Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-08-07
GRANGE NOTES

Wiulham county Pomona grange met
with Protective grange. Brattleboro. on
Thursday. July 30. The morning session
was devoted To instructing class in the
fifth degree and hearing reports from sub
ordinate oranges Nearly all the oranges
in the county were represented and also
representatives from New Hampshire and
Massachusetts,. An reported increasing
interest and some good work done Din
ner. which was served on the picnic plan.
was enjoyed by a large number The af-
ternOon session was public and several
outside the gates awaited themselves of the
opportunity To be- present After singing
by the choir a few words were said regard
ing the murder of Christie Warden. who
was a granger. and words OF sympathy
We're sent to the family Of our murdered
sister, also to the grange of which she was
a member. Then came a few words of
welcome by ''our little granger followed
10y more extended address by a member
of Protective grange. which was responded
to by a member from Broad Brook grange.
each referring to the prosperity of our or
der and the opportunity given for the i'm
proyement of the farmer. The only won
der was how any farmer could afford 10
lose the chances Offered. The songs and
defamation were very good and gave much
pleasure 10 the audience.
The speaker upon practical education for
the farmer not being present. a member
was called upon 70 give his ideas. and said
that all ought To try To learn how to do
farm work in the best possible manner.
then add 10 that knowledge whatever might
effect him. He referred 10 informing one :
self upon the needs of the farmer. that he
might know Just what to DO when called
upon for political action. Then came the
temperance question. which called out r.
marks from both men and women. in this
state and ont. Ii was plainly shown that
a citizen has no inherent right 10 sell in
tONicating liquors. also that legislatures
have no right TO bargain away public health
or morals. Government is designed TO pre-
serve. not destroy, humanit: and the Unit
FL states i under condemnation 10y allowing
the sale of intoXicants TO foreign countries.
II is political question by the very def
milton Of politics and should be- constantly
agitatei until public sentiment i aroused
sufficiently 10 call for the full enforcement
of all laws. The idea was brought out bv
the brothers that the vote OF women was
surely needed and that they ought to have
it, as il was right they should. Some one
Noii'A Al'pli tAN iiltil present 10 Ilst llldl
would be- willing to give the women the
same rights they had. \ general uprising
was the result. The lonely looking man
gave As his reason for not being willing To
allow them to vote. that they We're not
qualified and did not know how. The
women felt that they could afford to laugh
at that reason. One man was on the fence,
but We feel that he will soon land on the
right side. The time was SO fully occupied
that many who wished could not speak up
on this important subject. temperance.
The meeting of Protective grange last
Monday evening was mainly in the care OF
the Young people, with a good program
which was we'll carried out. \ question
that had been prepared could not be dis
cuSSed for lack of time.
Subjects will be given out for ive-min-
ute talks al our next meeting the time be-
ing limited that We may learn TO expires,
our ideas in the fewest possible words.