The Portland daily press., 1885-11-13
PATRONS OF HusBANDRy.
Meeting of the National Grange In
Boston.


Boston.
gn+a.ae%;no, penox@e praean+ed frono
SF
the Several States.
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Nov' ROpte EioQuenty neSPoHoS 'oi
Nav England
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BOSTON, nov Tins morning Inere were
good many new faces among the GrangerS who
tbronoed tha corridors of +ba Trnitea States Hotel
ny VI INC ss1 r,,o,s.o
10 attend the meetings. OF the National 0rallge'
Among the topics discussed by the Patrons was
+h as ~, ~, ,ootinoS Of te
~ .','' u Aia 'il's 'i, Wv az
National Grange made public, except Wnen the
secret work of the order is being exemplifed.
,rh ,o,,i,,e, sassio, IS 4ba cronoo o,,nnad at
ino hloihlnS oeSsloh VI 1o Uianso oP0ne" ''
$50 o'clock in the Fourth Degree. A letter from
n WYATT Aiken of South Carolina was read by
tbo Nfostar in which bo d.oIineS -eleo+ion as q
member of the executive committee. AT the con-
clusion of the reading the following resolution
was presented by Nh. White of West Virginia and
both fhe NatonaI GRANGE and lie visitors: iiitS
.sResolved That the Secretarv in hehaIf of ths
hd b di,t ~ ee III + pesn aoent al Of
Brofher Aiken,s letter and tender him fhe SYM
pathies of the National Grange in his being unable
Ia attend thiS animal session. ),
A we
want of New York EXperimentaI Station to ad-
dress the National Grange
ON the roll of States heino called the several
renorts is were presented 'ie '''N' '''0
AIabama reported AZ working oranges for the
Quarter ending lime 30
MassachnseffS renorted that three-fourths of
the STan@es in fbe State are hoiding reenar we'll
attended meetings The numerical Strength has
increased during the past wear 25 per cent Seven
new oranges have heen oroanized and one dor
manf graf1Se reoroanized
Tonisian9 renorfed bv letter that the order in
tlat Sfafa ;s in on ctor condtion Tbara
are tbirty GOOD m pvorI;ner oranoes in tbe State
Maine renorted tbe order in that State in a very
nrosneronS cnnditinn wifi, - y nrobshie member!
lbin ~ son WIZ have been
formped 5,png tbe mast II WeaT and one Pomopa
grange. ''ie p''' e''-' "iie 0'--S''''
KaSSfi,cl,,, ranorted dozen oranoes reoroanized
dition than FOR for several yesrs nreyiolIs
ToHua renortad os oraSoes spi1are on tbe hooks
and entitled to tor representation, and the order in
indiana re5orted tbe order in that State not so
enconraging as might he desired There are
ahouf Ibo live rranees with q nemhershin ~ Of
nearly +. 600. e-7N0'
II1inois renorted tha order as ahont holding if
own in the State Two new oranges having Reen
ORGANIZED and seven dormant ones have been re-
orSanized
Tonnectieut reported the order growing rapidly
IN ! lnat s6 Ssate. 80 o+ ,o,.;.,. ,oao
the exneeted gain dnring the mast wear.
California renorted the grange as on the I'M
grade in that State
in membershp during The past wear. though as an
active force the grange is perhaps stronger than
ever before
Missouri has had TWENTY-FIVE dormant Oranges
revived during the past year
New Hampshire reported the past year as a
nrosneroIIs one Six oranges have heen organiZed
four reorganiZed, and one Pomona Grange. insti,
tuted. Arbor Day was observed by presenta-
Grange halls lis have been bailt and furnished Six
teen hundred and fifty grange meetings have been
held during the year.
MeM Jersey Il reporsea lfseourtns Oh ls
New York reported a GOOD degree of prosperi-
ty:
s+ondnG ~ po iepoSSa aUlsy @IdgeS goou
are being made to secure legislation favorable to
higher education;
Oh o @ r ssnaS d
ing the wear, as follows Alabama. l.; California,
Conn ecticut, II; Illinois, 2; Kansas, 2; Malne
MiSsopi Wv anS%ra
New York Z: North Carolina. / !: Ohio 3: Oregon
4; pennsylvania, Z; SO. Carolina, J; Texas IL; w.
ton bern ern issned dnrnS lie yesr n
original charters, 9 duplicate charters, II out
fts for depntes and 1882 letters and postal cards
t l1e e s9 R pi sng oilfe
was from new oranges, S3Ol SO for manuals,
$478.40 for song books, Slo3.68 for digests, and
iul es noun d M of tha
New England States are well represented among
the visiting delegations.
~ ee Master oass pIRea F
visiting Patrons TO which Hon. P Darden Of Mis-
sissippi responded for the National Grange Gov.
@ neAe mTie4heu tnG FtsiSors 9a pen @ ol
comb of South Carolina RESPONDED.
After Hon. A. b. Franklin OF Vermont had sung
.'The Sword OF Bunker Hip Mayor O'Brien eX-
tehded the Guys Weicome ana Lhe response was
by Hon. j. N. Brigham OF Ohio, after which
speeches were made.
GOV ROBES ADDRESS
1K,4,,,. Aroo4o, No., .,;ol 1,,,,; A., f,,,,or,o.
worthy MASTER fleoerieA Nopie' 'iie 0o'eino,
OF the State OF Maine, was introduced ana asked
to speak for New England, and replied as follows:
,rto ,,roeo+ oooosio,, is ana of ,troa+ in+oreS+
thc pleSent oooSsion 10 ono VI sio@' iA'oieo.
and pleasure to the people OF New England Tor IL
is the first time that the National Organization of
pt,,. e rJ,,,,,, ,l, I,,e o+b.rod on ;ts coil
l a'i oio VI iAuopt'iuiJ mas se''lieA0u o A'' 'o'
We have already been introduced and warmly
greeted as among the representative men and
s,,o,,op fron, tbo farms of tbic natio, and am
WOMEN iioin 'ne i"iino VI 'liio ns''ioi' anu i'i
sure that we shall receive worthy recognition
from the people of the great and progressive
c., aeo,4i, &c ,roa..o,s,,oo+t 1,,;,,, -. s+o,,
OoilllolMeaieii VI nhaSe"onueoV'o uuins 0"i 0t"S
in this historic and hospitable city. 1t now be-
comes NV nleasant dntv nv reouest of the com
- s,,aa IN hoho1f of
lnittee Vi arlanseheh'o' W speaA III polisn =.
New England, to extend the congratulations OF
its citizens to our worthy and distinguished
r,a,, -. -, ,, - 90, 10
Patrohs OF Huspanary' VINO nave come among Us
from neighboring and distant States, and to cor
dially welcome all members of the Order and the
ui''ils :, ,,,;da+ - 1n IS o.
many strangers III our inlost' 10 lle ldiiu ol our
Puritan Fathers Here it was that an honored
ancestry FIRST mt forth a declaration of purposes
o,;o;atod ovd ;1l,,s+o+od +la ri,oir,oc of
tnat originated anu lilustfateo tie pilnclpies Vi
democratic self-government and upon which was
founded fine American Republic recognizing the
sovnreiantv freedom indenendence Of ifs in
End tbe nrnnrietorshin of the occunanfs
nf fhe lands of its "a Of nnblic domain feel that
1h .lo & =, eoi iS ro, ~ Wa Engand aWtend
basrtv fnas weicnme tp Won ali Masssehusetfs has
% nynes of NV M own STATE Of Maize
Comes Voice of conpratnation NOT only from the
d w f u patrns of ITisband,1 on J hnt oIso
o 1l oa rthStone of % tha nmers rn
tnraI homes scstfered fhrongh its vide territory.
NJ M a. GInTnnSbire Vernnon5 Tonnecticut md
Pboda Tsiapd are nnmeroyislv and ahIv renre
sented here and our brothers and sisters from
fbase states whether absent or nresent also swell
the Voice Of welcome. We extend The right hand
Of felIowship to the worthy delegates Of thirty
Statas do renresentine n constitue1ey of twenty
tboTsa'nd snhordnafe oranges and aeeregating
nearly one million active and Initiated members
neculiar national characteristics which find their