Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-07
Grange NezvS
Branch Mills GRANGE.

/ oTdHCh WINS orange.
! Branch Mills Grange met Thursday
afternoon. Feb. IS, with good at
tendance. 1t was decided fine idea 10
have the meetings occasionally in tina
afternoon as there We're several pres
ent who have been unable to attend the
evening sessions. Resolutions or re-
spect for Brother Ambrose Hanson
were read. Then social time was
spent. the ladies being busy with Red
Cross work. After recess the Follow
| ing program was presented LongfelIow
quotations by the Grange: conundrums,
Hattie Dove; remarks by W. A. Nell
son; readings by Alice Parmeuter, Ida
Pinkham and Harriet Estes. Stories
by Laura Tyler and Emma Worthlns.
At the next meeting, the evening Of
March 18th. all are requested to be
prepared with quotations from Whit
tier.
! West Minot Grange.
West Minot Grange held an all day
meeting Saturday with IS patrons
present. After the routine business.
the lecturer presented the. following
program: Singing by choir: reading,
Peter Coyne; piano solo, Maud French.
encore: reading, Lizzie Brigham. en-
core; singing, patriotic songs by all;
recess for dinner.
The program in the afternoon was
in open session; music. choir; very
interesting talk by Mr.. Tuttle. super
intendent of schools of Buckfleld and
Hebron: vocal solo by Frank Pike.
encore: paper alfalfa +. V. Ever
| It,o HfrS f;wA nd
Mrs. Washburn: encore, little Cora
Washburn played the accompaniment:
remarks by c. c. Washburn, Peter
Coyne. John Bailey. George Bean. who
also gave a reading: remarks "
Mrs. Washburn and others. Visitors
were present from Hebron, East He
bron. Buckfield. Minot Corner, Minot
Center and Excelsior Oranges.
Gray Grange.
Gray Grange held largely at
tended meeting Wednesday night IS
of the members and their guests be-
ing present. A Hoover supper waS
served. after which the degree team
from Raymond Grange conferred thu
third and fourth degrees on a elias,
OF candidates. There were visitors
from New Gloucester, Gorham, Pleas
ant River Sabbathday Lake and Wall
nut Hill Oranges.
! Lake View Grange.
Two applications for membership
We're received at the meeting Of
Lake View Grange Saturday night.
Mrs. Arthur Verrill. Mrs. Harold
Pratt and Mrs. Charles Shaw were
appointed to arrange for an enter
tainment in the near future. Tho
following program was presented:
Music, choir; reading, Lecturer Shaw:
defamation and encore, Lawrence
Hascall. A social hour with games
followed.
North Auburn Grange.
At special meeting of North Au-
burn Grange Saturday four applica
| lions for membership were received
The first and second degrees will be
conferred at the regular meeting
ENlarch Q.
DanviIIe Junction Grange.
; AT the meeting of Danville Junction
Grange Saturday evening. a service
flag was unfurled and presented to
the Grange by the Ladies' Circle,
Worthy Master Hicks accepting it
for the Grange. On it were three stars
for Elzeor Chateauvert, Lester l.
Gray and Stanley Hawkes.. An ex-
cellent program was presented, ar
ranged by Mrs. Henrietta Tnurston
with Mrs. Susie Hicks In the iectur-
er's chair. The numbers were: Piano
solo, Miss Phyllis Richardson's: read
ing. Myra Starbird; vocal solo, Van
Richardson reading. Theodore Ed
wards; vocal solo, Maude Starbird;
reading. TheIma Blaisdell: vocal solo.
Arris: star Spangled Banner" audi
ence.
Winthrop Grange
| On Tuesday Winthrop Grange met
for an all-day session and had Read
field Grange as their guests Tor the
day. Miss Lucille Royal emergency
home demonstration agent for Kenne-
bee county, spoke on Food Survey"
At the afternoon session the officers
chairs were filled by the Readfield ON
GERS and the worthy lecturer present
ed the following program: Opening
chorus. National Anthem; address OF
welcome, r. T. Clifford; response,
worthy master of Readneld; reading
Sister Alma Clough: vocal solo with
encore, Sister Elliot; paper, Making
| the Best of the Food Situation" Sis
ter Nickerson; operetta, Sisters Elliot
and Dudley, Bros. Peacock and Will
liams; reading, Sister Giffin; farce,
Not Man in the House," Ave la
dies; music, male quartet, with encore
Sister Taylor Of Winthrop acted as
pianist Four minute man Of the u. s
Government f. r. Clifford spoke on
Danger to Democracy" There were
over so Readield Changers out and
this meeting is one of the best held
this year.