Grange Princess wears her title with pride
By DIETER KRIEG
ELIZABETHTOWN MeeCee Baker, the 17-year old
Pennsylvania State Grange Princess, joined the oldest of
U.S. farm organizations because of what it offers to young
people. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baker, Port
Royal R 2, she has been a Granger since childhood. The
Grange is an organization which includes the entire
family. Both her mother and father, who operate a 120
acre farm in Juniata County, are Grange members.
Miss Baker was named Pennsylvania State Grange
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Princess last July 10 during the organization’s annual
Summer picnic. Now in the last days of her reign, she
treasures the experiences her title provided. She has met
hundreds of people and traveled thousands of miles, she
told Lancaster Farming last week during an interview on
the Elizabethtown College campus. Miss Baker and some
200 other Grangers from across the state were in the area
for their 55th annual leadership school. (See related ar
ticles elsewhere in this edition of Lancaster Farming.)
Aside from being a prmcess, the poised and mature
Juniata County girl is also an active farm girl and out
standing public speaker. Last week, for example she won
the Grange’s speaking contest for 14-18 year olds. At home
she is herdsman and caretaker of her own herd of
Limousine cattle and Poland-China hogs. Her ambition is
to work with livestock upon graduation from Penn State
University’s College of Agriculture. She has been ac
cepted and will begin her studies there this Fall. Her
major will be animal science.
A 1978 graduate of Juniata High School, Miss Baker
says she loves fanning and rural life because she grew up
with it. She has also been very active in 4-H programs.
The Grange means a lot to this young lady because of
the activities it offers and her realization that it is a family
organization. In addition, she feels that the Grange has a
lot to offer to her personally, and she in turn has
something to offer to the organization.
Other drawing cards for the Grange are the fraternity
and fellowship offered at meetings, and the grass roots
representation, Miss Baker explained. What’s more, she
likes the organization’s legislative force and voice in
government. Confessing to an interest m politics, besides
farming, she shyly admitted that she might like to com
bine these interests someday in order to contribute more
significantly to the good of Pennsylvania agriculture.
Another possible career for her might be employment at
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 1,1978
Being a good ambassador for the Pennsylvania
State Grange is one reason MeeCee Baker was
chosen as Pennsylvania State Grange Princess last
year.
Grange princess wins
speaking contest
ELIZABETTOWN -
Seventeen-year-old MeeCee
Baker, the Pennsylvania
State Grange’s reigning
princess, won top honors last'
week in the state public
speaking contest at the 55th
annual Grange leadership
public speaking contest at
the 55th annual Grange
leadership school.
MeeCee, who graduated
with honors from Juniata
High School earlier this
month, won first place in the
14-18 year age group, then
received the best-of-show
ribbon for her talk on “The
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First place in the 19-35 age
group was won by Mrs.
Kenneth Kerstetter, a
housewife from Milton R 3.
Second place went to a
Lancaster Countian, David
L. Hanks, of Mount Joy, with
third place won by Daniel
Glessner, of Yoe, York
County.
Second place in the 14-18
group was won by Judy
Pauli, of Lemont Furnace,
Fayette County. Mary Styer,
of Danville, a third entry
was unable to attend.
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