Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-29

that Changers feel that 1926 is to be
the banner year in the Maine Grange
on account of the fact that the Ma
tional Grange Is coming to the State
in November and that the New Eng
land Grange lecturers conference
will be held at Orono August 16, II
and IS.
1--WE want the Changers from out
side Of the State to feel that the
Oranges of Maine are onto their job
and can entertain them in good
shape. All must be willing to put
their shoulders to the wheel and
boom the Grange" he said.
He spoke of the need of an en-
deavor to increase the membership
of the Grange of the State.
Welcome by Mayor Mclean
The Grange lecturers were welcom-
ed to Augusta by Mayor Ernest L..
Mclean, who in brief address ex-
pressed the greetings from the citi-
zens of Augusta.
Hon. Clement S. Stetson of Greene,
past master of the State Grange,
speaking on the strength of the
organization in Maine that can do
more to uplift and upbuild the char
acter of the people and boom Maine
than the Grange, but there must be
an abiding sense of Individual re-
sponsibility.
For Better Degree Work
Methods for securing better ritual
istic and better degree work in the
Grange, were discussed by William
H. Whitaker, past master Of Paugus
Grange of Fryeburg and deputy for
the Cumberland and Oxford Pomona
district.
He commended that New Hampshire
is doing better Grange work than the
State of Maine, and pointed out that
in New Hampshire is divided into
sections or Pomona divisions and
each division has deputy. Each
deputy visits the various subordin-
ates in his district in the spring and
the Grange that has the best record
for degree work Is awarded a prize
at the State Grange session.
Mr.. Whitaker spoke of the work
that Is being carried on in Maine
Oranges along the same lines. He
said that not one-half of the officers
of the subordinate ranges have their
parts committed to memory and that
the delivery of part is weakened by
reading it. He explained to the lee
turers the score card which he uses
to score the work of the officers of
the subordinate ranges of his district,
showing that no officer reading his
part would receive a score higher
than IS on the basis of a maximum
score of 100 for part perfectly de-
livered from memory.
Is Secretary &. n. Libby
That each member Of the Maine
Grange must do his part to make this
year a big one was emphasized by
E. II. Libby, secretary of the Maine
State Grange. Il want the National
Grange to carry home the thought
thatrthe Maine Grange is true to its
motto, Dirigo q lead),' he said.
State Grange Master Abbott
Speaking on the subject, Better
Ritualistic Work." State Grange
Master John E. Abbott of North Ber-
wick urged the bringing out of the
fine points of the ritual through
study.
During the year we are going to
find the weak Oranges of the State
and have them visited" he said. He
pointed out that although there are
cases where subordinate Oranges
have not been visited by State Of
ficers or by the district deputy. these
visits are being made as far as pos
sible under the system Of finances.
He said that with the exception Of
the per capita increase from 4 cents
to six cents, the Grange dues have
not been increased and the Changers
should be made to realize that in
creased deputy kork means increased
expenses.
Granger SO Years Of Age
A letter was read from the secre-
tary of the South WATERFORD Grange
in York county. who wrote that one
Of their best workers and enthusiastic
supporters Is Brother John w. Hayes