HomeMy WebLinkAboutGrange Newsletter 1968 March ENFIELD GRA14GE
P"Pr iaEviBERS &. FRIENDS
- - riarch 9, 1968 �967-68 (7)
Well, if you don' t think that last and June 30th will be awarded one
newsletter didn 't bring in a„lot of of their big, beautiful 3 X 5
complaints, you sure think wrong. Insignia rugs. a4e hope you will
But I can assure everyone of you be there when we place our new rug
that registered a cor_plaint, It on the Grange Hall floor for the
did my heart good to know you were first tine.
reading this newsletter. But to
put you all at ease, we made 464.009 The Marsh 12th meeting will start
not o75.00 since the first of the with a dish-to-pass supper at 6:30 p(
year on card parties (I 'm not sure Beverage and dessert will be fur-
whether that is classified as a nlshed. A short business meeting
typographical or typical error) and will be held at 8:00 p.m. At 9:CO.
I'm all through with advertising we will be privileged to have with
on our calander. But you check us, Dr. Wilson Pond, from Animal
with Roger Brown Arid you'll find Science Swine Dept. at Cornell
out that I called hin to get the University, who will tell of his
Baptist represented and there was trip to Scandinavla. He will bring
nothinG to go In at that time. Oh, with him, slides showing how people
well, thsts life. over there live and farm, Do you
know what they are doing with the
dut on the bright side. I received pigs housed at Cornell University?
a post card from Jack and Mary That will be one of the questions
Thall in Florida including a word answered at this meeting. If you
of praise and a report that they have others, bring them along.
are well and the tourist season is
In full swing. I also received Also, it is expected that two of
donations from two of the sweetest the foreign students who are study-
women my husband has ever met. And Ingy.r�in this department will be
there was a mention in / coming too. Remember
the Empire State % to invite your friends
Granger about the to both the supper
knfield Valley Grang {� wand the program. On
newsletter. Plus +�\ March 17th, we
many, many thanks \ celebrate St.
from the regular Patrick 's Day,
mailing list. but we will be
1 � / early by wearing
w
y L I reen at our
have aecomplain. \ meeting on March
register it, — the 12th. Green
because if you don't, ill be out color
what you want.
how will I know for the evening.
/ April 9th. will
We received a I bring an array
letter from they. � of color as our
National Grange Worthy Flora,
iiutual Insurance\ ! Blanch Lovelace
Company. (that's presents the program,
the sane place that\ /"Flowers of 1968. "
we won our membership \ This promises to be
award from last year) a very interesting
stating that "the frist `. meeting. Watch for more
100 Subordinate Granges reporter details later. May 14th will be
the conferral of degrees on five our Memorial Service, arranged
or more candidates between March 1st. by our Chaplain, Mrs, Rumsey.
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i3cy am I slipping. The paragraph Lee would like to see some of the
on 'page one that gave the details men enter this contest. That is if
of the parch 12th meeting was sub- you 're not afraid of the competition.
mitted: by our Lecturer, -lIilll.cent,
Toombs. Got real' lazy _ this..aonti - I ;don4t think I 'll enter, I '.1uKt.
and decided not to draw the eiit§ looked at the qualifications they
little pictureB of our4la.stes and " judge on and thought it was a pia. .
our Lecturer. Bfzt,. eru*wa3* she
did give me the Information-In I called Lee and she assureel me there
column two, page 1. were, crusts on cake. You better
`^ believe I 'll be checking out the
NoW, frot Lee Carpenter. come the next one I bake.
announcement that�.the Service and
Hospitality Committee has scheduled On March 20th, the State Junior
thgg cake baking contest to be held Superintendent will be at the Ag
diIng the April 9th regular meet- Center in Ithaca. Masters, Junior
ing. The following shows how your Committeemen and anyone interested
cake will be 3udged: in the work of young people is
urged to attend.
GENERAL APPEARANCE
March 22nd is an important night
Size (5) right size for pan, not for the Grange. There will be a
too thick, nor. to thin, dish to pass supper at 6:00 p.m. ,
and afterwards; we will confer the
Shape (5) square with flat or degrees upon our new members. All
slightly rounded surface. four degrees will be given that
night, which of course means you
CRUST have only one meeting to attend _and
you're in.
Color (5) top, sides and bottom
nearly uniform and with streaks. This is a time when you can be an
asset to your Grange. Come to this
Texture (5) crisp-not steamy or program and make our new members
soggy, not too hard or dry, tender feel welcome.
smooth, without bubbles or lumps.
Card party at the Grange March 16th.
Thickness (5) crust as thin as and 30th.
possible MASTERS COMMENTS
CRUMB
A few weeks ago, I attended a meetin
Lightness (8) without heavy spots at South Cortland with three other
or streaks officers of our Grange. This was a
special type meeting conducted by
Texture (24) moist, not wet, the State Aiaster, Robert Drake , and
gummy or dry, tender, easily bro- some of the other State Officials.
ken apart but not crumbly-velvety The reason for the meeting was to
feel to the tongue. Grain, fine get acquainted and bring out the
and uniform form with round, problems of the Grange and also to
evenly distributed cells minus learn some of the changes being
tunnels. made for the betterment of the Order
Color (8) uniform, light to dark I was well pleased to learn how
or reddish brown. well we are doing in comparison to
some of the other Granges in the
Flavor (35) taste and aroma, in- State. I also learned that Enfield
gredients well blended with no was about the first to have a news-
pronounced flavor of leavening or letter which has been a great asset
shortening TOTAL 100 to our Grange and the other Granges
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with newsletters felt the same way. hand. Ile will probably be home the
,worthy raster Drake reported that first part of the week.
It was harder to hold a Grange up
on top than it was to get a Grange Harold Clark, father of Member Lanny
active again, but I hope this isn't Clark. underwent surgery last week
true with hnfield Valley. There and is home reeupperating well now.
was also a special meeting for the
Lecturers and Secretaries. which I Hazel Updike vacationed in Bermuda
understand was • very interesting. for two weeks with her son Harold.
She returned March lst so that she
I will propose at the neat meeting would be here for the wedding of her
on parch 12th, to have a special grandson Fred Vanderburgh to Carol
reward night sometime this summer Vieedomini on March 9th.
for the past Masters, I think this
should be a very important night Doris and Woody attended the graduati
for the grange and also for the past of their son Stanley, at Michigan
Masters who have done a great job State Univ. on March loth. Stan
for us by keeping our Grange going, received a degree In Landscape
Architect.
I will also announce that we have a
lot of new members coming into the Susie Hansen has just returned from
Grange on haroh 22nd and I think it Florida after a vacation there. She
would be nice if as many members went with her daughter and son-in-law,
as possible could attend this spec- Joe and Margaret Carr. While there,
cal degree night to help us welcome they visited the Colby Bartletts,
our new candidates and also enjoy a who used to live in Enfield.
dish to pass supper. Our County
Deputy will be there for his annual A dish to pass supper and a card
visit. So 1f you can come, please party were held March 2nd with 7
do so, or if you need transportation tables playing. There were eight
please let me know. tables February 17th.
Respectfully submitted Bob Carpenter and"friends" went ice
Robert Carpenter fishing a few weeks back. Ask him
sometime how you ice fish?
Jack Thall will be 80 years old on
We had a little bit of upsetting March 17th. If you care to send a
news this week, but things are shap- card, his address is 442, Sth Avenue
ing up quite well now. Alex Yeini , North, St. Petersburg, Florida.
who is one of our regular card
players from Newfield. had a heart
attack Monday night, Plarch 4th. He
Is presently in room 287 at the Tom- Sorry this newsletter is so short
pkins County Hospital. but we wanted to get it out in time
for the Degree work the 22nd. We
Although his condition is not too hope to have a longer one next month.
serious and he would love to have
visitors, it might be well if any- Remember that we are in the midst
one wanted to see him, to drop in of the Lenten Season. It makes no
for just a minute and not stay long difference what your religious affil-
enough to tire him. A very good cations are, as long as you practice
idea would be to send cards. Rest them.
assured, Alex, that we are all think-
ing of you and our prayers will have Practice faith this week by sending
you as good as new in no time. a note of kindness to someone 1n the
hospital r our birthday member. The
rid Marshall is back in hospital afterthol- ht f-om Zf u wi--_ mean a great
undergoing his third operation on hisdeal to tnem.