Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-31

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have been carried out at your meet
ing said Mr.. Hartman.
National Lecturer Martin
The presiding officer introduced as
the first speaker of the afternoon Ma
tionai Lecturer o. L. Martin, master
of the Vermont State Grange, who
stated that he had come to Augusta
to- learn and that he hoped to pick up
considerable information. He desired
to get information from this section
to carry to the Changers of the West
ern states in a series of conferences
which he will attend in that section
next month.
Former State Master Thompson
Hon. William j. Thompson of South
China, former master of the Maine
State Grange was called upon to eX-
plain regarding the new insurance
feature of the Grange, insuring own
ers Of automobiles against liability
for damage to property of other per-
sons. Mr.. Thompson was one of the
promoters of the movement by which
the National Grange last year orga-
nized the Grange Mutual Insurance
Company, with it's main office at
Keene, n. H.
He said that he believed this new
insurance feature will prove as sue
cessful with the Changers as the fire
insurance, that 1t would be a source
of bringing new members into the
Grange, and he explained the main
points regarding the plan for selling
this insurance.
Regarding the work of a Grange
lecturer. he declared that there is no
substitute for q wideaWake interest
ed lecturer who will see TO it that
at each Grange meeting the program
will be different from the last He
pointed out that there are few rules
to follow except to see that the pro-
grams vary, and he stated that the
reason that Maine has succeeded in
its lecture work is that each lecturer
has been allowed to go his or her own
way.
The keynote for the success OF a
lecturer is to work from the
very beginning with some plan in
mind. The lecturer should have in
mind the needs of his people and
must consider himself q leader He
should have these facts in mind in
the arranging of his programs.
Mr.. Thompson in his address en-
phasiZed the point that local Oranges
should be very careful in adopting
resolutions, that members should be
very sure that they understood the
significance of the matters which
they would endorse or oppose in their
resolutions. He spoke of the growth
of the influence of the Grange in the
past 25 years. In Washington, teh
Grange representative is called into
conference on almost every agricul-
tural subject.
I'VE should be very careful about
what resolutions we discuss and en-
dorSe which seem harmless enough
make many mistakes before people
will discredit you" he asserted.
He stated that last year one PO-
mSna Grange passed Il resolution
that it believed the State should not
give away any moro water power
franchises. Il thank you, what do
yo. know about that subject?" uuer-
led Mr.. Thompson.
He declaxed that the State never
gave away any water power fran
chises and that it did not propose to
for it hadn't any to give away.
From now on the Grange will he
used more and more as a catspaw
to pull everyone's chestnuts out of
the fire. he said. 1.-The Grange dis
cussons should first take the form
of finding out the facts rather than
passing resolutions FOR or against"
G. O. Purinton CT Bowdoinham
G. O. Purinton Of Bowdoinham,
former State lecturer, was called
upon to answer the question of one
of the delegates regarding the man
ner of conducting a debate. He de-
clared that he did not believe that
any set rules could he put down
that would apply to al Oranges. but
that he believed that once or twice
year Oranges should study de-
bates in the old form,
Il believe in preparing programs
far ahead but these programs should
DO so flexible that other timely work
could be introduced. | believe fur
Their in the so-caled balanced pro-
gram. I hope that the latter part of
May or the first of June you will all
have programs on the Grange Edu
cational Fund. that you will take up
the matter and discuss it.
Mrs. Elizabeth Watson
A brief report of the New Eng
land Citizenship Conference held re-
Gently at Boston was given by Mrs.
Elizabet Watson of Skowhegan.
ono ~SAdlSu tIittb tIlIS WIS
called to promote better citizenship
in all New England and she pointed
out that good citizenship which
means law enforcement must be en-
couraged.
ITO be sure the lecturers have
many difficulties" she said. 'But
you would not be good true officers
if you did not strive to do your work
well. Arrange your programs so
that you will feel satisfied each meet
ing that something has been said
and done for the good of the order.
that something has been done for
good citizenship"
Arthur II. Taylor
Arthur II. Taylor. a representa-
tive of the American Child Health
Association, spoke briefly of the
project which aims to investigate
the needs of the States crippled
children and determine the best
remedy practicable with the present
working machinery at hand.
The Discussions
The question of how to make the
Grange programs of more interest
and value was taken up in the in
formal discussions of the afternoon.
Questions relating to this subject
were asked by a number of delegates
and were answered by others, this
proving particularly profitable.
The delegates Joined in singing
America" and Maine songs, Mrs.
Lena Stanley of South China Official
ting at the piano, and readings given
by State Chaplain A. f. Morse of
South Paris were especially enjoyed.
State Grange Master Abbott ,
State Grange Master John E. Alb
bolt of North Berwick asked for the
cooperation of the lecturers and other
Changers in the work of the nrnscrt .