It was a good night on June 10 at Hoosick Grange. We had our business meeting with our Master, David Cornell. The Grange had much discussion on hydrofracking. After the usual business it was time for the program.
Martha Babbitt was in charge of the program on Flag Day. Martha told us many facts about the flag – like it had 13 equal horizontal strips. Do you know if the red or white strip is on top? She told us nicknames for the flag- “Star and Strips” and “Old Glory.” Can you name more? The first flag was adopted on June 14, 1777. We have had plenty of changes in the flag – it has been modified 26 times. We were told about the symbols of the flag. Red – Hardiness and Valor, White – Purity and Innocence and Blue – Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice.
Martha told about our National Anthem. It is the 200th anniversary of the National Anthem in its birth place – Baltimore, Maryland. It is celebrated on September 6 to 16. She had a granger read all the stanzas of the National Anthem, written by Francis Scott Key. Key wrote the poem on the back of a letter he had in his pocket, and he called it Defence of Fort McHenry.
Martha ended her program with a number of grangers reading jokes. The Lecturer thanked Martha for a very educational program. Refreshments were served by Louise Ciuk and Mary Remancus.
There are changes from our program book for June 25. Our next meeting on June 25 is Dairy Princess night with David Schmidt in charge. Refreshments will be by Manna Babbitt. Everyone is invited to come and meet our new Dairy Princess, Miss Abby Tarbox.