Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-15
Grange Neavs
Bangor Grange will install officers
and have supper on Tuesday night.
North Brewer GRANGE

Bangor Orange will install offlcerS
and have a supper on Tuesday night.
North Brewer Grange
Riverside Grange met Saturday in an
all-day session at the hall in North
Brewer. State Master Thompson was
present and In the forenoon gave an
interesting talk on the war and food
situation. Dinner was served at noon
and the annual installation Of officers
followed. State Master Thompson
was the installing officer and did the
work in an able manner During the
installation there were several tab
leaux. the one of the Red Cross being
worthy of special mention. In con-
neetion with this tableau Mrs. Roy
Crook sang Roci; of Ages. There was
fine entertainment program consist
ing OF readings by Mrs. Josephine
Boynton and Mrs Jennie Kelley: a
flag drill by Ave little girls, namely:
Madeline Spencer, Irene Spencer,
Eleanor Adams. Louise Adams. 1rma
Crook; song by Thelna and Norman
Kelley: song by Dorothy Jones and
Bernice Hodgkins; a vocal solo by
Viola Kelley and remarks by Mr.
Thompson. The Grange closed in form
and the hall was used by the Young
people for a social time in the even
ing.
Pleasant Valley Grange
Pleasant Valley Grange. West Bethel,
/ held its regular meeting Tuesday
evening. January s. with 81 members
anu two visitors present. Two candi-
dates were halloted on and three ap-
;
business was attended to q recess was
held for preparing the new officers to
he installed for the year of 1918. The
! installing officers was L. II. Libby from
Auburn, assisted by Irene Morrill,. The
work was done in n very fine and
pleasing way. After the officers -yere
installed all went to the dining room
! where an oyster supper was served.
Tho installation was public. \ short
program was enjoyed as follows: Song
by Doris Ordway and lrens NORTH
with encore; reading by Miss Lillian
Corbett with encore; song by Doris
Ordway and Nicholas Mather:- re-
marks for the good of the order by E.
II. Libby.
Lewiston Grange will install officers
on Thursday evening. Jan. Il. John +.
Abbott, overseer of the State Grange,
will be the installing officer. There
will be a supper at o'clock. All Of
the officers of the Grange are expected
| to be present.
Pennington Grange
At the meeting of Pennington
Grange Saturday evening the follow
ing officers were installed by state
Overseer John f. Abbott: Master.
Robert E. McCleery; overseer. Edgar
W. Savage, lecturer. Anna n. Savage,
steward, Harold Colburn: assistant
steward. Clifford Heath; chaplain, Ne
vile Wheeler; treasurer, George NJ.
Currier; secretary. Lillian Hodgkins,s
gatekeeper Bernard Hodgkins; Ceres,
Adella McCleery: Pomona. Vcrnis,
Hill; Flora, Mabel Colburn; lady as
sistant steward, Pearl Kempton. Fol-
lowing are the standing committees:
Executive, Robert z. McCleery, Her
man Corbett, Simon Luce; finance
committee. Charles Williams, Clyde
Luce. n. +. Ranger; visiting commit
tee Neville Wheeler. Mary r. Trask.
Nellie Williams. The music was In,
charge Of Julia and Hazel Stanley,
| there was an address by Mr.. Abbott
and a reading by Eunice Strout. The
| committee in charge of the meeting
consisted of Simon Luce, Mr.. and Mrs.
| j. V. Hodgkins, Reuel Barrett and
Annie Dill.
Canton Orange
| Canton Grange met in regular ses-
sion Saturday, with Worthy Master c.
! Fred Trip in the chair. Owing to the
severe storm small number were IN
attendance. The third and fourth de-
grees were conferred on two candi-
dates in the forenoon. After recess for
dinner the installation of officers was
in order. Mrs. Mae F. Robinson OF
| Rockemesa Grange OF Peru installed
the officers in an impressive manner.
! The new officers are Worthy Master,
G. Fred Trip; overseer. Albert Fl.
Adams; lecturer. Mrs. Persis u
Adams: steward Donald Adams: as
! sstant steward John Trip: chaplain.
| Mrs. Helen A. Eastman: treasurer. Al.
phonso +. RUSSELL: secretary Mrs.
Martha J. Childs; gate keeper, Rodney
McAllister; Ceres. Mrs. Margcry Weld:
! Pomona. Mrs. Leora Berry; Flora, Mrs.
Helen Mitchell: lady assistant steward.
Miss Ruth Johnson. A short program
was enjoyed. Miss Ora Woodward
acted as pianist for the day. An eS-
celent program is being prepared by
: the lecturer for the next meeting ana
q large attendance is desired.
! Enterprise Grange
At the regular meeting Jan. II OF En-.
terprise Grange, Richmond No. 4S L. n
IT.. tile officers were installed in very
pleasing manner by Chas. NJ. White a
Bowdoinham and his assistants, Mrs.
Chas. NJ. White of Bowdonham, c. NJ.
Toothaker. Miss Beatrice Lancaster and
Carl Dixon, all of Richmond. after which
lunch was served in very creditabls
manner and all enjoyed a social hour.
Owing TO the lateness of The hour the
program was omitted. Remarks by Chas.
NJ. White, c. NJ Toothakcr and others.
The officers-clect were: Master. Henry
y. Shelton; overseer, Ray Toothaker:
lecturer, Chas. A. Clark. formerly 81
Meredith, \. II: steward. Cllas. Libby:
assistant steward, T. Passmore: chap
lain. Mrs. Henry y. shelton; treasurer,
Ernest Stewart: secretary. Mrs. Ernest
stewart: Pomona Miss Geneva Libby;
Flora, Mrs. c. NJ. Toothaker; lady assist