Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-31
Grange has Busy Meeting

A fine program and much business
were the features of the regular
meeting Of Skowhegan Grange which
was held on Wednesday evening with
the Master Elmer E. Harris preSid-
ing. The secretary, Mrs. Emma B.
Folsom, gave an interesting report Of
the last meeting and read various
correspondence, after which ballot
ing was in order and the first and
second degrees were conferred upon
a class of candidates. The Master,
Elmer E. Harris, appointed the fol-
lowing committees to serve at the an
nual session of Somerset Pomona
Grange which is to occur on Tuesday
and Wednesday, Jan. II and IL, when
the Skowhegan Grange will enter
tain: first day, dinner, Mr.. and Mrs.
John N. Cool, C. G. Harville, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Clark, Miss Della Hol-
way: supper. Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Whittier, ]. P. Thibodeau, M. c.
Viles and Mrs. Mary E. Rowell; sec
ond day, dinner, Mr.. and Mrs. Will l..
Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. Parker,
Mr.. and Mrs. Triffle Cloutier. Fol-
lowing the appointment of commit
tees the committee composed of
Charles L. Beckwith, Adolph Beau
ISIp TIeo " wye anu a. 1iAWOOu
Nutting, who had charge Of the meet
ing which was "Gentlemen's Night"
presented the following greatly en-
joyed program, vocal solo and en-
core, Clyde Fl. Blackwell, accom-
panied by Mrs. Grace Tuscan; must
cal number on unusual instruments
and two vocal numbers "To the
Work" and "Old Black joe by a
quartette made up of Elmer e. Har-
ris, M. C. Viles, Fred c. Nye and Le-
roy L. Sanford; recitation, Eldred
Stevens: vocal solo and encore,
George Hopkins, accompanied by
Mrs. Tuscan. Word was received
from Rube's orchestra, the personnel
being banjo, c. G. Harville and Royce
Tuscan; violin, Lester Clark, piano.
Miss Della Holway; readings. P. c..
White; harmonica and guitar duet,
played by G. c. Harville of whom an
encore was demanded and to which
Mr.. Harville responded; reading and
encore, Ernest A. Decker; song,
Good Night Ladies' male quartette,
Elmer Z. Harris, M. C. Viles, Fred c..
Nye and Leroy L.Sandford After
the program the Worthy Master Ell
mer q. Harris made an announce
ment of the appointment of the fol-
lowing committees to serve for 1927;
Finance Committee, P. C. White, Fred
Tuscan, Charles L. Beckwith; Relief
and sick committee, Mrs. Celeste
Roullard. Mrs. Sarah Beaulier, Mr.
and Mrs. Eli Littlefield; Press COM
mittee. Mrs. Emma B. Folsom, Mr.
and Mrs. Francis Croteau and Mrs.
Mary Archer; current and future
events committee Ernest A. Decker,
Elmer b. Rowell, Roland Z. Patten,
Robbie L. Watson, Mrs. Alice Stevens
and Fred C. Dunlap; Flora commit
tee, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmot B. Whittier,
Swan Nelson. Mrs. Ina w. Creation
and Mrs. Ellen M. Smith; Degree
and Regalia committee, Mrs. Dora P.
White, Miss Fern Packard, Carroll
Beale, Royce Tuscan, Mrs. Fife c.
Curiie and Mrs. Fife Beaulier; Social
and Dramatic committee Mrs. Addie
c. Beale, Mr.. nrd Mrs. Julian Conrav,
Mrs. Evelyn Pratt, Kenneth Dickin-
son and Rose Roderick: Mu~'n COM
mittee, Fred c. Nye, Della Holway,
Chesley Moore, Miss Beatrice Bragg
and Leslie ~'--'-
There will be special meeting of
the Skowhegan Grange on Wednes-
day evening, Jan. s. held for the pur-
pose Of conferrir~ the third and
fourth degrees upon class of can
didates. The next regular meeting
will be held on Wednesday evening,
January II.