Daily Republican., 1886-12-15
THE STATE GRANGE.

Grangc-open Session In the After
nooa.
The twelfth annual session of the
Delaware State Grange Of the Patrons
OF Husbandry opened In the Red Rib
bon Association Hall ,290 Market street,
yesterday. The morning session con-
vened at 10 O'Clock. After the organi-
zation end the transaction of some pre-
liminaIy business recess was taken dur
ing which the majority of the dele
gates partooly Of sumptu )us dinner at
The Clayton House.
The open session con vened as2 O'Clock
In the afternoon, at which time the hall
was well filled with members and their
'rlepds, large proportion OF those
present being women, evidently far
mers' wives and daughters.
The exercises we're opened with sing
Iiug by the choir of Newark Grange,
No. 8. which was followed by an at !
\ dress Of welcome by the Rsv. T K. NC
DOwell, past lecturer OF Pomona
Grange. He said that the prosperity OF
q nation depends on the success of their
sgrlculturists, and that that succsse
had been greatly increased since the
formation OF the Patrons Of Husbsndry.
They are now estab ished on firm
basis, and the time Is past to prophecy
the downfall of the Grange IL wa,
true thst many mem bers had left thei,
ranks, but In the majority of cases thit
class was composed of those who had
become members solely for tho purpose
0f advancing their own individual in'
terests, consequently the Grange is now
left in the hands of those who have
higher sims than those OF mere selfin
terest, and In their hands the Grange
/ will prosper.
Farmers are men OF integrity; tteil
calling is conducive TO honesty, and q,
they prosper the nation rel oices, Theil
sons 90 Into the city and are given gOoC
positions and rapidly advanced, and
because Of their honesty. Business meI
wait them, ss they can depend upor
| them, The watchword Of to-day is co
Operate. You come here as q band O.
men and women united In the INTEREST,"
OF husbsndry, to gain new faith arc
z al in the work oulhave entered upon
end the crafty lug fact that farmers ant
| farmers wives are everywhere beco ~
ipg nose intelligent is due 30 TIE good
effects Of your order. Fof 1t is self
sevideHt fact that o man is not likely tC
go wrong when he takes his wife with
him. In tho name of the gransers o
New Castls County wsioo you her'
TO day.
William p. Corsa, lecturer OF th,
delaware Stats Grange, in responding
said: With pleasure, and we hope will
the result OF a closer intercourse in tn,
future, the farmers of Delaware hav'
met in this the metropolis of the State
Wilmington is city of mechanics
whose intellect and skill have honore(
the State far hey ond the borders whel,
the echoss die in the praise of the peacl
the beet fruit that grows. We rejoicI
In your prosperity, your genius, you
skill. The aboriginees deemed the Euro
peans TO be gods who bad landed OIL
their shores. But what are you, seeini
you have tasted OF the tree OF knowl
edge? You present grains OF o blaci
Earthly substance that has the po wer o
Hercules; with 1t the ribs OF the eartl
are broken, and its noise vies with th
thuRder OF Jupiter; by 1t lightning
tare shot out, and Its shafts ara swiite
than thoge OF Mars. AS with teeth yol
maslicate tie hard fibre of wood, an
lo to scores OF printing presses yo
send the substance OF the flying roll.
\ Upon wheels within wheels you sen
the Inhabitants OF the earth throug
Ispace at mile q minute; you have nj
Ionly made the iron TO float, but 20
send It across the angry deep besrir
lprecious souls, and upon errands I
con- merce and OF mercy. You plat
| sm all iticks In the hands of the peop
ana each commands light at his pleI
; lsure. Even Solomon's model vii
20 tNniila pAkal nlafl
lher household with an economy the
= she had ot dreamed OF, We ask nc
, that you will dot tails State all ov'
! With lust such cities az Wilmington
I What you have had to do by speci
Ilelihlstlon, or III spite of legislatio
Y lhelp all the State now to do by Rener
llcgislation literally framed to encou
u taxe manufactures.
All farmers do not agree on the tarit
y bat generally the farmer secs it qui
2 as p uch 20 his benefit to feed the VIZ
! uald artizan near his horne as to sci
u provisio1s across 1900 miles OF wal
q to feed poorly paid aEtizans there. '
have come 10 your city TO consider
- sauual session the interests OF @
lord er, Of agriculture and OF the Sta
yLVye trust our deliberations wild he
vlfred with zeal and tempered win so
, Judgment thst favcra0le impressie
z. and pleasant recollections will rema
TO you of the Grange Of Delaware.
Mayor Rhoads replied on behalf
o. the city, and said II WAS wi pleAsr
he welcomed the mem bars Of the Gran
'S 10 this city. His bRppiest days vi
q ,spent on . farm, aud although he col
8 pitch hay very good he never had mu
IL talent for moving. After speaking
- 1.-THE various Industries OF Win ingt'
=. he con cluded by again welcoming tn
70 this city, and sald I'VE want
10 get acquainted with as, We vi