Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-14
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Somerset Pomona
Successful Meeting

At the Tuesday evening session of
the Somerset Pomona Grange, re-
ports of committees were received
and balloting was in order. Twenty
nine new candidates were initiated
and this was followed by the in
stallation of the officers for the COM
ing year. Several officers Of the
Skowhegan Grange were installed at
this time. The installing officer was
Frank Pugh, master of East Madi-
son Grange, assisted by p. C. White,
Fern Packard. Fred Tuscan and
Laura Lawrence. The introducing
officers were Cora Brown and Alice
Stevens. Music for the evening was
furnished by Royce Tuscan, violin.
and Grace Tuscan, piani. The fea-
ture of the evenings program was
the play, f'FAun on, the Bingville
Branch given by the members of
the Sko~hegan' Grange. After the
play the meeting adjourned to
Wednesday forenoon.
The newly elected master of Sora-
erset Pomona Z. B. Hobart presided
at the second day session of Pomona
After the preliminary opening the
following program was introduced.
singing by all the membersx whist
ling. Royce Tuscan, Mrs. Ray Tus-
can accompanist. paper, Ritualistic
teachings of the Grange, F. S. EN-
/ erson who for IS years was secretary
; OF SKowhegan grange and for nearly
as many years secretary of Pomona:
reading, Nellie Hill. This completed
the forenoon session and the mem
berS adjourned to the dining hall
where a harvest dinner was served
under the direction of Mr. and Mrs.
w; B; Whittier; and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Page.
AT the opening of the afternoon
meeting at $50 f. s.. Emerson, spoke
of the death of Ansel Holway of
Ncrridgewock who was the oldest
past master of Somerset Pomona. At
! the close of his talk the members
/ stood in silence in respect to his
memory. Singing. by the Grange
chous. At this time lecturer Grant
Witham introduced the speaker of
the afternoon, c. II. Crawford of the
Maine Sheep and Wool Growers AS
| ISOLATION. His subject was sheep,
their habits and characteristics,
reading Frank Williams of Canaan.
music, harmonica and guitar played
by G. c. Harbel who responded to
an encore, vocal solo, Fred C. Nye
! who played his own accompaniment:
reading, Angelina Pelton; piano solo,
Harry Dinsmore; story, c. w. Day;
! vocal solb. Mrs. Pearl Pomerleau,
Mrs. Grace Tuscan, accompanist:
! story, +. S. Emerson: reading, Mrs.
! Emma Locke; harmonica solo. Grant
| Witham, accompanied on piano by
! Mrs. Witham: music, Old Time Fid-
dlers, G. c. Harvell and Royce Tus-
| can, both in costume, Mrs. Grace
Tuscan accompanist.
This completed the program Of the
meeting. Business was resumed by
the assignments of the year as fol-
lows: Feb. 9. Madison; Feb. %. Nor
ridgewock: Mar. 8, North Arson;
May IL, Mercer; May 25, Canaan:
June 8, Fairgeld: June %, Starks:
August 10, Athens: August "a, So
Ion; Sept. z, New Portland; Sept. 81,
Bingham; Oct. 112, Cornville; Oct.
| g. Smithfield; Nov. 9, East Madison;
Nov. %, Hinckley; Jan. hip, Show
| hogan.
Geaorge Tibbets made few re-
marks stating that this was his
birthday and that since the death of
Mr.. Holway he was the oldest living
past master of Pomona. This closed
the 41th meeting of Somerset Po-
mona and probably the most success
full and largest attended session ever
| held.
Emel Nelson of Athens was brought
to Skowhegan Wednesday by De-
putty Sheriff Everett Reed Of Har-