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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEnfield Valley Grange history 082000 5debt was paid It was ceCebrated by the burning of the mortgage in the presence of one hundred members and guests on !Aprur22,1946. "The cCimax of the oc-casion was reached when the Master, IsaeCCa 'Bohach, said "The mortgage has been burned/' She cCosed the ceremony with thefoCCowing quotation, "Tatrons, this evening marks the passing of another miCestone in our Qrange history So tonight, we have the honor of burning aCCevidence of our past in-debtedness. May this meeting be an inspiration to us for the coming years, l¥e shouCdso Cive andCabor in our time so that what comes to us as seed may go to the next generation as fruit. That is what is meant by progress," On JApriC24,1950, TnfieCdyaCCey Grange ceCebrated it's seventy fifth anniversary whiCe 'Roy Linton was Master, chicken supper foCCowedby 13 an attractivepro9ram commemorating the occasion, J-Cenry T>, Sherman, Master of the New \jork State grange, was the speaker, "Throughout the recent years, many are the unsung heros who have kept the house in order," Many programs, new improvements, community projects, degree terms andheCping with worthy causes, have been the order of the day, JAmong these are the much needed repairs and improvements to the property. The kitchen was remodeCed with running hot andcoCdwater, new cupboards and an efficient work tabCe, Two bathrooms were instaCCed, Over the past one hundred years, TnfieCdyaCCey Grange has Cedthe way for better community spirit and 14