Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-18
THOMPSON. AGAIN
Reelected H e a d o. f
Maine Grange

stantial majority over o. B. Grimm
Of Caribou. the only other candidate.
John e Abbott. Of North Berwick,
was reelected overseer.
A resolve to increase the sahries
OF the State grange odacers was
adopted. the master to receive $1,000
and $4 a day and expenses when en-
gagged in grange work; secretary $500
and s. a day and expenses: lecturer.
$500 and 81 q day and expenses;
treasurer $l25: deputies and mem
bers of executive committee SO a day
and expenses.
A resolve against daylight saving
was referred to the committee on
resolutions.
Lecturer c. O. Purinton Of Bow
doinham. Steward D. E. Foster OF
Augusta, Assistant Steward II. b.
Crawford Of Houlton Chaplain A. E.
Morse of South Paris for Treasurer
e E. Addition Of Greene, all were re-
elected, and the vote was taken on
secretary. but will not be announced
until Thursday morning.
Tonight, the sixth degree YVES con-
ferred upon a large class.
The officers will be installed at the
morning session on Thursday.
Secretary Libby's Report
Incidentally 1t may be weil to say
that Secretary z. H. Libby read his
annual report as one Of the first
items of business. We herewith give
this report in full as it is matter
Of gen aral interest.
The report Of your secretary for
the fiscal year ending Sept. 80, 1919.
is the most flatterirg for several
years. Immediately after the close
of the World War" the Grange in
Maine began to turn its attention to
the work Of the order and some of
the results of these efforts will be
apparent in this report.
Two new oranges have been cr-
ganized: North Dexter Grange, No.
536. with. 80 charter members: East
| Fryeburg Grange, with 81 charter
members.
One year ago, reported 10 oranges
that had made a net gain Of rs or
more during the year. This year We
have just doubled the number.
The memberships Of the several
counties as shown by the reports is
as follows: Androscoggin, 4517:
,, Aroostook, 616s; Cumberland. 3s36;
Franklin. 2S3s; Hancock. 3423: Ken
nebec. 1884: Knox. 1891: Lincoln,
1855: Oxford 4101; Penobscot, 70s9;
Piscataquis. 2365: Sagadahoc 1877;
! Somerset 1857: Waldo. 1887; Wash
ington. 1925; York. PAPA. Total
: 55,sos.
The cash receipts for the fiscal
! year at the office Of the secretary
have been as follows:
Fees and Dues from Sub
ordinate Oranges ....... $l2.34O.65
Sixth Degree Fees ........ 23s.00
Supplies sold ............. 59367
| Other sources ........... 11.15
| The report Of the auditing commit
tee and worthy treasurer were also
read and accepted.
The reading Of the annual address
OF state master was closely followed
by more than 1000 members not all
OF whom were delegates. This ad.
dress was printed in our issue OF yes.
j terday. It has received general COM
mendation. Mr.. Thompson has a
happy faculty Of entertaining as we'll
as instructing the delegates as he
occasionally switches into a dash Of
wit and fun that creates a ripple Of
merriment. The singing is one Of
the fine features Of these sessions as
the entire assembly rises and pours
out a volume Of song.
/ In front Of the stage were two IA :
b!es where sat some busy people
Mrs. Chas. H. 'Hascall and Mrs. Silas
A. Bennett were taking in the stek-
els for the Sixth degree which Is to
be given this Wednesday evening. It
now looks as If there would be a
class Of several hundred candidates
Tor this degree. At another table sits
the newspaper reporters Of WI,
Mrs. Mary B. Aitken may be caI!e.,
the dean. L. p. Parker represents
the Lewiston Sun while the Journal
man site BY his side. And a busy lot
are they. .s.
Lecturer Purinton's Report
Conspicuous in the crowd on
wednesday were Pomona Master
Fred NJ Nevins and wife OF Andro-
scoggin county. Worthy Lecturer
Purinton was busily engaged in put.
ting the finishing touches on his an
nuai report which he read a little iat-
er ana Of which we print the vital
points:
In the great readiustment which
We are facing. the farmers must get
together and act together lest the in
ferests Of the most honorable and
PROBATE NOTICE. Notice II here
BY given that on the third dav ~ n
eennheI 1aiQ C,l,ailI. -. ~