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OLD HOME WEEK,What a Pennsylvania Grange Did to Make It a Success.A Farm***** Pirtdt That Took an Hour aiut a Half to Pan a Qivan Point, laid to Havo Boon Ono of tho Boat Agricultural Parade DomonctrationaEver Given In tho State.cWo are Indebted to tho Pennsylvania Grange News tor the following account of Huntingdon county’s “old home week** celebration, is which the grange took so important a part:This monster parade, agricultural and historical in character, was the largest, most elaborate and best parade of the week. At Its head as chief marshal of the day rode the worthy past master of the state grange. W. P. Hill. Immediately back of him, also mounted on fine horses, rode his staff, and In accord with grange Ideas both sexes were represented. The eight ladles, four abreast, were all dressed in black habits, white collars, black ties, derby hats and white silk gloves. The men were also dressed alike, each wearing black shoes, black trousers. Prince Albert coats, high silk bats and white gloves. Following the chief mar-ahl and this handsome staff were the Huntingdon band of fifty men on foot, and in carriages the county officials, members Of council, the mayor and old home week officials. Then came the Pomona float.This was built on a low wheel wagon, with platform eight feet wide and twenty-two feet long. On the rear half an elaborate platform was erected. A canopy roofed with wheat and oats crowned this and protected Sister Boyer, worthy Pomona of the Huntingdon Pomona grange, as she rode in state and in f ull court costume. She was attended on either side by Worthy Ceres and Worthy Flora, who also wore the' appropriate decorations and were seated a little lower. This was Pomona. or fruit, float, and the idea was completed in the giant cornucopia, or horn of plenty, that decked the float, and its giant mouth was pouring out a monster pile of luscious and beautiful fruits all along the route.Following came the Reformatory and Red Men. each with splendid demonstrations. and then the twenty-three subordinate granges of the county showed theirrepresentations from the various parts ot the county. Practically every product of j the farm, every farm implement, ancient , lt;and modern, and every condition of farm life was displayed somewhere in that two mile long parade The floats were drawn by from two to six horses, and many of them were highly artistic, and many of them were brought anywhere from five to twenty miles over mountain roads This parade required an hour and thirty-two minutes to pass a given point, but ilt; was educational a’d interesting throughout and had hardly any duplicates. I.' the parade line were to be seen the ox teams, fine carriages and the auto, showing i»rog- j ress In transportation in Huntingdon county. One fl.iat had nothing on it that was not from 100 to 200 years old The broadcast seed sower was contrasted with a modem gr ain drill, while mounted high on another float, roost tastily decorated with grains, rude Ceres, the goddess of grain, glorifying agriculture.Competent judges from Philadelphia and elsewhere pronounced this the most complete and best agricultural parade demonstration ever given in Pennsylvania. Such farmers In central Pennsylvania as are not now members of the grange, but witnessed this grange demonstration, are saying that they must join the Order. In theafternoon Brothers Whitehead and Dor-sett delivered addresses in front of the courthouse, and in the evening Pomona met. The grange committee of old home week kept open house all week by providing a grange headquarters and rest rooms free for all farmers.Ii
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Adams County News
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Feb 04, 1910
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