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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGrange Newsletter 1969 April l r ENFIELD GRANGE MEMBERS & FRIENDS • April 1st. 1969 1968-69 (4) I have to start off by telling all those who have asked, that there is no admission fee to the Variety Show. However, (it happens every time , ) we will have a place downstairs where the refreshments are served so that anyone wishing to donate to the Grange may do so at that time. We shook people all up by not putting a price in. They keep reminding us that you _(i1 don't get 'nuttin' for freel ENFIELD VALLEY GRANGE VARIETY SHOW I, IAPRIL 5TH, 1969 8:00 P.M. jSolos by Doreen Gray and Roger Brown * DON'T II Mickey Gray and Robin Thall * MISS ! Duet by Roger Brown and Jean Krayniak * ITI Y Kim Gray and Melinda Carpenter Boys Drill Team Girls Chorus Line i Guitar Duet by the Y.rayniaks Very, very funny play featuring, Roger Brown, Beverly Brown, (as ja grumpy housewife , would you believe) , Blanch Lovelace, o Jane Aubbell and Fred Swartwood as Narator. i r There will be a dress rehersal on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. If possible , we would like to have the parents of these kids come that night so they can get used to an audience. Thank you. I f J. (� E CT U C s At last I 've caught up with Pat and am able to get my news in1111 "An evening in Sapsucker bloods", is the program title for the April 8th meeting of the Enfield Valley Grange at 8:00 p.m. . We will be utterly transported out of the hall Into the world of birds. Our expounder will be Mrs. Anne Knight of Interlaken. She not only is interested in birds and bird life, but she writes a column in The Free Press in the hopes of interesting others. Around Anne 's home can be found all kinds of bird houses, feeders and other attractions for birds. Some of these will be on display so that we may enjoy them. The entire family fromnone to ninety are invited. Bring your aunts, uncles and friends because they won't want to miss this meeting. Don't neglect to invite them. The pro- gram will be right at 8:00 so any non-grangers are more than welcome. If you can mix together some eggs. flour, sugar, salt, shortening, baking powder, soda, etc, (in the right pro- portions, of course) we urge all of you members, including Jr. Grangers to enter the SUGAR COOKIE CONTEST. All you need to do is bring 5 round sugar cookies, (approximately 3" in diam- eter) on a paper plate. In an envelope attached to the bottom of your plate , put your name address, Grange and number, County and recipe. Our Deputy, Russell Luce and Junior Deputy, Mrs. Luce will be making their official visit on this date. Don't let them scare you, they're nice people like you and I. On March 19-20-21, Mrs. Grace Parker of the Groton Grange, Mrs. Dorothy Gage of the Forest City Grange and I spent three days at the Mid-Atlantic Lecturer's conference in Atlantic City, This is made up of Lecturer 's from Maryland, Deleware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. There were over 200 Lecturer's and others interested in Lecturer work; registered. Over 100 rose early for Sunrise Services on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean at 6:00 a.m. Friday morning. There were work- shops on "Recreation" , "Adventure Series", and "Patriotism" , which we attended, as well as some quickies on "Blackouts Plus" . "ideas" , and "Easy Music", We were entertained with a concert presented by the High School Band which plays at the Miss America Pagent Parade. Some of us came away feeling rathar inadequate for the post of Lecturer, but full, (and I mean full) of ideas and suggestions , that, with Just a little more planning and work, our programs will be Just that much better. I would like to take time right here and now to say thank you to all of you who made it possible for me to go. Respectfully submitted, Millicent Carpenter, Lecturer J -3- • Well, there 's a touch of sadness in my typewriter as I begin this Newsletter.Due to many, many things, including doctor's orders, I 'm giving up my writing career. There comes a time when you have to pick and choose your activities so that you can fit everything into your schedule and my schedule just gave out. I am hoping that someone will volunteer to keep this going but right n6w, things don't look too good. Unless you've been in my shoes and received all the nice letters and compliments I have gotton since starting this Newsletter in October of 1966 , you can't begin to imagine what a wonderful group of people we reach each mailing. With a bit of conceit on my tongue , I like to be- lieve that this newsletter has helped to build the Enfield Valley Grange back up again. That's what upsets me the most about giving it up. You. However. what with holding down a job five days a week, trying to raise 5 kids, keep up with their organizations, ballgames, skating parties and, Girl Scouts and 4-H, it rather uses up the hours in the day. We 're at the point, where last week we took the three little ones to a birthday party at 6 :30, the 10 year old over to pick up her Girl Scout Cookies at 7:00 p.m. and the 12 year old to sewing Instruction at 7 :30. Just as we came in the back door, we found ourselves on the way back out to pick everybody back up and bring them home. (And just so you don't think that I 'm repeating myself, the cookies I mentioned in the last Newsletter were 4-H. ) So you see, in picking and choosing, I have to pick our kids first. By September, we 'll have one teenager. and 11 year old coronet player, a seven year old who is presently undergoing a hearing problem and has to be taken to the hearing clinic regularly and a set of 5 year old twins who will enter kindergarten. In the past seven weeks, we have lived, breathed and eaten Vcriety Shcx. Iehersals on Wednesday nights at the Grange for a while , reversals every Saturday and Sunday afternoon, separate rehersals for the soloist, getting the music ready, making an Uncle Sam's hat, measuring 15 head sizes, rewriting music and on and on and on. Every night this week we are down at the Grange from 7 :00 to 8:00 and they; come home to get the kids in bed, do some was.^ .ng, and toni� h:; :re write the newsletter. Tomorrow w:� run 1t o ' at work and then after rehersals tomorrow night, we gat it ret ,. for mailing. About a 3; hour Job. Wednesday night, we hava to print up cue cards for a couple of the songs. And Friday night is dress rehersal. Saturday is th3 big day, and fuller than any day we 've had in quite some time. B"T Sunday, I will be a lac; of liesuMe and since I am learning to knit, T_ will sit on my dav�r.port and relax. I 'm rather looking forward to it. Now that I have used up a whole page on myself. I will start on something more interesting. But I did want to let you know that this is not a sudden decision. If it were not absolutely necessary, I would never give up all the grand and dear people we mail too. We finish up our Grange work Saturday night and start our rest and relaxation period. Hope to see each and every one of you therelltl -4- You will notice in this newsletter, that we have given our Lecturer one full page. And believe you and me, Millicent Carpenter deserves much credit for her job as a Lecturer. Now she wants to add a little more to her program. On April 25th, the Tompkins County Grange will put on a program for Schuyler County at the Burdette Grange. Millicent, who is also the Tompkins County Lecturer is in charge of the show. We are all asked to try and be there and make a nice showing for our County. •+tr+rw�*****rw*+t+�*s**+�+►a+r+rx+►ar+twr**a�r��r*+te+►rn*�*it*�***w+tx+fw+tr+r�r*#* FRIENDS Some friends there are who brighten life, and cheer it day by day, And lend us courage, hope and strength, and smiles along the way. They spur us on and guide our steps just like a gleaming star, Ohl do I need to tell you, that 's the kind of friend YOU are. ra*a w+ra****n*�**.�*a****�►�r*�r**sr**�*+t+�ara►�**aait��r***ate a*a+r a+r****��r� Well, the Grange is beginning to look like a King's Palace. The upstairs is completely painted and the curtains are up. Dawn Achilles is certainly one hard worker. Ray Carpenter and Woody Specht have really done wonders for the kitchen with a new table and draws and everything. Poor Ray fell at his home and had his leg in a cast for a while so Doris has to help Woody get the kitchen in shape. I wonder who gave the orders. Ray is now out of his cast and gets around good. Ralph Lovelace has left the hospital and is convelesing at home. It's kind of hard to keep him where he belongs (and not in the barn) but he 's finally figured out that one good way to feel better is to follow doctorts orders. (And Blanch's too. ) Vacationers are Ed and Helen Marshall who are in Hawaii and Bob and Ruthann Scofield who are in Florida. Fred and Jean Swartwood Just got back from California. When Bob and Roger went on their Goodwill Tour of our members a few weeks back, they took Bridgette Brown with them and not Bobby Carpenter as I reported. Sorry about that Bridgette. And Roger Brown came up with a safe for the Grange. Boy what a monster. But it 's fireproof and as long as we don't try to store it on the second floor, we 'll be alright. Speaking of the Brown's. that Beverly plays her part like she was a true born actress. Never cracks a smileand is perfect in her role. Just a reminder that besides the Grays, there are many people working on this Variety Show and all of them putting in extra time. The Krayniaks have good out of their way to get things in order. Dick Holley has been a big help and Doris has helped make the costumes. I mean hats and ties and a vest. I sure that Fred Swartwood, who is in charge of the whole shindig will agree with me wholeheartedly. He's being backed up by a great crew. Rets got quite a few hours chalked up to his record too but the rest of us couldn't jaunt off to California for a vacation in the middle of everything. -5- Doctor: "I don't like the looks of your husband. " Mrs. Lovelace : "I don't either, but he 's good to the children. " The next regular meeting of the Enfield Valley Grange will be at 8:00 p.m. on April 8th at stated in the Lecturer's Corner. The Deputies will be present and we will also have our Sugar Cookie Contest. Al details will be found in the Lecturer's Corner. This weekend we observe Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Several people have felt that we shouldn't have presented this program on the Eve of the Easter, but what is more precious that giving of yourself and your talent to others. What is more precious than these children we are presenting to you. For those of you attending Sunrise Services, we will be through be approximately 9:00 p.m. and I 'm sure most of you wouldn't be in bed by that time anyway. Confirmation and Baptism took place in the -Jayutaville and Kemnedy 's Churches Palm Sunday. The Enfield Baptist held their Baptism Services Palm Sunday at 3.00 in the afternoon at the Federated Church in Trumansburg. This Easter Sunday, Baptism and Confirmation will be in the Mecklenburg and Enfield Churches. The twins had been brought to be christened. "What names?" asked the clergyman. "Steak and Kidney", answered the father. "Mitch, you fool, cried the mother, "it 's Kate and Sidney. " I have seen men stand looking wistfully Out on the Bay of Heart 's Desire , And say, "When my ship comes in I will have all the things to which I aspire. " One would have fortune and one would have love Thus fell the words from their lips And I wondered, as I looked at the men If they had sent out any ships. When our ships come in! Do we really know what we are talking about? For how ever can our ships come back to port If we never have sent them out? SEE YOU ALL SATURDAY NIGHT!