Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-25
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Readfield made a suggestion regard
ing the securing OF speakers for
when State officials or State officers
Of the Grange were invited to speak
in any locality. it would be much bet
ter in the matter of expense and con-
venience to the speakers to have a
number of meetings arranged in that
section which the Speakers could
cover on one trip.
Mrs. w. J. Thompson
State Grange Master W. j. Thomp-
son of South China who was sched-
| uled as the first speaker of the morn
ing, was unable to be present on ac-
count Of an important Grange meet
ing in AroostoOk county. and in his
place Mrs. Thompson was asked to
address the session. Mrs. Thompson
served as Pomona lecturer for one
term and at present holds the Office
OF Flora in the State Grange. In a
very interesting and entertaining
manner she portrayed the different
types of Grange lecturers. She de-
clared that there are as many differ
ent types of lecturers as there are
types of people.
To the amusement of her audi
ence. she described the lecturer who
knows 1t all. who does not care to
attend the conferences to learn
more; the lecturer who hustles
around an hour or two before the
meeting to arrange the program,
with never a definite plan in mind;
the lecturer who always apologies
in asking person to take part in the
meeting. saying Il have asked every
one else to do this and as could not
get anyone else, 1 am asking YOU"
the lecturer who has the attitude, Il
have done all / can and if someone
doesn't take hold, nothing will be
done.r
The ideal lecturer must be perfect
She must be good worker, tactful
resourceful. and must be up to date
and keep up with the news. The lee
turer must first have faith in her
work. and must have love and en-
thusiasm for her work to get the best
results.
The problem of keeping a boy or
girl in the country was taken I'D by
the speaker. She stated that she did
not believe any boy or girl should re-
main either in the city or country
just for the reason that he or she was
horn fharo Tho I'll. :,
follow the lines in which they have
the most aptitude regardless of
whether it is in the country or the
city.
The grange lecturer should study
the characteristics of the people. No
| work in the grange is unimportant
and everyone is fitted to perform
some part of the work. The speaker
urged grange members to have faith
in their lecturers and to do as the
lecturers asked.
That every grange should do
something in community work was
the thought advanced by the speak
er. She referred to one grange that
was the organizer and promoter of
Red Cross work in community
during the war: and another grange
that was considering taking charge
of the financing OF the electric light
ing system in the village. In one VIII
lage the matter of landscape i'm
! provement was conducted by the
grange.
Mrs. Thompson's address was fol-
lowed by hearty applause.
Connecticut Grange Lecturer
A larger participation by the
young people in the grange accord
ing to their own ideas, an upward re-
vision of the literary standards of the
grange, and a cooperation and CO.
ordination among lecturers were the
points advocated by Professor Char
! les A. Wheeler. lecturer of the Con-
| necticut State Grange. Mr.. Wheeler
is professor of mathematics ct the
Connecticut State college and was
former master of the Connecticut
State Grange. His address was of es-
pecial interest and rich in ideas, and
held the close attention of the dele
gates.
After discussing the problem of in
teresting the young folks in grange
work, he turned to the matter of the
grange ritual. He brought out the
point that in all branches of teach
ing. in BUSINESS. in newspaper work
and in the professions, during the
last 20 years great stress has been
laid upon the English language; that
the college man and woman are
everywhere lifting the standards to
! higher levels-everywhere except in
the grange ritual. when I reflect
upon the ritual as a possible helpful
influence toward the better use of
our language IN our organization. I
wish most earnestly that the ritual
might be corrected, polished and
made as letter perfect as the most
skillful writer in the grange can
make it," said Mr.. Wheeler.
! Taking up the matter of the ways
the State lecturer can help those lee
turers below him. Mr.. Wheeler stat
ed that the present conference was
one answer and possibly the best one.
| Similarly, the summer conference of
! New England lecturers affords an
opportunity to help. Another way
the State lecturer can help those un-
der him is by furnishing printe Il
matter. Brother Purinton made a
good record, possibly the best. in our
| eastern states in this respect. said
! the speaker. In their relations with
each other state lecturers should