, 1876-11-16
TIE CHANGERS.
Tenth Annual Meeting Of the Ma
tional Patrons Of Hus-
bandry.
Representatives Present from Nearly
Every State and Territory
in the Union.

Every state anu IeTr1t0rY
in the Union.
Annual Address Of Worthy Master John
r. Jones, Of Arkansas.
Corporation Between American Producers
and Foreign Consumers.
The National Grange OF tho Patrons Of Hus-
bandrr met yesterday noon IN Its tenth annual
eeason In ono Of tho tttning-rooms of the Palmer
House. The session was m entirely secret one,
aud tho press wcro dependent upon the minutes
Of William n. ireland, Esq, who Inns been for
tcp years their mainstay atd only reliance.
The first SESSION Of thu national body was con-
vcncd Mt noon yesterday, and was opened in
form in tho Sixth Dcgrco by Worthy Master
John T. Jotics, Of Arkansas. The roll-call
ssf ser Js " oss o1SS GyeEsssf s'%S %soaa @
vauglm; Assistant Steward. sforsi1nnr White
hca,i; Chaplain. $. H. Ell!s; Treasurer. F.
evpeI e. rsDese ssfSie rs. r Il SssX !oas: ,s
poluona, Mrs Harry Go.1tlard; Flora, Mrs. s.
i. Adan,s; Lady Assistant Steward, Miss g. A.
HAIL; Executive Comlnlitcc, T.. Il. shank1ani,
{{5afysy doqsrc' co%Set,fa'; 5,,. Ioi,n !: H'Sss'
ley james, 1ndiana;. Mrs. 1asnes, Indiana;
ali .. DavEc,, Kentucky; Mrs. 81; D. pavIc,
ila,n. Maths; Joseph +: Moore, indiana: Mrs.
Joseph T. Moore, Indiana; Mrs. j. I. Wool
man.. Michigan; samusl z. Adams, Minnesota;
y. /. Hemingway, MissfssIppi; strs. y. /.
iai'nsy Aiis s:y5r sAsspBbr Ass. r. T. M Gbass @ NeW s nap
sl.lrc; Mrs. II. Whitehead, New Jcr8cy; Airs.
Kitcl,e!,, Vest virginia; Mrs. b. ii. Kitchen,
Honorary Memberships: A. D. slnealey,
White, Virginia; William ~, Ireland, District
Of Columbia; d. ". Adams, 1owu; Mrs. D. W.
After the Grange was duly opened tho follow
Ing new members wcro admitted: j. n. Blanton
and wife, of Virginia; J. f. Waslbnrn nnd wife,
Of colora;lo; y; II; nyand aud wlfs. & 81 Lo';is' ~
Lang, Of Texas; j. II. Osborn aua witc, Of Wis
cotinin; a. L. Forsyth anl wife, of Illinois; a.
u. IIaYnes, Ut Tennessee.
The following Committee on Crcdcntials wcro
of Kentucky; Vaughan. .of aitssiss!ppi; Wood
man, Of Michigan; Mrs. Lang, of Texas
Tho Grange then took reccss until u p. IN.
AFTERNOON eEssiON.
pm, eallcd to order by Worthy Master John I n 7.
The Committee on Credentials reported list
Of States entitled to representation at thls
nationn, body. 1ilo names OF tic members are
given above. Tho report VIVA adopted.
The rules, regulations, and order uf business
Of the ninth annual session held Rt 14oulsviile
IN November, 1919. were, altgf sllnufy linim.
ANNUAL. ADDRESS
Worthy Master JOHN I. Joncs. Of Arkansas.
fn crt tratss from tha ',oe,aent wi1] t,ive n, es.
tS s1!.aSsn .'o1 tno "oea''et VI" s1'e es cS'
1snoT'kna AND, SISTERS or TIE! NATsosAr.
GnASoE: Under the rcqnremcnsa Of our const-
consider and tae such action In tho great interests
Of tho ctass VIZ represent Us n,ay appear cxpelent
for the advancement Of tl,er rrofl,erlty, a'd as
for tho good of out Order.
The feuiIng OF enthusiasm with which yon 1!nyc
occasona, expcrlencca no abatemons, but receives
new force from year tu ycur, with tho tncrcase Of
o%. ,m,cm'5bSe[stip. ,.'5S power md sqod wosks II 70
foundation! wo havc Ibid, wo shall hnye CAUSE Of
sosaincd III so far In or work and permitted s 10
!nect togcthor aga[n, with our ranks uhbrokcn, 10
labor In this glorious ca,Iae.
and subsequently, ratified By tho State Oranges, Of
"1s g ss Sss s"y ss ssn of tho erp
xation ind government Of the co.operaiivu soc!e.
ties Ut GFcat Britain which It was our purpose 10
nllprt, these rules, with aoo SLIGHT changes, will
hc most vaInahlc, Int taken alonc they arc dts.
jo!nsed link III chain, tho perfection nf which by
fiEttsh friends ns hccn The work Of their cdu-
Gated, thImkn5, practical men, for tt1s last
thirty lyo yrurs. Tho friction which We have
given our UEdcE has been utilized to au
extent which VIC car only conjecture. Hundreds
and 1t nlay be thousands Of c1.urcratlyo Rtorea
have hccn established In tho vaslons States and
1err.tnttcs Of the Union. with various 1u,nuss Of
share capital, md perhaps as various ia other
features and In their fastuncn. Fhry arc wIthout
lcad or connecting link, ''llle 80 nlKny islands
III tho ac1, without oven boat plying from onH to
The other, without that principle at unity whic,
IL the lL{n Of CO. oDcSattpp and Tho guiding Stlr Ut
humanity.
With tho perfection Of nnr tystcn, of orcautza-
H. i'm ~ NY ntIncc. y, o" u ~ ,oTnY ~
the example OF aur English friends In tlta ajrn
Thrungh lelr courtesy have received largo nun.
her Of iflcts with thu proceedings Of rir CT. On
esativo Congress ffum fSlIH 10 tGo prrsunt tnu,
nuklng 1ncst ynluub,c collection OF cu.Uppratlye