HomeMy WebLinkAboutGrange Newsletter 1968 November 27 ENFIELD GRANGE
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November 27, 1968 1968-69 (2)
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Did you know that it is impossible Serving will start at 5:00 P.M.
to find a dish of spaghetti that sharp and Fred would like to see
can be traced onto a stencil. Well about 400 people served. And so
It Is. would we.
This was the closest I could come At 8: 00 p.m. , a regular card party
to it and someone thought this was is scheduled so plan to make a
a dish of ice cream. But you do night of it. The card party will
get the message , don ' t you. be held upstairs so it will not
interfer with the clean-up crew
The spaghetti is being cooked by downstairs.
the men and this should prove to be
a very Interesting project. Of All In all, It sounds like a good
course , I must add that Fred Swart- night coming up. We will serve
wood, who is in charge of the meal family style which means that you
Is the same Fred Swart who baked can bring the entire family because
the prize winning cake in our you don't have to carry your plates.
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41.50 COFFEE - TEA - MILK ,' 12
CAKE 75�
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The new Aeat Cookbooks are here and NOBODY KNOWS - BUT MOTHER
are they ever filled with different
Ideas for meat dishes. Anyone Nobody knows of the work it makes
interested in purchasing one may do To keep the home together,
so by contacting any Grange member. Nobody knows of the steps it takes
Nobody knows - but mother.
The Hayride held on November 2nd
for the Junior Grangers was a huge Nobody listens to childish woes,
success with over 40 kids attending.Which kisses only smother;
riany thanks to Blanch Lovelace , Nobody 's pained by naughty blows,
Junior Hatron, who did all the plan- Nobody - only mother.
ning,
Nobody knows of the sleepless care
And an added note of thanks to Bestowed on baby brother;
Blanch for organizing the luncheon Nobody knows of the tender prayer,
we put on for the Women's Feder- Nobody - only mother.
ation of Ithaca. This should have
been done in the last newsletter, Nobody knows of the lessons taught
but you know me. Carolyn Thall Of loving one another;
pitched in at the last minute and Nobody knows of the patience sought,
did a great job of serving the Nobody knows - but mother,
group. So did Aunt Daisy and Pearl
and Beverly. Nobody kneels at the throne above
To thank the Heavenly Father
While I 'm thanking people , I have For that sweetest gift - a mother ' s
to remember Morris Halliday. You love ;
remember that I wrote him a short Nobody can - but mother.
note asking to have my name added ******** *********#*
to the list of any other Granges
putting out newsletter and don't To Florida with love.
you know, I received one within went
the next few days. It was from Helen Kemp, who underrtgc�k surgery
West Chazey Grange and very Interes- at Sayre Packer Hospital October
ting too. 23rd is home and trying to get back
on her feet. This was her third
On December 23rd, Emmett and Blanche back operation in five years and
Tucker will celebrate their 61st she finds it a little harder to
wedding anniversary. And on Dec. get back in the swings of things
18th, Leon and Bernice Tucker will each time.
celebrate their $1st anniversary.
Sincere warm wishes from the Grange. Bob Carpenter found himself in
the middle of a good bout with pneu-
firs. Ilyrtle Rothermich celebrated monia a couple of weeks ago. He
her 92nd birthday on October 21st. is feeling better know but has
Our best to Xrs. Rothermich also. found that you don't throw off some
thing like this in a couple of days.
November 22nd seems to be a popular Sure has been a long time since
day. Roger Brown, Bob Scofield, Jr. I 've seen anyone quite that sick.
and my mother all celebrate their
birthdays that day. I do know that We 're glad to hear that Ginny Car-
Bob is the youngest but I 'll have lisle 's father, Fred Onley, is
to check on which one is the eldest. coming along nicely after undergoin.,
serious surgery recently. Ginny
Seriously, I would like to include cared for him for a few weeks after
the following poem and dedicate it he left the hospital at her home,
to my mother who celebrates her That 's a blurry sentence but you
65th this year. (Do you celebrate know what I mena. It was a good
when you get that high?) deed anyway.
• Lee Car e
Carpenter sends a gracious note � �t , �.� � •- .,
of thanks out to all those who c o -
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helped in every way to make our :_ � .,�•;
second election night supper a suc- Y`7 }` ,
cess. She reports that 215 people
were served and we made a prof `"
p
of over $220.00. She hasn't been
en r` r
f 1 \ram
able to get in touch with our Tre-
asurer to get the exact figure but
that 's pretty close .
She was especially pleased when ___--
so many people commented on how
good the entire meal tasted. Lee MASTER'S COMMENTS had to work that day and there- +ruasra* * rear#*
fore , had to make all her plans
and leave Instructions. They were My first comment is that we will
carried out perfectly. Again, many hold our regular Grange meeting for
thanks tee cooks, waitresses, coffee November on the 26th. Our regular
splllers (whoops, that pourers) , meeting night was snowed out and
clean up crew and an added note of we have several important things to
thanks to those who came to eat, cover. I understand that Mr.
Achilles walked to the Grange on
the 12th. How's that for faithful-
Did Harold Laue tell you about the ness.
young city girl that was visiting This is the second year year in a
his place the other day during the row that I have been put in as Mas-
mllking time? During the course ter and our publicity chairman has
of their conversation, she noticed asked that I start the year out
some calves bouncing across the right by commenting for the news-
pasture , letter.
"Oh, " she cried, "what pretty
little cowlets. " I 'm not known to write much or give
"Yes, miss, " said Harold with a speeches, mainly because I can't
grin, "they 're pretty allright -- trust my English. And I like to
but they aren't cowlets -- they 're talk about many different topics
bullets. " that have to do with American lIv.-
ing. That requires a lot of Engl1 oh
The night our Grange Officers were
Take a good look at the picture of Installed, we heard a very good
the Master in the picture at the talk about Communism by Mr. William
top of the next column. That 's Just Elkins, the Installation Officer,
about what he looks like right now, of Burdett.. Did you know that he
(That wasn't meant as a personal told us of how Mr. Khruschev c,-,P -lme-r
joke -- it was meant to refer to he would get Communism Into the
his bout with pneumonia. ) UY,V ted States by 1972 and that his
plan
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is to do it through the youth of Seriously, thank you Bob. It's nice
this country? Now stop and think to have your thoughts. (Some of us
a minute about it; could it be pos- are fortunate enough to live next
sible? I believe it is being done door to the Master and hear his
right now in our schools, our col- comments quite frequently. )
leges and perhaps in our churches.
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Who else would promote the burning
of draft cards, moving out of the There were just as many careless
country to evade the draft, long drivers thirty years ago as there
hair and the many riots in this are today, but the horses had more
country? How is dope and harmful sense.
drugs getting to our youth? ****+►*********************
think
I ;,% ,. the Grangers can and should Saw Martha Updike 's granddaughter
do something about the spread of today and she says that Martha has
Communism in this country. One been visiting her daughter, Nellie
thing we might do is send a res- Hubbell for a while. She has been
olution to the County, State and Christmas shopping in Cortland and
National Grange to get a majority really getting around. For those
vote on such things as prayer in of you who don't know her, I 've
schools, leaving the word 'God' been told she passed 80 a few years
In the Pledge of Allegiance and ago*
haveing stronger laws to prevent
the spread of drug use. Being as how our newsletter gets
Into Cayutaville quite often, we
I think we should have specail would like to send a note of get
Committees including non-members to well to Sarah Rogers who is a
help with this because we need patient at St. Joseph's hospital
Strength in Unity. in Elmira, Edith Gaige who has
returned home after undergoing
The main comment I have made so far surgery recently and Maude Whitaker;
to our members this year is that who underwent a catarac removal
last year was a successful one but November 19th.
this year we have got to do at
least lOp better. We will have a Just got a look at those Heat Cooi:-
drive for new members, more new books and several people have ord--
committees and I hope a lot more ered some already for Christmas
suggestions for the good of the gifts. They-re really good for that.
order from you people.
Blanch Lovelace tells me that the
I 'm happy to know the demands of Tucker's are celebrating Nos. 52
this newsletter have doubled In the and 62. Not 51 and 61 as I wrote,
last two years since its orgination. Sorry bout that. Hope I have
We now have three members of the that straightened out.
Enfield Valley Grange who have just
taken an office in the Pomona Ray and Millicent Carpenter attended
(County) Grange, the State Grange Convention the
I hope I didn't take too much space week of October 27th. Ray attended
In this newsletter. See you Nov- as a delegate from Enfield and
Millicent attended as a delegate
Respectfully submitted
ember 26th. from Tompkins County Pomona.
Robert Carpenter, Mas. We would like to inform the Skill-
;r*
ings that we have the gas stove and
hot water heater hooked up and they
Typist comment: "It's a good thing work perfect. And to the Lannings.
you don't pay me by the hour: " we have the other gas stove at work
1 too. Many thanks.
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Master Carpenter informed me that Sincere thanks to those who ask to
the pins ordered for those who have their names put on the list.
have been in the Grange 60 years We are interested in reaching as
came , but they were not the right many of the older people in the area
ones. They have now been sent as possible so we welcome any names
back and we hope to have the cor- you might think of. They are the
rect ones soon, main reason this letter goes out.
However, we would like to add you
We are pleased to pass on the fol- too,
lowing information for the Ladies
Auxiliary: Extra names are being added this
month again to publicize our supper
There will be a Community Christ-in case some of you wonder how you
mas Party on Sunday, December 15th happened to get it. We won't bother
at the Enfield Fire House. Al: you again until next year.
people In the community are welcome.
Hazel Updike is in the process of
A tree lighting service will start selling her home. She plans to
the evening off at 5 :30 p.m, At move to New York when all detalls
6 :00, there will be a dish to pass have been completed. We will miss
supper. All we need to bring is you Hazel and will look forward to
our dish to pass and rolls. The seeing you on one of your visits
Plates, cups , silver and beverage home. P.S. , don't forget to leave
will be furnished. your forwarding address.
Each family is to bring gifts Helen Marshall, who celebrated her
for their children marked with birthday October 23rd, received
their names. If adults wish to a beautiful boquet of flowers from
exchange , please mark the gift for her daughter Ann who is stationed
either man or woman. Price should In Hawaii. Heal ones,
not exceed 01.00.
And if that wasn't enough, Ed, who
Included in the evening will be underwent surgery in New York on
Carol singing and Santa is expectedNovember 12th, received a bunoh of
to drop in. Sounds like a lot of real Hawaiian flowers from Ann also.
fun. Must be something to have a daughtert
The Enfield Grange is pleased to like that.
know that the Auxiliary thought to Mitch and I celebrated our 13th
use our newsletter to spread the wedding anniversary on November 5th,
word of the Christmas Party. We To show me how much he cared, he
are always more than willing to let me leave for work early so I
help in any way we can to promote could vote and then after working
a togetherness in the community, my normal day away from home , he
let me ee.t out. Down at the Grange
We would like to add that since oursupper after I got through waiting
last newsletter went out, we have table. He said he 'd take me out for
added nearly 40 more names to our supper. And I received a beautiful
mailing list boquet of red roses,
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It isn't the Job we intend to do,
Or the labor we 've Just begun
That puts us right on the ledger sheet;
It's the work we 've really done.
Our credit is built on the things we do;
Our debits on things we shirk.
The man who makes the biggest plans
Is the man who completes his work.
Junior Grange will hold it ' s first What would you do if your phone rang
meeting on December 2nd at 7 :30 p,m. at 1 :30 in the morning? Well, I
It will be an organizational meeting Just know it 's bad news so I won't
and Blanch Lovelace , Junior Matron answer. However, I called to Mitch
hopes to have a large crowd on hand. to get it and he reached up and
kept trying to turn off the alarm
Blanch has a lot of exciting plans clock.
for the youth of the Grange and we
hope your will be there to enjoy Anyway, after gaining our composure
them. and waking up, he answered it to
##iF###•;F######ieiF#it### find that a car had overturned
down the road and a young girl was
Little Billy had Just been told that pinned underneath it.
an Angel brought him a little sister.
"Would you like to see her?" asked He hopped into his truck to go dos-n
the doctor, and help right the car. But the
"No, " said Billy, "but I 'd sure like man next door; Danny Griffin, the
to have a look at that Amge1J " boy who had been in the car and
was thrown out and Mitch could no.;
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We are glad to see that another The reason I'm printing this Is
organization for the young people because in very little time, Daris3'
is active in Enfield. Earlier this climbed under the car (it completely
month, there was a 4-H Achievement covered the girl and blankets could
night at the Enfield School. Mrs, not be put over her) he laid the
Richard Poyer was in charge and girls face , which was covered with
turned out a very nice program. blood and lying in the snow, on
his chest and sawed with a hacksaw
Frances Armitage was presented with on the convertible top bar that
a Banker 's Award at a different had her pinned. Before he had
achievement night in Trumansburg, gotten all the way through, the
This award is given to first and blade broke. He then twisted the
second year members that have been bar until it broke,
singled out for careful preparation
of their project sheets. The By the time the ambulance arrived,
recelpitants of this award are given he had her removed and she was
a free trip for a day to Rochester. taken to the hospital.
Gayle haata and Diary Gunning were Just thougth we 'd let you know of
the other girls from Enfield to the good things that happen in
receive this award, the community.
The leaders of the groups present It seems as though we get all the
at these achievement nights have reports on the bad news, but we
a lot to be proud of. very seldom hear all the good ones.
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When you read the following, I Just heard that Hazel Updike Is
want you to know that this was a having her auction November 23rd.
put up job but it sounds good. The ladies of the Enfield Baptist
Church are putting on the luncheon.
the next time you see the following Hazel has an apartment in New
people , ask them these question: York and will be leaving Newfield
What did you do with all the around December 1st.
fish you caught as Black Lake ,
Fred Swartwood? And ask Vic IQil- Carlton Thall had a blood clot re-
what else he got on the first day moved from his shoulder November
of deer season besides wet. And 18th and is having a little trouble
this is a good one ; ask Roger moving his arm at the time of this
Brown 1f he saw what a nice pre- writing.
sent we received In one of our
gas stoves? The Grange received several pieces
of beautiful Silverware in memory
of Susie Hansen. We thank her fam-
ily for the memorial gift and wish
Did you know that as adult is a to state that it was a very wise
Person who has stopped growing at choice, Ile have needed silver for
both ends and started growing in quite some time.
the middle.
Our next letter will be a Christmas
letter. We will outline briefly
all the accomplishments of the past
While you've got this right in year.
your hands, would you please tear
off the front page and tape it Remember the November Grange meeting
to your refrigerator door so you on the 26th, Junior Grange on Decem-
won't forget about the spaghetti ber 2nd, Spaghetti supper on December.
supper. We have to send this out 7th and the regular Grange meeting
a little early to let you know on December loth.
about the meeting the 26th. Thank
you.
THE CLOSED DOOR
To get back over into Enfield and By Mary Ferguson Legler
send out get well wishes, we send
them to Irene Hubbell who recent- "I 'm sorry, but I do not need
ly underwent surgery and is not A thing you have for sale today. "
getting around as fast as she He looked as if I had decreed
hoped to. Hope to see you out and His doom, then turning, went away.
around soon. "Another agent - what a bore : °
We were very upset to hear of the I said, and quickly closed the door.
Problem the iiead's of VanEtten But afterwards I thought how old
ran into on their way home from He was, how pitifully thin
the last card party. Hope things For winter winds that blew so cold!
have settled down some now. I wish that I had let him in.
All day his eyes have followed me--
Our sympathy to the family of Ed All night his haggard face I see .
Stevens who passed away in Florida
on November 2nd. He was the son-
in-law of the late Jay Humsey and
ilrs. Iiildred Rumsey. And to Firs. This week we give thanks for all the
A7_1.ce Neno who ' s father died Nov- blessings that have been bestowed
ember 5th. upon us. There must be some small
way in which we can help someone
Happy birthday to Ralph Lovelace else to have a blessed day on Thanks
on December 2nd. Jr. that is, giving. Give it some thought..