Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-01
Afternoon Session

! 90 not Know the proper method,
Ihat is part of our work." she said.
She spoke of the two phases OF the
! work of that division, the field work
ana the educational work. and stat
ed that she or DIR. George II.
| Coombs. director of the division,
! would be glad to further explain the
work at meetings Of the subordinate
| oranges. Last year she and DIR.
Coomps spoke at % Grange meet
! inSs.
Work Of Charities Board
Secretary CRUDE Is. Cornish of the
Board of Charities and Corrections
gave 4 brief talk. pointing out the
| phases of work that is underta Zen
by that board. the supervision of all
OF the State institutions; mothers
and; and children's guardians. He
SAID that the board would like 10
| place children under its supervision
IN private homes III the State rather
imam send them to institutions, es-
! peciaily because of the fact that
there are so many fine homes in
| Maine. And he asked the aid OF
| me delegates in finding good homes
LOT the young people in the care OF
! the board.
Guarding Against Political Propa.
| eanda
| Inc TACT that the Grange is n
| non-political organization does not
| mean that matters relating to com
munlty welfare cannot be taken In
at the meetings." said Miss Virginia
Jones of South China. She gave
warning, however, to lecturers of
subordinate Oranges to make sure
that candidates for political Offices
would not use the Grange as Il
means of advancing their cause.
Former State Master Stetsor
STATE Lecturer Hartman then
called upon Hon. Clement s. Stetson
OF greene, chairman of the Board OF
Slate Assessors and former master
| Oh the state Grange for a few re-
I marks. Mr.. Stetson said that from
the number of people present at the
meeting. their character and the in
lerest manifested something ought
10 grow out Of the sessions of a
tasting benefit to the Grange.
lie declared that if any political
organizations or any pOliticins could
interest the same number Of people
as the delegates represented they
! would 1ecl sure that they could solve
thelr problems and carry them
through TO a successful conclusion.
Il want the Grange to take a stand
On some of the vital issues" said Mr..
Stetson. Flight them to some sue
cessful conclusion. You can get
something here and work out the
problems at the meetings of the sub
ordinate Oranges"
State Secretary Libby
r. II. Libby of Auburn. secretary
Of the State Grange, asserted that
the influence of the meeting will be
carried into every corner of the
state. at depends on us how much
GOOD Will come from this meeting.
Here is our opportunity; let us take
it," he said.
National Lecturer Martin
Il have enjoyed every minute Of
the meetings and have got q lot of
good out of them" stated National
Lecturer O. J.. Martin, master of the
Vermont State Grange. who had been
in attendance throughout the ses-
sions. He said that he felt sure far
reaching results would come from the
gct-together.
He expressed the opinion that the
Grange should know all about the
big questions of the day and should
not lean Backwards to keep out Of
politics when they knew and had full
confidence in some candidate for Of
flee. Use common sense, he urged.
Entertained by Or. Thomas
After the adjournment of the after
noon session the delegation took adj
vantage of the invitation from Or. a.
. Thomas, State commissioner or ed
uCatiOn, to visit the State Department
of Education, where light refresh
ments were served and q social hour
was enjoyed by all. The work of the
State School Department was ex-
planned Interestingly by the members
of the department
Resolution on State Library
The following resolution was pass
Cd by the lecturers:
Whereas we commend most heart
lily the work which the Maine State
Library is doing through it's travelling
libraries and its individual loans in
furnishing information and recreation
to the citizens of this State.
Therefore BE 1t Resolved That we
recommend TO the members Of our
Grange organizations that they make
n greater use of the library advan-
tgCs which the State provides for
them and that they bring 10 the at
tertion of their legislative represen-
tatives the necessity for more room to
iatiilGitc tIe carrying on OF t'llS
work"
Resolution on Illness Of MIR. Newdick
The delegates also passed the fol-
lowing resolution Of sympathy on the
:lress Of +. l.. Newdick:
Whereas we are Informed that our
good friend f. l.. Newdick Of the
State Department of Agriculture has
been stricken down with appendicitis:
and whereas we. the assembled lee
turers Of Maine Subordinate and Po-
mona Oranges recognize his splendid
and untiring services for the States
farming interests:
Therefore be IT resolved that we
extend our heartfelt sympathy to Mr..
Newdick and his family and express
our earnest hope that his recovery be
speedy and complete"
A vote Of thanks was extended to
Governor Baxter and the other speak
ers at the conference and to the
state superintendent of buildings and
his assistants for their cooperation.
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