be a burden tC
you or to anyone. but rather a pleas
ure to everyone We meet each other
in our homes and are glad to do so
We sometimes work exceedingly hare
to get up an entertainment for oul
pleasure. Why not be glad when we
meet each other here? Why moi
| make our meetings entertainments
which not only we. but the public
would enjoy. Do not say, If they
would only make the meetings enter
tanning, if they wouldn't be so dead
! if thew would only have little more
life Why don't you make the meet
ings entertaining? Why are you sc
dead? Why don't you have little
more life? If every time you say
that in the sense | have used it, you
should say l instead, you would be
doing a good and not injuring an or