The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-06

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building rooted and nearly all sided in
ready for use. The Esperanto class
met at 7 pm. at the school house to-
night, and at 5 pm. the psychological
meeting was held at the hotel. We dis
cussed the idea Of starting a new form
Of social entertainments.
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Friday, April 28. - think it will
interest you to know what we expect
to do to help promote social life and
an educational campaign for a better
Colony understanding of our ideals.
We are talking of getting up a degree
ceremony, thru which all colonists and
prospective colonists can, voluntarily
and whenever they SO desire, be init
lated into the organization as members,
with different degrees, No, not se-
cret order, or a ''class maker" just a
means of diversion and education. For
instance, the first degree could be
open to those who join the Colony on
one years probation. They would
have their rights and privileges explain
ed and the regular Colony plans ex-
pounded; if they could agree to the
Colony program, they would be given
the obligation of probationer. At
the end of the first year after the pro-
baton season was over, they would be
ready for the second degree and ac-
cepted as full-fledged members. A
third degree could be given to others
for special service or as a reward for
their knowledge Of cooperation and
its practice, or some other service, all
to be givenNas an open social function
and lesson to all, who care to come see
it, This society can also handle tho
social life.of the Colony, giving Colony
entertainments and taking care Of all
social functions. As for a RITUAL,
we can Skin" the world. We can
write the story of the human race from
savagery to capitalism. leading upward
thru the ages to the present time and
then show the beauties of the next or
der, where real brotherhood of man
is established thru the cooperative
commonwealth. Now, this is just short
and brief; let your mind dwell upon
the lessons we are in a position to
teach. and | will gamble that fewer
people will be leaving us because of
lack of understanding. believe it
will be great help to the newcomer
and bind tighter together the old mem
bers of our community Do you ike
the idea and do you not see the great
use we can make Of such movep To-
night the band and orchestra p-acticed
and the agricultural class held forth
at the school house. The relative val
ue Of crops was lengthily discussed and
very interesting meeting held,
Saturday, April %. - Oh, say! A
great band of kids reached the Colony
yesterday Yes, and their mothers and
their daddies and Warren Fread and
Comrade Yates and Bruno, the dog.
Yes, the carload of goats and kids ar
rived from California. and they are
beauties. too. Milk goats of the very
best quality and an enthusiastic man,
Comrade Yates. to handle them. Well,
this is the beginning of another good
industry and it may cause some Of our
bald-headed men to grow hairs. The
cane planters are keeping up their job
and trying to finish up, but ! fear they
have more next week in front of them.
Vernon Boyce and Siemens with a
Fordson are yarding out logs which
King and jacques are hauling in
to the saw mill preparing work for
the rainy days and material for the fin |
ishing up Of some Of our buildings. |
Loutrel, Fred" Ole and Clarence
are rushing the job for electricity and
we shall have the new plant going by
May Day. ! can hear Mrs. Blair say: |
''Now don't let your head run away
with you. No, Mother Blair. we are
going to celebrate with the new spark,
or these electricians are going to go
wild. The children did not go on
picnic to-day; they stayed in town
and helped to get ready for May Day. |
Garden work is being pushed to the
limit and our planted crops have been
getting just enough rain to make them
grow fine. We are now able to furnish
sufficient food for all our needs in the |
eating, line and we are mot in the ter
rible condition that thousands Of truck
growers are in. They have fine gar
den crops but are unable to get enough
money from sales Of it thru the com
mission men to pay them for picking
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