The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-28
Waldo Pomona Grange.

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N Waldo Pomona Grange held its
=, meeting with Star of Progress
\ - Jackson, Wednesday, Feb. 18th.
meeting was duly opened with P.
\ 4 York presiding and the lecturer,
.,ry, treasurer, steward and assist
I'd G.. X. at their stations. j. H.
[Grlev acted as Overseer; Bernice
/. as Chaplain, and jeanette Good
sura Chase and Annie Emery as
,os Ceres and Flora, respectively.
|cranges were represented and favor
,sports given of the same. Burn
Grange was reported in excellent
Hion by the Lecturer who takes this
unity to thank that grange for its
Fabntjon of $500 toward Liberty
,or the Pomona. The entire list OF
,nirIbutors will be printed when the
is obtained. After a brief busl-
session a class of candidates re-
the instructions of the degree of
ana and a recess was taken for din
The ladies' of the host Or ange
..4 that most appetizing dinner
u bs served without infringing too
A al the rules of our Food Admins
,,pee was re-assembled and several
.otc selections were sung. Leaflets
, passed and all invited to Join. Miss
d. Hatch presided at the piano. An
.asnt address of welcome was given
psrn,ce Chase and C. C. Clements re-
.Jst IN a pleasing manner. The Lee
, ,t this time. gave report OF the
;. Grange which was deferred at the
meet No. and presented the following
mani piano solo, Olive Hatch; reel
m Ruth Chase; piano solo, Mabel
M recitation, Hattie Mckinley; re-
1s on the food and fuel administra-
nv Norman S. Donahue, who con-
4d his talk with suggestions for the
oatjon of additional Boys and Girls
i, stating that he hoped to have a
IN every town in Waldo county;
+ readings by Abbie Stevens, Avis
sv and Lottie Mason were followed
.nsno solo by Ruth Chase and dec
atom by Harry Morse and vocal solos
Hattie Mckinley and Pearl Chase
psted the program contributed by
Lecturer of Star of Progress grange
The musical number furnished pleas
Eety.
.narks by S. J. Crockett, a veteran
of civil War were much enjoyed.
ouestion, Resolved, That the govern
, should fix a standard for all pro-
Z. Of The farm and standard prices
t4 same" was read and the discus
o3ened by j. H. Mckinley, followed
Clements, N S. Donahue, D. M.
hail. Mahlon Hatch, John Chase and
.s Most of the speakers expressed
lef mat the government might be OF
stance in standardizing certain pro-
Is and that it certainly should aid in
ne urjcrs so that the farmer could
a-te with other business interests.
t. Clements was called upon for
srss ID relation to the Farmers Union
Nam of which he is Secretary and
I'll, stated some of its prospective
After The customary acknowledgment
coJTtesies, the meeting was closed
HI The usual ceremonies and Pearl
base sang an appropriate closing solo.
(lae1eAt meeting will be with Sunrise
kalg- Ninterport, with an address of
klcome BY r. F. Cole and response by
? Webb
a paper by Nettie Cole, a topic-Ten
led, ,15t are injurious and how to Grad
ts opened by c. c. Clements
question, Resolved, That to sell
10 guduce through CO. operative asso-
.ols of greater financial value than
lrease the production" Affirmative
IIttleiield and negative, G. A.
. Nfa music and recitations by the
Eanag Grange comprise the pro-
d CLARA D. YORK.
m1erport, Feb. IL, 1918.