Evening journal., 1921-08-19
STATE FARMERS
FORGET TROUBLE
Join in Sports and Hear
Addresses at Pomona
Picnic
NATIONAL MASTER
TELLS OF PROGRESS

'-old man. care was thrown to the
winds yesterday when several hun
dred farmers of New Castle County
turned out to attend the annual pic
mic and field day Of the New Castle
County Pomona Grange. held at the
State Fair grounds. Elsmere. Every
grange in the county was represent
ed and several from down State were
represented. Among the latter was
noticed Jacob II. Rosa Of Milford
State Master, who showed great in
terest in the field and track events.
Aside from the speeches delivered
by Josiah Marvel. and S. J. Lowell
of F'redonia, N. Y, National Grange
Master, possibly the most exciting
feature of the day was the baseball
game between West Brandywine
Grange and Hockessin Grange
Friendly arguments over fouls and
fairs we're so many that at the end
of the fifth inning the score keeper
was showed under an avalanche OF
home runs. Even umpires were i'm
mersed in the technicalities OF
whether ball batted by a husky
farmer across the race track was 9
fair or foul. The game was finall,
called and speaking followed.
Prior to the speaking william p
White led the grangers in sing
Under the baton Of Mr.. White th'
farmers showed that they could sing
as well as till the soil
Mr.. Rosa introduced Mr.. Lowell
Mr.. Lowell said, "Since the grang'
was organized SO years ago. tn
farmers have carried out everything
they set out to do. and now ther'
must be new worlds TO conquer
Farmers are complaining that the!
want a square deal. While they hav'
a lot 10 complain Of. they are no
the worst off people in the countr.
by any means
Setting forth some OF the thing
farmers have had to put up with thi
season Mr.. Lowell, 'oid of the havo
that the drought had done TO crop
during the early season. He said, -
good many crops in the western sec
tion OF the country are almost fail
ures. a fact which will tend TO max
higher prices a thing the farmer can
not help OF course a lot Of you oil
farmers believe in signs and thin
the moon is responsible for the dr.
weather. Up in New York Stat
where I come from we have a moon
shine that comes from the mort
(Canada) instead OF the east, but a
for its creating dry weather-wel
it's always wet
Mr.. Lowell kept the grangers 4
a good humor throughout his tall
telling them many funny stories q
his experiences as National Grang
Master.
Mr.. Marvel gave an interestin
talk. the text OF which was printe
IN these columns yesterday.
Following the speaking anothe
baseball game was played betwee
Stanton and Hockessin. In the trac
events. which started at IL o'clocl
Harmony Grange came out victoriot
with As points Prizes will be award
ed to the winning grange sometim
next week. Just what the nature {
the prizes will be has not been de
cided upon.
Tho scores Of each event follow;
Relay race for women-Won b
Harmony Grange team. composed
Sarah Pennington. Mona Brackei
Emily Mitchell and Blanche Del
rickson. Rose Hill was second.
Relay race for men-Won
Hockessin. with Harmony secor
and Rose Hill third.
one hundrcd-yard dash for me
Won by Henry Roser, Of Hocke
sin. III. woodward. OF Harmon
was second, and Taylor OF Rose HI
third.
Three-legged race-won by Ha
mony: Harmony and Rose Hill SCI
ond and third.
sixty-yard dish for women-Wc
by Blanche Derrickson, of Harmon
Sarah Pennington OF Harmony, vi
second and Pauline Jochen, OF Ro
Hill. third.
Shot put-Won by Paul Mitche
OF Harmony. 2s feet. "a inch'
Henry Roser. OF Hockessin was Sc
ond. and Thomas Burlington,
Center Grange, third.
Girls broad jump-Won by Sari
Pennington. OF Harmony, fe'
IL "a inches. Rita Buckingham,
Union. was second. and Paulh
Jochen. Of Rose Hill. third.
Broad jump for men-Won
Henry Roser. OF Hockessin. IS fe'
6 inches; Reynolds. Of Hockessi
second, and Ban Of Harmony, thir