Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-23
51st Anniversary
Of Cascade Grange
Especial to Kennebec Journal


Oakland, Me-. Jan. 22-Cascade
Grange P. of Fl. No. 90, was or
ganized at Oakland. Maine, January
%, 1875, with 20 charter members, as
A. C. Marston, ]. w. Hersom, Jerome
Wilson, Evelyn Parker. Josiah Nor
rell, Stephen c. Watson, Charles a.
Wheeler, Cyrus Wheeler, Mrs. Hiram
Conforth. Eta Parker, Alice Shores,
Alice Cook, Lottie Wheeler, Mrs.
Josiah Morrill,, Mrs. Emma F. Wheel
err, Henry +. NJ rrell. Joseph Nit
chel Jr., W. II. Morrell c. B. Wheel
er, Emma J. Watson and Mrs. Henry
Morrell. The first officers of the
Grange were Master, Hiram Con-
forth: Overseer. Henry j. Morrell:
Lecturer, Cyrus Wheeler: Steward.
A. c. Marston: Assistant Steward,
Joseph Mitchell; Treasurer, Charles
A. Wheeler; SecretarW, c. B. Wheel
err; Chaplain, j. w. Morrill,; Gate
Keeper, f. w. Cook; Ceres, Lottie
d. Wheeler: Pomona. Mrs. NJ. M.
Conforth; Flora, Emma f. Wheeler;
Lady Assistant Steward, Maria Nor
and the following were held at the
home of Cyrus Wheeler after which
the meetings Were held around at the
houses OF the members until the Or
der grew to be too large to be ac-
commodated in this way. What, is
now known as Memorial hall was
then used as meeting place for five
or six years. The meeting place was
then changed to the second story of
what is known as the old laundry
building, until 1902 when they were
again forced to move and this time
they went into what is known as the
upper grade school building. The Or
ganization had prospered to such an
extent that the members at this time
undertook to build q Grange hall of
: their own which was completed and
occupied in 1903. IN 1928 this hall
was partially destroyed by fire and
, rebuilt at a cost of over $4,000. Dur
ing the period of reconstruction Me-
mortal hall was again used as the
meeting place. The order has had
steady. continuous growth until at
present there are 514 members on the
ron. Regular and very interesting
meetings are held every week with a
good attendance and interesting pro-
grams The attendance for the last
- months was 1874 with an average
attendance for each meeting of l25.
The Grange is practically out of debt
at this time and would be entirely
out of debt only for the fact that
: they have spent over $500 for new
equipment within the past few
. month.
The fifty first anniversary will be
held at an all day meeting. January
! 90. with the following program: song
by Grange; recitation. Eileen Kerr;
| piano solo, Mildred Damron: paper.
| Myra Wells: story, Walter Damron;
| song. Mrs. Daggett; recitation, II.
Ida l.. Brown; song, by Grang. At
this time an intermission will be TAX
en- for dinner following which the
program will he continued. Song, by
! chorus; history of the Grange in
poem, Bertha Wheeler; violin solo.
Earle Sawtelle: address by J. w.
Taylor of the department of educa
ton, Augusta: vocal solo, Nora Bart
lett Greeley; recitation, Perle Morse:
address to the past masters by
[, Merle J. Hartman, State Lecturer;
vocal solo, Clarissa Wheeler; ~reclta :
ton. Mrs. Daggett.
! At this time there are only two
surviving charter members, Alice
I, Shores and l.. J. Wilson. The Past
Masters are as follows: Hiram Con-
forth, w. II. Morrell, Stephen G.
| Watson, H. A. Sawtelle, II. w. Wells,
{. ]. A, Sawtelle, l.. j. Wilson. j. w
! Morrill,, Z. C. Blackwell, Bert Hal
lett. L. II. Bailey, Olive A. Board
man, r. H. Hersom Frank Brown
| George Fuller, NJ. H. Bowman, w. d.
/ .Judkins. Ernest z. Oliver, c. H
Wheeler. Geo. f. Wheeler, Harry
Fowlie with S. Z. Wentworth as the
present Master.