Evening journal., 1888-07-25
DELAWARE CHANGERS.
ITS Annual Session Begun Last
Evening-General Speeches.

AtH G0rNhbh AAeAHA
Evenings General Speeches.
By Letter to EVENING JOURNAL
REHoBoTH, Del. July 25.-Rehoboth is
a. its best this morning. A fresh breeze is
coming in over the SEQ, the salt waves are
sparkling 10 the sunshine and the prospects
OF continued pleasant weather is propitious
and 10 consequence one may ses the con-
tented, though sun burnt features Of the
half hundred farmers who are here attend
ing the annual picnic Of the Delaware
State Grange. A few came down on
Monday evening and more yesterday
morning, bat the main body arrived on the
7 30 train last evening. Those present are
State Lecturer John G. Higgins. wife and
son Of Delaware City; State Overseer John
Heyd, wife and two children Of FELTON, /;
Past Master John J. Rosa and wife OF
Milford; Past Lecturer Thomas f. Dill
worth, Miss Dilworth, Miss Elite and Miss
Fannie Dilworth of Port Penn; d
w. Corbit end J. G. Corbit OF
Odessa; Joseph Derrickson OF Stanton;
Samuel Lindsey and Miss Lindsey, Newark;
Del. Clark, Glasgow; Henry Thompson and
Wesley Webb of the Farm and Home, VII
mIugton; william Hutchinson and Mrs
Hutchinson OF Kenton; @. Gundy Brown,
Mrs. Brown, Misc Edith and Master Ruby
Brown OF Wyoming; II. W. Lyudall Of
Wyoming; G. w. ISillen, Mrs. Killen, A.
q. Caldwell, Mrs. Caldwell, NJ &. Gren-
nell, FELTON,; f. A. Whitehead OF Lincoln;
George A. Jones, secretary OF state; and
Mrs. r. s. Johnston, Georgetown; Mrs
NJ. g. Jacobs and M. J. Fisher Of
Bri5eeyille; w. b. Records. Mrs w. 7,
Records. Mrs. Thomas J. Riggiu, Mrs.
Jacob II Adams. and Miss S. Taylor. Of
Laurel; and w. w. Morgan and Mrs. Nor
gan, OF Concord.
or the Changers from abroad are Morti'
mer Whitehead, lecturer of the National
Grange. Washington. ID. c.; Mr.. Rex, Mira.
Rex and Miss Rex, Of Norristown, Pa; p.
A. Coverly, Mrs. Coverly, Of New Jersey
Eli Earls and Jacob Zimmerman, OF
Millville. N. j., and Mrs. Cohesion,
OF Chicago. who is the guest
OF Mrs. j. Rosa. Professor George d.
Pennington, of Delaware College aud Di.
rector Of the Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion. Is In attendance, as are also Prof. @.
L Penney. the guest OF Mr.. Lyndale, and
Manlovs Hayes of Lover.
The drst session Of the Patrons public
exercises was held last evening in the par
lor OF the Bright House. The meeting was
called to order by John Heyd, the second
officer ia the State Grange. Worthy mas-
ter A. w. Brown is detained in Baltimore
on account OF the Fruit and Produce Ex-
change, OF which be is general manager.
John c. Higgins welcomed ell present to
participation IN the exercises Of the meet
ings and referred to the wise words that
might be expected from the distinguished
persons who were announced TO speak. he
a leo pointed out some OF the good accom-
plished by the grange in Delaware, men
tioning the excellent train service secured
this sensou by the agitation brought
about by the grange in directing attention
to the state grange commerce require
ments IN this particular.
DR.. Purington w6s then introduced and
spoke on Science In Agriculture and Hor-
ticulture." His paper was characterized
by good sense, and sound knowledge was
displayed in its preparation. His argument
was that well equipped, educated men are
needed IN the shop and on the farm, aud
while classical knowledge is good for the
lawyer ana the minister. The farmer must
know moro; be must understand the
I sciences end hoT to apply them, and must
also have good business capacity and a
business education.
The Rev. T. r. Mcdowell and Thomas
f. Dilworth made brief remarks referring
to the subject matter OF DR.. Purington's
paper.
Governor BigEs who was announced to
speak was not present.
Leonard Rhoue OF Pennsylvania Is ex-
pected to come here the iirst train and is
announced to to address the farmers this
afternoon. Chief Justice Comegys is here
and is also down on the programme for to-
day,
A few mosquitoes we're around last
night, but they hung their lamps on a willow
tree and wept when they saw that only
tough old farmers bad come TO furnish them
food. This morning not one Is to be seer
about the peach orchards