Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-01-30
This and That From
Lecturers Hand Book

LII lOOhluS over the Lecturer s
Hand Book prepared by Merle J.
Hartman, Lecturer of the Maine
State Grange, there is much to in
spire and aid the Lecturers of the
different subordinate Oranges in
their work during 1926.
It would seem that many of these
suggestions might also be of help to
the different members in connection
with their work with the Lecturer,
and 1t is with this idea In mind that
some are printed here:
"The Lecturer cannot do the work
alone.
"As a motto for the coming year,
I am going to suggest the following:
If Every Granger Were Just Like
Me, What Kind of a Grange Would
My Grange Be?
"If we feel that our organization
is a GOOD one and one worth while
to belong to. we ought each one to
feel a personal responsibility in it.,
and perhaps if this motto is read
to the Grange once in a while, it
may stir some of the members to a
little more effort.
"Do the degree work we'll. Degree
teams pay. Young people like to aid
in them. Use drills. Few things
tend to cheaper our work more than
slovenly and poorly done degree
work. Let all the ritualistic work
be done well.
Advertise your Grange. Keep it
before the public by reporting all
good programs and social occasions
to the local paper. 1t will command
greater respect from those out
side the ranks as we'll as from those
inside. Always boost-never, never
knock.
eve gain knowledge and new
ideas by associating with other peo-
pie. With this thought in mind why
not visit your neighbor Grange?
Our leadership of the future de-
pends upon the children of today
Our places will one day be filled by
another. Do we want our unfinished
work to fall into the hands of a
mentally inferior successor or do we
want trained, capable person to
finish that which we had so fondly
hoped to finish. The person to whom
life is success lives not alone for
the present but is vitality interested
in the future and as sure as we want
better Agricultural people, more
efficient class Of leaders, and better
Am mericans we must prepare the
youths of today to Nil those places.
The word American. ends in [ Can
and when our children are taught
to be true Amer I Cans We'll have
much of our worry over the future
minimized.
"Organize your children in. your
subordinate Grange, if q suita BILE
matron can be obtained. and teach
the children, through this organiza-
tion, American Agriculture and Am
erican ideals
Let us pay more attention to the
comfort of our friends. cheer them
up when sad and downhearted, and
ever remember that GRANGE
DUTY is to visit the home where
sorrow enters and aid in comforting
the family of our friends. We have
taken good care of this in the past,
but let's resolve to do better.
Everybody working should be
the slogan of every Grange.
Among the sweetest and most
wholesome experiences of life are
the meetings of friends who esteem
cdCH otHeT. WHO nave real affeCtiOn
for each other. who have much in
common, and yet who have but rare
opportunities to meet and fraternize
in q congenial atmosphere. And
whether the meetings which afford
these opportunities be those of the
State Grange or subordinate vista
tions, the spirit Of fellowship. of
fraternity, of brotherly love, which
pervades them makes them a delight
to those who attend, pleasure to
those who observe them, and
source of inspiration that beneficially
affects the whole Order.
Hornets work together. So do
bees. A bee hive is wonderful
testimonial to what working togeth-
er-each for all and all for each
can accomplish. Ants are also CO.
operators and every ant-hill testifies
to the result-giving powers of CO.
operation, A wise man was once
asked what is the most important
labor, capital. or management. He
answered with twinkle: Which is
the most important leg Of three
legged stoo1?"
Everybody stand beside your Lee
turer through 1925, and boost!
Burnham Grange