The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-09-13
GRANGE VISITORS LIKED
HOSPITALITY AT OAKLAND
Letters of Appreciation Made
Known at Meeting of Pomona
Grange Held Last Thursday

nat u. M. Lower, master OF the
Pomona Grange, and J. L. McGlone,
county agent, had received numerous
letters from State Grange delegates
who attended the sessions in Oakland
in August, in which they stated their
appreciation for the hospitality and
entertainment furnished by the Gar
rett county people, was brought out at
the quarterly meeting of the Pomona
grange held at Shady Dell grange hall
last Thursday night.
Many of the visitors, Mr.. McGlone
said, had expressed their desire to re-
turn to Garrett county next year for
their vacation and wondered why the
country was not advertised more as
resort, saying that the scenery here
was as beautiful as in any State in the
Union. .. .sst s},. r
w. B. Burruss Talks
The lecture hour was in charge of
W. B. Burruss, a member of Shady
Dell Grange. He appeared several
times on the program and gave ser
ious talks on some of his appearances
and was very humorous on other oc-
casions as all Garrett county people
know he can be. In one OF his serious
moments he told the grangers that he
would return to Washington soon but
that his memories would always be in
Garrett county. He added that he be-
lieved the Grange wonderful organi-
cation and that the more its members
put into it the more benefits they
would receive.
o. T. eraser, agricultural instruc-
tor in Oakland High school, gave an
interesting talk on the value of the
Grange to the farmers. He brought
out many interesting facts and urged
the members to have all the farmers
in their section become members of
the grange. His talk was interspersed
with a few stories for which he is
noted.
= County Fair Discussed
Mr.. McGlone spoke on the Garrett
County Fair for 1928. He said that
the committee wished to make the fair
this year the best ever, but that this
could not be done if the people of Gar
rett county did not lend their support.
"Without exhibitors there can be no
fair" he said, and urged them to
make an exhibit of some kind. He
promised that Mr.. Speicher would
give a personal guarantee to each ex-
hibitor that all prize winners would be
paid.
During the business part of the
meeting plans were discussed for the
coming year with entertainment as an
important issue. A committee was
appointed to visit the various oranges
and to judge their entertainment pro-
grams, the one having the best to re-
ceive a reward. The lecturer of the
winning grange will also receive
prize for his work. The judges are to
be Miss Elsie Benthien, home demon
stration agent, Pleasant Valley
Grange; Mr.. Lower, master, Shady
Dell Grange; Joe King, master Ryan's
Glade Grange; Baity Ridder, master
Sunnyside Grange, and Mr.. McGlone,
of the University of Maryland Student
Grange.
Another issue presented to the
grange members was the purchase of
a moving picture machine. D. M. Low
er, Baity Ridder and Otis Riley were
appointed to handle this matter.
String music was rendered by the
Ridder brothers of Sunnyside Grange
and at the close of the meeting re-
freshments were served by members
of the Shady Dell grange. The next
meeting of the Pomona Grange will be
held on December 6, probably in the
S,,nnyeida Eranoa hall