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HomeMy WebLinkAboutgrange newsletter 1969October 27, 1969 Dear Grange Members and Friends; We are heading into theholidayseason with a very busy agendaforNovember and December.. We thought you'd like to know what's up. First of all we"want-vou to know about the Election Day Supper. We plan to feed. about- 250 people again -this year and we need the help of-every"Grange member because without YOU, we're nothing. We hope _you'll like this years' menu: Turkey Ham Dressing Squash Applesauce MrNu Mashed Potatoes` Gravy Cabbage Salad Pickles Rolls Beverages Cranberry Sauce Homemade Pies Serving -will -start at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 4th. The price for adults will be $1.75_, children -5 to 12 will be 75� and under 5 will -be our guests. We hope you will plan to come and bring the whole family.. The Junior Grange is planning to have a Bake Sale at the same time. Maybe they will have some goodies you'd like to take home with you. These children are working hard, along_ with their Junior Matron, Blanch Lovelace, let's give them all the support we can.- Speaking an.Speaking of 'Election Day,- -the Grange had its election of Officers on Sept. 9th and they are as follows: Master .............. .... .........Roger Brown" Overseer..,........,,....... .. Raymond Carpenter " Lecturer....... ........................ Millicent Carpenter Asst Steward........................Andrew Krayr�iak Steward... ......... ......... .........Fred Swartwood Chaplain.,.. .... ... ...........Elizabeth Romsey Secretary................................. ...................Jean Swartwood Treasurer..I............ .........Charles Guyett " Gatekeeper.......,..,.........,....... Gerhardt Achilles Pomona. ...... ... .. .Mildred Stark Ceres.............. ................Beverly Brown Flora....... .. ...... ... ........Eva Krayniak Lady Asst Steward...................Jovice Laue Junior Matron".".......................Blanch Lovelace Exec. Comm. (3 year term) ............ Robert Carpenter Congratulations to all of the new (and old) officers. I know Roger will be asking for help on different projects, so let's help him all -we can. Being Master isn't an easy"job as many "of -you know. We ,were -honored to have Brother William Elkins and his_team from Burdett Grange install our officers again this year. Installation took place Tuesday, Oct.' 21st. This year Ulysses Grange officers were installed at the same time as the Enfield officers, "Grange members and families from Burdett, Ulysses"and Enfield gathered -at"6_:30 for a.dish=to-pass supper. What a feast! Installation began aL :di0 p.m. Everyone -had a very pleasant and inspiring evening. -2 - Junior Grange had its election of cfficers in September too. They will be installed during November by a team from our Subordinate Grange. They, too, ha, 7F a good slate of hard working officers and should progress by leaps and bounds this year. Elected to offices were: Master.......,... .,......Carol Laue Overseer ..............`....... . . .......Bobby Carpenter Steward. .Kim Gray Lecturer................ ..........Melinda Carpenter Assistant Steward ....... ............. Dale Laue Lady Asst Steward...................Jo Lovelace Chaplain... .............. ........Bridgett Brown Treasurer.... ... :.......Robert Lovelace Secretary..... ........ .........Doreen Gray Gatekeeper .............. ...........Brett Drown Ceres......... ........Vickie Kemp Pomona .................... ........Michele Kemp Flora...... ............... .......Robin Thall Flagbearer ............... ..........Donald Cole In September, Millicent and Raymond Carpenter spent two days a Lecturers' School and are off again this week to attend State Grange in Albany. It's nice to have people like_ them around that can go to meetings out of town and bring back new ideas. In October, at our regular Grange meeting, -vie had two guests from Pomona Grange, Brother Nick Lamont and Brother Joseph Peterson. They presented a report from Pomona on the future of the Grange in 'Tompkins Courcy, This report will be-sscussec at future Subordinate meetings and ideas sent back to Pomona. All those interested should plan to be on hand tQ give their ideas. We are still having card parties every other Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. If you would like to host a party, give George Stark a call. He could use some help. It's really not a hard joba't all. The next one is scheduled -for November 8th. Some of our Grange members have been under the weather lately. Harvey Stevenson and Bill Achilles; just to mention two, have been in the hospital." Jack Thall is presently a"patient at Tompkins Countv hospital. We hope these people are all on the mend. Try to remember to let Elizabeth Rumsey know when a Granger is sick so she can send a card. Fred Rumsey, Emma Powell and Myrtie Rothermich all celebrate a 93rd birthday in"October. Arthur Daharsh is coming along nicely after surgery this summer. John Smith has the cast off his ankle that he -fractured last month. Fran Newhart is feeling better after fracturing her wrist recently and Bernice Tucker is coming along nicely after breaking her hip in a fall on her birthday August 3rd. Another project coming up -soon is a Rummage Sale. We are going to work with the EnfieldMethodistChurch on this sale. They have some rummage and so do we. Together, we ought to have enough for a Jig sale. Helen Smith and Millicent Carp- enter are in charge of planning the sale. If you have any -questions, (or answers) why don't you give one of them a call Donations will be accepted anytime the Grang is open. The sale will be Friday, November 7th from 5:00 p.m. thru 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, -November 8th, from 10:00"a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - The Junior Grangers plan -to have a Halloween Party and Hay -ride at Bob Carp- enter's on Friday, October 31st -at -7:30 p.m On November 1st they will meet at the Grange Hall at 10:00 a.m". to bake -fes: the Bake Sale. Mrs. Lovelace will furnish lunch for the bakers.