Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-30
FAIRFIELD
East Kennebec
Pomona Meeting

"A very Interesting meeting of
East Kennebec Pomona was held
tuesday with Benton grange at Ben
ton, with large attendance.
The meeting was called to order at
II o'clock by the worthy MASTER H.
ID. b. Aver of Nassalboro grange, Of
ficers of the day We're: Master, Ii. u.
Il. Aver; ovcrseer, FGanll Rand; lee
turer, Vida Il. Hunter; steward,
Norman Jones; assistant steward, G..
n. Weber; chaplin, Mrs. Nellie
Jones; trea surer. G. f.. Thurston, Jr.;
secretary. Mrs. Grace Thurston; gate
Keeper. Ernest Lcech; pomona. Mrs.
| Susan Aver; Ceres. Mrs. Alma Eos
ter; Flora. Mrs. Nellie Bailey: lady
assistant steward, Mrs. Pearl NVcbber.
| Only the overseer, ID. Il. Foster of
f. Augusta was absent, being in at
tendance at the exercises at Orono.
After the opening exercises, the
candidates Nina Chamberlain, Martha
Amcs, Florence Bowdcn, Clyde Web
Der were given the fifth degree in an
impressive manner, by the officers.
a communication from the state
board of health was read by the sec
! rotary.
At noon 4 baked bean dinner was
served. The tables We're very attrac-
tive with the many apple blossoms
furnished by Mrs. Lura Eldridge.
The afternoons program was in
| charge of the worthy lecturer, Mrs.
! Vida l.. Hcmtcr; opening chorus; adj
| dress of welcome, Fred Weber. Jr.
master of Benton grange; response
Charles w. WiXon of Winslow
! grange: recitation. Frank Rand; So
| 10. Mrs. j. l.. Dean of Winslow; dis
| cussion, What arc the advantages
| and disadvantages of the present dis
| tribution OF state highway funds ?"
| opened by Charles w. WiXon of Win
slow and followed by c. y. Weber
of China. Charles Chapman Of Win
slow. Harry a. Plumner of Benton.
Mr.. Sparrow of Clinton, Mr.. Wing OF
Fairfield. Evcrson Brown of Benton,
1Ehcn Bailey of China. Il. O. Jones of
Winslow. Charles Smith of ShaWmut
Alton Richardson of Benton. Austin
Hersey of Benton. Mrs. Ella Kennedy
OF Benton, Charles Billings of Albion,
Mrs. Mae Brown of Benton and Mrs.
J. l.. Dean of WinsloW; instrumental
music by Miss I,hoda Dean of VIM
SLOW; recitation, Mr. sparrow OF
| Clinton; recitation, Mrs. Ahbie Reed
of Augusta: trio, Mrs. II. \. Plum
mcr, Mrs. Davis and Alton Richard
| son; reading. Wesley WiXon: census
showing Albion >; Branch Mills l.:
Benton 70: China T. Clinton 2S;
Cushnoc ): Silver Lake s; NaSSal
bcro 10: Winslow %; outside juris-
diction %; stories ly OZro Davis Of
Augusta; recitation, Ivan Hodges. A
Ouartctte composed by Mrs. Davis,
Mrs. plummer. II. \. Plummer. and
.hlton Richardson rendered "EeGuti-
full Grange That We Love-
Miss Dorothy Bird OF Madison is
the guest of her cousin, Miss Eva
Twiste.
, Mrs. Lester Libby is visiting her
sister, Mrs, Amos Sayard of SkoWhe-
san.
Mrs. y. J. Karcm has returned to
her home in PittsGcld after passing
several days with her mother, Mrs.
Lruis Emerson.
Whitaker-Heiler
Friends Will be interested to learn
of the recent wedding of DR.. Preston
w. Whitaker and Miss Gertrude KEEL
| lei Of Connecticut. DIR. Whitaker was
a practicinS physician III this town
for some time and went to nifty
about ten years ago. He has closed
out his practice there and is soon to
locate in Madison.
M r. and Mrs. Charles Lawry and
daughter. Miss Catherine I.awry and
Miss Nerna Curtis are passing few
days in Port land.
Mrs. Ernest Rodcricll underwent A
surgical operation ut the Sisters hos
pital Tuesday.