Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-30
Pomona Grange
Meets at Bingham


Somerset Pomona Grange had an es-
pecially fine meeting with the Bing-
ham Grange Tuesday although as the
farmers are busy picking their corn
| the attendance was rather smaller
than usual At the morning session
| the reports were rendered and bust
ness transacted and the Pomona de-
gree conferred upon a small class of
candidates. AT noon a pleasant social
hour was enjoyed while n bountiful
and delicious dinner was partaken of
/ The afternoon session opened with
| music by the Grange choir A. s.
Burke, worthy master of Bingham
Grange, gave a cordial welcome to
which Elmer L. Harris. worthy mas
ter of Skowhegan Grange, responded,
| and the following program was pre-
| scented in an excellent manner and
sgreatly enjoyed: Reading. "opportu-
| nifty May Baker; song, GARDEN of
| Today" and encore, Mrs. Marjorie
Thompson, who played her own accom-
paniment; question, Does the man
who tries to do something and fails
mean more a community than the
man who does not try to do anything"
was opened by w. &. Whittier of
Skowhegan and the following spoke
on the subject: Mrs. John Chase.
Frank Pugh, l.. B. Hobart, Fanny
Clark, Elmer E. Harris, A. S. Burke,
j. III. Hardy, NJ. c. Jewett; vocal solo.
Hymns My Mother Sang" Mrs Hat
tie Donna, accompanied by Miss Mar
| den; instrumental. John Hardy and
Mrs. Thomas Reynolds; reading, "A
Pretty Good World After ALL" Stella
Huff; song, Beautiful River of Time"
by the choir; defamation, Mothers
Fool" Alfred Berry; music, Mr.. Hardy
| and Mrs. Reynolds; harmonica and
piano duet, Mr.. and Mrs. Grant With
am; vocal duet, Hattie Donna and Mar
! Jorie Thompson. The closing number
was singing "Blest Be the Tie That
Binds by all. The next meeting of
Somerset Pomona Grange will be held
! in Cornvllle with Wesserunsett Grange
on Tuesday, Oct. IL. Among those
! from Skowhegan attending the Bing-
! ham meeting were Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
| E. Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. D. b. Hobart.
Mrs. Elmer b. Rowell, B. A. Sawyer.
Mrs. Harris, Mrs Rachael Chase.
Canaan Fair
! The Canaan Fair held under the
auspices of the Canaan Grange on
Tuesday at the Grange Hall as al
| ways was a great success and large
| ly attended. The officers of the fair
were president, Fred Rolfe; vice
president. Will Nelson; secretary,
Ploomia Jewell; treasurer Leland
Jeyell and to them much credit is
J due for the success and pleasure of
the event. Dinner was served to over
zoo at noon under the direction of
| members residing on the Hinckley
side of the river and supper by men,
bers residing on the Sand and Brock
| roads. Both meals were abundant
and delicious. Excellent music was
furnished by Tozier's orchestra of
| Albion and the evening dance was
| the closing feature Of the day and
one of the happiest. The hall was
pdettily decorated in two shades of
yellow and was very effective. The
candy booth was in charge of Mrs.
Alice Salisbury and was decorated in
green; the apron counter was pre-
sided over by Mrs. Nellie Salisbury,
Nina Williams and Ida Mason, and
was decorated with autumn leaves;
fancy work was displayed by Nellie
Tibbetts, Lettie Foster and Sadie
Salisbury, and the color scheme was
blue and yellow; Pearl Salisbury had
charge of the grab bag, always an
attrctive feature. Prizes for fancy
work were won, first, Marion Hasel-
tine; second, Mrs. Alfred P. Screen;
third, Miss Mary Foss, only eight
years of age preferences were
awarded to Mrs. Dan Ames. Mrs.
Halle Hubbard, Mrs. Hilton; farm
products prizes, first, Frank Will
mans. second. Selden Fitzgerald: