Hoosick Grange News

Hoosick Grange had its regular meeting on the 12th day of June. Master David Cornell conducted the order of business. The Grange discussed what they were doing for the Schaghticoke Fair. They also discussed the Hoosick Falls scholarships and are going to make some changes next year. The Lecturer reported that they went to the Girl Scouting Award ceremony. Samantha Brewer received the Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting. To achieve this award she spent 150 hours putting together a brochure describing all the service organizations in the Town of Hoosick and who to contact for information. She got awards from many of these organizations.
The Lecturer’s program was on the subject of Flag Day. The Grange sang two verses of “You’re a Grand Old Flag.” The Lecturer told that in the late 1950s, soldiers placed American Flags on each one of the 260,000 to 300,000 graves  at Arlington National Cemetery. Soldiers gave up their three day weekend to patrol the cemetery 24 hours a day through Memorial Day, to ensure that the flags remained standing. Martha Babbitt read a poem: “No Substitute for Men,” and the Lecturer read a poem titled “Dad” in honor of all dads for Father’s Day.
June 6 was D-Day, also known as The Longest Day, and the 69th anniversary. The Lecturer read about the invasion. It was scheduled for June 5, but storms forced General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Commander of the Allied Forces, to postpone the invasion for one day. Let us remember our troops all over he world and pray for peace.
The Lecturer asked how many grangers had anything to do with farm pigs? She read an article on a farmer and his wife attempting to put a ring in eleven little piglets noses. He said it was only a “twenty minute job.” Ha, Ha.
In honor of Wedding Days, the Lecturer had a word game – Wedding Jumble. Martha Babbitt was the winner and won the prize. She had an article on a water aerobics class for seniors. First thing – if you haven’t used your swimsuit in twenty years – will it fit? All the swimsuits were for young people, or the suit she liked didn’t fit, or they would order one for her and when she received them all four were the same size, and they charged them on her credit card. Most people would give up after this.
The closing thought was – Trouble in marriage often begins when a man is so busy earning his salt, he forgets his sugar.
Our next meeting is at 7 pm on June 26. We will meet at the Hoosick Historical Society Museum. Anyone can attend. The Filkins family is in charge of refreshments.