The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-01-22
QUARTERLY MEETING
OF THE POMONA GRANGE.

The regular business meeting of the
Pomona Grange was held in the
Grange Hall at Egg Harbor City on
Saturday, Jan. 8, at which time it was
decided to place the Grange on rec
ord as fayoring the action Of the Coun-
ty Board of Agriculture with its plans
in working with the authorities in
Atlantic City for the establishment
and operation of a regular farmers
market.
One of the special features of the
day was the initiation of about
twenty new members from the various
subordinate Oranges. Every Grange
in the County-namely, Dorothy,
Leeds Point, Hammonton, Bargain
town, Absecon Highlands, Mckee
City, Cologne and Egg Harbor-was
represented at the business session.
The evening session was devoted en-
tireIy to an entertainment program,
at which were present about one hun
dred and fifty from the subordinate
Oranges in the County and was a high
mark in attendance since the charter
meeting of the Grange.
Among those who rendered solos
were Miss Evalena Risley of Leeds
Point, Miss Ruth Warmer of Leeds
Point, and Miss Margaret Gordon of
Steelmanville. Miss Kean, Instructor
of music in the Egg Harbor schools,
led the chorus singing and rendered
piano solos in a very excellent man.
ner. Mrs. w. G. Frisbie, of Egg Har-
Dor, is to be complimented upon the
success with which her Ojibwa In
ians performed an Indian dance in
commemoration of the tercentenary of
the landing of the Pilgrims. The In
dams were so heartily encored that
they were obliged to repeat a portion
of their dance. Mr.. George Otto with
his son and daughter, were very gen.
erous in the rendering of classical
music, which proved to be n of the
most appreciated portions of the pro-
gram.
The Worthy Master of the State
Grange, Mr.. D. II. Agans, vas present
at both sessions of the meeting and in
the evening addressed the assembly,
urging them to hold fast to the Grange
and it's members and uphold the offic-
ials of the Grange whom they had
elected and assist them in carrying
out the work of the Grange, which
has been widespread and of most i'm
portance to the farmers. He also ad-
vocated that every farmer in the Coun-
ty when requested to do so should
without hesitancy join the American
Farm Bureau Federation and help this
big organization in it's work in ad-
vancing the interests of all farmers,
big and little, throughout the country.
He stated that labor had organized
and the capitalists were organized and
they were able to hold up the nation
when war was declared, the capitalists
refusing to do work unless on a cost
and ten percent. basis, and labor re-
fused to work without a large increase
in wages. The farmers were obliged
to take what they could get and went
to the task without hesitancy to feed
the world, and that it was high time
that the farmers had representations
and were organized into a body which
could dictate their policies so that the
farmers of the country would be able
to make a successful living, that is,
being able to produce their products
which is only fair.
This meeting was one of the most
interesting and most profitable which
has been held since the organization
of the Pomona Grange a few years
ago and those who attended felt well
repaid for the time. The ladies of the
Egg Harbor Grange are to be compli-
mented upon the excellency of the
supper which they served to about one
hundred visitors. The next meeting
will be held at the home of the Leeds
Point Grange on Saturday, Apr. 2.
Every Granger in the County is invited
to be present at this meeting.