Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-05
Grange Nezvs
Androseoaain Pomona

Androscosoin Pomona
! The -Androscoggin Pomona grange
meets with Auburn Grange No. at East
Auburn. Wednesday. Feb. s, when the
! following program win be carried out:
10 A. NJ business. music, comforting OF
Fifth degree, recess for dinner; ]. F. NJ.
Music: address Of welcome. Charles Dear
bern; response. Vincent Canham; adj
dress. THE Food Situation" by Leon
Merrill State food administrator.
/ Solid Rock Grange
/ Solid Rock Grange, South Durham, met
Tuesday evening. II. S. johnson appoint
ed gatekeeper. pro tenn. The lecturer pre-
scented the following program Singing
iby Grange; reading. Sadie Booker; dec!a-
nation, George Curtis. question, What
| Has the Food Conservation Commission
accomplished" opened by H. NJ. Snow
and spoken on by others, cornet sole,
Harold Booker; clippings. Elizabeth Ca
ton; reading, Elizabeth Snow; singing
America, by Grange. The lady officers
were appointed TO look after the dinner
for the all-day meeting next Tuesday
and every member is expected to attend
Granite Grange, Pownal
Al a nesting Of Granite Grange. Thurs
day evening, the Third and Fourth de-
grees were conferred upon two candi
dates. the work being done by officers
u Westcustago Grange, Walnut Hill
Light refreshments were served. after
which the following program vas en-
joyed: Song. America. Grange; re-
pcrt Of boys and siris' agricultural clubs
. Joc ~.
Britt: reading Earl Libby: vocal solo,
Mrs. Lauren n. futile: reading. Arthur
Lawrence; singing. Star Spansled Ban
ner
Auburn Grange
A regular meeting % Auburn Grange
was held Saturday evening. business
session preceding the program. Seven
members were admitted and l. uppiica
lions received 4 committee was an
pointed to draw up resolutions on the
death Of Mrs. Ira ". tIoughton. ncluc-
ing Mrs Mabel Boothby. Mrs. Ella Cole
and Mrs. J. *. McGbbon The program:
Piano solo, Miss Ruth roten: discussIoo
How 10 Increase attendance 1t meet
iLgs, opened by r. r. Stockman. ad-
dress, Prof l.. c. Rateinan. Hanoarxs
"Sie !H'ue ~ Afuoh 1litoh. EO5e,.
|lckery announced the closing OF the
contest for members. lis side winning
me use of the hall by the Young people
On the evening OF Marcn , to ce,ebra 10
the event was authorized Among those
reported i'll were Charles Taber, Henry
Johnson and Mrs. Hattie Sargent. All ~
whom are in local hospitals.
North
special meeting Of North Franklin
orange Fhl'i'ps. will be held at The
orange nan on Wednesday evening. rop.
2 ny arranging for a meeting to be held
N the evening occasionally il will allow
me men and younger folks Of the ordz,.
70 attend the meetings when they would
oe nnaple to do 50 on SATURDAY after
moons.
orange Lecturers Conference, Feb. 81
'he s'%th annual conference o4 fine
snpordlnate and Pomona Grange iecrp :
ers ~ Maine will be held on Wednesday,
ana Thursday, Feb 6 and Z. in the b.u
OF the House OF REPRESENTATIVES ~ tha
state House, Augusta. The assembly
VIII pe addressed by Governor Carl E.
Milliken; ". J. Thompson of soue,
omna' master of the State Grange.
pr Leon s. Merrill Federal food al
mlnistrator for Maine; John q Rob
erts. commissioner Of agriculture. ana
others, prominent in Grange and edu-
cationai work
Lake View Grange
Inc sixth annual conference ~ tba
Grange. YoGng's Corner, Auburn was
heid Saturday evening with Worthy
Master Farmer in the chair. The fol
lowing program was carried mi.
loiin solo. Mrs. Winnie Farmer. ac-
,ccmpanied by Mis-. Nellie Hascall.
paper, Silas a. Shaw; paper. "Wha,
can we 10 TO fill our vacant seats ~
Mrs. L. NJ Burbank; paper. The 20.
tato Probtenl," Mrs. Hazel Eerrill. al !
dress. +. II. Libby. State Secretary
song grange, and suggestions for the
scod Of the order BY Secretary Libby.
me Following trustees for the coming
year We're elected: Charles X. Has
call, F. J. Eodgkins and Charles Shaw.
: finance committee was also elected l..
Mrs. ", |. Gowell, Mrs. A. L. yerrill
and Mrs l.. NJ. Burbank.
worthy Lecturer Shaw is to attend
the Lecturers Conference to lie held AZ
Augusta, Wednesday and Thursday.