The Republican journal., 1919-01-16
WALDO COUNTY GRANGE.

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an unusually small attendance, due to the
fact there was a good deal OF sickness
about and good deal of fear of the sick
ness. Worthy Master B. L. Aborn called
the meeting to order, and there was
short forenoon session made interesting
by timely remarks from Brothers Manley
Wilson of Riverside Grange, Charles
Adams of South Montville Grange and
Deputy Master Charles Woods of River
side. Dinner was announced and very
satisfactory hour was spent in the dining
hall. The afternoon meeting was opened
by singing America. Address of welcome
by Sister Clara Seekins as follows:
''To the officers and members of Waldo
Pomona Grange.
We, the members of Equity Grange,
give you hearty welcome. In the
grange life Pomona Grange has an i'm
portant place to fill, serving as the con-
Meeting link between the State and sub
ordinate oranges and also binding the sub
ordinate oranges more closely together.
These monthly meetings should be the
ideal place in which to cultivate the ''get
together spirit" and to discuss the great
problems of the day in which we are all
so interested. For while the grange has
its social pleasures, giving neighbors and
| friends opportunities to meet together,
yet this is not the whole purpose of our
order. AS we all know the grange was
founded little more than fifty years ago
just after the Civil War; when the coun-
try was divided with hatred. One of its
purposes at that time was to assist in the
reconstruction work of the country, now
at the close of the present war it is again
confronted by serious problems of recon-
struction. For the past two years all
farmers have considered it to be their
patriotic duty to raise all the food posi-
4 Bile in spite of the scarcity of labor and
the high cost of all farming implements
and supplies Now with the war over
one of the problems ahead, is how to
put the production of food on business
basis. While the grange is especially the
farmers order, it has proved itself along
all lines to be powerful organization for
good, and when we as individual oranges
feel sometimes discouraged, because of
lack OF interest ana poor attendance, it
Will do us good to read the declaration of
purposes of the National grange for this
year and the broad principles for which it
stands. This meeting, the first of the
new year, has special interest to US all.
Let us in our grange work start out with
a new courage, realizing that while our
National grange has declared itself for all
that is good, that after all it is made up of
the individual and as such we each have
our own responsibilities and our own lit
tie corner to fill. So let us in the coming
year always go forward, be honest, be
Just and fear not"
AS the sister appointed to respond was
not present, Past Master Edward Evans,
the ever ready and ever pleasing speaker,
! responded in his usual happy manner.
! This was followed by reading by Sister
/ Gussle Waterman, instrumental music by
Sister Alice Dyer and story by Sister
Seekins. The topic, "What are our law
makers doing and what would you have
them do was open, by one of the law
makers, Charles Adams, and Brother
Brewster AS Prof, Mitchell of Orono, and
! County Agent Donahue were present and
all wished to hear from them, the topic
was not further discussed. Prof Mitchell
was called upon and made some very in
teresting remarks. He is very enthu-
SidStIS &c lCSdluS HIS CluD WOlh llc Sdiu
Waldo county was the pioneer county to
take up the work, Belfast banks were the
first banks to offer prizes and the first
city to entertain the clubs He thinks
there should De a division i'll the clubs
between boys and girls of ten and eight
cen years of age, as young people of
eighteen would hardly put forth their
best efforts to compete with those only
ten. An advance step should be taken
and young farmers club organized, SO
the older boys and girls may develop
leadership, and preparedness for future
citizenship. Work will be identical with
that OF last year, only on larger areas.
He also spoke briefly upon reclamation,
and the perils of Bolshevism. Brother
Donahue, county agent, believes the
Grange, New England Milk Producing
Association and county Farm Bureau the
three reatest helps the farmer can have.
The farm bureau is not to conflict with
the grange in any way but to assist the
farmers of the country. Mr.. Donahue
has been working the past year with
about seventy men, he wishes to increase
that number to five hundred Some
thirty men have been demonstrating with
oats and from their reports a certain kind
of oat yields seventeen bushels more per
acre than all others. By demonstration
he has proved that it is possible to xii
kale by spraying. Membership to the
farm bureau costs one dollar and that in.
cludes a small farmi1 & paper containing
free advertising exchange. Brother Dona
hue is doing everything possible to ad.
vance the interests of the farmers Of
Waldo county and he receives their hearty
cooperation.
The next in order was installation o
officers. Deputy Charles Woods was call.
ed to the chair, and the following officers
were very gracefully installed by Edward
Evans, assisted by Brother and Sistel
Manley o. Wilson, Mrs. Raymond Dye1
at the piano: W. NJ, B. l.. Aborn of Knox
o., Charles Adams of South Montville, l.
Annie Aborn of Knox, A. S., Milbury
Hunt of Searsmont, Chap. Grace Woods
of Morrill,, Sec'y, Ernest Bowen of Nor
rill, G. K, Wesley Achorn of Morrill,, l.
A.. s., Alice Hunt of Searsmont. Five
of the officers elect were not present.
A vote of thanks was given Equity
grange for the hospitalities of the day
also vote of thanks given the installing
officer, his assistants and the pianist
Announcement of meetings for the year
by the Lecturer. Remarks by Brother
Evans. On call the Master gave an inter-
esting account of the State Grange at
Portland. Closed in form The only re-
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